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Mid-Atlantic Cuisine Cultural Cuisine – USA Regions
Mid-Atlantic States and Capitals
• Delaware (Dover)
• Maryland (Annapolis)
• New Jersey (Trenton)
• New York (Albany)
• Pennsylvania (Harrisburg)
Geography
• Fertile farmland
• Mountains
• Forests
• Coastline
Climate
• Mild, short winters
• Warm summers
• Average yearly precipitation is 20’’-60’’ (depending on area)
Agriculture
• Large variety of fruits and vegetables are able to grow
• Best crops to grow in the area are crops that require a lot of moisture
• Occasional frosts can disrupt crop growth
Historical Cultural/Nationalities
• German (Germany)
• Swedish (Sweden)
• British (England)
• Dutch (Holland)
Common Foods• Molasses cake• Chesapeake blue crabs• Chicken• Corn soup• Scrapple (pork trimmings in “cake”)
• Pickled pigs feet• Coffee cake• Shoofly pie (molasses and brown sugar
filling)
• Pretzels with mustard• Olykoeks (doughnuts with Dutch
ancestry)
• Fresh corn• Fresh tomatoes • Fresh peaches
Delaware (Dover)
• Broiled Chicken
• Sour milk biscuits
• Steamed shrimp
Maryland (Annapolis)
• Shrimp
• Lobster
• Crab cakes
New Jersey (Trenton)
• Fruits and vegetables are commonly produced!
• Campbell’s Soup
▫ Camden, NJ
• Salt Water Taffy
▫ Atlantic City, NJ
▫ As the story goes, in 1883, a big storm made the ocean water surge into a local candy store.
▫ When taffy was discovered in the salty water
New York (Albany)
• Buffalo wings
▫ Originated in Buffalo, NY?
▫ Buffalo officially declared July 29, 1977, to be Chicken Wing Day
Pennsylvania (Harrisburg)
• Philly cheese steaks
• Hershey’s chocolate
▫ Hershey, PA
• Heinz products
▫ Pittsburg, PA
Early Mealtime Customs
• German settlers called themselves “Deutsch,” which is the German word for “German” which is where German settlers got their name Pennsylvania Dutch.
• Pennsylvania Dutch established most of the traditional food customs in this region.
▫ Meals contained “seven sweets and seven sours.” They used preserves, relishes, and jams to add flavors to their meals.
▫ The kaffeeklatsch, a mild morning snack of coffee and baked goods, was established by the Pennsylvania Dutch.
▫ To avoid food waste, they invented scrapple and bologna
Additional Information
• Amish and Mennonite settlers also came from Germany and settled in this area with traditions similar to Pennsylvania Dutch.
▫ Live without the common conveniences of electricity and other technology
Shoofly Pie
• 1 ½ cups flour• ½ cup dark brown sugar• 1 teaspoon cinnamon• ½ teaspoon nutmeg• ⅛ teaspoon salt• ¼ pound (1 stick) cold
unsalted butter• ¾ cup molasses• ¾ cup boiling water• ½ teaspoon baking soda• 1 single crust pie pastry,
rolled flat and placed in a 9-inch pie plate
Works Cited
• Regional and Foreign Foods Made Easy
▫ Judy Johnson
• http://www.getflavor.com/flavors-of-the-mid-atlantic/
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