Ch. 2: Culture & Cultural Practices Article
Shortridge, Barbara G., “A Food Geography of the Great Plains.” The Geographical Review 93, 4 (2003): Pp. 507 – 529.
Discussion Questions
What is the Great Plains stereotypical meal? How does aspects of this meal relate to regional land use?
Why would the Southern Great Plains not choose to cook a roast?
Historically, if you served a JELLO dish it said what about you?
Did any of the articles results about food preferences in the Great Plains surprise you? (Read carefully as you must find and discuss at least one part of the research results that surprised you).
What aspects of the results did not surprise you (as in common sense & be specific)?
Assume that you can cook, what type of meal would you make for a visitor from a different region of our country? (describe in detail your meal)
What restaurant would you bring a visitor that had never been to Southern California?
