[Sca-cooks] 1421 was Medieval and/or MiddleEasternRecipies containingTomatoes

[ekoogler1 at comcast.net]

Yeah, as far back as when I was taking archeology courses at Va. Commonwealth Univ...working on my M.A., I heard stories of Japanese pottery...or copies of it...showing up as far north as South Carolina.  Haven't heard much more about it recently, though.  Neat idea...wish we could prove it!

Kiri


> I read a paper a couple of years ago about parallel pottery designs between 
> a fishing village on the Japanese coast and a small area in Mexico (IIRC). 
> Because of the limited scope of the designs, the locations, and some other 
> evidence, the author made a solid case for accidental transfer by 
> shipwrecked Japanese fishermen.  It's probably unprovable, but it is 
> possible and probable.
> 
> Bear
> 
> > Yes, I am enjoying the book...and have had serious doubts about what he 
> > has had to say...even though my knowledge of the origin of foodstuffs is 
> > definitely not on a par with yours, Bear.  I have to admit that his 
> > theories are intriguing...the Chinese were very special, and 'way far more 
> > advanced that the Europeans saw them to be...and, in light of that, it 
> > would be great to think that their voyages to the New World predated 
> > Columbus...though still after the Vikings.
> >
> > I had gone back to my hotel room and looked up tomatoes in the book and 
> > found the same information you did...he claims that they were found in 
> > Easter Island and that was one of his citations of proof for the treasure 
> > ship voyages.  Too bad.  I have been interested in this sort of thing for 
> > a number of years...as an art historian, I have pondered the parallel 
> > existence of certain themes/motifs in cultures around the world...so I 
> > found this concept, as I sad above, intriguing!
> >
> > Kiri
> 
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