American foods...

[MC Moot]

These jump to mind...

Chicago deep dish…

New York thin slice…

Boston cream pie…

Boston chowda…

Texas toast…

Alaskan king crab…

Philly cheese steak…

Denver omelet…

Key lime pie…


what else?

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California cuisine. Which is pretty broad, I know.

[MC Moot]

Rice A Roni the San Francisco treat...:D

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^

Hand over my heart, I nearly said that.

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New York strip steak

Wisconsin cheese

Coney dog

[MC Moot]

Let's include foods originated or unique to Amurrica...

Steak and eggs...
Surf and turf...
Foot long hotdog...
Chicken and ribs...
Jambalaya...(derived from paella but unique onto itself)
Collard greens...
Grits...

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Fried okra, I'll bet.

Hell - fried all that stuff: fried Snickers, fried Twinkies...

Cotton candy?

Cola?

Peanut butter, I know.

[MC Moot]

Chili con carne...that's pretty much unique to texas ranchers who would slaughter a cow on the drive/range and then use the chili's and salt to preserve it...all beef no veggies,maybe a few beans....mmmmm....

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The Americas introduced corn, I'm pretty sure.

[MC Moot]

yes!...and the tomato and potato...see there was a real benefit to Spanish exploration...(y)

[jabumbo]

started around my area:


isaly's chipped chopped ham

the banana split

and everyone's favorite- the big mac!

[hitmonlee]

i didn't know key was a place. guess i never really considered why it wasnt just lime pie. not that ive ever eaten lime pie. lime are very expensive.

isn't steak and eggs english?

[MC Moot]

the banana split

and everyone's favorite- the big mac!

The split without a doubt...(y)...and the cheeseburger probably as well,especially with bacon...:D

[MC Moot]

i didn't know key was a place. guess i never really considered why it wasnt just lime pie. not that ive ever eaten lime pie. lime are very expensive.

Key's as in the Key West/Islands aka Hemingway’s haunt...I think steak and eggs is a bit rich to be derived from a post WWII rationing culture,it's gotta be yankee...

[ms.peachy]

pecan pie

[Guy Incognito]

I like american mustard the most

i like the english stuff and the french kinds but american is definitely best

although you need tellin off for putting peanut butter and jelly together. fucking disgusting - i would rather fry my own scrotum

[silence7]

The California Roll (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_roll)
"The origin of the California roll is somewhat murky, but usually food historians credit Ichiro Mashita, sushi chef at the Tokyo Kaikan in Los Angeles with inventing the roll in the early 1970s."

[MC Moot]

pecan pie

yeah?....Georgia peach pie...

[MC Moot]

The California Roll (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_roll)
"The origin of the California roll is somewhat murky, but usually food historians credit Ichiro Mashita, sushi chef at the Tokyo Kaikan in Los Angeles with inventing the roll in the early 1970s."

Domo Ichiro san....(y)

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Virginia ham
Boston oysters, too, I believe
and Boston creme pie

[MC Moot]

Hawaian Pizza...(n)

[MC Moot]

Sloppy Joes....(y)

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Hawaian Pizza...(n)



You've got a problem?

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I guess we have American cheese, as well.

[MC Moot]

I guess we have American cheese, as well.

I do believe you mean Government cheese...

[MC Moot]

You've got a problem?

Pineapple on my pie?....man they had to be high...maui wowee...(n)

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No, man, that's good shit.

[MC Moot]

It's nothing short of blasphemy...but you'd probably wreck a good Virginia Ham by covering it with that fruit as well...:D

[MC Moot]

The dessert pizza...good god that's a ridiculous idea...and the pizza with the crust filled with cheese....gluttony!

[AceFace]

woot! peanut butter and banana sandwiches!

if it's not fried, then i'll take mine with mayo please.

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woot! peanut butter and banana sandwiches!

if it's not fried, then i'll take mine with mayo please.



Mayo!?




Uh, okay -- I do believe the waffle (ice cream) cone was invented here.

[AceFace]

Mayo!?




Uh, okay -- I do believe the waffle (ice cream) cone was invented here.
that's def a southern thing, the mayo. my daddy used to tell me it was for keeping the peanut butter from sticking to the roof of your mouth.

now i can't imagine eating a PBB without it.

[abcdefz]

Do I assume we came up with peanut butter and celery as well, then?

French fries and gravy?

[MC Moot]

The corn dog!...:eek:

[MC Moot]

French fries and gravy?

Nope...it's a derivative of poutine...freedom fries now that's another story...:D

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Don't you ever use the F words around here again, fucker. (n)


Man, that whole thing was embarrassing.

[MC Moot]

Baked Alaskan!...shit,how'd I forget that....

[MC Moot]

oh Gumbo and San Francisco sourdough...(y)

[MC Moot]

THE T.V Dinner!...and t.v dinner tray....I don't know if I can think of anything that represents American culture more uniquely....every year you must have 1 Swansons "Hungry Man" dinner...just for the kitsch factor...America's most American me thinks...(lb)

[ms.peachy]

Boston chowda…



I don't think I've ever heard it called Boston Chowder. It's New England clam chowder, isn't it? Unless those are two different things. And then of course there is the Manhattan variety.

Boston baked beans, though, I'll give 'em that one.

[MC Moot]

yeah,I think it's more often refered to as New England Chowder...but that Emeril guy calls it Boston Chowda...then again he's from Louisiana...maybe there's a difference...I don't think I've ever had bacon in chowder...sounds lovely though...

Emeril's Boston Clam Chowder

Ingredients
1/2 pound bacon, medium diced
1 cup chopped leeks (about 1 pound)
1 cup chopped yellow onions
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 carrot, peeled and diced
3 bay leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1/2 cup flour
1 pound white potatoes, peeled and medium-diced 4 cups clam juice
2 cups heavy cream
2 pounds little neck clams, shucked, chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
salt and pepper


Instructions
In a heavy stock pot, over medium-high heat, render the bacon, until crispy, about 8 minutes. Stir in the leeks, onions, celery and carrots. Sauté for about 2 minutes or until the vegetables start to wilt.

Season the vegetables with salt and pepper. Add the bay leaves and thyme. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes.

Add the potatoes. Stir in the clam juice. Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer.

Simmer the mixture until the potatoes are fork tender, about 12 minutes. Add the heavy cream and bring up to simmer. Add the clams and simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in the parsley. Season with salt and pepper if needed.

Ladle into shallow bowls and serve.

[hitmonlee]

Do I assume we came up with peanut butter and celery as well, then?

French fries and gravy?

isn't gravy from england too?

[MC Moot]

Waldorf salad...

[MC Moot]

Jello salad...:eek:

[MC Moot]

Chop Suey...

"The second famous "Chinese-American" dish to come out of the mining frontier is chop suey, the subject of some historical controversy. It has been common wisdom to say that chop suey...did not exist in old China. The stir-fried hash was invented, according to tradition, in a San Francisco restaurant during the wee hours one morning when a rowdy group of holidaying iners would not hear of the Chinese cook's plea that he had no food. Rather than risk a drubbing, the cook concocted chop suey of the day's scraps."