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**Opinion_counts** · 06-29-2012, 01:23 AM

Rice is not of African origin.
Neither are peanuts.

They came with the African slaves to the Americas. There isn't any traditional English meals that uses rice, and rice was a staple food of West Africa.

06-29-2012, 01:23 AM	#6
Opinion_counts Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 643 Senior Member	Rice is not of African origin. Neither are peanuts. They came with the African slaves to the Americas. There isn't any traditional English meals that uses rice, and rice was a staple food of West Africa.
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