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Article: New-England-Cuisine
by Glenn J Fournier
New England cuisine is a type of American cuisine found in the northeastern region of the United States. There are six states that make up this area known as New England. They are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
New England cooking is characterized by extensive use of seafood and dairy products, which results from its historical reliance on its seaports and fishing industry, as well as extensive dairy farming in states like Vermont. Three outstandingly characteristic ingredients native to New England are maple syrup, salt pork and cranberries.
The Mediterranean herbs are not hardy in much of New England away from the coast: parsley and sage are New England herbs, with a few Caribbean additions like nutmeg. The favored cooking techniques are stewing and baking.
Rhode Island is known for quahog clams, johnny cakes, coffee milk, and pizza strips.
Even today, traditional cuisine remains a strong part of New England's identity. Some of its plates are now enjoyed by the entire United States, including clam chowder, baked beans, and homemade ice cream.
In the past two centuries, New England cooking was strongly influenced and transformed by Irish Americans, the Portuguese fishermen of coastal New England, and Italian Americans.
Currently, the oldest operating restaurant in the United States, the Union Oyster House, is located in Boston, Massachusetts.
Typical New England foods
Various types of seafood (often fried, baked, broiled, or boiled):
Cod, halibut, scrod
Lobster, scallops
Clams, quahogs, mussels, steamers
Apple cider, hot apple cider
Boston baked beans
Boston creme doughnuts and other pastries
Brown bread
Chowder, or more specifically, New England clam chowder
Cranberry juice and cranberry bread
Frappes, or Cabinets in Rhode Island (aka. milkshakes)
Fried clams
Hasty pudding
Ice creams from local dairies as well as companies like Ben & Jerry's
Johnny cakes
Lobster roll
New England Boiled Dinner - corned beef and cabbage, reflecting the Irish heritage of the Boston area.
New England clam bake and New England Clam Boil
Succotash
Famous New England food and drink companies
Ben & Jerry's of South Burlington, Vermont
Boston Beer Company, maker of Samuel Adams, of Boston, Massachusetts
Dunkin' Donuts of Quincy, Massachusetts
Foxon Park Soda of East Haven, Connecticut
Friendly's of Wilbraham, Massachusetts
HP Hood Milk of Charlestown, Massachusetts
Legal Sea Foods, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Union Oyster House, of Boston, Massachusetts
Moxie, of Farmington, Maine, the official soft drink of Maine
Necco Wafers of Boston, Massachusetts
Glenn J Fournier has been cooking for 40 years. He believes the key to successful cooking is to cook by the book. Get recipes from his new site at; http://www.InternetRecipeClub.com
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