Food Flashcards

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cuisine of NY

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  • Italian food

* Jewish deli food (bagels and pickles)

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the cuisine of the region of New England

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  • best seafood in the country (clams, mussels, oysters, lobsters, bluefish, cod)
  • one of the ways of serving seafood is in the form of chowder, a type of thick soup or stew
  • outdoor parties such as clambakes are typically organized near the sea, where the shellfish are cooked in a pit fire with corn, chicken and sausages
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The cuisine of the South

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  • combination of Anglo, French, Italian, African, Spanish, Native American influences
  • slow-cooked barbeques
  • layer cakes
  • pies witch pecans, corn syrup, bananas, citrus fruit
  • grits - it consists of roughly ground and cooked corn
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Cajun food from Louisiana

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  • gumbo (a stew of chicken, okra, and shellfish or sausage)

* jambalaya (rice cooked with okra, shrimp and sausage or chicken)

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The cuisine of the Southwest

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  • Tez-Mex food (Spanish and Mexican influences)
  • the Spanish brought cattle to Mexico and the latter introduced them to dishes such as tacos, enchiladas, burritos, chimichangans - corn or flour pancakes called tortillas
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The cuisine of westernmost state, Hawaii

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• beach parties like luau (food: pou, kalua pig, poke, haupia)

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Drinks

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  • coffee
  • Coca-Cola
  • Pepsi-Cola
  • soft drinks, milk, fruit juices
  • the Midwest is home to domestic beers, such as miller or Budweiser
  • only native spirit - bourbon (Kentucky - 51% corn)
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