The Sun island

Sun island Our island is situated near Cancun on the Caribbean. It's called Sun Island. It is circular and it has small islands around it. Our island has five governors: Sandra, Gema, Estela, Carlota and Fran. On our island we have a restaurant that served typical dishes from there. In our island are served very typical dishes of Mexico, the USA, Brazil, Jamaica and Canada.

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The flag The flag of our island is: The flag of our island is:

The flag

Staple foods The cuisine includes a lot of baked foods, wild game and gathered food. Most dishes are based on the fresh seafood, especially shellfish and fish. Staple foods are corn, beans, squash, herbs, rice,chilies, spicies, meat, fruits, vegetables, potatoes (sweets), blueberries, sasktoon berries, maple syrup, fiddiecheads, mussels, caribou, bison, salmon wild, rice, cheesses, peppers, ginger, garlic and coconuts.

Stapple food

Mexican food This cuisine is characterized with colors, decoration and variety of spices. This food is one of the richest in vitamins, minerals and protein, so when you taste this food, you will get a healthy alimentation. The main meal consist of soup, meat or fish, salad and potatoes. Pastries or ice cream. Bread, dairy products and canned fish are plentiful. Most foods are readily available.

Mexican typical dishes In Mexico the dishes are tacos (cornmeal, wheat, oil, salt, pepper, onions, chicken breast, garlic, green peppers, red peppers, sauce, tomatoes), quesadillas (flour,a cup of cheese, sauce), beans (cups of pinto beans, medium onion, cloves of garlic, chili powder, salt), nachos with guacamole (nachos: corn, salt, chili powder and ground cumin, warm water. Guacamole: ripe avocado, ripe tomato, medium onion, garlic, few sprigs of parsely, salt, pepper, lemon drops ), chilli with meat ( olive oil, beef, salt, peppers, onion, garlic, cumin, oregane, chili powder, cheese, beans, tomatoes) flatbreads, ( chopped vegetables: broccoli, cauliflower and carrots, chicken cooked and diced, fried tomatoes and peppers, chicken broth, pepper, oil, grated cheese, wheat flour cakes, avocado sauce to taste)

Mexican dishes Flatbread Quesadillas Tacos Nachos con guacamole Beans

Mexican recipe Ingredients: 1 pound of ground beef, 1 onion finely diced, 1 can of red kidney beans, 2 cups of stewed tomatoes, 1 tablespoon of chili powder, salt, and paprika. Instructions Add the onion, ground beef, garlic, kidney beans, tomatoes, and chili powder to a heated frying pan. Simmer one hour, stirring occasionally. Remove the skillet from the heat and allow eggs to cook in water for five minutes. Season to taste with salt, pepper and paprika. Chilli con carne:

Mexican Celebrations This celebration is not scary - it's fun! It is a way that people show respect for the dead. In this celebration people eat bread of dead. The bread of dead Special dish of the Day of the Dead. It is a sweet roll that is baked in different shapes, from simple round shapes up skulls, decorated with figures of the same bone- shaped pan and sprinkle with sugar. Day of the deads

American food It is difficult to name a national dish. The abundance of fast-food restaurants in the United States seems to indicate that the national foods are hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, pizza, and chicken.Americans eat beef pork, chicken, and other fowl in fairly large quantities, although eating habits have changed with health concerns. Fresh vegetables and fruits are available year-round. Americans consume large amounts of candy, ice cream, and other sweets. Most Americans will readily try any food, and culture easily adapts to new tastes.

Fast food BurguerHot dogFrench fries

American dishes Usa's food aren't very healthy but we serve this dishes of healthy way. Healthy burguer Lettuce, tomatoes, cheesse, two slices of bread burgers You take the lettuce and cut in pieces. Then you take the tomato and sliced into several parts. Then place the cheese on the slice of bread and add the remaining ingredients.

American food Healthy hot dog: You take the lettuce and cut in parts. Then you take the tomato and sliced into several pieces. Then place the cheese on the bread. And then add the others ingredients. -Lettuce -1 tomato - cheesse - hot dog bread

Celebrations Thanksgiving day is celebrated the 4th Thursday of November in Usa. In Canada is the 2nd Monday of october. In this day people gather at home and prepare a feast with friends and family. The Thanksgiving meal includes a stuffed turkey, yams, potatoes, corn, cranberry sauce, rolls, gravy and pies. Usa and Canada Thanksgiving day

Canadian food Some of the popular foods are wild rice, smoked fish, beef, ethnic dishes, Pacific salmon, and a variety of foods similar to those in the United States. Grains are more common inland and seafood is more popular on the coast. Dessert and sweets are very typical as maple syrup and pie.

Canadian recipe 500 g of wild rice,100 g red pepper, diced,100 g green pepper, diced,100 g chopped almonds or hazelnuts,100 g chopped onion,10 ml olive oil. Vinaigrette: 10 ml olive oil, 2'5 ml cider vinegar, 5 ml maple syrup, salt and pepper to taste Put the rice in boiling salted water cook until the grains are open (approximately 60 minutes). Drain, pass under cold water, add a little oil and cook on low heat until dry. Preparation (dressing): In a bow, mix the olive oil, cider vinegar and maple syrup and season. Stir well. Preparation (salad): Incorporate green peppers and diced red rice. Add the almonds and chopped onion. Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and season to taste.

Jamaican food Jamaican food is generally very spicy. Ackee and salt dish is a national dish. Other favorites dishes include rice and peas or beans, stews, and various types of fish.Curries are popular. Curried goat is a common meal. Most meals are served with rice and peas (red beans) and may also include boiled green bananas or fried dumplings. A typical salad includes cabbage and carrots. Vegetables (yams, green peppers,etc,) and fruits (mangoes, bananas, papaya, pineapple, oranges,grapefruit, tomatoes) Jerk is the favorite dish of Jamaicans and visitors alike.Coffee and tea are popular; all hot drinks are customarily called tea (coffee, cocoa, green tea, etc.) Beer and white rum are especially popular.

Jamaican recipe Jerk 2.5 lbs pork tenderloin, 6-8 green onions, 1 habanero chile without seeds (or 3 serrano with seeds), 2 Tbs allspice, 2 Tbs lime juice, 2 Tbs soy sauce, 3 garlic cloves, 2 Tbs fresh ginger, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar (or more for a sweet jerk), 1 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 3 tsp vegetable oil. Add garlic cloves to food processor. Pulse until rough chopped. Add green onions, ginger, and habanero. Pulse until well chopped. Add lime, soy, allspice, salt, sugar, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, and oil. Run processor until pureed. Recite secret Jamaican Jerk incantation while transferring marinade to a ziploc bag and adding the tenderloin. Marinate for 8 hours. Grill pork on all sides until pork has a pink center. This dish is usually served with rice.

Jamaican recipe Sugar cake Sugar cake 2 cups white sugar 11/2 cups vegetable oil 11/2 cups chopped pecans 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 bananas, peeled and dices 3 eggs 1 (20 ounce) crushed pineapple with juice dog 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon baking soda

Jamaica's traditional festivals In Jamaican celebrations the people wear bright colors. In Jamaica is celebrated the day of the dead, in this celebration people eat journey cakes. (johnnycakes)

Johnny cake 2 cups boiling water, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 cup cornmeal Slowly add the cornmeal to the boiling water and cook for five minutes. Add the sugar, butter and salt. Pour into a buttered ovenproof baking dish and finish cooking in the oven.

Brazilian food Brazilians like fruits and soft drinks. They also like lots of coffee. They make a special coffee Brazilian style called a cafezinho. Some favorite fruits are the mango, papaya, coconuts, and many more. Most of the stands are cooking bean cakes and crabs using sauces, and African herbs and spices. Other than that, most foods and supplies are like that have in America.

Brazilian recipe 750 grams pumpkin, peeled diced small seedless ; butter; 1 large onion; salt, pepper, 2 cloves garlic In a skillet place the pumpkin cubes, garlic, finely chopped like onion and 150 grams of butter. Cover with lid and cook until squash is completely tender stirring regularly to prevent sticking, add salt and pepper to taste and finish cooking for about five minutes. Serve hot with rice. Pumpkin dish

Brazilian celebrations In the folk festival Parintis people eat the cheese "of Coalho, roasted corn, the canjica, the pamonha, the brigadier, the pied-de-moleque, roast beef, meat-de-sol and all accompanied by a good caipirinha.

Parintis Folk festival Roasted cornCanjicaPamonha BrigadierPied-of-molequeRoast beefmeat-of-sun Cheese of Coalho

Cutlery Utensils of Mexico, Canada, the USA, Brazil and Jamaica are the same than spanish utensils, but in the United States due to fast food also use the hands.

Money The money of our island is:

Activities 1. Tell us some staple foods. 2. Tell us some dishes of Mexico 3. Are the Brazil utensils same as Spain utensils? 4. Complete the sentences: In the folk festival, people eat cheese Parintis of Coalho,, roasted corn, canjica, pamonha, brigadier, pied of moleque, roast beef, and all accompanied with a good caipirinha. In Jamaica, on the day of the dead people eat __________.

Activities 5. Say true or false. -People on Thanksgivingday made a feast with family and friends. -Fast food is a typical dish from Mexico. 6. Where are situated our island? What is the name of the money?

Crossword 1. Typical drink of Brazil. c Brazilian type of cheese. c Typical food of Mexico. c Hot chilli p_ _ _ _ _ s. 5. Typical dish of America. 6. Type of meat. b......

Sun island We chose these countries because we have traveled there and we liked the food, customs and culture. Also because they are near to our island.

Made by: Fran Carlota Estela Gema Sandra