The U.S and Canada food customs

Question 1

Food customs of the U.S began with the______________

Answer 1

Native Americans

Question 2

A dough containing active yeast plants that is used as a leavening agent

Answer 2

Sourdough

Question 3

Cuisine that combines food customs of African slaves with food customs of Native Americans and European sharecroppers

Answer 3

Soul food

Question 4

A traditional Creole dish that is a mixture of rice; seasoning and; and shellfish, poultry, and/ or sausage

Answer 4

jambalaya

Question 5

pod-shaped vegetable brought to the U.S from Africa

Answer 5

okra

Question 6

dark orange tube with most flesh

Answer 6

yam

Question 7

flavoring/thickening agent made from sassafras leaves

Answer 7

file

Question 8

hearty fare of rural Southern Luisiana that reflects many food and cooking methods

Answer 8

Cajun Cuisine

Question 9

elaborate outdoor Hawaiian feast

Answer 9

luau

Question 10

A shared meal to which each person or family brings food for
everyone to eat

Answer 10

potluck

Question 11

a pit lined with hot rocks used to roast a whole, young pig

Answer 11

imu

Question 12

T or F: food customs in the U.S began with the first English Colonists

Answer 12

False, they started with the Native Americans

Question 13

T or F The people of New England have always been known for their elaborate meals

Answer 13

False, they’re plain

Question 14

Succotash is a mixture of ______

Answer 14

corn and lima beans

Question 15

_________ were mainstays of the Pennsylvania Dutch Diet

Answer 15

Hearty German Foods

Question 16

T or F: Traditional Cajun dish includes beignets, cafe au lait, cafe brulot, and pralines

Answer 16

False

Question 17

T or F: Buffet and potluck dinners were developed in the Midwest

Answer 17

True

Question 18

__________ is the home of Creole cuisine

Answer 18

New Orleans

Question 19

T or F: Pork plays an important part in western cooking

Answer 19

False, beef

Question 20

Alaskan specialties are ___________ and ___________

Answer 20

Caribou sausage, Reindeer steak

Question 21

Canadians eat more ______ than any other meat

Answer 21

Beef

Question 22

T or F: Large herds of dairy cows and dairy products are popular in Canada

Answer 22

True

Question 23

What food isn’t typical in New England?

Answer 23

Shoofly pie

Question 24

T or F: Chitterlings is a representative of soul cooking

Answer 24

False

Question 25

T or F: Sea food is an ingredient in Creole cooking

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Tamales, chili, and BBQ beef are typical of the________

Answer 26

Midwest

Question 27

Poi is made from ________

Answer 27

Taro

Question 28

Primary catch in the West Coast is___________

Answer 28

Salmon

Question 29

Native Americans taught people of New England to_________

Answer 29

Hunt, fish, farm, and tap trees