new cuisines of the Old World Vegetables, Fruits, and Spices Used in the West Mediterranean Area Natives, Used BCE Vegetables 10 11 12 13 14 15 Mushroom Beet Radish Turnip Carrot Parsnip Asparagus Leek Onion Cabbage Lettuce Artichoke Cucumber Broad bean Pea 16 Olive Fruits Apple Pear Cherry Grape Fig Date Strawberry Herbs and Spices Basil Marjoram Fennel Mint Rosemary Sage Savory Thyme Anise