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The Western United States has its own cuisine, distinct in various ways from that of the rest of the country.〔(Western USA Cooks - Community - Allrecipes )〕 Those states west of Texas, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska would be considered part of this area, as would, in some cases, western parts of adjoining states.〔(Cuisine of the West Coast Article - Allrecipes.com )〕 The locavore movement is increasingly influential, as is the concept of sustainability.〔(Pacific Northwest Cuisine, America Eats, from Life in the USA: The Complete Guide for Immigrants and Americans )〕 The influence of the Native American cultures of each area, but especially in the Northwest and in Navajo country,〔(Navajo Food - Traditional Navajo foods like beans, squash and corn )〕 is important in the cuisine picture of the Western United States.〔^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n29_v28/ai_15627952〕 ==Overview== In the Northwest, Oregon, and Washington, various specialties involving salmon, perhaps grilled over a wood fire, and such naturally occurring foodstuffs〔 as blackberries and mushrooms may often be served in forms close to those in which they naturally occur as regional cuisine. The bounty of the land and those things the hunter-gatherers and fisherpeople found in abundance are major influences. In the Plains/Mountain States, such as Utah, Montana, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and Wyoming, cowboy/ranch culture is a factor, and variations on the beef theme, outdoor cooking, and such events as chuckwagon dinners abound on dude ranches and at other tourist locations.〔(Jackson Hole Chuckwagon Dinners )〕 Hunting is still important in the West, and wild game is part of the cuisine.〔http://chefscollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/cc-game-communique.pdf〕 Rocky Mountain oysters are certainly a part of Western regional food served up for the delight of squeamish tourists.〔(Rocky Mountain Oysters, prairie oysters, Montana tendergroins, cowboy caviar, swinging beef, calf fries )〕 A growing wine industry is of great importance along the West Coast and increasingly important inland and to the north, not only in California.〔(脱毛・両ヒザ！担当スタッフ制の銀座カラーでムダ毛撲滅！ )〕 Along the coast, seafood is important.〔 The evolution of California Cuisine〔http://berncity.tripod.com/California.html〕 and the influence of Alice Waters are major factors in what could be called regional cuisine of the West.〔 The slow food and local food movements are parts of this phenomenon. The influence of the Pacific Rim is huge along the coast, and fusion cuisine,〔http://www.abaoc.org/Events/AsianFusion/meet-the-chefs-part2.php〕 along with interesting Asian-influenced and Mexican-influenced drinks,〔http://www.nightclub.com/NCB_Magazine/NCB_March_2007/The_Tequila_Trinity/〕 has become extremely popular.〔 Near Mexico, the influence of that country is important in food, with the culture of Mexico spreading as workers move farther from the border.〔(Hispanic American Influence on the U. S. Food Industry )〕 The food of other Latin American countries can also be found and is increasingly an influence, with the food described as Nuevo Latino more and more often seen. Throughout the West in areas where sheep ranching/sheep herding is important (Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, eastern Washington, eastern California, other nearby states) restaurants featuring Basque cuisine can be found.〔http://www.batw.org/news/member-news/bob-cooper_august-2012/〕 They are usually family-style, featuring large tables where diners sit with other parties and share serving dishes which are passed around the table.〔(Buber's Basque Page: Basque Restaurants of the United States )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cuisine of the Western United States」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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