History of Fusion Food in the US

History of FUSION CUISINE IN THE SA Great Transatlatic Migration (1870-1914) brought following cuisines to the US : CHINESE AFRICAN MEXICAN EUROPEAN ASIAN The word 'Fusion' comes from 'Jazz Fusion' 44% of US foods contain music ethnic flavors FUSION CUISINE TIMELINE AMERICAN-CHINESE 1800 American Chinese first appeared in 1800s San Francisco in luxurious restaurants Chinese cuisine adapted to suit an American palate Dishes include the famous chow mein, chop suey, and sesame chicken ITLALIAN -AMERICAN 1900 Brought over by Italian migrants during 1900s Influences mostly Southern Italian Dishes include chicken parmesan, pepperoni pizza, and garlic bread TEX-MEX 1940 Cuisine appeared in 1940s inTexas Dishes include nachos, chili, fajitas and chimichangas Culinary expert Diana Kennedy popularized Tex Mex in 1970s ASIAN-AMERICAN 1970 Term 'fusion cooking' coined by Norman Van Aken in 1988 French-Asian restaurants invented new, experimental dishes in the 1980s/90s Influenced by French, Mexican and South-East Asian cuisine Dishes include kimchi, pork shoulder and soba noodles 2015 CONTEMPORARY TRENDS Fusion Cultural Vegan, Fusion cuisine is 'mashups' becoming popular e.g. organic, and 'slow food' relying more on authentic ingredients / recipes moving from fine dining to trends rustic street Korean Tacos influencing Fusion cuisine food O Chef Works SOURCES: http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-fusion-cuisine.htm http://articles.latimes.com/1993-09-16/food/fo-35521_1_fusion-cuisine https://multiculturalcookingnetwork.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/the-history-of-fusion-cuisine/ http://www.exquisite-taste-magazine.com/all-editions/may-july-2015/east-meet-west/the-history-of-fusion-cuisine.html http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodasian.html http://www.lagazzettaitaliana.com/italian-food-american-history.aspx http://www.businessinsider.com/authentic-mexican-food-vs-tex-mex-2014-8?IR=T http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/25/the-next-big-cuisine-of-2014-is-tex-mex.html http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodmexican.html http://www.history.com/news/hungry-history/tracing-the-history-of-tex-mex http://www.streetdirectory.com/food_editorials/cuisines/international_cuisine/the_history_of_texmex_cuisine_in_of_course_texas.html http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2012/04/asian_fusion_comeback_american_s_love_hate_relationship_with_asian_inspired_cooking_.2.html http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/07/stinky-spicy-and-delicious-the-radical-reinvention-of-asian-american-food/259864/ http://www.getflavor.com/the-rebirth-of-fusion/3/ http://pregelkeyaccounts.com/keynotes/index.php/2014/12/the-fusion-revolution-the-evolution-of-fusion-cuisine/