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U.S. Food Regions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What region is known for tortillas, rice and beans.

a)

Southwest

b)

Midwest

c)

South

d)

Northeast

2.

Illinois, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut- Northeast (Which state doesn't belong)

a)

Vermont

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Illinois

d)

New Hampshire

3.

What region is knows for it's Boston Baked Beans

a)

Midwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

4.

This regions food was inspired by Hungarian, Scandinavian, and other European settlers.

a)

South

b)

Southwest

c)

Northwest

d)

MIdwest

5.

The midwest states are: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Tennessee, Ohio, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, & Wisconsin, which state doesn't belong?

a)

Illinois

b)

Iowa

c)

Missouri

d)

Tennessee

6.

What is a Hungarian stew made with beef and vegetables and flavored with paprika.

a)

Spaghetti

b)

Goulash

c)

Venison

d)

Chowder

7.

A region inspired by Spanish and Mexican emphasis, as well as elements of Central America and Asia.

a)

Northwest

b)

West

c)

Midwest

d)

South

8.

This region has a wide variety of seafood

and is the leader in apple production.

a)

Northwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Midwest

d)

West

9.

The staple foods in this region include:

Rice

Corn

Peanuts

Sesame seeds

Sweet potatoes

Pork

a)

Midwest

b)

South

c)

Northeast

d)

Northwest

10.

Elements of Asian cuisine along Pacific coast are known here

a)

West

b)

Hawaii

c)

Northwest

d)

Canada

11.

The southern states include: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia; which doesn't belong?

a)

Alabama

b)

North Carolina

c)

Missouri

d)

Tennessee

12.

Creole and Cajun cuisine is specific to what state?

a)

Tennessee

b)

Louisiana

c)

Georgia

d)

Mississippi

13.

beans and corn, which is originally a Native American dish.

a)

goulash

b)

luau

c)

succotash

d)

etouffee'

14.

rice dish cooks ham, seafood, chicken, and sausages with rice, vegetables, and seasonings.

a)

creole

b)

jambalaya

c)

gumbo

d)

etouffee'

15.

mixed heritage, cooking began in the 1700’s from the French settled in New Orleans. It blends African, French, Spanish, Caribbean, and Native American.

a)

creole

b)

jambalaya

c)

etouffee'

d)

luau

16.

combines the Spanish custom of mixing seafood and meat with French-style andouille sausages.

a)

gumbo

b)

goulash

c)

etouffee'

d)

creole

17.

this French word means “smothered.” Shrimp or crawfish are cooked in a liquid or sauce.

a)

gumbo

b)

creole

c)

etouffee'

d)

goulash

18.

a Hungarian stew with beef and vegetables and flavored with paprika

a)

luau

b)

creole

c)

gumbo

d)

goulash

19.

a San Francisco fish stew originally made at Fisherman’s Wharf.

a)

goulosh

b)

creole

c)

cioppiono

d)

luau

20.

a celebratory meal cooked in a pit. Dishes would include, lomi lomi (salmon cut into pieces with tomatoes and onions) and haupia (a coconut flavored pudding)

a)

poke

b)

goulosh

c)

creole

d)

luau

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