Home›Cereal Grains, Pseudocereals and Pasta›Origin RegionBrowse ByOrigin RegionOrigin region names the part of the world an ingredient first came from. Wikipedia notes that today's vanilla species are "all derived from a species originally found in Mesoamerica, including parts of modern-day Mexico," long before its cultivation spread to Madagascar and the South Pacific. This dimension shows which regions have given the world their own signature ingredients.FactsOrigin RegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own account6000 BCE 1Origin RegionFilter Results36 entriesArea (sq km)All6020 (1)120,000 (1)147,181 (1)163,610 (1)241,038 (1)302,069 (1)331,338 (1)347,681 (1)377,975 (1)513,120 (1)1,030,000 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,104,300 (1)1,285,216 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,759,541 (1)1,886,068 (1)1,904,569 (1)1,972,550 (1)2,381,741 (1)3,053,200 (1)3,287,263 (1)3,300,000 (1)4,545,792 (1)6,142,700 (1)7,222,000 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,866,632 (1)10,186,000 (1)17,075,400 (1)18,052,768 (1)24,709,000 (1)Country CountAll23 (1)44 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)6190 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1769 (1)1776 (1)1821 (2)1822 (1)1825 (1)1861 (1)1945 (2)1946 (1)1947 (1)1949 (1)1951 (1)1956 (2)1960 (1)1962 (2)1988 (1)1991 (1)1993 (1)PopulationAll3,600,000 (1)5,461,319 (1)5,483,450 (1)7,361,263 (1)11,365,333 (1)11,972,169 (1)31,122,387 (1)34,352,720 (1)45,905,417 (1)47,400,000 (1)51,767,437 (1)58,900,000 (1)65,975,198 (1)75,000,000 (1)92,417,681 (1)103,439,000 (1)114,000,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)138,000,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)150,400,000 (1)213,421,037 (1)284,200,000 (1)288,315,089 (1)340,587,000 (1)468,200,000 (1)469,300,000 (1)592,296,233 (1)675,800,000 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 36AlgeriaOrigin Region1 entryThe AndesOrigin Region2 entriesBoliviaOrigin Region1 entryBrazilOrigin Region1 entryCentral EuropeOrigin Region1 entryChinaOrigin Region5 entriesEastern EuropeOrigin Region1 entryEritreaOrigin Region1 entryEthiopiaOrigin Region2 entriesEuropeOrigin Region1 entryThe Fertile CrescentOrigin Region3 entriesIndiaOrigin Region1 entryIndonesiaOrigin Region1 entryIranOrigin Region1 entryItalyOrigin Region16 entriesJapanOrigin Region3 entriesLibyaOrigin Region1 entryMauritaniaOrigin Region1 entryMesoamericaOrigin Region1 entryMexicoOrigin Region1 entryThe Middle EastOrigin Region2 entriesNepalOrigin Region1 entryNorth AmericaOrigin Region1 entryPalestineOrigin Region1 entryPeruOrigin Region1 entryPhilippinesOrigin Region1 entryRussiaOrigin Region1 entryThe SahelOrigin Region1 entrySoutheast AsiaOrigin Region1 entrySudanOrigin Region1 entryThailandOrigin Region1 entryTunisiaOrigin Region1 entryUgandaOrigin Region1 entryUnited StatesOrigin Region1 entryVietnamOrigin Region1 entryWest AfricaOrigin Region3 entriesSources1. Cereal (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaCereal, History section, Neolithic domesticationQuote, Cereal, History section, Neolithic domesticationCereals were domesticated in the Neolithic around 8,000 years ago.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.