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Origin 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.

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Era of EmergenceSourced to the subject's own account
6500 BCE 1
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1. Dairy Product (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHistory of dairy products section
Quote, History of dairy products section
While cattle were domesticated as early as 12,000 years ago as a food source and as beasts of burden, the earliest evidence of using domesticated cows for dairy production is from the seventh millennium BC - the early Neolithic era - in northwestern Anatolia.
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