American Food• Local Michigan and Nebraska specialties• Family traditions of Loni and Sarah• U.S. Regional foods (East, West, Midwest,

South)• Recipes and explanation of food we brought

for you to try• Cultural comparisons regarding food• Questions?• Time to taste the food!

Michigan Specialties

• Blueberries – picked by hand in the summer• Apples – picked by hand in the fall• Cherries – picked by hand in the spring• Fudge – a rich chocolate dessert

• Pasties– small pot pies made with rutabaga filling - a

traditional food eaten by local immigrant miners.– Kind of like an empada

Michigan Specialties

Blueberries Cherries

Michigan Specialties

Fudge Pasties

Nebraska Specialties Meat!

Omaha Steaks Buffalo

Apples—hand picked every fall Apple Pie Apple Crisp Apple Butter

Pumpkins Dorothy Lynch

Made in Nebraska and only sold in the Midwest Runza

Family run restaurant

Nebraska Specialties

Nebraska BeefOmaha Steaks Buffalo

• Meat Buffalo burger and steaks

• Milk Buffalo Cheese

Applefest

• Apples are:– Entered into competitions – Used for games – Used for cook competitions

• Yearly festival that celebrates local apple harvest.

Nebraska specialties Dorothy Lynch Runza

• Pockets of yeast bread filled with beef, cabbage or sauerkraut, onions, and seasonings.

•Family comany that was started in the 1940’s •Salad dressing•But also used on:• Pizza• Lasagna • BBQ• Taco Salad

Nebraska SpecialtiesNebraska Popcorn Inc. • Top producer of popcorn in

the country. • It gets SO HOT in the

summer that it makes the corn pop.

• My great grandma grew up on a popcorn farm

Sweet Corn

• Corn on the cob with butter •Selling corn on the road during the summer

Sanderson Family Traditions

• Weekend Brunch• Pancakes/waffles, eggs, bacon/sausage, fruit

• Homemade Cinnamon Rolls• Decorate Christmas cookies• Thick soups and breads in winter

• What we eat changes drastically with the seasons in Michigan

• Fresh salads• Hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken and fish on the grill• Corn on the cob• Sunday Rump Roast

• Potatoes, carrots and gravy

Sanderson Family Traditions

Cinnamon Rolls Christmas cookies

Sanderson Family Traditions

Summer grilling Sunday Rump Roast

Sanderson Family Traditions

Winter soups Summer salads

O’Grady Family Traditions Pink Stuff

Fruit Salad Chilli and Cinnamon Rolls Beer Soup

Guinness Beer Pecan Pie

Thanksgiving Smoked Meats Monte Cristo

Sweet and salty sandwich Biscuits and Gravy

Day after Thanksgiving tradition

O’Grady Family Traditions Pink Stuff•We always eat it on Thanksgiving and my birthday!

Chili with Cinnamon Rolls •Often served for school lunch •Unique to the Midwest •Eaten on cold winter days

O’Grady Family TraditionsGuinness Beer Soup•Type of stew •Lots of vegetables

Monte Cristo•French Toast Bread •Ham and Turkey and Swiss Cheese •Powdered Sugar •Berry Jam

O’Grady Family Traditions Smoked Meats Biscuits and Country Gravy

•We always eat this dish the day after Thanksgiving

Popular Eastern U.S. Food• Lobster (Maine) • Coney Island hot dog (New York)

• Hot dog with chili, onions and mustard

• Philly Cheese Steak (Philadelphia) and hoagies• Sub sandwich with steak, cheese and peppers

• Bagels• Donut-shaped bread for breakfast

• Crabcakes (Maryland)• Crabmeat and breadcumbs as a seafood hamburger

• New York style pizza• Thin, wide and foldable crust

• Buffalo Wings • Invented in Buffalo, New York• Small chicken wings in buffalo sauce (sweet and spicy)

Common Eastern U.S. Food

Lobster Crabcakes

Common Eastern U.S. Food

Coney Dog New York Style Pizza

Common Eastern U.S. Food

Buffalo Wings Philly Cheese Steak

Common Eastern U.S. Food

Bagels Hoagies

Common Midwestern FoodThe “All American Food”

• “Hearty Dishes”– Large, filling food

• Deep Dish Pizza – Chicago Style

• Chicago Style Hot Dogs• Food on a stick – State Fair Food

• Chili and Cinnamon Rolls – Eaten during the winter

• Sweet BBQ

Midwestern food is greatly

influenced by northern and

eastern European traditions

Common Midwestern FoodDeep Dish Pizza•Found in Chicago•Several layers of ingredients

Chili and Cinnamon Rolls•Unique to the Midwest •Spicy chili and sweet bread

Common Midwestern Food Chicago Style Hot Dogs•Yellow mustard, peppers, relish, onions and tomatoes

Kansas City BBQ•It’s sweet flavor makes it unique

Midwestern Food Food on a Stick & Fried Food

Popular Western U.S. Food• Fish tacos• Salmon• Wild game (deer, buffalo, bear, elk, moose)• Rocky Mountain Oysters

• Fried bull testicles

• Blackberries • Mushrooms• Chuckwagon dinner

• Hearty meal typical of ranchers and cowboys

• California is heavily influenced by Mexican, Asian and Mediterranean cuisine

• “Locavore” (popular idea in Oregon and Washington state)• Person who only eats what is grown/produced locally

Common Western U.S. Food

Fish Tacos Blackberries

Common Western U.S. Food

Mushrooms Rocky Mountain Oysters

Common Western U.S. Food

Chuck wagon Chuck wagon dinner

Popular Southern Food

• People who ate Southern food six times per week had about a 41 percent higher risk of stroke. – Suzanna Judd, a nutritional epidemiologist at the University of Alabama

• Collard Greens • Corn Bread

– Corn bread is sweet in the south. It is usually served with honey .• Crawfish (aka Crawdads or crayfish) • Jambalaya• Chicken and Waffles• Grits

– Sweet and salty • Southern BBQ

– Spicy and smoky flavor

Southern Food is influenced by African,

Native American and Hispanic food

Southern Food Collard Greens

•Originally “slave” food •Mixed with meat discarded from the master’s kitchen

•Similar to Feijoada

Corn Bread

Popular Southern FoodCrawdads

• Also called crayfish or crawfish

Jambalaya•Louisiana Creole cuisine

Popular Southern Food Chicken and Waffles•My favorite dish!

Grits

•Served sweet or salty •A dish that dates back to Native

American and slave times

Popular Southern Food Southern BBQ Okra

Measurement Differences

USA • Pounds (lbs)

– Ounces

• Fahrenheit (F) • Tablespoon

Brazil• Kilo (K)

– Gram

• Celsius (C) • Colher de sopa

Pancakes and Waffles• Popular breakfast food nationwide• Also called “flapjacks” or “hotcakes”• Traditionally topped with butter and maple syrup• Other toppings include: fruit, whipped cream,

chocolate, nuts and (ice cream on waffles)• We don’t eat pancakes every day; it’s more

common to eat them on the weekends or holidays• There are certain restaurants which specialize in

pancakes and waffles such as IHOP (international house of pancakes) and Waffle House• Both are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Pancakes and Waffles

Pancakes Waffles

Pancakes and Waffles

IHOP Waffle House

Pancake Recipe• 1 ¼ Cups of flour• 1 Tablespoon of sugar• 3 Teaspoons of baking powder• ½ Teaspoon of salt• 1 egg • 2 Tablespoons of vegetable oil• 1 Cup of milkMix dry ingredients together. Beat egg and add oil

and milk. Mix all ingredients together. Drop cupfuls of batter on frying pan and flip when golden brown.

Mac & Cheese

Mac & Cheese Recipe

• Box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese– Noodles (Boil for 10 minutes and then drain water)

Mix in the: Cheese powder Milk Butter

Peanut Butter• Very popular U.S. spread• Made of crushed peanuts, salt and sugar• Comes in varieties of crunchy or smooth• Used in sandwiches along with honey or jelly and

jam• Used in baking cookies and desserts• Very common to put on toast and bagels in the

morning or on crackers and apples as a snack

Peanut Butter

On bread / toast PB and J (peanut butter and jelly)

Peanut Butter

As a dessert As a cookie

Peanut Butter Snacks

Ants on a log Peanut butter and banana

Peanut Butter Brands

Apple Crisp • Similar to apple pie....but better!• Common dessert in the fall • Often served with ice cream

Apple Crisp Recipe

• 1 lb of crisp apples (peeled and cored) • 1 cup of flour • 1 cup of oatmeal • 1 ½ cups of white Sugar • 1 ½ cups of brown Sugar• 2 tablespoons of cinnamon • 1 tablespoon of vanilla • ¾ cups of butter • Orange Juice and Zest• 2 tablespoons each of baking powder and baking soda

Apple Crisp Recipe

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degree C).• Cut and peel apples • Mix apples with the white sugar, 1 tablespoon flour

and vanilla, and cinnamon together, and sprinkle over apples. Pour orange juice over all.

• Combine the oats, 1 cup flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and melted butter together.

• Crumble evenly over the apple mixture.• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 45

minutes.

Brazil vs. USA Eating Habits

• What are some differences you have noticed or observed?

– Sarah and Loni?– In the movies?

Brazil vs. USA Eating Habits

Brazil

• Eat pizza with fork and knife• Cover food with napkin • Lunch is the large meal • Sharing large drinks • Use of straws • Powdered and boxed milk • Juice made from fruit or frozen

pulp• Eggs left at room temperature • Recipes are done from memory• Numerous tiny shots of coffee

– Coffee is usually sweet

USA

• Eat pizza with hands • Touch food • Dinner is the large meal• Individual drinks• Drinks straight from can/bottle • Fresh and cold milk • Store-bought juice • Eggs kept in fridge • Follow the recipe exactly from the

book • One large coffee

– Coffee is served dark

Thanks for Coming!

• Questions?

• And now let’s eat . . .

– Macaroni and cheese– Apple crisp– Peanut butter and crackers– Pancakes and maple syrup