Mapping a Meal
WORLDHISTORY PROJECT1200 / LESSON 3.5OPENERMAPPING A MEALUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Mapping a Meal”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com1PurposeGet ready for a culinary time-travel adventure! Would your favorite meal be possible before the Columbian Exchange connected the Old and New Worlds? Let’s find out by tracing your favorite foods back to their roots (literally!) to explore how the connection of hemispheres shaped the global menu.Process1.What is your favorite meal?2.List four to six of the ingredients in your favorite meal.3.Mark the origin of each ingredient on the map below (if you’re not sure, you can refer to the map on page 2 of “Unit 3 Overview: Transatlantic Connections”). Usehighlighters or symbols to indicate which ingredients originated in the Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa) versus the New World (the Americas).4.Would your favorite meal exist if the Columbian Exchange hadn’t connected the Old and New Worlds? Write a short reflection (two or three sentences) on how global trade affects what you eat.