Select an individual foodstuff (i.e., sugar, maize, oranges, coffee, etc.) and trace its origins and development through time. Explain how this food has influenced culinary cultures. Your research might take into consideration nutritional and medical ideas about the food; how the food moved from its place of origin to its contemporary dispersion; cultural stories, controversies, or mythologies surrounding the food; its importance in contemporary foodways; whether the food played a critical role in war, enslavement, or other large historical events.
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