Mitsitam, which means "let's eat" in the Native language of the Delaware and Piscataway People, features indigenous cuisines of the Americas. There are 5 food stations:
- Northern Woodlands- Region that spans from the Atlantic Coast to the Mississippi and from Southern Canada to the Chesapeake
- Mesoamerica- Home of the Papago or "Bean People" and spans from the American Southwest to Mexico and Central America
- South America- Region that encompasses the entire southwestern hemisphere
- Northwest Coast- Region that stretches from Southern Alaska to Northern California
- Great Plains- Region that stretched over the great landscape from Alberta, Canada to Texas
We usually eat at the cafe if we are spending a full day on the mall. At our most recent visit, I put together a meal from the Northern Woodlands station. For an entree, I had maple brined turkey with cranberry maple syrup and green apple compote. The 2 side dishes were smoked turnip puree and bean an corn succotash.
Mitsitam is also great for vegetarians. There is a Plate of Color special which lets you select 4 vegetarian items. For example, at the South America station you could design a meal from options such as
fried yucca, sauteed kale, grille chaote squash, Peruvian lima bean salad, merken oil purple potatoes, white quinoa, or fava bean salad with ricotto pepper vinaigrette.
If you like your meal, but won't be coming back to Washington any time soon, you can pick up the The Mitsitam Cafe Cookbook, which was named the best cookbook in the world at a recent competition in France. The book features the most popular recipes from the cafe.
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- ****^ - 4 1/2 plates out of 5
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