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Rocky Mountain Cuisine. By Sarah Fitzwater. Areas of the Rockies. Colorado Wyoming Idaho Montana Alberta, Canada. Facts. Natural ingredients Roots go back to Canadian Rockies Lavish menus for lodges
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Rocky Mountain Cuisine By Sarah Fitzwater
Areas of the Rockies • Colorado • Wyoming • Idaho • Montana • Alberta, Canada
Facts • Natural ingredients • Roots go back to Canadian Rockies • Lavish menus for lodges • Mountain guides from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland were learning from native people how to cook and appreciate local foods. • Learning how to cure and smoke game helped people survive long winters in mountains • Lean meats (game) ideal for cooking quickly over grill and stir-fried
Idaho • Grains • Barley • Oilseeds • Dry beans • Potatoes • Dry peas
Wyoming • Barley • Wheat • Oats • Potatoes • Sugar beets • Dry beans • Hay • Livestock
Lusk, Wyoming • Population: 1447 • 97.86% white • 2.14% other
Montana • Cattles and calves • Wheat • Hay • Barley • Dairy products
Colorado • Wheat • Corn • Hay • Beans • Potatoes • Grain • Apples
Rocky Mountain Oysters • Bull calf testicles • They are often deep-fried after being peeled, coated in flour, pepper and salt, and sometimes pounded flat. This delicacy is most often served as an appetizer with a cocktail sauce dip.
Cuisines • Rocky Mountain Bean Chowder • Roast Elk Tenderloin, Squash Hash & Wild Rose Game Reduction • Potato Leek and Corn Chowder • Grilled Apache-Style Pork Cutlets • Smoke-Roasted Acorn Squash • Rocky Mountain Trout in Cornmeal Crust with Horseradish Butter Sauce