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1 food By Leon Williams How Cultures Have Influenced The FOOD we eat

2 Demographics of Wichita White 258,900 77.6% Black 39,325 11.8% Asian Indian 3,986 1.2% Asian 13,647 4.1% Chinese 1,367 0.4% Filipino 672 0.2% Japanese 263 0.1% Korean 552 0.2% Vietnamese 6,859 2.1% Other Asian 2,516 0.8 Hawaiian 189 0.1%

3 Italian foods These are some Italian foods Pasta Pizza Spaghetti Lavonia Italian food was originally from Europe out side of Italy it was created by ancient Romans around 1200 A.D. and was served in Italy celebrations and festivals ever since These are some Italian foods Pasta Pizza Spaghetti Lasagna Italian food was originally from Europe out side of Italy it was created by ancient Romans around 1200 A.D. and was served in Italy celebrations and festivals ever since

4 Mexican food Mexican food came from the Mayan Indians from the Yucatan area from southeast Mexico They were nomadic hunter-gatherers and lived off indigenous wildlife such as deer, rabbits, armadillos, raccoons, and birds such as turkeys, pigeons, and quails could also be served. Even turtles, snakes, and frogs would occasionally complement the meal, as well as fish, tropical fruit, beans and corn.Mexican food came from the Mayan Indians from the Yucatan area from southeast Mexico They were nomadic hunter-gatherers and lived off indigenous wildlife such as deer, rabbits, armadillos, raccoons, and birds such as turkeys, pigeons, and quails could also be served. Even turtles, snakes, and frogs would occasionally complement the meal, as well as fish, tropical fruit, beans and corn.

5 Japanese,Chinese and African food Japan has incorporated imported food from across the world (mostly from Asia,.... The History and Culture of Japanese Food, New York: Columbia University in 1865.. When you think of Chinese food you think of rice, and rice was the first grain that was farmed in China. There is archaeological evidence of rice farming along the Yang-test River as early as about 5000 BC. People cooked rice by boiling it in water, the way they do today. Or they made it into wine. Rice wine has been popular in China since prehistory. riceBCwine South of the Sahara Desert, in the Sudan, the weather also got drier, so people also needed to begin farming. But wheat and barley wouldn’t grow so close to the equator. So the people of West Africa gradually domesticated local grasses that were similar, especially millet. Millet is a lot like barley and could also be made into bread or mush (like a thick oatmeal).SudanwheatbarleyWest Africamillet


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