North America Native American Ingredients and Inspired Recipes

American Food The modern American diet is an amalgam of foods from around the world. The modern American diet is an amalgam of foods from around the world. Our culture and our food as been described as a “melting pot” or a blending of cultures from around the world. Our culture and our food as been described as a “melting pot” or a blending of cultures from around the world. Few foods in our diet are truly North American in nature. Most foods we eat are inspired by foods from other countries or at least use ingredients not native to North America. Few foods in our diet are truly North American in nature. Most foods we eat are inspired by foods from other countries or at least use ingredients not native to North America.

Some Staples NOT from America Beef, chicken, and peanuts. Beef, chicken, and peanuts. Wheat, modern white rice Wheat, modern white rice Apples, pears, plums, cherries, raspberries, watermelon, bananas, lemons Apples, pears, plums, cherries, raspberries, watermelon, bananas, lemons Zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, romaine lettuce, parsley, potatoes Zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, romaine lettuce, parsley, potatoes Cow’s milk and cow based dairy products Cow’s milk and cow based dairy products Tea, coffee, and sugar Tea, coffee, and sugar

Ingredients Indigenous to Eastern North America NorthEast: lobster, crab, clams, corn, maple syrup, blueberries, cranberries, pumpkin, chives, turkey, concord grape, squash & beans. Corn Acorn Squash Winter Squash Cranberries Blueberry Concord Grapes Pumpkins

Ingredients Indigenous to Southeastern North America South: goose, turkey, crawfish, catfish, trout, wild rice, beans, greens, pawpaw fruit. Trout Pawpaw Crawfish Turkey Wild Greens Wild Rice

Ingredients Indigenous to Western North America West: buffalo, wild rice, corn, various beans, squash, chili peppers, tomatoes, prickly pear. Tomatoes Chili peppers Prickly Pear Lima Beans Tepary Beans CornChayota Squash

Recipes Inspired by Native North American Ingredients Tortillas Tortillas Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin Pie Clam chowder Clam chowder Collard greens Collard greens Grits Grits Corn bread Corn bread Salsa Salsa Three bean salad Three bean salad

More Recipes Inspired by Native North American Ingredients Barbecued Ribs Barbecued Ribs Pecan pie Pecan pie Baked Squash Baked Squash Blueberry muffins Blueberry muffins Cranberry sauce Cranberry sauce Turkey with stuffing Turkey with stuffing Baked beans Baked beans Three sisters soup (corn, beans and squash) Three sisters soup (corn, beans and squash)

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