Looking Back

Italian cuisines has roots as far back as the 4th century BCE, one of the many dishes to be categorized as Italian cooking is Spaghetti and meatballs. The dish itself was not created for many years through the migration of the Italian people to America, as well as Americans to Italy. Much food for North America was grown in Italy and made use of the poor to cultivate land and produce crops for overseas, it wasn’t until 1870 to 1920 that one third of Italy’s population migrated to North America in search of work. By this time, the tomatoes and wheat fields that North America had been growing in Italy had become a cheap and available food source to the general public of Sicily and it’s surrounding areas. Of course, when the migrants came to North America, they also brought their taste for these foods. Since such a large amount of Italians migrated and the general demand for these staple foods was in demand, canning factories in New York began buying cheap beef(currently known as meatballs) and grinding it to be added in with the Italian’s wheat and tomatoes. The food caught on and is now available almost anywhere worldwide, through the demand initially created by a great migration, food culture once again expanded to incorporate a new dish.

Indian cuisine consists of thousands of regional cuisines, which date back thousands of years. These dishes use various Indian spices, herbs, vegetables and fruit. Indian cuisine also varies from region to region, reflecting the varied demographics. Indian cuisine has influenced cuisines across the world, especially those from Southeast Asia and the Caribbean. A survey held in 2007 revealed that more than 1,200 Indian food products have been introduced in the United States since 2000. There are numerous Indian restaurants and are quite diverse based on regional culture and climate. Major cuisines are North Indian and South Indian. Most of the Indian restaurants in the United States serve Americanized versions