1. Pacific Coast States

2. Settlers Spaniards first to settle

3. Missionaries Made a practice of collecting and planting seeds in new areas

4. Mustard seed – marked the California Mission Trail

5. Mission Gardens Basis for the exciting eclectic cuisine of California today

6. Planted various crops Wheat, olives for oil, oranges, grapes for wine, and tomatoes

7. Food in Mission Mixture of Mexican, California Indian, and Spanish

8. From Mexico Tortillas, beans, avocados, pumpkins, vanilla, chocolate, chili peppers, sweet potatoes, corn

9. From Spain Chick peas, wine, sugar, wheat, oranges, sweet spices, beef, lamb, and domestic poultry

10. Indians didn’t make a lasting contribution to Pacific cuisine

11. Fresh Beef Couldn’t ship to east

12. Hides and Tallow Significant for trade Salted, dried hides used in shoe factories Tallow used for soap and candles

13. Ranchero Beef Tough, stringy beef Cooked over open fire – BBQ, first seen in Haiti, Spaniards added spices

14. Hang town Fry Oyster omelet Made because 49ers could only afford eggs and oysters

15. Chop Suey Miners wanted whatever cook had leftover Has roots to Chinese-style hash

16. 49er’s Typical Diet Salt pork, beans, hardtack, coffee, and flapjacks

17. Cioppino Seafood stew with tomatoes

18. Abalone Giant Pacific snail

19. Crabs Oysters Shrimp

20. With irrigation, new foods Dates, figs, artichokes, broccoli, tomatoes, eggplants, garlic, nectarines, apricots

21. Southern California Informal, outdoor living Salads popular – Green Goddess, Caesar, Cobb

22. Oregon Sourdough starters Pears – Bosc, Comics, Forelle, Anjou, Bartlett

23. Other Oregon foods Peaches, walnuts, apples, plums, berries Dairy industry - cheeses

24. Washington Grow 25% of nation’s apples Delicious, Golden Delicious, Rome Beauties, Jonathans, and Newtons

25. Other Washington foods Clams Oysters Salmon

26. Alaska Too Young for a distinctive flavor Pioneer spirit is strong

27. Live off land Hunt big game: elk, reindeer, caribou, and moose

28. Fish for salmon and trout Mushrooms, blueberries, strawberries, cranberries, sourdough bread and pancakes, lettuce, root vegetables, rhubarb, peas, broccoli, and cabbages

29. Hawaii Food is a mixture of Polynesia, Japan, China, Korea, America, and Europe

30. Polynesian Influence Sweet-sour sauces Tropical fruits

31. Chinese Influence Rice Soybeans Chinese Vegetables

32. Japanese Influence Hibachi Grill Teriyaki Sauce

33. Korean Influence Kimchi – Pickled cabbage

34. Other Polynesian Influences Pig, sweet potatoes, bananas, breadfruit, taro root

35. Other popular foods Pineapple Sugar Cane

36. Classic Native Feast Luau – main course – whole roast pig cooked in underground pit

37. Poi – Hawaiian staple of pounded taro root Baked bananas, sweet potatoes, coconut pudding, pineapple, mangos, papayas