What is american food?!
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I will give you the same answer I gave someone else with a similar question a some time back:
There is nothing more american than turkey!.!.!.which is the native bird "par excellence", and is roasted for most of the festive or holiday meals!.!.!.also corn, on the cob or not (including corn chowder)!.!.!.and cranberries!.!.!.These were staples in the indian diets before the white men ever set foot in America!
also "American as Apple Pie" is a good saying, and true, but pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, and pecan pie are also "national" desserts!.!.So are brownies, angel food cake and devils food cake!.and Georgia peach pie!
Then there are the regional dishes!.!.!.such as Boston baked beans, New England clam chowder, southern fried chicken (nothing to do with the famous coronel S!.), Southwestern BBQ and Texas chili, Creole Gumbo and Jambalaya, the Pennsylvania Dutch recipes like banana bread and pickled eggs, and many more that I don't have in mind right now!.!.
American cooking is excellent and quite varied!.!.!.and by the way!.!.!.the hot dog (frankfurter) and hamburger were imported from Germany!.!.!.and french fries are originally from Belgium and France, even tho' nowadays when people say "American" those are the first things that come to mind!. And the presumably typical american sandwich!.!.!.was invented by the chef of the Earl of Sandwich!.!.!.in England! (Although the americans have turned sandwich making into an art!)
And what about: catsup or ketchup!?!?!?!.!.!.There is presumably nothing more american than this famous tomato sauce!.!.!.which in reality was imported from China and Indonesia by the chinese immigrant workers who helped build the railroads in the wild west! (The original name was Ketjiap tho' I'm not quite sure of the spelling)!.!.
Another thing typically american is the candy bar!.!.!.most, if not all, candy bars were created in the USA during the depression years (such as snickers, baby ruth, mars bars, etc!.!.!.)!.
And as far as beverages!.!.!.Coca Cola and all the other soft drinks that followed!. Some are not even known outside of North America (such as Dr!. Pepper)!
All yummy!
(For recipes try one of these websites:
http//www!.allrecipes!.com
http//www!.foodnetwork!.com )Www@FoodAQ@Com
There is nothing more american than turkey!.!.!.which is the native bird "par excellence", and is roasted for most of the festive or holiday meals!.!.!.also corn, on the cob or not (including corn chowder)!.!.!.and cranberries!.!.!.These were staples in the indian diets before the white men ever set foot in America!
also "American as Apple Pie" is a good saying, and true, but pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, and pecan pie are also "national" desserts!.!.So are brownies, angel food cake and devils food cake!.and Georgia peach pie!
Then there are the regional dishes!.!.!.such as Boston baked beans, New England clam chowder, southern fried chicken (nothing to do with the famous coronel S!.), Southwestern BBQ and Texas chili, Creole Gumbo and Jambalaya, the Pennsylvania Dutch recipes like banana bread and pickled eggs, and many more that I don't have in mind right now!.!.
American cooking is excellent and quite varied!.!.!.and by the way!.!.!.the hot dog (frankfurter) and hamburger were imported from Germany!.!.!.and french fries are originally from Belgium and France, even tho' nowadays when people say "American" those are the first things that come to mind!. And the presumably typical american sandwich!.!.!.was invented by the chef of the Earl of Sandwich!.!.!.in England! (Although the americans have turned sandwich making into an art!)
And what about: catsup or ketchup!?!?!?!.!.!.There is presumably nothing more american than this famous tomato sauce!.!.!.which in reality was imported from China and Indonesia by the chinese immigrant workers who helped build the railroads in the wild west! (The original name was Ketjiap tho' I'm not quite sure of the spelling)!.!.
Another thing typically american is the candy bar!.!.!.most, if not all, candy bars were created in the USA during the depression years (such as snickers, baby ruth, mars bars, etc!.!.!.)!.
And as far as beverages!.!.!.Coca Cola and all the other soft drinks that followed!. Some are not even known outside of North America (such as Dr!. Pepper)!
All yummy!
(For recipes try one of these websites:
http//www!.allrecipes!.com
http//www!.foodnetwork!.com )Www@FoodAQ@Com
When the Harris Public Opinion Poll asked Americans to choose foods which they think of as typically American, hamburgers and cheeseburgers (29%), apple pie (20%) and hot dogs (13%) topped the list!. The only other two foods mentioned by significant numbers were barbecue (9%) and fried chicken (7%)!.
When asked by Food & Wine magazine and America Online what the quintessential American food was, most Americans picked a burger & fries (67%) over fried chicken (16%), hotdogs (14%) and ice-cream sundaes (4%)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
When asked by Food & Wine magazine and America Online what the quintessential American food was, most Americans picked a burger & fries (67%) over fried chicken (16%), hotdogs (14%) and ice-cream sundaes (4%)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, cole slaw, green bean casserole, brocolli cheese casserole, ham, turkey, corn on the cob, hot dogs, hamburgers, apple pie, fried okra, greens, bbq, pasta salad!.
more southern american actually!.
there is nothing more american than hot dogs and apple pie!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
more southern american actually!.
there is nothing more american than hot dogs and apple pie!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Home cooking like Apple pie, or hambergers, milk shakes, hot dogs, It is kind of hard to actually think of it because it is everywhere and it us what we eat most of the time!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Food created in the United States!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
kentucky fried chicken, mashed potatoes, hamburgers, fries, pretty much anything with fats!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Hamburgers, Hot dogs, Fries & anything in very LARGE portions!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Cheeseburgers & Hotdogs--- yummmWww@FoodAQ@Com
Bar B Q!Www@FoodAQ@Com
fries!.Www@FoodAQ@Com