What is a classic American dinner?!
What is a classic American dinner?
I have a friend who's from China and she thinks americans only eat hamburgers and pizza, so I want to cook a nice non-junk food american meal. What's truly american that's healthy and tasty? I am willing to cook several courses to give her a lot of choices.
Answers: How about a traditional Thanksgiving-style dinner? Roasted turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes or sweet potato casserole (northern or southern, generally), green beans or green bean casserole, apple pie and ice cream. Of course use any particular family preferences/traditions that you have, makes it more interesting to the observer.
I had a roommate from Cyprus in college, who was rather fascinated by the dorm masters' Thanksgiving celebration they threw for those of us staying the holiday. She couldn't believe that we ATE BREAD WITH TURKEY (i.e., the stuffing). I showed her how I spice it up a bit, adding freshly sauteed mushrooms and onion, and a bit more herbs, and she decided that maybe we Americans weren't so wierd after all after she tried it. Virtually any meal, my friend. People have often asked, "What is American food? We have Italian food, Chinese food, and even British food. But what defines American food?"
The answer is simple. Most of everything we eat today is actually American food, regardless of where it came from, whether it's from China, Italy, Germany, France, or Mexico. Why? Because the United States is the melting pot country of this world, so many cultures and so many ethnicities are binded into our great country.
You can also picture it like, "Is there such a thing as American blood?" The answer is no. We have different races combined into one country. So is there REALLY REALLY a thing as American food? Maybe, like burgers and fries, but again, most likely not. We have different kinds of food combined into one country. And all taken part from the rest of the world. probably anything fried in lots of fat (think KFC, McDonalds, Burger King, etc.) so she's probably right! I love Caesar salad though and I would agree w/ the spaghetti I love my mother's meatloaf. Or stuffed porkchops, or steak with mashed potatoes and gravy and corn. Don't forget the apple pie for dessert :) Any meat such as Chicken, steak, ham, ribs...etc..
Mashed potatoes
a side dish...maybe scalloped potatoes, or corn...
i dunno, but its making me hungry. this is a good one!!! you should watch dinners drive!! on the food network!!!
starter my best ideas are dinner
nachos
spinach and artichoke dip
blooming onion
bake potato
dinner
BBQ Brisket, Bake beans,
Cook out on the grill Chicken, Corn, and more
Pot Roast from he crock pot
Pork Chops, Red Potatoes and more
Chili and corn bread or chili pie "i dont like corn bread"
Italian stuff American loves that
Chicken fried steak, potatoes mashed, gravy, and more!
chicken and dumplings/noodles
FRIED CHICKEN
yummy treats!!!
apple pie
cake
bunt cake
home made ice cream and brownies
i could go on for every true American classics Meatloaf/pot roast mashed potatoes and greenbeans/peas. Apple pie with vanilla ice cream for dessert. It's in kids books and on lots of cartoons and food pyramid diagrams. I would go with the old saying of a home cooked meal. Meat and potatos is always good. Some kind of BBQ food with maybe mashed potatos, macaroni, salad, various kinds of vegetables, etc. Baked chicken is good, meatloaf, these kinds of things. You can find lots of good ideas at cdkitchen.com There is no such thing as "American food". If you want REAL American food, go find some Native Americans.
Most of the typical "American food" these days comes from other countries. Kraft Macaroni and cheese, Shake and Bake Spicy pork chops and apple pie. Meatloaf and mash potatoes and green beans
You can make a tomato based meat loaf that's healthier meat loaf, corn, green beans cassarole, anything chicken, we eat alot here though we really like to try everything more than focus on just american food, the best thing you could do that is more american than anything is have a "thanksgiving dinner" that type of food is all american ;) How about meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and green beans. Yummy. Or pot roast and salad. The last time I had heard, it was a cheeseburger, a milkshake or cherry coke, and some fries. I have also heard "All American dinner" desscribed with mac an cheese,, so that would be the socially accepted way.
In my opinion, and all american dinner needs a nice tender, juicy steak! lol
good luck Yankee Pot Roast!
http://www.yankeepotroast.org/bottom/rec...
http://southernfood.about.com/od/potroas...
http://southernfood.about.com/od/potroas...
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-00,y...
http://www.thatsmyhome.com/momsdiner/bee...
Other American Recipes:
http://www.foodbooks.com/recipes.htm...
Don't Forget Apple Pie for Dessert!
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/desserts/p...
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/desserts/p...
http://www.myhomecooking.net/apple-pie/...
http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/r...
http://applepierecipes.recipecottage.com...
http://www.applesource.com/applepierecip...
Have a Great Dinner! Let us know how it goes! Start out with some healthy appetizers, like mini quiche or a vegetable tray with dip. How about a baked chicken with roasted vegetables for a main course. Finish off with some fruit for dessert. Chinese people love fruit. A really juicy tender pot roast cooked with all of the good vegetables such as carrots, potatos, celery, onion etc. is always a good choice, some other would be Meatloaf, steak, pork chops, fried chicken. Just think meat and potatos. Meatloaf and gravy with macaroni and cheese. Chicken with mashed potato's and collard greens. Have a green salad.Then serve up some meat loaf,mashed potatoes,mixed carrots and sweet peas,rolls,and iced tea.Dessert would be jello and cool whip...