Northeastern Cuisine

1. I can identify states from the northeastern region of the United States.

2. I can give examples of regional ingredients and dishes from the northeastern region.

The MapNew England

MaineNew HampshireVermontMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticut

Mid-AtlanticNew YorkPennsylvaniaMarylandDelawareNew Jersey

The Native Americans

Customs began with the Native Americans Each tribe had their own language, religion,

and crafts.

Trading was effective to help tribes obtain the goods other tribes lacked.

Considered to be excellent farmers First to cultivate potatoes, pineapple,

tomatoes, and peppers.

Also hunted wild game, gathered berries & nuts and fished the rivers and lakes.

The First Colonists

British and Spanish were the first colonists to settle.

Native Americans taught the colonists how to live on the land-hunt, fish, farm.

Their influence in recipes Chowders made with local seafood

Creamed dried beef with preserving

Pies, puddings and cakes made from pumpkin

Succotash was created using corn

Brown bread served with squash and beans covered in molasses

Land

Rocky, mountainous, forested with long, harsh Winters in the New England Region

The mid-Atlantic region was rich and fertile which made farming successful.

Food & Culture

Homes usually had a large fireplace that was used for cooking.

Most meals were prepared in iron pots and Dutch ovens.

Readily available foods were used in meal preparation.

Drying and salting was a technique used to preserve food such as beans, corn and apples. (Boston Baked Beans)

One dish meals were also popular in order to give the cook more time to do other tasks. (New England Boiled Dinner)

The Dutch were great farmers and bakers

Large gardens full of vegetables and orchards of fruit

Cookies, doughnuts, molasses cake, gingerbread cookies originated with the Dutch.

Waffles, coleslaw, cottage cheese and griddle cakes are also foods from the Dutch.

Other Famous Foods

Clam Chowder

Maple Syrup

Blueberries

Cranberries

Blackberries

The Pennsylvania Dutch

German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania Cooking was based on techniques practiced in the Old

World. Canning, pickling, and drying produce, meat and poultry.

Nothing went to waste-pickled pig’s feed, blood pudding, scrapple, smoked beef tongue, etc.

Soup was a popular dish that usually consisted of chicken and vegetables.

Meals typically included 7 sweets and seven sours which consisted of pickled vegetables and fruits, relishes, jams, preserves, salads, and apple butter.

Known as great bakers Coffee cakes, sticky buns, funnel cakes, crumb cakes, and

shoofly pie.