1. INTERNATIONAL DESSERTS
WEEK 11
REGIONAL AMERICAN
JIN YONG LI

2. THE WEST GREAT LAKES THE SOUTH Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio
DEEP SOUTH
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
SOUTH CENTRAL
Louisiana
Far West
California
Hawaii
Nevada
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Pacific North West
Alaska
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
SOUTHEAST
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia

3. SOUTHWEST EAST COAST MIDWEST
MID ATLANITC
Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Washington DC
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Wyoming
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Utah
Midwest Plains
Arkansas
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
NEW ENGLAND
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont

4. Natural Food Sources Tobacco Sweet potatoes Suger Cane Turkey Poultry
Cow
Pig
Sheep
Corn
Wheat and oat
Orange
Pear
Lemon
Apple
Peaches
Cotton
Tobacco
Sweet potatoes
Suger Cane
Turkey
Poultry
Celery
Dairy
Grapes
Sugar Beets
Fish
Peanuts
Honey
Olives

5. Cultural Influences
American is the third largest country in the word and it have huge amount of foreigners immigrate to US through out the century. The result of the huge immigrants cause influences of different culture because of the food tradition they had bring to America.
According to the article “What Food Tells Us About Culture”
1. “ The cuisine of the United States reflects its history. The European colonization of the Americas yielded the introduction of European ingredients and cooking styles to the U.S. Later in the 20th century, the influx of immigrants from many foreign nations developed a rich diversity in food preparation throughout the country.”

6. Dessert Traditions
Pound Cake- Transitional cake make with pound of flour, butter, egg and sugar
Boston Cream Pie- Classic dessert from Northeast Boston. It is two layers of sponge cake filled with vanilla cream custard and covered with chocolate glaze
Cheese Cake- Classic dessert that represent NY. “cream cheese bake on a cracker.
Apple Pie- Classic apple pie incorporated into the pie dough.
Bundt Cake- A Cake from Midwest. Made in a bundt pan.
Pecan Pie- A pie from The South. A sweet classic pie made with corn syrup and America pecan.
Pineapple upside down cake- A cake from Hawaii, made with real pineapple.
Bananas Foster- “A luscious, flambéed fruit and liqueur-laced dessert made famous in New Orleans.”

7. Dessert Traditions
Carrot Cake
Boston Cream Pie
Pound Cake

8. Dessert Traditions Cont
Cheese Cake
Apple Pie
Bundt Cake
Pecan Pie
Pineapple Upside Down Cake

9. Breads
Corn Bread
Banana Bread
Pullman loaf
Pretzel

10. Holiday Items
Pumpkin cheesecake - One of the popular Thanksgiving dessert in America. “Classic cream cheese, cheesecake with the addition of pumpkin puree baked on a gingersnap crust.”
Gingerbread Cookies - Classic cookies make during Christmas.
Turkey dinner- One of the classic Christmas and Thanksgiving dish in US.
Apple pie - Classic apple pie incorporated into the pie dough. Mostly made during apple day.
Fruit Cake - It is the cake make during Christmas in Southern region.

11. Holiday Items Cont

12. Specialties
Stone Crabs- A dish from Florida “Rock solid rose hues claws that nearly require an axe to break through their exoskeletal shell”
Hula pie- Dessert for Hawaiian “ It’s made with macadamia nut ice cream piled high on chocolate cookie crust and topped with chocolate fudge, whipped cream and chopped macadamia nuts”

13. References http://www.foodtimeline.org/usa.html