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, due Wednesday October 30 at midnight Paper copy of single page cover sheet (this page) due Thursday October 31st in class 1. Name of topic: Cuban food, its influences, and cultures it has influenced 2. Titles/brief descriptions of 10 interesting images 1. Cuban Empanadas Empanadas are one of the many tapas (appetizers) that Cubans like to indulge in. They are usually made in bulk and shared with family and friends. The empanada is one of the well-known pastries in Latin America. Many different countries have their own adaption. This adaption is with beef, raisons, onions, green pimento olives, and eggs (my moms way)

2. Pastelito de Guayaba Pastelitos de Guayaba (Guava Pastries) are probably one of my favorite desserts. These tapas tend to go without leftovers. Usually using a sheet of pastry paper, the dough is then filled with cream cheese, guava, and baked in the oven. Thus leaving you with fluffy, jam filled deliciousness.

3. Medianoche (aka Cubano) This is by FAR my favorite sandwich. Usually put on a sweet bread roll and filled with turkey and ham. This sandwich gets its name by the time it is usually eaten, midnight. My mother used to tell me that after family holidays, when the hosts were left with all the leftovers, one would usually make themselves an evening sandwich with the leftovers. Nom, thats what delicious snack .

4. Platanos Many seem to believe that platanos and bananas are the same, but they arent platanos (plantains) are tougher in tecture and more meatier in taste. They are not sweet at all. There are many ways to cook platanos, however, the most popular include frying and boiling and sauting. Each provide a different taste and texture.

5. Mariquitas CHIPS! Who doesnt like chips? The crispy potatoes with their different flavors nom! What if I said there are chips made out of plantains! These banana replicas are nothing like the store bought banana chips, they are mild in flavor, with no sweetness, and taste exactly almost exactly like regular chips, but better.

6. Platanos Maduros Everyone in my family likes these, except me. Maybe it is my Mexican side who loves spicy food, but eh, I cant se em to enjoy these. So anyways, these are sauted plantains. Most people cook them with with sugar while cooked on low heat on a stove. They start to caramelize and turn sweet and soft. Opposite of what they usually do. This is also another tapas dish, usually served before the meal with a side of dipping sauce. Or they could be topped with crema (milkier sour cream, and creamier).

7. Yucca! Yucca chips, yucca stew, yucca root! Yucca root is yummy! I love these as fries, in a stew, baked. These are so versatile, its amazing. However, to make these is hell. It takes so much work to peel and cut these. The skin is waxy, and the meat is hard, however, after putting in a stew, they soften right up, and they are usually replaced for potatoes.

8. Paella This former Spanish rice dish has become extremely popular in Cuba. My mom used to make it in bulk. A giant baking dish willed with rice, seafood, meat, sausage. It was like the quiche of Cuba, you threw everything in, and the cooked rice, and you bake it. It would take up SO much time, but is one of the most delicious things I have ever had.

9. Arroz Frito Believe it or not, Cuban has it to. When a large number of Chinese migrated to Cuba, it was hard for them to not pick up on a few tricks with their food. My mom told me as a child, she never knew that fried rice was Chinese until she had gone to a Chinese restaurant with her father and he explained to her that the origins were not from Cuba.

10. Chinese. The last thing I want to mention is not a food dish, but a food genre in Cuba. Many know of the lineage line between Cuba and Spain, but few know about the influence that the Chinese had on this culture as well. This photo is during the time when Fidel was fighting for independence for his people. At the time, and still today, he was supported by the Chinese residents in Cuba. Still there today, they continue to live influencing the culture, and having their culture influenced.

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Title/description of 1 video clip, sound recording, documentary or movie: Chinese Immigrants in Cuba In the 1800s Chinese were shipped to work, only a few hundred remain, and they love it there! Inside Jewish Cuba: A JDC Entwine Experience Just something interesting.

4. A very basic chronology (10 events) of your phenomenon or place Year Event 1492 Start of Spanish Immigration to Cuba 1847 Chinese immigration to Cuba 1898 End of Spanish Immigration to Cuba when taken over by US 1902 Nominal Independence given to Cuba 1952 Fulgencio Batista Jerk Dictator 1959 Cuban revolution against Batista/ Start of Cuban Immigration to America Fulgencio Batista kicked out 1959 Fidel Castro takes control 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis 1973 End of Cuban Immigration to America

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A 3-sentence description of what you consider to be the most pivotal event or moment in the history of your topic:

I believe that the Chinese immigration to Cuba is the most important point in my topic. There is such an influence the Chinese had on Cuban cuisine, even causing for a new dish to be created in Cuba. Even throughout time, the Chinese have stayed in Cuba, and have continued to influence the Cuban cuisine and culture today. 6. A list of 3 people who were central to your topic with 5-10 words about who they were 1. Fidel Castro- Freed cuba from the evil reign of Fulgencio Batista!

2. Fulgencio Batista Ruthless dictator that only cared for himself, and not his people. 3. Rockefeller- My family and 99 others were moved here to America because of him 7. A list of 3 ways in which your topic intersects with world history. 1. Chinese immigration to Cuba 2. Latin adaptions to Cuban food 3. Migration from Cuba to America, and South America, and Europe The name of a person who appears to be a true expert about your topic: Chef Guillermo Pernot The names of 3 books fiction, history, geography, or any other genre pertaining to your topic that sound at least KIND of interesting to you. 1. The Island of Eternal Love 2. The Cuba Commission Report: A Hidden History of the Chinese in Cuba. 3. The Cubans, Our Footprints Across America

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10. 3 newspaper or magazine articles related to your topic. Medics in Cuba (unrelated, but touching) Cuban Influences (Blog) Mozart and Cuba 11. Remaining questions, scholarly sources, anything else: Connection to Cuba