1. FOODS OF PITTSBURGH

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

3. 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.

4. ISALYS

6. Pittsburgh Salad

7. FOOD CUSTOMS IN
PITTSBURGH

8. Wedding Cookie Tables

11. ETHNIC FOODS
COMMON IN
PITTSBURGH

16. Food Presentations WIKI PAGE- Country Cuisine
YOUR powerpoint should have this information
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, Mrs. Sulkey, a gastronomically gifted Talbot, will introduce you to your country’s cuisine. To get ready for Mrs. Sulkey, please research the following topics. Answer these questions with complete sentences and upload to the Wiki when you are finished.---M.H.
What foods are commonly eaten?
What does a typical breakfast consist of? Lunch? Dinner? At what times are these meals eaten?
What are some (at least two) famous recipes from your country?
4. What are some foods from this country that are commonly eaten in your country? Are the foods prepared differently here than in this country

17. ARABIC
HUMMUS WITH PITA CHIPS

18. Topics you will need to present:
General information about cuisine for Arabic countries.
Pita bread
Hummus – chick peas, sesame seeds, Tahini paste

19. HINDI
NAAN BREAD WITH APPLE CHUTNEY
SWEET LASSI

20. Topics you will need to present:
General information about cuisine for India
Naan bread and Tandori ovens
Use of Chutneys in their cuisine

21. CHINESE
CHICKEN STIR FRY
OVER RICE
OOLONG TEA
USE OF CHOPSTCKS

22. Topics you will need to present:
General information about cuisine for each city- regional cuisines of China
Use of tea as a beverage in China and background information on tea
Technique of stir- fry
Use of a wok for cooking
Types of meats used and preparation techniques
Types of vegetables used and preparation techniques
Use of rice and background information on rice
Chopsticks – history/ common use/ etiquette

23. RUSSIAN
BEEF STROGANOFF OVER EGG NOODLES
APPLE CAKE

24. Topics you will need to present:
General information about cuisine for Russia
History of Beef Stroganoff /uses of sour cream in their cuisine
Apples – types of apples found in Russia

25. FOOD PRESENTATION
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.

26. Dates of Food Presentations: Rotation 3
Russia : March 8
(Russia students in FCS on Monday March 5 – Thursday,March 8)
China: March 16
(China students in FCS on Monday, March 12– Friday, March 16)
PSSA testing week – delay schedule
Hindi and Arabic:
( All Hindi, Arabic, Italian, Spanish students in FCS on March 19, 20)
Hindi Presentation : Wednesday, March 21
Arab Presentation: Thursday, March 22 (includes Italian, Spanish)
PSSA testing – delay schedule

27. YOU SHOULD BE KNOWLEDABLE ABOUT THE FOODS OF YOUR
COUNTRY AND HAVE COMPLETED THE FOOD WORKSHEET QUESTIONS AND UPLOADED IT TO YOUR WIKI
ALL FOOD WORKSHEETS ON YOUR COUNTRY’S CUISINE SHOULD BE FINISHED BEFORE YOU REPORT TO FCS FOR YOUR FIRST DAY. THEY WILL BE GRADED BY THE END OF YOUR FIRST DAY. IF NOT DONE, THEY WILL BE A 0.
ALL POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS SHOULD BE FINISHED WHEN YOU REPORT TO FCS FOR YOUR COUNTRY’S FOOD PRESENTATION