How did European colonizers perceive indigenous food practices? As advanced and equal to European food systems. As exotic, sometimes dangerous, and often needing to be changed. As completely identical to European culinary traditions. As superior to European food practices.

European colonizers often viewed indigenous food practices as exotic and sometimes dangerous, leading to a sense of superiority over these unfamiliar customs. Their lack of understanding and fear of different food sources often resulted in attempts to 'civilize' and change these practices, pushing their own culinary traditions upon the indigenous peoples they encountered. In contrast, there were instances where colonizers recognized the value in indigenous food practices, eventually integrating certain foods like maize, potatoes, and tomatoes into their diets, which transformed European cuisine. This culinary exchange highlights how food can serve as both a point of cultural clash and a bridge between differing societies.