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United States Cuisine

United States Cuisine. Guide to Good Food Chapter 27. First Inhabitants. Native Americans first inhabitants Excellent farmers & hunters vegetables, fruits, beans, corn squash, game, berries, nuts, fish. European Settlers.

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United States Cuisine

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  1. United States Cuisine Guide to Good Food Chapter 27

  2. First Inhabitants • Native Americans first inhabitants • Excellent farmers & hunters • vegetables, fruits, beans, corn squash, game, berries, nuts, fish

  3. European Settlers • This is reflected in our cuisine. The American diet will continue to change as does its population. • First colonists British-Plymouth, MA & Jamestown, VA • Spanish-St. Augustine, FL • Later- French- Louisiana • Dutch-New York

  4. Culture of Immigrants • The United States used to be known as the “Great Melting Pot”. Why? • Recently it has been referred to as “The Salad Bowl”. Why?

  5. People of Habit • Processed and prepackaged foods came about in WWII. • Women had to work and time/money was tight. Fast food was born! • Despite health concerns, processed and fast food continue to be a staple in the Amercian diet.

  6. Daily diet • Large breakfasts (Yankee breakfasts) are popular. • Farmers and cowboys needed hearty and filling foods to keep them full while working hard outside and away from the home all day. • Soup, salad and sandwiches for lunch • Dinner eaten together followed by a sweet snack

  7. New England-ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI • British- corn beans squash- keep during winter • harsh winter, rugged, rocky coastline, forests • Native Americans- cornmeal- made into mush (Hasty Pudding) and cornbread (Jonny or Journey cakes) • Coastline made fish available

  8. New England • Everyone had a fireplace- used one large pot for cooking (Dutch oven) • salt and dry, corned beef, beets • succotash, baked beans,cod salted and dried, clams (chowder) • brown bread (cornmeal/molasses) • maple syrup, blueberries

  9. Mid-Atlantic-NY, PA, MD, DE, NJ • Dutch, German, Swedish, British • Better farmland, milder climates • NYC founded by Dutch • Immigrants landing in Staten Island- settled there- foods from all over the world can be found • Many Jewish immigrants- bagels

  10. Pennsylvania Dutch • Germans escaping Europe for religious freedom- also-Amish, Mennonites • Plain, healthy food- home grown, thrifty • Pork, sweets, pickling, canning • scrapple, bloodpudding, stuffed heart, pig feet, tongue, bologna • soup, baking, sausages, noodles • 7 sweets/7 sours

  11. South- AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, TN, KY, WV, VA, NC, SC • Native Americans- corn & beans • English & French- rice & cotton • Africans- economy & traditions • seafood/shellfish, chicken, pork, sweet potatoes, okra, chilies, peanuts • Cajun- African/Caribbean- spicy, soupy, usually with rice • Creole- French & Spanish

  12. South • Year round farming • sugarcane, rice, peanuts, fruit, corn • catfish, turtle, crayfish, shrimp • squirrel, turkey, chicken, pork

  13. West & Southwest-ID, MT, WY, CO, UT, NV, AZ, NM, TX • Old mining towns, ranches, deserts, mountains, oil fields • Tex-Mex- Former parts of Mexico- border states • tortilla bases topped with cheese • Barbecues • Native Americans- breads, chilies • lamb, wild game, pheasant, corn, beans

  14. W & SW • Simple • homemade breads • beef - all parts • stews- beef stew, chili • chuck wagons- coffee, potatoes

  15. Midwest- ND, SD, NE, SK, OK, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, MI, IN, OH • Breadbasket • Flat land, fertile soil, rivers/lakes • Farm products, eggs, wild game • Family, community (church) “potluck” dinners- everyone brings food to share • religious groups settled “Bible Belt”

  16. Midwest • Soybeans, pork, lamb, beef, corn, wheat, fish, dairy, fruit, grains, vegetables • fairs, festivals, picnics • hash browns, hot cereals, coleslaw, corn, apple pie, steak, bake potato

  17. Pacific Coast-CA, AK, OR, WA • Fusion of Asian, American, Mediterranean- healthy • Diverse geography • Tree fruits, pineapple, sugar cane, citrus, cherries, olives, grapes • Cold water fish- salmon, shellfish • Warm water- mahi-mahi, tuna, swordfish

  18. Pac Coast • Simple and natural • Native American, Asian, Mexican • Gold Rush- prospectors brought Sourdough • Wild game, berries, freshwater fish

  19. Hawaii • South Pacific roots • Japanese, Indian Polynesians • Newest state- 1959 • King Kamehameha-caputured all islands • Poi- paste from taro root • Pineapple, sugarcane, tourism, fish • Rice, soybeans, curry, banana, seaweed • Luau- Kalua puaa (pig) in imu (pit)

  20. Canada • 2rd largest inhabited country • smaller pop. than California • 10 provinces- varied geography • Great Lakes & St. Lawrence river- coastlines, rainy, snowy • Constitutional Monarchy- Queen Elizabeth II/Michaelle Jean • Aboriginals (First nations/Inuit), French, British

  21. Canada • Some of the best wheat in the world • fruit, cattle, cod, maple syrup, caribou, berries, potatoes, salmon, dairy • hardtack, fiddlehead fern, one pots meals • pickle, canning, baking, poaching

  22. Canada • British Columbia- English tea, California • Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta- farming • Vancouver- Asian • Quebec- still speaks French

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