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Kelend t1_jdvklfg wrote

Reply to comment by atlantis_airlines in Oldest tartan found to date back to 16th Century - A scrap of fabric found in a Highland peat bog 40 years ago is likely to be the oldest tartan ever discovered in Scotland, new tests have established. by ArtOak

There are tons of things people think are culturally much older than they are.

Sushi, as we think of it, is less than 200 years old.

Potatoes weren't an Irish thing until after the New World was discovered, they aren't even native to Europe.

Many spices popular in South East Asian dishes, also aren't native to those areas (instead again the New World)

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vorschact t1_jdwfbdy wrote

Tomatoes in Italian cooking as well.

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gentlemandinosaur t1_jdwjqan wrote

This one is great actually. Italians didn’t even like tomatoes when they were first brought over. They thought they were poisonous.

It wasn’t until the mid 19th century before they really started to catch on.

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