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bobypop

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Why and how were Senegal and West Africa an important influence on Caribbean, Mexican, and American Southern cuisine?
 
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Question 2

Assuming that this is the total appetizer category of the menu, the product mix would be:
 
  a. 42
  b. 41
  c. 40
  d. 39



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Answer to Question 1

The influence of Senegal and West Africa on Caribbean, Mexican, and American
Southern cuisine is a result of slave trade. Slaves were exported from West Africa
over hundreds of years to the Caribbean, Mexico, and the United States. Those
slaves brought watermelon, black-eyed peas, kidney beans, peanuts, and okra to
the New World where they were embraced into those cuisines. In addition to
ingredients the cooking techniques of Senegal and West Africa migrated with the
slaves to the New World.

Answer to Question 2

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