New World or Old World Crop Part 1: Cereals and Tubers

Do you know the history of the foods you eat every day? Some crops were domesticated in the New World (the Americas) and unknown to the Old World (Africa, Asia and Europe) until the Columbian exchange. This holds the other way around too. But which crop came from which world?
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1. Rice
Originally from East Asia
New World
Old World
2. Sweet potato
Originally from Mesoamerica and/or South America. Also encountered in Polynesia before the Columbian exchange
New World
Old World
3. Cassava
Originally from South America
New World
Old World
4. Sorghum
Originally from West Africa
New World
Old World
5. Potato
Originally from South America
New World
Old World
6. Wheat
Originally from West Asia
New World
Old World
7. Maize (corn)
Originally from Mesoamerica
New World
Old World
8. Millet
Originally from West Africa
New World
Old World
9. Quinoa
Originally from South America
New World
Old World
10. Rye
Originally from West Asia
New World
Old World
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