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I would like to try and recreate traditional native american dishes to experience what it was like
depending on the tribe / geographical location, corn would have been a common staple food
they could probably grind it by stone and make a mush like grits, I think some of the elder NA with poor teeth or missing teeth would probably eat something like that , kind of like a porridge
lots of flat bread / fry bread
wild berries / fruits / vegetables / roots / lots of squash and dried meats to make it through the winter
some tribes were more of the hunter / gatherer and some farmed
they would often make fish traps on the lakes by piling rocks in a certain position so the fish would be trapped when the water levels changed
smoking the meat was a common practice to preserve it
a common way some cooked fish was on a stick over an open fire, they also had clay ovens, so they could bake or possibly roast meat.
anybody know of other methods or ways they prepared foods?
they also sometimes boiled the meat in baskets or pottery and they would have cooked meat and could also make use of what was left and drink it like a soup.
You will have to do a lot of research as there is no common menu or food preparations over the hundreds of Native American tribes. Furthermore, you will be hard pressed to find Native Americans who still adhere to traditional foods and menus.
Some of the absolutely WORST grocery stores that I have seen are located on reservations. What I mean by worst is the lack of quality, nutritious foods.
they use to dig clams and pick lobsters from he tidal bays
and here is how they would cook a lobster bake
they would build a big fire around good sized rocks when the fire reduced to embers - the Indians would blanket ready picked seaweed on the hot rocks,,then put the lobsters and clams on the seaweed - then they would cover the lobsters, clams and fish will another layer of seaweed
which gave an awesome smoked flavor
we use to do something close to this on the 4th of july family gathering,,we would go to a small island,,light a big fire and cooke lots of lobsters and clams,,, delicious!
they use to dig clams and pick lobsters from he tidal bays
and here is how they would cook a lobster bake
they would build a big fire around good sized rocks when the fire reduced to embers - the Indians would blanket ready picked seaweed on the hot rocks,,then put the lobsters and clams on the seaweed - then they would cover the lobsters, clams and fish will another layer of seaweed
which gave an awesome smoked flavor
we use to do something close to this on the 4th of july family gathering,,we would go to a small island,,light a big fire and cooke lots of lobsters and clams,,, delicious!
Fry bread's only traditional in the sense that it became a common food due to being able to be made from basic government rations provided during tribal relocation to reservation lands. Some tribal nations consider it symbolic of oppression.
Last edited by TabulaRasa; 04-10-2016 at 04:17 PM..
Fry bread's only traditional in the sense that it became a common food due to being able to be made from basic government rations provided during trial relocation to reservation lands. Some tribal nations consider it symbolic of oppression.
And for others, it is a very significant source of revenue for many families.
It's also an incredibly common food, depending on tribe...hard to find a powwow where it's not being served. It's just not traditional in the sense of actual indigenous cuisine, if that's what the OP is going for.
The mainstays of the New England/Canadian Native American tribes were beans, corn and squash, aka the three sisters.
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