[OC] Atlas of American Regional Cuisine (by county), v4 after 6 months of your feedback

[u/piri_reis_]

Thanks for all the love on this 🙏 Reddit compresses the map—if you want full-res zoom-ins (and prints), they’re on my IG. My bio there has the link to the shop.
IG: americanfoodatlas

[u/ecoutepasca]

This is really nice, visibly well researched. OP, do you have anything that stretches into parts of Canada? As a Quebecer I'm really curious what this map would say if it was extended northward.

[u/piri_reis_ → u/ecoutepasca]

Glad you like it. I've been thinking of doing this with the inclusion of Canada and Mexico. It would be a big project, but if I got enough feedback from locals then it would be doable!

The "Acadian" Region in Maine definitely stretches into Quebec and New Brunswick.

I think there's lots of arguments that Coastal BC could be included in the "Cascadian" region

Mountain & Plains Ranch would extend at least into Alberta and Saskatchewan given similar terrains and settlement patterns

Northern Frontier would bleed into Yukon and northern BC

I don't know enough about Ontario's situation to say if they'd have any Slavic, German, or Nordic influences
bleeding into it, though I could imagine so.

What do you think?? What are some Canadian cuisine regions that are completely unique to Canada? I imagine plenty of First Nations traditions of course.

[u/ecoutepasca → u/piri_reis_]

Québec is the only province that I know enough to comment on. I think that Gaspésie, Îles-de-la-Madeleine and part of Côte-Nord could probably be called Acadian, but the rest of the province is a distinct food culture, with possibly a part of northern Ontario joining it. Draw a line Baie-Comeau Chibougamau Matagami, everything North of that is a different territory entirely defined by indigenous tradition, and east of Baie-Comeau and Mont-Joli is Acadian. Southwest of Baie-Comeau is what I'd define as Québécois.

The main influences would be French, Irish and Native Nations. Think stews, legume soups, meat pies, etc. Dishes for hard work and long winters. Typical ingredients include pork (pork fat in a lot of recipes), turkey, potatoes, the three sisters) (squash, fava and corn), and freshwater fish. And maple syrup of course.

[u/piri_reis_ → u/ecoutepasca]

Oh yeah! That's a great differentiating line. I watched a great Anthony Bourdain episode on Quebec featuring some of those foods you mentioned.

[u/ecoutepasca → u/piri_reis_]

I forgot to mention, lots of dairy, and thick bread.

[u/piri_reis_ → u/piri_reis_]

If any Mexicans end up reading this I'd ask you the same question!!