Influences on Cuisine
Influences Continued & What is Culture?
Similarities in Global Cuisines
Food Customs Today
Food Customs in the U.S.
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This influence on cuisine includes climate, type of soil, elevation, and temperature.

What is geography?

100

Food, language, religion, style of dress, and history are all aspects of this.

What is culture?

100

All around the world, food is a universal sign of this.

What is hospitality?

100

First introduced by the Aztecs, this food remains a staple in the Mexican diet.  

What is chocolate?

100

Cookbooks help make American cuisine multicultural because of this.

What is they apply cooking techniques from foreign countries to foods abundant in the U.S.?

200

Although we associate tea with England, it originated here.

Where is China?

200

In strong societies, people value this.

What are cultural differences?

200

These foods are used to celebrate Easter in many countries.

What are lamb and spring vegetables?

200

These three things keep food traditions staple from generation to generation.

What are tradition, cultural pride, and enjoyment?

200

Many cookbooks help make American cuisine multicultural because they are created this.

What/who are chefs originally from other countries?

300

Religious beliefs encourage doing this which means abstaining from some or all foods for a period of tie.

What is fasting?

300

These immigrants brought bagels, cheesecake, and corned beef to the U.S.

Who are Jewish?

300

Many cuisines preserve meats using these methods.

What are smoking and drying?

300

Tradition, enjoyment, and this keep food customs stable from generation to generation.

What is cultural pride?

300

Food customs in the United States will become more divers for these reasons.

What are increased travel, the internet, more immigration, television, and ingredients becoming more available?

400

Rich and poor cooking methods merged with the development of this.

What is the middle class?

400

Advances in this have changed the way people eat and cook.

What is technology?

400

All the world, food is an important part of family, cultural, and these types of events.

What are religious?

400

These are made by spreading dough over corn husks and then folding the husk over the filling.

What are tamales?

400

Pretzels, doughnuts, and coleslaw were all contributed to American cuisine by these immigrants.

Who are the Dutch?

500

When fuel was readily available, food could cook at this pace.

What is slow?

500

This means relating to a specific culture.

What is ethnic?

500

The Italians call them ravioli, the Chinese call them wontons, and Jewish call them kreplach.

What are filled dumplings?

500

Maintaining food customs provides a sense of this because it makes people feel like they belong.

What is security?

500

Blending ingredients and cooking techniques from other cuisines is known as this.

What is fusion cuisine?