Wikijunior talk:Ancient Civilizations/Saxons

Foods
Beans are a food introduced to the world by the Native Americans. Prior to Columbus's voyage, they were unknown in Europe. This is also true of the potato, tomato, and pineapple. Such flagrant errors in the text cast doubt on the rest of the list of foods, so I'm going to take it out. --Jomegat (talk) 16:23, 3 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Re-read that reference. Exotic foods were UNKNOWN to the Saxons.  That means they did NOT eat them.  Also, I stand by my position on beans.  That is a New World food, and as such, it would have been impossible for the Saxons to have eaten it. --Jomegat (talk) 16:50, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
 * OK on the beans. I was referring to the common bean, but the word "bean" applies to other foods as well, including the broad bean, peas, lentils, and chickpeas. --Jomegat (talk) 16:55, 3 April 2008 (UTC)