Culinary History Talk: 19th Century California Food from Rancho Era to Railroad Age
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This article describes a talk by Richard Foss about the culinary history of California during the 19th century. It covers the transition from the limited food variety of the Rancho period to the diverse cuisine that emerged after U.S. annexation, driven by immigration, railroads, and steamships that brought imported goods, luxury items, and early convenience foods.
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· 3 pulledFood in California during the Rancho period had little variety, but after the annexation by the United States things changed quickly.
Immigrants with different tastes and skills arrived, and the arrival of railroads and steamships brought imported and luxury items as well as the first convenience foods.
This talk covers what they ate and how they cooked it during a period of extraordinary changes.
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