FOODS OF PITTSBURGH

The D.L.Clark Company was born in the back rooms of a house in Pittsburgh’s North Side in 1886.

Heinz founder, Henry Heinz literally sank his competition in the 1880’s when he bought the products and equipment of a competing company and sank them in the Allegheny River.

ISALYS

Pittsburgh Salad

FOOD CUSTOMS IN PITTSBURGH

Wedding Cookie Tables

ETHNIC FOODS COMMON IN PITTSBURGH

COUNTRY CUISINE For this project, you are going to be exploring the cuisine of your country. First EVERYONE needs to complete the following worksheet and upload it to your wiki page in your teacher's digital portfolio. This is a HOMEWORK assignment. When finished, also print the document for ease of use. You may find this web site, Food By Country , useful in answering some of the questions.  Worksheet Food Presentations.docx Second, each country will need a visual to use for their presentation. Your group will compile a PowerPoint for your presentation day. The information on your worksheet must be included in this visual. Each person will choose or be assigned one topic to research and find pictures for the PowerPoint. Your pictures must be uploaded to your country's picture page so that the PowerPoint can be made from the collection of your country's pictures.

Third, to prepare for your food presentation, select your country from the following documents and read the description of your presentation. Use this document to plan and organize your job for your presentation. You may volunteer for one of these topics to research. You will also volunteer for the job you would like to do for the presentation. This is a group grade so choose the job you are best suited for and that will benefit the entire group. Your presentation date will be given to you by Mrs. Sulkey. The date is also on the Pittsburgh/Intro power point.  Arabic Food Presentation.docx  CHINA FOOD PRESENTATION.docx  Hindi Food Presentation.docx  Russa Food Presentation.docx Below is Mrs. Sulkey's Powerpoint about Pittsburgh foods to give you an idea of what you should be doing. Your dates for your presentations are also listed on this PowerPoint.  Pittsburgh Foods 5.pptx

Country Cuisine Food Presentations Wiki worksheet looks like this: (10 pts) Country Cuisine Food Presentations Food is one of the most important parts of any culture. Indeed, one of your most interesting experiences living abroad will be learning about the culture through their cuisine. To prepare you for this experience, please research the following topics. Answer these questions with complete sentences and upload to the Wiki when you are finished. M.H. Your powerpoint presentation should include this information:

What foods are commonly eaten in your cuisine? What are the mealtime customs for your country? Describe a typical meal using their traditional foods as examples: Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner: Snacks: Name at least two “famous” dishes from your country. Are these foods commonly eaten in our American cuisine? Have you personally ever tasted these foods? What are some types of cooking utensils or equipment used in this cuisine? What are the traditional holidays or celebrations for your country and what foods are served at these events? As a visitor to your country, you will be dining in restaurants in your city. Describe what your experience may be like. Will you be able to read the menu? What are some dishes that may be included on your menu? How expensive will it be for you as a visitor?

ARABIC HUMMUS WITH PITA CHIPS

HINDI NAAN BREAD WITH APPLE CHUTNEY SWEET LASSI

CHINESE CHICKEN STIR FRY OVER RICE OOLONG TEA VANILLA FLOAT USE OF CHOPSTCKS

RUSSIAN BEEF STROGANOFF OVER EGG NOODLES APPLE CAKE

FOOD PRESENTATIONS Schedules DAY 1 : Review of kitchen procedures and safety, Demo of recipes and organization of jobs in group DAY 2 and Day 3: Lab Days- Prepare foods for sampling, practice food presentation DAY 4: Presentation of country’s cuisine to entire Talbot’s Abroad class. Hindi and Arabic only need 2 – 3 days depending on number of kids in group.

Dates of Food Presentations: Rotation 5 Russia : May 4 (Russia students in FCS on Tuesday ,May 1- Friday, May 4) China: May 10 (China students in FCS on Monday, May7– Thursday, May 10) Hindi and Arabic: May 23 ( All Hindi, Arabic, Italian, Spanish in FCS on May 18, 21, 23)

YOU SHOULD BE KNOWLEDABLE ABOUT THE FOODS OF YOUR COUNTRY AND HAVE COMPLETED THE FOOD WORKSHEET QUESTIONS AND UPLOADED IT TO YOUR WIKI BEFORE YOU REPORT TO FCS. THEY WILL BE GRADED BY THE END OF YOUR FIRST DAY. IF NOT DONE, THEY WILL BE A 0. ALL FOOD RESEARCH TOPICS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TURNED INTO YOUR TEACHER BY THE DUE DATE. YOU WILL DO THAT SECTION OF THE PRESENTATION FOR YOUR GROUP. YOUR PICTURES SHOULD BE UPLOADED TO THE CLASSROOM WIKI FOR COMPILING THE POWER POINT FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. ALL POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS SHOULD BE FINISHED WHEN YOU REPORT TO FCS FOR YOUR COUNTRY’S FOOD PRESENTATION