Fusion Cooking was a term that I was not very familiar with. I had heard it referenced in an old Learning Zone Express video titled The History of American Cuisine several years ago, but that was the extent of it.  However, it was recently brought up again in an email conversation I was having with Minnesota FACS teacher, Coleen K. Guhl who has supplied the majority of fusion cooking resources below that she has shared with me and/or uses with her students when studying regional foods and cuisine. So, a big “thank you” to Coleen for helping me learn more about this unique blending of regional and global cuisines!

Background Information

When I started reading up on fusion cooking, I found a lot of in-depth articles. However, because this would be used with high school students, I wanted to keep things fairly simple. So, below you will find a variety of resources to use as you put together your own unique unit, lesson or lab on fusion cooking.

• The Fusion Revolution:  The Evolution of Fusion Cuisine
• When Worlds Collide
• The History of Fusion Cuisine
• What is Fusion Cuisine? (YouTube)
• Fusion Cuisine in NYC (YouTube)

Assignments

The fusion cuisine regional pizza and hot dog assignments have been shared by Coleen K. Guhl along with links to many recipes her students have successfully prepared in foods labs.

• Regional PIZZA ASSIGNMENT (PDF)
• Regional pizza_ dogs 1 (PDF)
• Regional pizza_dogs 2 (PDF)
• Regional pizza _dogs 3 (PDF)

Fusion Recipes & Lab Ideas

• True Cheeseburger Pizza Recipe
• California Pizza Kitchen Thai Chicken Pizza
• Easy Taco Pizza Recipe
• Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Pizza
• Chicken Alfredo Pizza
• Bubble Tea Recipes
• California Roll Salad Recipe
• 20+ Best Italian Amazing Ways to Combine Italian & Mexican Food
• Fusion Recipes
• Buddha Bowl Recipes
• Pasta Fusion Recipes  (Remember the television show iCarly and the trending Spaghetti Tacos? Yep, it’s simple in concept, but a fusion food none the less!)
• Master Fusion Cooking with Three Spices

Additional Resources

• Gourmet Burger Builder–Fusion Food (slide share)
• Fusion Recipes
• Wolfgang Puck: Asian flavors, Western cooking techniques join forces

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