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What other cultures "Visited" Latin, Central and South America

Europeans, Africans, Asians

what did the Europeans bring to the Latin, Central and South American regions?

culinary traditions, the way of cooking, but quickly adapted to the fruits and veg of the americas

What European countries specifically influenced Latin, Central and South America

Spain, France, Portugal and Italy

What did the Africans bring to Latin, Central and South America

They brought and preserved many of their traditions and cooking techniques.


and Chilies


Africans brought over as Spanish slaves

what did the Asians bring to Latin, Central and South America

Chinese brought with them their own spices and food styles, Rice; bold use of spices

How did religion (what religion) influence Latin, Central and South America

Catholic, egg yolks used because egg whites were used to plaster churches

Why are Latin, Central and South American Desserts so sweet and made with so many canned milks

sugar is readily available and acts as a preservative for cultures without refrigeration. Canned milk was used because it does not need refrigeration.

What are some of the mainstay ingredients of Latin, Central, and south america

Coconut, Pineapple, guava, mango, banana, cassava, plantains, lime, rum and corn

Tres Leches

Mexico


Sponge cake soaked in three milks, evaporated, sweetened condensed and whole.

Brigadieros

Brazil


Sweetened condensed milk is cooked with cocoa power until very thick. cooled, rolled into balls and rolled in toasted nuts, coconuts or sprinkles

Conchas

Mexico


Mexican sweet bun, topped with a sweet paste and decorated to look like a shell.

Quimbolitos

Ecuador


Fluffy Corn sweet tamales


Cornmeal cooked with lard, sugar, milk and eggs to form paste, wrapped in banana leaves and topped with raisins and steamed.

Alfajores

Peru


Shortbread-like cookies sandwiches with either cooked condensed milk or guava paste

How does the geography effect the food of Spain

Situated with water around most of it. It connects to France on the northeast and on the souther tip where the mediterranean meets the atlantic.

What cultures effected Spain

Spain, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Moors

How did the moors influence the food of Spain

Fruits and nuts eaten by the moors, rice, spices like nutmeg and cinnamon and saffron.

Foods brought to Spain

Chocolate, Vanilla, olives, grapes and olive oil (greek, roman)

what in the geography influences the food of portugal

Rocky area good for growing grapes, rice, cheese for sheep and goats, (not many cows)


Hot climates lots of canned milk, sugar used as a sweetener and preservative

what cultures influenced the portagese cuisine

Same as spain

how do convents and monasteries generate revenue threw the middle ages

selling baked goods like barriga de freira (nun's belly) papos de anjo (angel's chest) often spices such as cinnamon and vanilla.


Also influenced threw the use of egg whites to starch the nuns habits, so egg yolk based products are common.

Honey Bread

Portugal


quick bread made with honey and spices

Pineapples in port wine with lime sorbet

portugal


Pineapple macerated in port wine served with coconut sorbet and chiffonade of mint

Pastas De Almendra

spain


Almond cakes

Arroz Doce

portugal


rice pudding with lemon zest and elaborately decorated with cinnamon

Tortitas rellenas de Natallas al Aguardients

spain


custard- filled pancakes with Aguardiente

What cultures influenced Italian cuisine?

Etruscan, Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, Byzantine, and Jewish

how did the discovery of the new world change the cuisine of Italy?

introduced products like, Potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers and maize.

Describe a typical Sunday in Italy

Sundays are dedicated to eating and family, Almost all businesses are closed and long mid-day meal is the center of the day.

Cannoli
italy
the singular Cannolo, meaning "little Tube"
Cannoli consisits of a tube-shaped shells of fried pastry dough filled with a ricotta based filling.
Bussola
italy
Dry Italian ring shaped cookie with citrus

what are the main agricultural products of the Veneto region

Citron, onranges, lemons, olives, olive oil, almonds, grapes

torta di Arancia
Italy, sicily
A dry cake made with citrus and olive oil, served with whipped cream and fruit

what type of wine is Sicily known for

Marsala wine

what products are grown primarily in Sicily

Olives, grapes, sesame seeds and citrus

Ciabella Di Polenta
italy
Moist polenta cake

what town is Parmigane Reggiano produced in

Reggio Emilia

what product is Parma known for

prociutto de parma, nut orchard abound here

Cassola

Rome


a ricotta and marsala wine raisin skillet cake

What products is Rome known for

minerals, metals, pepper, grain, nutmeg, cloves and frankincense, fruit, citrus, rice and vegetables

Torata Gianduja

Piedmont


Moist chocolate hazelnut torte, using gianduga chocolate a specialty of the area

Descibe Piedmont

a fertile agricultural region. the main agricultural product in piedmont are cereals, rice, maize, grapes for wine-making, fruit and milk and hazelnuts

Budino Di Mele

Val D' Aosta


Apple pudding with bread


Descibe the Aosta valley

characterized by siplicity and revolves around robust ingredients such as potatoes, polenta, rye, rice, orchards, cheese and meat


Many dishes involve Fonatina cheese made with goats milk that originates from the valley

Panna Cotta

Piedmont


Means "cooked Cream"


traditionally made by blending thick cream, egg whites and honey


Alternative recipes, mostly used in restrunts outside of Italy use simmering together cream, milk and sugar mixing this with gelatin coll until set.

Describe Greece Cuisine

a tradition of 4000 years.


Mediterranean cuisine, Sharing characteristics with cuisines of Italy, the Balkans and Turkey

Describe the flavors of Greece

Honey, Mastic, olives, olive oil, wine, sheet and goat cheese.

What ingredients are prodominent in greek desserts

yogurt, nuts, honey, sesame seeds and grape.


Some dishes use Phyllo (filo) pastry

How is Phyllo (fillo) dough made?

Batter is poured on to a flat top and baked

Define Masic

Aromatic, Ivory colored resin


Grown on the Aegean island of Chios

What is special about the honey of Greece

Honey from the nector of fruit trees and Citrus trees. Orange, Bigarade (bitter orange)

Galacktoboureko

Greek


Custard baked between phyllo and then soaked in lemon scented honey syrup.


Descibe the origins of the word Galacktoboureko

Derives from the Greek "gala" meaning mik from the Turkish Borek, meaning Filled. "filled with milk"

Loukoumades

Greek


Similar to a small crusty donut


Small fried balls of dough drenched in honey and sprinkled with cinnamon.

Vasilopta

Greek


Saint Basil's cake or Kings Cake, traditional only for New Year's Day.


Baked with a coin inside, whoever gets the coin in their slice is considered blessed with good luck for the whole year.

Moustalevria

Greek


a flour and grape must (juice) flan

Descibe the geography and climate of Turkey

a country that has all the seasons and different areas have different weather patterns

how did the Ottoman Empire Influence Turkey?

Were the foremost in asserting their influence upon the country.


How does the Geographical location of Turkey affect the cuisine?

They are in a very favoraable location when it comes to trade with many travelers and traders.

How does north Africa influence the cuisine of Turkey?

The Sultand had complete control over the spice roads of the region, This ment the easy availability of these spices with were freely incorporated into their cuisine.

List the Primary ingredients of Turkey

Butter, olive oil, sunflower oil, canola oil, seasame, hazelnut, peanut, walnut oils. Nuts especially pistachios, chestnuts, almonds, and walnuts mixed with spices.


Plums, aprocots, dates, grapes and figs, roses and rose water.

Haytali

Turkey


Specialty from the Mediterranean region with consists of pieces of starch pudding and ice cream (or crushed ice) put in rose water sweetened with syrup.

Kadaifi

Shredded yufka, Kadayif both of which can be prepared with either walnut or pistachio.


Turkey

Marzipan

made of ground pistachio


Turkey

Mucan

Jelly like sweet that contains 41 different spices


Believed that "mesir Macunun" is good for health and has healing effects.


Turkey

Dondurma

Turkey


Turkish Gum Ice Cream


made with cornstarch or dried fruit, rose water and rose petals

Turkish Coffee

Turkey


Served with or without sugar, usually served after dinner or rarely together with desserts.

what year was yugoslavia united

1918

what countries do most yugoslavian desserts and pastries come from

Serbian, Croation and Bosnian

Descibe Serbian cuisine

Shares characterists of the Balkans (esp Yugoslavia) the mediterranean, esp Austrian and hugarian cuisines,

what are some examples of Serbian confections

Koljivo, Baklava, nut roll and Sacher torte

Descibe Croation cuisine

known as the cuisine of the region, its modern roots date back to ancient periods and the differences in the selection of food stuffs and forms of foodstuff and forms of cooking are most notable between those on the mainland and those in coastal regions.

How are the mainland cuisines of yugoslavia characterized

Hungarian, viennese, and in some part turkish

What influences the costal foods of yugoslavia

influences of the greek roman and mediteranean- Italian and french

Descibe Bosnian Cuisine

balanced between Western and Eastern influences. The food is closely related to Turkish, Middle Eastern and other Mediterranean cuisines. However, due to years of Austrian rule, there are also many influences from central Europe.

Revani

Turkey


Semolina cakes soaks with honey syrup

Krempita

Yugoslavia


custard filled cake

Potica

yugoslavia


A yeast dough is rolled flat then filled with ground nut filling and rolled up.

kataifi

Turkey


Shredded phyllo wrapped around ground pistachio and almonds and baked. This topped with warm syrup and pistachios

Baklava

Greece


Sweet pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and sweetened. held together with syrup or honey.