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coffee and bananas were first introduced to Europe during the Colombian Exchange with Europe and the new world. when Christopher Columbus and his crew first reached the Americas, he thought it was the west indies. the Indians that were living there traded their American culture goods with some new European cultural goods. this was the start of the most important trades in our history. without this trade, we wouldn't have horses, cows, other cattle, new types of fruit and flowers. Europe wouldn't have citrus, tobacco, or other spices.

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