As a qualifier, I understand that there are many native American cultures, each with their own foods, and I hope that this question isn't too broad. Please feel free to speak to your area of expertise.
I have read before about how the Colombian exchange changed the culinary landscape of the Old World, but I haven't had much exposure to the other way around (aside from the spread of "firewater"). European settlement would have brought with it a host of foodstuffs and cooking styles native to Eurasia over the Atlantic. As an example, I would assume that cheese was absent from the continent until European colonization. What European foods did the native cultures initially adopt and integrate into their diet? Were there attempts to cultivate any particular European plants, or to breed European livestock like cows and chickens? Did access to metal cutlery change their cooking techniques significantly?
Thank you in advance for any knowledge you could share!
I want to preface this that I'm not an expert in food history- however, I have done work relating to colonial america and might have some details you find interesting. In terms of domestic animals, I know sheep were brought from Spain by conquistadors and these sheep, called Churro sheep, were raised by the Navajo (today, the Navajo have worked to protect and revive the sheep after the sheep were killed during forced relocation in the 1860s). Interestingly, sugar cane is also a food brough to the Americans through the Colombian exchange. Sugar is native to Southeast Asia and areas with tropical climates. It was taken to the Americans by the Portuguese and Spanish (possible Dutch? I couldn't find a reliable source), where it became the main crop on plantations in the Caribbean. IDK if this counts since its actually food from Asia, to Europe, to the Americas, but it's definitely a huge food items that shaped the economy and treatment of Caribbean islands.