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Immigration In The 1920's Essay

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Between the 1840’s and 1920’s the major wave of immigrants that came to America brought their cultures and ways of life along with them. It is because of this that immigration had a huge impact on food in the United States. Early immigration, mostly the Irish, Dutch, and English, brought many basic foods and alcohol as well. Later in the 1800’s Central, Eastern, and Northern European immigrants brought meats, kosher foods, seafood, pastries, and beer. The French and many Southern European Immigrants gave Americans pasta, chicken, pizza, crawfish, and lots more. Even Latin American, Caribbean, African, Arab, and Asian immigrants made their impact on American cuisine.
Early immigration, especially the wave of Irish immigrants in the 1840’s, provided Americans with everyday foods and alcohol. The English brought cattle, swine, poultry, and honeybees with them when they first came to the United States. They also introduced wheat, barley, rye, and fruit trees to the Native Americans. The first English settlers had a rather plain diet, consisting of cod and preserved beef, so most of meals they brought were basic. Their more popular dishes included succotash, a mixture of beef and corn, and baked beans with salt pork and maple syrup. Dutch settlers ate richer foods and ate more fruits and …show more content…

Since most Chinese are lactose intolerant, they did not eat dairy products. Many Chinese cooks created inauthentic meals to non-Chinese diners and authentic dishes to their ethnic customers. Japanese immigrants purchased rice, soy products, and fish from Japanese importers and grew their own vegetables to create meals similar to those in Japan. Japanese immigrants also ate mochi, roasted rice cakes, and Chinese immigrants prepared mooncakes, rich pastries traditionally containing the yolks of salted duck eggs and lotus seed

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