CUISINE OF THE USA

Alicja AleksanderZuzanna KrzemiskaJustyna Maecka

SOME HISTORICAL FACTS

Pre-Colonial cuisine

ADOBE OVENS

COLONIAL PERIOD

Really British till the times of American Revolution

After 1783 Independence!

SO, WHATS TIPICALLY AMERICAN?Renown Products and dishes

PEANUT BUTTERHOW?

APPLE PIE

TRADITIONAL BREAKFASTEGGS AND FRIED BEACON

HAMBURGER

REGIONAL CUISINES IN THE USADivision into regions:

New England (region 1)Mid-Atlantic (region 2&3)The South (region 4&5)Midwest (region 6&7)The Southwest (region 8)The West (region 9&10)

MAP OF THE USA

NEW ENGLANDNew England consists of six states:

ConnecticutMaineMassachusettsNew HampshireRhode IslandVermont

THE MOST COMMON DISHES IN NEW ENGLAND

The Native American cuisine as a part of the cookery style of early colonists.

Practical and fugal cuisine.

One-pot dishes: 1. succotash, 2. chowder, 3. baked beans etc.

THE MOST COMMON INGREDIENTS TO THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW ENGLAND:

Lobster Other shellfish: little neck clams, razor shell clams, blue mussels or oystersMuch of this shellfish contributes to New England Tradition clambake

FRUITS OF NEW ENGLANDThe Vitis labrusca grapes Use: grape juice and jelly, winesWorldwide company producing grape juice: WelchsWorldwide company making higher quality wines: Mogen David, Manischewitz

Cranberries

ApplesThe original varieties: Baldwin, Lady, Mother, Porter, Pecks Pleasant etc.

PACIFIC AND HAWAIIAN

One of the most culturally diverse U.S. states

The only state with an Asian majority population

Hawaiian cuisine as example of variety fusion of Asian and Pacific-rim cultures as traditional native Hawaiian

THE MOST POPULAR DISHES OF PACIFIC AND HAWAIIAN CUISINE

Seared ahi tuna with wasabi beurre blanc sauce

Opakapaka (snapper) with passionfruit

Hawaiian island-raised lamb, beef and meat products

A broad variety of agricultural products: tomatoes, strawberries, mushrooms, sweet maui onions and tropical fruits

MIDWEST

Everything with barbecue

Chicago-style hot dog

THE AMERICAN SOUTH

Influence on the cuisine of many diverse inhabitants of the region

Americans of European descentNative AmericansAfrican Americans

One of the most distinct cuisines in all of the country

THE MOST COMMON DISH OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH

fried chicken

THE WEST

Influence of Native American and Mexican cultures, and other European settlers into the part of the country

Varying of the dishes depending on the area

THE MOST COMMON DISHES IN THE WEST

various specialties involving salmonIn the Plains/Mountain States, such as Utah, Montana, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and Wyoming, cowboy/ranch culture is a factor, and variations on the beef theme