Food Preparation and Cooking
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Social Science
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Ceremonies, Rites, Rituals, Food, Cooking, Cuisine
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Canada, United States
Article abstract: Cooking techniques among indigenous North American peoples varied according to whether a tribe was mobile or sedentary and whether it used pottery
Most foods in traditional North American Indian cuisines were eaten cooked. While a few, such as animal livers and berries, commonly were eaten raw, the rest were transformed through techniques constrained by the available ingredients, technology, and energy sources.
The greatest constraints surrounded heat for cooking. Much of North America had plentiful wood supplies, though parts of the...
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