Sweet potatoes originated in Central and South America. But archaeologists have found prehistoric remnants of sweet potato in Polynesia from about A.D.1000 to A.D. 1100, according to radiocarbon dating. They've hypothesized that those ancient samples came from the western coast of South America. 23 янв. 2013 г.
When was sweet potato discovered?
They first came to Europe brought by Christopher Columbus, who discovered them on his journey in 1492. He liked the vegetable so much that on his fourth voyage, he took some home to grow in Europe. As sweet potatoes were very well accepted in Spain, the Spanish conquerors took them on their journeys.
Where did sweet potatoes first come from?
The earliest cultivation records of the sweet potato date to 750 BCE in Peru, although archeological evidence shows cultivation of the sweet potato might have begun around 2500-1850 BCE.
Are sweet potatoes native to North America?
Sweet potatoes may seem as American as Thanksgiving, but scientists have long debated whether their plant family originated in the Old or New World. New research by a paleobotanist suggests it originated in Asia, and much earlier than previously known.
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