Figure 2. AMERICAS (35 countries).

 

Country         Dish    Ingredients from Old World (OW)             American ingredients (A)

Canada                        Poutine           OW: (2) cheese, poutine sauce.[1]         A: (1) potato.

United States   Hamburger    OW: (9) bread, beef, cheddar cheese, onion, gherkin, fresh cream, parsley, shallot.           A: (1) tomato.

Belize              Rice and beans and Chicken Stew  OW: (9) rice, coconut milk, chicken, black   pepper, onion, garlic, bacon, sugar, vinegar, (oil).     A: (3) red beans, peppers, paprika.

Costa Rica       Gallo pinto     OW: (5): rice, onion, coriander, Worcestershire sauce, (oil), black pepper.            A: (3) black beans, pepper, salsa lizano.

Guatamala       Pepian             OW: (8) chicken, sesame, onion, cinnamon, clove, chicken stock,   olive oil, pain de mie. A: (5) pumpkin seeds, chili, tomato, green tomato, sunflower oil.

Honduras        Plato Tipico   OW: (9) beef, chorizo, chicken, pork, plantain, rice, lettuce, black pepper, cream.                        A: (1) frijoles - red beans.

Mexico            Mole Poblano            OW: (14) onion, garlic, bread, plantain, almond, sugar, clove,         bay leaf, chicken, olive oil, black pepper, raisin, sesame seed.   A: (9) ancho chili,       chipotle chili, dried tortilla chili, dried mulato chili, dried pasilla     chili, tomato, peanut, pumpkin seed, chocolate.

Nicaragua        Gallo pinto     OW: (5): rice, onion, coriander, Worcestershire sauce, (oil), black pepper. A: (3) red beans, pepper, salsa lizano.

Panama            Sancocho        OW: (10) chicken, plantain, onion, chicken stock cube, cumin, black          pepper, fines herbs, olive oil, coriander leaf, oregano. A: (3) potato, maize, tomato.

El Salvador     Pupusa           OW: (10) onion, garlic, cheddar, black pepper, white cabbage, carrot,         dried oregano, coconut vinegar, vinegar, sugar. A: (7) maize (manseca), red beans, tomato.   chili, sunflower seed oil, paprika, mild green chili.

Argentina        Asado             OW: (7) beef, chorizo, kid, chicken, lettuce, olive oil, chimichurri (parsley, garlic, olive oil, oregano, red wine vinegar).            A: (2) potato, maize.

Bolivia             Salteña           OW: (12) wheat flour, margarine, sugar, egg, minced meat, petit pois,        gelatine, onion, parsley, oregano, black pepper.            A: (2) potato, red pepper.

Brazil               Feijoada         OW: (9) salted pork (meat, ribs, tail, ear, chops, trotter), chorizo,    smoked pork sausage, bacon, coriander, onion, bay leaf, chive, orange.  A: (2) black     beans, habanero chili.

Chile    Empanada     OW: (8) wheat flour, olive oil, beef, sausage meat, green olive, onion, egg             yoke, raisin.     A: (1) tomato.

Colombia         Ajiaco             OW: (8) chicken, cream, celery, caper, garlic, coriander, chicken    stock cube, black pepper.        A: (6) pastuca potato, sabanera potato, criolla potato, maize,           guasca (Galinsoga parviflora), avocado.

Ecuador           Ceviche           OW: (8) (prawns, fish), lemon or lime, orange, olive oil, white        vinegar, mustard, black pepper.          A: (2) tomato, ketchup.

Guyana            Pepperpot      OW: (9) beef, pork (meat, trotter, tail), cinnamon, sugar, onion, garlic,       basil, thyme, black pepper.     A: (2) Cassareep (cassava sauce), red pepper.

Paraguay         La Sopa Paraguaya   OW: (6) onion, egg, cheese (young gouda), milk, fresh        cream.             A: (2) fine maize flour, maize kernels.

Peru     Ceviche           OW: (4) (white fish) (prawns, squid, scallop), lime, red onion, coriander,   black pepper.               A: (5)  red pepper, maize, sweet potato, chili, tomato.

Suriname         Pinda soup with tomtom.     OW: (6) onion, garlic, carrot, celery, vegetable stock,          black pepper. A: (5) potato, chili, cayenne, peanut butter, maize kernels, (peanuts).

Uruguay          Chivito           OW: (9) bread, bacon, beef, egg, black forest ham, mayonnaise,      provolone (cheese), lettuce, onion.     A: (1) tomato.

Venezuela        Pabellón Criollo        OW: (10) beef, onion, leek, rice, garlic, beef stock cube, black        pepper, saffron, cumin, plantain, (oil).           A: (4) peppers, tomato, black-bean, chili.

Antigua and Barbuda Fungi and pepperpot            OW: (14) Salted beef, okra, butter, assorted meat, onion, garlic, spinach, aubergine, petit pois, clove, thyme, chive, margarine, black            pepper, (vegetable oil).           A: (5) maize, papaya, pumpkin, squash,        ketchup.

Bahamas          Crack Conch OW: (10) wheat, black pepper, garlic powder, thyme, egg, pigeon   peas, rice, onion, bacon.         A: (2) crack conches (local variety?), tomato.

Barbados         Cou Cou and Flying fish      OW: (11) okra, butter, (flying fish), onion, garlic,     celery, bay leaf, curry, mustard, sugar, mixed herbs. A: (4) red pepper, maize, tomato,            ketchup.

Cuba    Moros y Cristianos   OW: (10) olive oil, onion, garlic, cumin, oregano, bay leaf, white   vinegar, black pepper, rice, chicken stock.    A: (3) black beans, green pepper,     tomato             concentrate.

Dominica         Mountain chicken[2]    OW: (7) lime, garlic, black pepper, vinegar, thyme, wheat   flour, butter.    A (1) native frog (Crapaud).

Dominican Republic   Sancocho        OW: (15) beef, chicken, pork, lemon, garlic, onion, black    pepper, olive oil, sugar, plantain, basil, oregano, parsley, stock cube, mixed spices, (yam).                  A: (6) tomato concentrate, manioc, potatoes, maize,             squash, pumpkin.

Granada           Oil Down       OW: (9) Salted meat, coconut milk, celery, thyme, chive, onion,     garlic. A: (2) red chili, habanero chili.

Haiti                Griots with rice and beans   OW: (7) pork, onion, orange, black pepper, thyme.   rice, butter.      A: (3) red beans, green chili, red chili.

Jamaica            Ackee and Salt fish   OW: (5) ackee, (salted cod), onion, shallot, thyme, black     pepper, (vegetable oil).           (A): (2) tomato, red chili.

St Kitts and Nevis       Stewed salt fish with dumplings, spicy plantain and breadfruit. OW: (13)        (salted cod), garlic, (veg. oil), margarine, shallot, parsley, onion, black pepper, plantain,          ginger, coconut, wheat flour, breadfruit, thyme, chicken stock.        A: (4) green pepper,    tomato, small chili, red pepper.

St Lucia           Green Fig and Salt Fish       OW: (7) green bananas, (salted cod), cheddar, milk,             lime, onion, black pepper, bread crumbs.       A: (2) pepper, tomato.

St Vincent and the Grenadines           Roast Breadfruit and Fried Jack fish         OW: (8)          (fish), breadfruit, lemon, onion, chives, thyme, garlic, black pepper, wheat flour, (oil).                     A: (0).

Trinidad and Tobago  Crab and Callaloo    OW: (8) taro leaves, okra, thyme, garlic, salted pig’s            tail, coconut, (crab), onion.    A: (2) squash, habanero chili.

 

 



[1] Poutine sauce, light beef and/or chicken stock, vegetarian versions available. Is this a Quebecois dish and not an all Canada dish?

[2] Callaloo has also been called the national dish.