Table 3 Examples of replacement in the use of plant foods after migration; references are in brackets

Coriandrum sativum L. and Ocimum basilicum L. replacing Persicaria odorata (Lour.) Soják

For Vietnamese in the US [59]

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench replacing Saccharum officinarum L.

For Hmong from Vietnam in the US; S. bicolor in the source area was not cultivated as food) [22]

Artemisia abrotanum L. and Origanum majorana L. replacing Artemisia absinthium L

Species used for tifey, a traditional Haitian drink, for Haitians in Cuba, replaced due to similar morphology [60]

Rumex paraguayensis D. Parodi

Oxalis debilis Kunth

Rubus rosifolius Sm.

Rubus sellowii Cham. & Schltdl.

replacing taxa from the same genus

For Polish migrants in Argentina [62]

Oryza sp. replacing Chenopodium quinoa Willd.

For people from highlands Andean Argentina who migrated to the lowlands, but also in the source area [40]

Sedum sp. and Talinum sp. replacing closely related taxa

For Hmong from China in Thailand [72]