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New England Maine
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
FACTORS
CLIMATE
Maine is located in the northeastern corner of the United States. The weather is often warm and humid in the summer time due to Maine being close to a large body of water. They also have relatively short summers. They often times have very cold and long snowy winters
GEOGRAPHY/Maps
Maine is located in the northeastern part of the Untied States bordered by New Hampshire, The Atlantic ocean, and two canadian provinces. Maine has rocky coastlines, thick forests, and low rolling mountains. The capital of Maine is Augusta and its largest city is Portland. Maine is 90 percent forest and that is why its also known as the pine state. Maine is mostly know for its large sea ports.
Key geographical points in Maine are Machias Seal Island, Old Sow,Mt Washington and Mt Kathadin.
AGRICULTURE
Even though Maine has one of the largest coast in the United States and supplies large amounts of seafood they also have a very extensive agricultural society.
Maine fertile soil is perfect for farming . More than 1.3 million acres of land in Maine are being used for agricultural purposes. Maine mainly produces products such as potatoes, milk, poultry ,livestock, eggs, greenhouse/nursery, wild blueberries, and other fruits and vegetables. The most important crop is potatoes.
Part 2 by Adrian: A Brief History
Maine is the largest of the six New England states located in the northeastern corner of the country. Maine became the 23rd state on March 15, 1820, as part of the Missouri Compromise. Maine is bounded by the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, and by New Hampshire. Maine is famous for its rocky coastline, and is the leading U.S. producer of lobsters and blueberries.
Human interaction
Ethnic Influence
Pilgrims arrived to the US in 1620 and John Smith named the region "New England", due to the location and lack of agricultural knowledge the pilgrims accepted the help of the natives. The crops they grown were corn, bean, and cranberries. They used maple trees to get sap and turn it into maple sugar or syrup and seafood became a massive staple in this region.
Ethnic
Religion
The most common religion in New England, Maine is Christianity. Although there are no strict rules on what they eat, but fish is an important part of christianity and the food primarily eaten is seafood.
Religion
Food Prep & Safety Regulations
Food safety regulations in New england Maine are set by the USDA and ServSafe. then the FDA makes sure that restaurants are following thoes rules and guidelines.
Food Prep
Interesting Facts
Facts
- Maine is known for lobster and the entire region is known for clam chowder.
- Cod is so abundant that there is a section of Massachusetts named after it- Cape Cod.
- More than 100 million pounds of lobster were harvested off the coast of Maine in 2011.
- In 1947 a series of fires destroyed more than 200,000 in what is know as "The year Maine burned".
Fisheries
The Department of Inland Fisheries and wildlife oversees Maine's inland fisheries. 90 percent of the country's lobster comes from mains ports. Maine ranked among the top seafood producing States. Commercial fishing in Maine generates 26,000 jobs and is worth $740 million. It depends on just 25 miles of Maine’s coastal waterfront and on 53 fishing ports to get fish to market. Fish such as brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout, landlocked salmon, small-mouth bass, large-mouth bass, pike and musky are caught daily by the Maine fisheries
LATAM
Regional Ingredients
Foods native to Maine are Fiddleheads which are a young fern that is still rolled up.
Ramps which are wild leeks, and like fiddleheads, they only grow in the wild and must be foraged.
Blueberrys which Maine produces 99 percent of Americas blueberry's.
typical and unique cooking methods
-favored cooking techniques are stewing, steaming, and baking. they use many local ingredients, such as squash, corn and local beans, sunflowers, wild turkey, maple syrup, cranberries and dishes such as cornbread
Culinary Ambassador
Traditional dishes
traditional dishes
-we have here Indian Pudding -This steamed mixture of cornmeal, milk and molasses might be even more American than apple pie
-BOILED DINNER. This winter warmer cooks together heaping portions of brisket, potatoes and vegetables.
-RED FLANNEL HASH-It’s essentially all of the same ingredients coarse-chopped and mixed together. When combined, everything takes on a red hue from the beets hence the name. Add an egg on top or cook a few in with the mixture to make a savory brunch dish. For a fancier take, try Martha Stewart’s red flannel hash cakes
-BAKED COD-Try a coating of butter, wine, lemon juice and crumbled-up Ritz crackers, or go with a healthier take via Eating Well that features a topping of diced whole wheat bread, gruyere cheese and paprika
-RHODE ISLAND CLAM CHOWDER-Rhode Island clam chowder has a thin, clear broth that allows the full taste of the clams to come through. That’s why it’s known as the seafood lover’s clam chowder.
Traditional Dish preparations
dish preparation
include much hearty fare influenced by English and Irish cuisines. The Boston North Shore is associated with exceptional roast beef sandwiches, and Boston baked beans are identified by being made with molasses or maple syrup and and flavored with bacon or salt pork
Colaboration with teamates
collaboration
-Being completely honest, from the start it was alright, i was the first one to leave my info so i was like, i did my part, once ashanti set up the group chat, we decided what part we were going to do, and thats it, we went our own ways to complete this project, but shouts to my guy ashanti. ashanti created the prezi and the group chat, so all credit goes to him for making the first steps unto starting our project..