I Can Cook Cooking is a rewarding and lifelong skill With some basic cooking knowledge a little practice and great recipes you can cook entire meals Cooking for your family and friends is a fun activity and a mouthwatering meal can take you to places that you have never been Are you ready to have fun cooking and eating A World of Food Every day people all over the world cook delicious and nutritious meals What they cook depends not only on the ingredients available to them but also on their country's food culture or cooking style A country's style of cooking is shaped over time by its culture economy climate and the land itself Cook Your Way Around the World You can explore the great cuisines of the world in your own kitchen The special flavors and wonderful aromas of a country s food culture come from fresh ingredients and particular spices or herbs which you can find in your local supermarket or a specialty store Share with your family and friends authentic dishes from different countries that look great and taste even better You can cook mouth watering ord from different countries by following a few simple steps Some recipes involve combining just a couple of
American Food American Food Worldwide American food is popular all over the world Most major cities have American fast The food Americans eat is influenced by our country's history and landscape where our families originally came from which part of the country we live in and what ingredients are available there food and ice cream chains Many different Foods American cuisine varies widely from sweet apple pies to spicy chili dishes because the United States U S has a range of climates landscapes and local cooking traditions Americans come from many different countries and backgrounds as well Cooking American Food at Home American food is easy to cook at home This book has seven recipes that you can follow to cook a meal on your own or with a little help from an adult Some of the recipes don't even involve cooking They can be adapted to suit special diets too AERICA EUROPE Alaska UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ASIA AFRICA Hawaii SOUTH AMERICA AUSTRALIA America is known officially as I the United States of America because it consists of fifty states These states are all located on the North American continent except the islands of Hawaii Milkshakes are a popular American drink you can make at home by combining milk and ice cream or iced milk with flavorings such as chocolate syrup
American Food Basics Traditions and Styles The traditions and styles of American cooking are a result of the migration of millions of people from different cultures to America This happened over hundreds of years and has led to a varied cuisine 1 Anmerican bread includes corn bread center inspired by Native American cooking sourdough Left from British cooking traditions and rye right from the Germans Early American Food Native American cooking was based on corn beans and pumpkins which were found only in America Native Americans also hunted wild animals caught fish and gathered fruit They taught the first migrants who arrived in the early 1600s mainly from the United Kingdom U K how to use these local ingredients The Influence of Mass Migration From the early 1700s Africans brought to America as slaves cooked the fried and spicy food they loved on plantations and later on the railroads In the late 1800s migrants from all over northern Europe brought their taste for meat potatoes and baked goods Then at the beginning of the 1900s more migrants poured in from southern and eastern Europe with a whole range of cooking styles Latin Americans also added their distinctive flavors As different cooking styles merged a new cuisine was formed American
Icy Treats Frank Epperson created Popsicles or flavored colored Regional Food water frozen on a stick in San Every region in the U S offers special dishes linked to the cooking styles Francisco in the 1920s of the migrants who settled there The map below breaks America up into five main regions and discusses the ingredients and special foods that are popular in each Southwest Northwest Recipes here are often meat based because of the many cattle ranches in the area Areas along the Pacific coast use berries and fish such as salmon pictured and trout Native American and Mexican influences led to the development of barbecued meats pictured along with spicy chili bean and meat recipes NORTHWEST Plains NORTHEAST MIDWEST Northeast Coast SOUTHWEST SOUTHEAST Apple pie was developed from British cooking styles Dutch and Scandinavian migrants introduced fruit cobblers and pies pictured and Danish pastries Italian and central European migrants brought pizzas bagels and dill pickles MEXICO Gulf of Mexico Pacific Ocean Alaska Southeast Sweet potato pie and collard greens evolved from the simple cooking of African slaves Gumbo pictured a rich stew stems from Cajun and Creole cooking both of which have French origins Midwest Midwestern food includes thin Swedish pancakes German pork sausages and Polish pierogi dumplings
