The European exploration was all about exploring and finding unknown land. The European exploration was also very similar to the Renaissance. Lots of people wanted to explore, like Christopher Columbus, and Marco Polo. Marco made a book called the travels of Marco Polo! His book inspired more people to explore. The europeans did not have fruits and vegetables. They salted their meat for long term storage. But after a while it was not very appetizing. So they wanted something to spice up their food. Marco Polo never really found the Spice Islands but he did explore a lot of land. The did not get sugar until the late middle ages. They didn’t have potatoes, tomatoes, corn, bananas, chocolate, peanuts, strawberries, blueberries, or pineapples. All those foods were unheard of!