Food Tree No. 02
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Two staples, every hemisphere
Two protein-complete cheap staples that landed independently across continents, then wove into the soul dish of every kitchen they arrived in. A map of where they married.
Rice & Beans
Independently everywhere
Latin America
Colonial trade routes
Gallo Pinto
Costa Rica · Nicaragua
Salsa Lizano; breakfast staple
Feijão com Arroz
Brazil
Every lunch table, every day
Moros y Cristianos
Cuba
Black beans, sofrito, cumin
The Caribbean
African + Amerindian braid
Rice & Peas
Jamaica
Coconut milk; thyme; kidney beans
West Africa
Bantu heritage; palm oil
Waakye
Ghana
Cowpeas, sorghum leaves stain it pink
South Asia
Ancient monsoon staples
Khichdi
India
Rice + moong dal; comfort food