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You couldn’t make a burrito before the year 1492
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31 July 2023
You couldn’t make a burrito before the year 1492
Many of the ingredients found in our kitchen cupboards originated on separate continents. It wasn’t until the explorer Christopher Columbus sailed from Europe to Central America in 1492 that ships began regularly crossing the Atlantic – and some of the world’s favourite foods became possible.

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