FOOD HISTORY TIMELINE
water & ice----------------
salt I & II----------------
shellfish & fish----------------
eggs & mushrooms----------------
insects ----------------
rice I, II & III----------------
millet----------------
emmer grain--17,000BC---
einkorn grain--16,000BC---
almonds--10,000BC---
sheep ---9,000BC---
wheat---8,000BC---
apples & lentils---8,000BC---
pork ---7,000BC---
beans: old world & new---7,000BC---
walnuts old & new---7,000BC---
pistachios---7,000BC---
cattle domestication---6,500BC---
wine---6000BC---
maize & tortillas---6000BC---
spelt ---6000BC---
dates & broccoli---6000BC---
honey---5500BC---
chickpeas & lettuce ---5500BC---
olives & olive oil---5000BC---
cucumbers & squash I & II---5000BC---
chili peppers, avocados & taro---5000BC---
potatoes I II & III---5000BC---
milk & yogurt---5000BC---
grapes & sorghum---4000BC---
citrus: oranges & citrons ---4000BC---
watermelons---4000BC---
popcorn---3600BC---
chicken domestication---3200BC---
butter & palm oil---3000BC---
barley, peas & carrots---3000BC---
onions & garlic---3000BC---
spices I, II, III & IV ---3000BC---
figs---2900BC---
soybeans I & II---2838BC---
tea---2737BC---
rhubarb---2700BC---
duck---2500BC---
muskmelon---2400BC---
peach palm---2300BC---
pasta & noodles---2000BC---
radishes ---2000BC---
purslane ---2000BC---
marshmallows & liquorice ---2000BC---
carob ---2000BC---
peanuts I & II ---1500BC---
chocolate & vanilla---1500BC---
horseradish---1500BC---
raisins---1490BC---
sugar---1200BC---
pickles & peaches---1000BC---
oats---1000BC---