REGIONAL CUISINE United States Mid Western Cuisine Known

REGIONAL CUISINE United States

Mid Western Cuisine • • • Known as “America’s Breadbasket” Wisconsin is known as “America’s Dairyland” Headquarter to many hamburger chains: Mc. Donalds, Hardee’s, Wendy’s Influences Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe German immigrants Meditteranean: Greeks Native American Locally grown and produced foods

Crops and Production • • • Grains: wheat, corn, soybeans, and wild rice Beef and Pork production Fresh water fish: trout, perch Dairy: Cheese - cheddar Cold climate fruit: apples, blueberries, cranberries, cherries, peaches

Seasonings Sage Dill Caraway Mustard parsley

Dishes Chicago style pizza Cincinnati style chili: greek influence Kansas City Barbeque Milwaukee: sauerkraut, bratwurst, beer Omaha: Steakhouses

Food

Southwestern Cuisine Fusion of Spanish colonial, cowboys, Native American, and Mexican Most similar to Mexican except uses larger cuts of meat, and less use of tripe, brain, and other parts considered undesirable in U. S. Tex-Mex

Dishes Chili con carne Burritos Salsa Rice and beans Stuffed peppers Nachos Fajitas

Northeastern Cuisine • • • Influences Irish Americans Portuguese fisherman Italian Americans

Crops and Production Seafood: lobsters, clams, fish, crab Cranberries Maple syrup Blueberries Apples

Dishes Johnny cakes (corn meal) Oysters Clam chowder Clam bakes Baked beans Baked pies Turkey Lobster rolls Succotash Submarine sandwich or grinders

California Cuisine Inventors: Alice Waters and Wolfgang Puck Roots of California Cuisine come from french cooking Uses produce that is local and in season Cuisine changes with the seasons and offers varied menus Fusion cooking – Ex. California Roll Became known for having small portions for high prices

Popular Ingredients Strawberries Artichoke Avocado Grapes – wine Figs Lettuces

Hawaiian Cuisine • • • Influences Chinese Filipino Japanese Korean Polynesian portuguese

Ingredients Taro root Pineapple Coconut guava Seasalt Pig Chicken Fish Bread fruit Sweet potato

Dishes Loco Moco – hamburger patties with gravy and fried egg Pulled pork Kona coffee Lau lau – steamed pork and fish in taro leaves Poi – mashe taro root

Cooking Technique Imu – hawaiian earth oven

Southern Cuisine • • Influences Scottish Irish French Spanish Native American English African American • • Types of Cuisine Traditional Southern Soul Food Cajun Creole Low Country Appalachian Floribbean

Southern Cuisine Traditional Fried chicken Field peas Cornbread Cobblers Grits Pecan pie Biscuits Barbeque Boiled peanuts Soul Food Sweet potato Watermelon Okra Greens Hush puppies Chitterlings Pig’s feet/ ears Hoecakes

Southern Cuisine Cajun Crawfish Red fish Okra Merliton Alligator Gumbo Boudin Couche-couche Hog’s head cheese Etouffee Creole Crawfish Red fish Okra Merliton Alligator Jambalaya Muffaletta Biegnets

Southern Cuisine Lowcountry Fish Shrimp Oysters Rice Okra Shrimp n grits Blue crab barbeque Appalachian Buttermilk biscuits Sausage gravy Cast-iron cornbread Chicken n dumplins Hominy Maple syrup Pear and apple butter Bread and butter pickles Blackberries Mustard greens

Southern Cuisine • • Floribbean South Florida is strongly influenced by caribbean cuisine Known for key lime pie and swamp cabbage

Southern Cuisine

Pacific Northwest Cuisine • • Influences Asian Native american • • • Foods and Dishes Salmon Shellfish Game: elk, moose Chantrelle mushrooms Smoked fish Grilled fish on cedar plank