Fortifying the frontier from Spanish incursion, and securing it against potential uprisings by American Indians, was important to United States policy, and it established a chain of forts along its southern border.

Fortifying himself with defensive techniques from the Songhai tradition, Coulibaly created a thousand-man army and a navy of war canoes to patrol the Niger River, staffing both with men already captured in his conquests.

Fortifying Ueda Castle, Masayuki fought against Tokugawa Hidetada's 38, 000 men with only 2, 000 soldiers.

Fortifying the easily defended hills and expanding his reach with cavalry raids, he fought against his enemies with some success, despite not adopting the Zulu tactics, as many other clans had done.

Fortifying the capital with Songhai techniques, Bitòn Kulubali built an army of several thousand men and a navy of war canoes to patrol the Niger.

Because individual classes of foods differ in their requirements for preservation, a number of methods have been developed over the years involving one or a combination of procedures such as dehydration, fermentation, salting, chemical treatment, canning, refrigeration, and freezing.

American chemists, seeking to increase exports of soybeans, have adapted modern techniques and fermentation methods to improve their use in such traditional Japanese foods as tofu and miso and in tempeh of Indonesia.

Words primarily used in Austria are Jänner ( January ) rather than Januar, heuer ( this year ) rather than dieses Jahr, Stiege ( stairs ) instead of Treppe, Rauchfang ( chimney ) instead of Schornstein, many administrative, legal and political terms – and a whole series of foods and vegetables such as: Erdäpfel ( potatoes ) German Kartoffeln ( but Dutch Aardappel ), Schlagobers ( whipped cream ) German Schlagsahne, Faschiertes ( ground beef ) German Hackfleisch, Fisolen ( green beans ) German Gartenbohne ( but Czech fazole and Italian fagioli ), Karfiol ( cauliflower ) German Blumenkohl ( but Italian cavolfiore ), Kohlsprossen ( Brussels sprouts ) German Rosenkohl, Marillen ( apricots ) German Aprikosen but Slovak marhuľa, Paradeiser ( tomatoes ) German Tomaten, Palatschinken ( pancakes ) German Pfannkuchen ( but Czech palačinky ), Topfen ( a semi-sweet cottage cheese ) German Quark and Kren ( horseradish ) German Meerrettich ( but Czech křen ).

For some communities such as in Papua New Guinea and South America ( except Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Bolivia ), spiders are included in traditional foods.

The names of foods are different as well, such as Manapua, from Hawaiian meaning " chewed up pork " for dim sum bao, though the meat is not necessarily pork.

Examples of pre-packed American meals include various casserole type dishes such as Hamburger Helper, as well as bakeable and microwaveable foods such as Hot Pockets, frozen pizzas, frozen burritos, and various types of TV dinner meals.

Contributions from these ethnic foods have become as common as traditional " American " fares such as hot dogs, hamburgers, beef steak, which are derived from German cuisine, ( chicken-fried steak, for example, is a variation on German schnitzel ), cherry pie, Coca-Cola, milkshakes, fried chicken ( Fried chicken is of Scottish and African influence ) and so on.

In the rainforest, these tend towards the purification of one's self-abstaining from spicy and heavily-seasoned foods, excess fat, salt, caffeine, acidic foods ( such as citrus ) and sex before, after, or during a ceremony.

Bees are one of the few insects frequently used on advertisements, being used to illustrate honey and foods made with honey ( such as Honey Nut Cheerios ).

It primarily eats zooplankton, insects, insect larvae, and phytoplankton, although it can eat a variety of other foods, such as worms and small crustaceans, if its preferred sources are not readily available.

The discovery of the New World represented a major turning point in the history of food because of the movement of foods from and to Europe, such as potatoes, tomatoes, corn, yams, and beans.

Water is often used to cook foods such as noodle s.

Cooking also increases the digestibility of some foods such as grains.

An allergic reaction also may be triggered by eating foods that have been processed with machines that have previously processed celery, making avoiding such foods difficult.

In the European Union, foods that contain or may contain celery, even in trace amounts, must be clearly marked as such.

The ability to produce synthetic forms of essential nutrients such as taurine in the lab has allowed feed manufacturers to formulate foods for carnivores including domestic pets and zoo animals with varying amounts of plant material.

Variations of desserts can be found all around the world, such as in Russia, where breakfast foods such as bliny, oladi, and syrniki served with honey and jam are also popular as desserts.

Like caraway, its fernlike leaves are aromatic and are used to flavor many foods, such as gravlax ( cured salmon ), borscht and other soups, and pickles ( where the dill flower is sometimes used ).

The Market has more than 50 vendors selling items such as produce, cooked foods, baked goods, crafts, and flowers.

They also agree on the importance of reducing salt intake because commercial foods such as snacks, biscuits, and bread, among others, already contain salt, thus contributing to an excess of salt daily intake.

MAOIs should be used with extreme caution as they can have lethal complications with some prescription drugs such as SSRI antidepressants, some over-the-counter drugs, and many common foods.

Other claims are more dubious, including the hamburger and hot dog ( both traditional American foods ), peanut butter, iced tea, and cotton candy.

The Peanut Corporation of America had a factory in Blakely that produced peanut paste ( which is in turn used by other manufacturers in other foods ).

Despite being a carnivorous type dinosaur, Barney likes many different foods such as fruits and vegetables, but his main favorite is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a glass of milk.

A common combination to provide a complete protein is pairing peanut butter with whole wheat bread, however, the two foods need only be consumed within 24 hours of each other to complete the protein.

Some of the Mr. Saturn's preferred foods are " almond monaka " and " pig yōkan " ( changed to " peanut cheese bars " and " piggy jelly " in the English version of the game ), goods that can be purchased in the Saturn Valley shop.

There are three main types of therapeutic foods in use ; these consist of powdered milk formulas named F-75 and F-100 and a ready-to-eat peanut paste named Plumpy ' nut.

The J. M. Smucker Company is a marketer and manufacturer of fruit spreads, peanut butter, shortening and oils, ice cream toppings, sweetened condensed milk and health and natural foods and beverages.

Currently, predictive values are available for the following foods: milk, egg, peanut, fish, soy, and wheat.

While most backpackers consume at least some specially prepared backpacking food items, many backpackers mainly rely on ordinary household foods with a low water content, such as cold cereal, powdered milk, cheese, crackers, bread, sausage or salami, raisins or other dried fruit, peanut butter, pasta, rice, and commercially packaged dinner entrees.

After the tour, Anthony announces that it's time for dinner, which consists of Anthony's favorite foods: including ice cream, candy apples, and hamburgers topped with peanut butter.

The term fluffernutter has also been used to describe other foods that feature peanut butter and marshmallow creme, including Fluffernutter cookies, bars and cupcakes.

:" The favourite foods of the house hippo are chips, raisins and the crumbs from peanut butter on toast.

Chocolate is most often lethal, and sticky foods like peanut butter may solidify in a hamster's cheek pouches and lead to serious infections.

They feed on a wide variety of foods including jellies, honey, shortening, peanut butter, corn syrup, fruit juices, baked goods, soft drinks, grease, dead insects, toothpaste and even shoe polish.

The foods included free-range chicken ; peanut, apple, and other butters ; and granola.