Home›Vegetables and Vegetable Products›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 account8500 BCE 1Origin RegionFilter Results41 entriesEra (Earliest Documented Use)All-8080 (1)-8000 (3)-7000 (1)-6000 (2)-5000 (8)-4500 (2)-4000 (5)-3500 (1)-3000 (1)-2000 (4)-1000 (1)1000 BCE (6)-800 (1)-600 (1)-500 (2)-400 (1)-59 (1)1 (2)300 (1)1216 (3)1400 (1)1554 (1)1605 (1)1707 (1)1901 (1)1976 (1)TraditionAllFermentation (1)Pickling (9)Spice Trade Traditions (2)Plant or Animal SourceAllAsparagus (2)Cassava (Manihot esculenta) (1)Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) (1)Cucumber (6)Garlic (5)Lettuce (2)Onion (4)Potato (Solanum tuberosum) (2)Spinach (1)Tomato (2)Area (sq km)All108,889 (1)112,492 (1)120,000 (1)147,181 (1)148,460 (1)200,105 (1)239,681 (1)302,069 (1)448,978 (1)522,129 (1)632,702.3 (1)881,913 (1)923,769 (1)996,603 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,285,216 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,972,550 (1)2,085,292 (1)2,724,910 (1)3,287,263 (1)3,300,000 (1)3,678,394 (1)4,000,000 (1)4,545,792 (1)5,222,321 (1)5,994,935 (1)7,222,000 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)10,186,000 (1)11,840,000 (1)17,075,400 (1)17,840,000 (1)24,709,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll12 (1)23 (1)44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Government TypeAllOne-Party (1)Republic (18)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)5895 (1)6190 (1)6967 (1)8849 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (3)Low (1)Lower-Middle (10)Upper-Middle (7)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1769 (1)1821 (4)1822 (1)1825 (1)1861 (1)1922 (1)1947 (2)1949 (1)1960 (1)1971 (1)1979 (1)1991 (4)1993 (1)LandlockedAllNo (16)Yes (5)PopulationAll3,600,000 (1)7,400,000 (1)10,186,738 (1)11,365,333 (1)18,636,532 (1)20,547,909 (1)31,122,387 (1)34,352,720 (1)39,047,321 (1)44,200,000 (1)53,200,000 (1)58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)75,000,000 (1)82,000,000 (1)92,417,681 (1)107,713,259 (1)109,139,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)150,000,000 (1)169,828,911 (1)201,081,297 (1)213,421,037 (1)241,499,431 (1)242,747,130 (1)313,450,000 (1)434,254,119 (1)469,300,000 (1)537,900,000 (1)592,296,233 (1)675,800,000 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)1,600,000,000 (1)2,040,000,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 41AfricaOrigin Region4 entriesThe AndesOrigin Region1 entryAsiaOrigin Region10 entriesBangladeshOrigin Region1 entryBoliviaOrigin Region1 entryBrazilOrigin Region1 entryThe CaribbeanOrigin Region1 entryCentral AmericaOrigin Region2 entriesCentral AsiaOrigin Region3 entriesChinaOrigin Region3 entriesEast AfricaOrigin Region1 entryEast AsiaOrigin Region2 entriesEgyptOrigin Region1 entryEritreaOrigin Region1 entryEuropeOrigin Region4 entriesThe Fertile CrescentOrigin Region1 entryFranceOrigin Region2 entriesGuatemalaOrigin Region1 entryHondurasOrigin Region1 entryIndiaOrigin Region3 entriesIranOrigin Region2 entriesItalyOrigin Region2 entriesKazakhstanOrigin Region1 entryKyrgyzstanOrigin Region1 entryThe MediterraneanOrigin Region5 entriesMesoamericaOrigin Region2 entriesMexicoOrigin Region4 entriesThe Middle EastOrigin Region1 entryNepalOrigin Region1 entryNigeriaOrigin Region1 entryNorth AmericaOrigin Region1 entryNorthern EuropeOrigin Region1 entryPakistanOrigin Region2 entriesPeruOrigin Region1 entryRussiaOrigin Region1 entrySouth AmericaOrigin Region4 entriesSouth AsiaOrigin Region1 entrySoutheast AsiaOrigin Region3 entriesUzbekistanOrigin Region1 entryWestern AsiaOrigin Region1 entryWestern EuropeOrigin Region1 entrySources1. Vegetable (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaVegetable, Cultivation history sectionQuote, Vegetable, Cultivation history sectionIt is likely that various peoples around the world started growing crops in the period 10,000 BC to 7,000 BC.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.