Key Ingredients : A

This is the online educational companion to the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibition Key Ingredients: America by Food. Explore the two ingredients that are key to American cuisine – regional traditions and international influences.

500 years of  American Food
The American Cookbook Project
Eating Across America

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Learn about the traveling exhibition »

mom and son canning together

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Currently at these locations

Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science and Technology
Richland, WA

Edgefield County Peach Museum
Johnston, SC

Lyman Museum
Hilo, HI

McDuffie Museum
Thomson, GA

Morris County Library/Morris County Historical Society
Whippany, NJ

View the traveling exhibition schedule train