A wide variety of spellings exist for the English usage of the term, e.g., tshotshke, tshatshke, tchachke, tchotchka, tchatchka, chachke, tsotchke, chotski, or chochke; the standard Yiddish transliteration is tsatske or tshatshke. In Israeli Hebrew it is often spelled ×¦××¦×§×¢, [Ëtsats.ke], with a tsade instead of teth-shin, as in Yiddish.
At first, corn was only a garden curiosity in Europe, but it soon began to be recognized as a valuable food crop. Within a few years, it spread throughout France, Italy, and all of southeastern Europe and northern Africa.
Where does maize come from? Maize was domesticated over 6000 years ago in what is now Mexico, from a wild grass called teosinte. The two plants look very different, maize plants having a single tall stalk with multiple leaves while teosinte being a short, bushy plant.aize was domesticated over 6000 years ago in what is now Mexico, from a wild grass called teosinte. The two plants look very different, maize plants having a single tall stalk with multiple leaves while teosinte being a short, bushy plant.