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[pkang0202]

As an American, sometimes Koreans ask me "What do Americans eat?"

I can come up with a few dishes (Meatloaf, Clam Chowder, Hamburgers) but its tough to come up with distinctly American dishes.

Anyone else care to share their thoughts on true American cuisine?

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

Macaroni and cheese.

[ThingsComeAround]

BLT
Cheeseburger
Chicken Nuggets
Spaghetti..................................O's

[SMOE NSET]

Soda, hoagie, cheesesteak, deep dish, cornmeal, cornbread, American Chinese food (General Tso�s, fortune cookies, etc.), cheese curds (well both U.S.A. or Canada), same with maple syrup, fried greens (okra, pickles), jambalaya, gumbo, and other cajun/creole food, chili and other Mexican fusion. Most of the foods we eat in the U.S.A. are fusion recipes of the immigrants that brought them from their home countries and adjusted to the local ingredients.

The answer varies significantly according to which region you are talking about though.

[nate1983]

Barbecue, biscuits 'n gravy, fried chicken.

[northway]

There isn't much that encompasses the entire country as "American food". New York pizza and Chicago pizza are local innovations. Clam chowder is a New England specialty. Barbecue and fried chicken came out of the American South. American Chinese food. And those are just local derivations of the food brought to the States by our ancestors. We are a nation of immigrants; American food is everything out there and it is nothing in particular. That said, I've probably got a bit of coastal bias going on, as I'm guessing small town Iowa probably doesn't have the dining options that those of us in the Northeast have (even in small towns).

[joelove]

Even worse is any idea of Canadian food. What do they eat? Mostly the same as Americans I guess. We do like our potatoes though.

[Pangit]

[rollo]

My opinion America like Canada suffers from the influence of British food which was basically meat and potatoes very bland. But regional differences and immigration have certainly helped. Love New o
Orleans food and WEst Coast asian fusion. Of course native game and crops help good Salmon , turkey, elk and of course bison.

[joelove]

|Seal flipper pie, salt cod and pork scraps (or cod tongue and scrunchions), tourtiere, dulse, fiddleheads, salmon jerky, pemmican, caribou stew, bannock, peameal bacon, maple syrup, nanaimo bars, beaver tails, partridgebery, off the top of my head. |

Have never heard of half of these, but good list.

Had caribou and seal as a youngster, quite good. <Newf>

[young_clinton]

Sandwiches are just as American as Meat pies are British. Sandwiches started in the USA. Turkeys were originally only found in North America, Roast Turkey and dressing, American. Also there is Louisiana cuisine which is distinctly American. Some cuisine is distinctly New Mexican, Chili Rellenos must be distinctly New Mexican as well as Green Chili Stew, Green Chili is produced in New Mexico. I don't know if it is grown anywhere else

[R. S. Refugee]

Buffalo.