Проект " COMPARISON OF AMERICAN AND RUSSIAN CUISINE"

Municipal budgetary educational institution

"Secondary school No. 11

With in-depth study of individual subjects

Zelenodolsk municipal District of the Republic of Tatarstan "

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COMPARISON OF AMERICAN AND RUSSIAN CUISINE

INDIVIDUAL FINAL PROJECT a student of the 8th gra Ergashev Damir in English language

Teacher:

Trofimova Yulia Dmitrievna

Introduction

• The relevance of this topic lies in the fact that it is always interesting for a person to try a new cuisine. We were interested in what is eaten in America and compare our traditional Russian dishes with American cuisine.
• Purpose: to study and compare traditional American and Russian dishes.
• Tasks:
• - to study the features of traditional American and Russian cuisine;
• - compare similar and dissimilar dishes of American and Russian cuisine;
• Hypothesis: There are more differences than similarities in American and Russian cuisines.

• The theoretical and practical significance of the study is the opportunity to learn recipes of traditional American cuisine, which I can share with my friends. I can use this knowledge in my travels.

Historical features of the emergence of American and Russian cuisine

• Traditional English cuisine of the XVII–XVIII centuries is the cuisine of North American Indians. These are boiled corn cobs, corn souffle, corn dogs, corn flakes, tortilla chips (corn chips).

• Then American cuisine was influenced by Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Slavic and other types of cuisines. Therefore, today "American" dishes include: pizza and sausages, pasta and steak . Americans love simple and complex vegetable salads.

In the XX century there was a population growth, especially in cities. The rapid development of industrial production required a lot of effort and time. The solution to the problem was the maximum simplification of food. Semi-finished products began to appear everywhere: hamburgers, sandwiches, hot dogs, French fries, cutlets, Coca-Cola, coffee, etc.Today, fast food restaurants occupy a large place in the field of American public catering.

In America, traditional gala and family dinners are honored. The dishes that are served to the table in this case are always prepared according to traditional family recipes.

Recipes vary by state. Traditional dishes in different states are deep–fried chicken, barbecue, beef schnitzel, crab dishes, ravioli, pizza, burritos, fajitas.

But the main symbol of American cuisine is invariably the Christmas turkey with apples and apple pie.

History of the development of Russian cuisine and traditional dishes

• Abroad, Russian cuisine is associated primarily with pancakes, caviar, pies. Christianity influenced the culinary traditions in the Russian national cuisine. Mushroom and fish dishes, dishes made of grain, vegetables, wild berries and herbs predominate here. Dishes of Russian peasant cuisine were prepared in the oven, so now cooking, stewing, baking are used.

• Russian dishes are easy to prepare. Kurnik, aspic, pies, pies, soup are popular now and form the basis of traditional Russian cuisine. Soup is a traditional dish of Russian cuisine as the first dish for lunch. The most famous traditional soups are cabbage soup, borscht, pickle, solyanka, okroshka. In the old days in Russia, grain was mainly eaten, so there are a lot of cereals in Russian cuisine: wheat, oatmeal, buckwheat.

Meat in Russian cuisine is present almost everywhere: cutlets, chops, goulash with a side dish. Meat in Russia was eaten boiled or baked. Pork, mutton, beef, chickens, ducks, geese, as well as wild boar, moose, wild duck, hare, grouse and quail were consumed.

Bread was eaten mainly rye. Pies with meat, fish, and cottage cheese were made from rye dough. Wheat flour was used to bake rolls, loaf, pancakes, drying, gingerbread, pancakes.The traditional Russian dairy product is cottage cheese with sour cream and cheesecakes.

There were fish in the reservoirs of Russia: sturgeon, trout. The fish was cooked, fried, stewed, baked. Caviar from sturgeon and whitefish was used salted and boiled in vinegar poppy (almond) milk.

The most common meat dish is boiled pork, jelly.

Comparison of American and Russian cuisine

Russian cuisine

American cuisine

• In Russia, the first dish is necessarily soup or borscht.
• In Russia, they eat pancakes with meat .
• In Russia there are many dishes with wild mushrooms and cabbage.
• In Russia, they eat various types of meat .
• In Russia, they love both sweet fruit jelly and jelly.

• In the USA, soups are rarely eaten, mostly mashed soups.
• There are sweet pancakes for dessert in America.
• Americans do not like mushrooms, they usually eat only champignons , and they practically do not eat cabbage.
• Americans eat 3 types of meat: chicken, beef and pork . They don't eat mutton, horse meat, rabbits. Fat is not considered as food at all. Cold jelly with meat (jelly), food is not for an American.

There are similarities in the cuisines of America and Russia.

An example is: apple pies, a large number of potato dishes.

Conclusion

• Conclude: Traditional Russian and American cuisines have more differences than similarities. This is a consequence of the historical formation of our countries, as well as the influence of the peoples and nationalities living in them. But at the same time, we found out that today American recipes influence the culinary preferences of residents of many countries, including Russia.