U.S. Geography, Demographics, and North American Cuisine

Flashcards covering U.S. geography, demographics, and North American cuisine based on lecture notes.

Washington, DC

The capital of the United States of America.

United States Surface Area

9,161,923 sq km

United States Population

300 Million

Predominant Religion in the United States

Protestant (51.3%)

Government Type of the United States

Federal constitutional republic

Dominant Language in the United States

English (82.1%)

Buffalo Chicken Wings

Fried chicken wings dipped in hot pepper sauce and served with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks.

Shrimp and Rice Louisiana Style

Sauteed shrimp with onion, celery, ketchup, and cream, served with cooked rice and green peas.

New England Clam Chowder

A soup made with clams, salt pork or bacon, onion, potato, milk, cream, and flour.

Chicken Maryland

Deep-fried chicken served with crispy bacon, corn fritter, and cream sauce.

Yankie Pot Roast

Beef round or top butt browned and braised with onion, celery, carrot, brown stock, and tomato, served with strained and reduced sauce.

Succotash

Corn and lima beans simmered together, seasoned with butter, salt, and pepper, and garnished with diced red sweet pepper.

Sweet Potato Patties with Coconut

Mashed sweet potato patties with egg yolk, sugar, salt, and cinnamon, rolled in coconut and pan-fried in butter.

Waldorf Salad

Mix of diced apple, celery, walnuts, and mayonnaise, folded in whipped cream.

Gumbo

A stew containing sausage, chicken, and shrimp, cooked with onions, celery, pepper, okra, garlic, tomatoes, and rice.

North Carolina BBQ Pork

Pork rubbed with spices and marinated, then roasted and basted with a vinegar-based barbecue sauce, shredded and served on hamburger buns.

Crab Cakes

Crabmeat mixed with sauteed onion and celery, egg, sour cream, cheese, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, and shrimp, shaped into cakes and pan-fried or baked.

Chicken a la King

Chicken breast simmered in broth, served in a cream sauce with sweet peppers and mushrooms, seasoned with sherry wine and paprika.

Club Sandwich

A triple-decker sandwich with toast, mayonnaise, lettuce, chicken, egg, tomato, and bacon.

Lobster Thermidor

Lobster flesh sautéed with onion, garlic, and sherry, then mixed with cream sauce seasoned with nutmeg.

BBQ Sauce

A sauce made with ginger, garlic, onion, hot pepper, white wine, ketchup, honey, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, orange juice, and tomato paste.

Pumpkin Pie

A pie with a filling made from pumpkin, cream, evaporated milk, eggs, sugar, orange zest, vanilla essence, ginger, and cinnamon.