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The culinary techniques and national delicacies of the United States make up American cuisine. Europeans, native Native Americans, Africans, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and many other civilizations and traditions have greatly impacted it. Native Americans and immigrants from backgrounds including American Chinese, Greek American, Italian American, Cajun, New Mexican, Louisiana Creole, Pennsylvania Dutch, soul food, Tex-Mex, and Tlingit significantly affect American food. The 19th and 20th centuries saw considerable development of American cuisine, mostly because of the inflow of immigrant countries. The development of American food has made it possible for the country's existing great diversity in cuisine specialties, partly influenced by the numerous chefs and television celebrities who helped the culinary arts flourish in America.

AMERICAN FOOD CULTURE & HISTORY:

American cuisine combines a range of foods to create an array of creative meals. American food frequently reflects the history of the nation. It combines and fuses various cuisines worldwide to provide an unusual selection.

Fusion cuisine and global cuisine are two names that have stuck around for American food over time. Even though the food is fusion, other countries and historical periods significantly impact it. Early European settlers in America brought their food, culinary techniques, and fashion, which endured for a very long time.

FISH AND CRUSTACEANS:

The biome where one resided frequently determined what was accessible to capture, much like hunted wildlife. For instance, fish is usually prohibited and frequently inconvenient among the Apache and Navajo peoples of the Southwest, whose domains each would have encompassed portions of New Mexico and Arizona.

 The Apache were generally scared of water because they connected it with thunder; the Navajo believed that fish played a role in the creation tale, and fish were scarce due to the arid desert climate. Nonetheless, fish and shellfish were an important component of the diet of the Lenape people. This tribe formerly inhabited New Jersey, the Delaware River, and the region now New York City. This food was so highly respected in their culture that there is a known and still-performed harvest dance known as the Fish Dance.

COOKING METHODS:

Early Europeans created American food’s foundation by combining American native culinary techniques with early European techniques. Early Europeans frequently grilled meats. Also typical was spat roasting over a pit fire. We frequently cooked root vegetables, in particular directions in the ashes of the fire. Early Native Americans used a method known as "stone boiling" because they lacked pottery that could be used directly over a fire. They heated rocks over a fire, put them in a water kettle, and brought the water to a boil to cook the meat or vegetables.

They also developed adobe ovens, known as hornos by the Spanish in the Southwestern United States, to bake goods like cornmeal bread. Besides using hot rocks or embers to steam food, some regions of America also excavated pit ovens. Using seaweed or corn husks on top of the layers of stones to steam fish, shellfish, and vegetables was one method that New England tribes used frequently.

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS:

Rum and beer were widely drunk in New England before the Revolution because maritime commerce gave them relatively easy access to the ingredients required to make these beverages. Because the principal component, molasses, was easily accessible through commerce with the West Indies, rum was the preferred distilled liquor. Nonetheless, early people frequently observed colonists in the interior drinking whisky since they did not have the same access to sugar cane. They had easy access to the rye and maize they used to make their whisky.

Before the Revolution, many people thought whisky was a harsh liquor inappropriate for human use because they thought it made the poor into rowdy, untidy drunks. With these alcoholic beverages made in the United States, early people may spot imports like wine and brandy on store shelves.