Originally Posted by
ludocdoc
Correct. Nevermind that corn is indigenous to North America, so had Moses found some corn, he'd likely have eaten it. Nothing in the bible about corn -- they'd never seen the stuff.
Similarly, rice is prohibited during Passover by the Ashkenazim. They didn't know anything about it in Eastern Europe, but the Sephardim use rice during Passover, especially, I understand, those from the Persia area.
(Hag Samayach.)