Data from Online Etymology Dictionary.
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Number of food words from this list per century.
1818 Schnaps
40 Neroli
500 Chicken Butter Milk Lamb Hazelnut Leek Pig Hare Sheep Duck Goose Dill Barley Fenugreek Rye Spelt Pear Radish Fennel Cumin Garlic Wheat Frog Calf Mussel Herring Crab Cassia Whelk Shad Bread Lobster Trout Eel Beans Yeast Honey Salt Water Strawberry Wine Polenta Mead Ale Beer Snail Chervil Cowslip Hawthorn Strawberries Mugwort Yarrow Hyssop Myrrh
800 Mint
1125 Blackberry Onion
1175 Partridge
1200 Flour Saffron Olive Liquorice
1225 Fig Ostrich Salmon
1250 Grape Rice Borage Lentil
1275 Sugar Cider Pheasant Mutton Ginger
1300 Anise Mallard Peacock Venison Nutmeg Kale Peas Orange Mustard Date Maple Pomegranate Pork Beef Watercress Sumac Lard Cherries Turbot Sprat Lamprey Mackerel Sturgeon Hake Perch Gum arabic Kale Caraway Anise Sage Lettuce Almond Lavender
1325 Pike Crayfish Gurnard Vetch Quince Shrimp Oyster Vinegar
1340 Apple
1350 Cheese Sauce Cod Spikenard Loach Egg Medlar
1375 Marjoram Quail Pigeon Veal Cardamom Haddock Carp Bream
1400 Peach Spinach Melon Cucumber Rape Chickweed Rosemary Chive Elderberries Parsley Elderberry Citron Scallop Thyme Sorrel Lupine Tamarind Lemon Asparagus Junniper Savory Wormwood Cinnamon Rhubarb Myrtle
1425 Gudgeon Prawn Basil Sardine Mineralwater Coriander Dandelion Sesame
1450 Chicory Mushroom Cabbage Hop Steak Cabbage Sausage Flax
1475 Swordfish
1482 Absinthe
1500 Rue Endive Currant Curd
1510 Scone
1520 Tuna
1530 Turnip Parsnip Tarragon Goosberries Carrot Artichoke Turmeric
1540 Turkey Madeira Buckwheat
1550 Parmesan Cacao Apricot Maize Yucca
1560 Cassava Sweet potato Calamari Manioc Oats Chestnut
1570 Champignon Jasmine
1580 Yam Mango
1590 Truffle Papaya Banana Cauliflower Bamboo Horseradish Potato Macaroni Pistachio Sunflower
1600 Walnut Chive Pollock Corn Coffee Custard Couscous Sherry
1610 Cardoon Catfish Squid Persimmon Coconut
1619 Port
1620 Raspberries Yoghurt Raspberry Allspice Quinoa
1630 Sauerkraut Ham Pea Lime
1640 Cranberries Pumpkin Tapioca
1650 Brandy
1660 Champagne Gherkin Vanilla Scallion Shallot Chili Capsicum Huckleberries Celery Pineapple Cheddar
1670 Soy Okra Morel
1680 Curry
1690 Broccoli Ginseng Arrowroot Kumquat Tortilla
1703 Cashew
1707 Cocoa
1710 Salsify
1711 Ketchup
1712 Pecan Chickpea
1713 Gelatin
1715 Whiskey
1725 Caramel
1727 Miso
1736 Stilton
1744 Ice cream
1753 Tomato
1758 Octopus
1763 Avocado
1767 Eggplant
1769 Taro
1771 Mandarin Oregano
1775 Blueberries
1780 Plum
1794 Aubergine
1801 Meatball
1802 Gruyere Wodka
1807 Kohlrabi Peanut
1814 Grapefruit
1815 Mayonaise
1818 Foie gras
1820 Tangerine
1845 Alfalfa
1846 Chorizo
1849 Tilapia
1850 Curcuma
1852 Salami
1867 Hijiki
1873 Margarine
1874 Pasta
1875 Cointreau
1876 Tofu Tabasco
1877 Ricotta Tournedos Shiitake
1884 Hamburger
1886 Coca cola
1891 Gnocchi Martini
1893 Loganberries
1896 Paprika
1901 Marzipan
1902 Pepsi
1903 French fries Wasabi
1904 Macadamia
1907 Cilantro
1908 Emmer Durum
1911 Prosciutto Mozzarella
1917 Marlin
1920 Cola
1926 Clementine
1929 Zucchini
1934 Noodles
1945 Amaretto
1948 Cappuccino
1951 Pita
1955 Hummus
1957 Big mac
1966 Kiwi
1969 Mountain berry
1978 Canola
Early but no date given Wraps