Food in the U.S.A.
-New England-
Connecticut
Connecticut claims the world's first lollipop was made there, in New Haven in 1908.
The hamburger was also probably made and sold for the first time in New Haven in 1900. The owner of a placed called Louis' Lunch made hamburgers from the trimmings of the steak he used for steak sandwiches. Hamburgers were served on a plate with onions and home fries. Once a customer was in a hurry and he asked the owner to put the hamburger between two pieces of bread so he could take it with him.
Domestic ducks were first raised in Connecticut after a clipper ship brought some Peking ducks on its return from a trip to China.
CONNECTICUT FOODS
Connecticut displays a typical New England cuisine, common to very much of the North East, including plenty of seafood, of course, often cooked into chowders, boiled or steamed.
If you are invited to a family dinner, you could be offered clams, lobster or mussels, frehs from the Long Island sound, accompanied by corn and baked beans. The gatering could finish with a fruit and nut pie or cobbler. Berries are favorite fruits.
Connecticut farms produce dairy and poultry, grow vegetables… and mushrooms. You will also find apples, pears in the orchards.
Connecticut has a long coastline and an active fishing industry. Clams, oysters, scallops, and flounder are big catches.
…and food events
Look for the Lobster Weekend at Mystic in May, or the Oyster Festival in the city of Norwalk, on Labor Day, celebrating the history of the city’s oyster industry.
RECIPES FROM CONNECTICUT
Apple crisp - Basic apple sauce - Best apple pie - Election Day cake
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