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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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United States Cuisine
Guide to Good Food Chapter 27
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First Inhabitants Native Americans first inhabitants Excellent farmers & hunters vegetables, fruits, beans, corn squash,
game, berries, nuts, fish
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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
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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?
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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South
Year round farming sugarcane, rice, peanuts, fruit, corn catfish, turtle, crayfish, shrimp squirrel, turkey, chicken, pork
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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
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W & SW
Simple homemade breads beef - all parts stews- beef stew, chili chuck wagons- coffee, potatoes
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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”
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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
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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
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Pac Coast
Simple and natural Native American, Asian, Mexican Gold Rush- prospectors brought
Sourdough Wild game, berries, freshwater fish
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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)
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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
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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
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Canada
British Columbia- English tea, California Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta-
farming Vancouver- Asian Quebec- still speaks French