Is there any REAL American food? There's Chinese and Italian stuff, is there any food that came from America?

Answer 1

Foods from America (North and South)...
Turkey
Corn (Maize) which is the basis of Poleta in Italian cooking
Avacodos
Maple Syrup... pancakes and waffles would be terrible without it
Peppers... Adds heat to all cooking
Chocolate/Cocoa
Vanilla
Tomatoes
Potato

A lot of the world cuisines are based upon what was found in the Americas.

In terms of dishes...
apple pie
jambalaya
fried chicken
corn bread
bbq
various sandwiches - reuben, club, hamburgers and hot dogs

Answer 2

Almost anything you eat in America is an American food. Our pizza is not prepared like a traditional Italian pizza... our Chinese food is not what you would get if you walked into a restaurant in China. We have bastardized most types of cooking.

There are foods, however, which are entirely American and which are duplicated all over the world as pop culture spreads to other countries. Examples of this are most fast foods, mac and cheese, corndogs, pizza rolls, etc. etc. Pretty much anything you put in the microwave was invented here, even if the flavors featured in it are often found in other types of cooking.

It's important to remember where a dish originally came from, but it is also important to know what style a dish is cooked in. Because of this, you can have a Sicilian pizza, or a Chicago pan pizza, or a California white veggie pizza, or any number of other things. Yes, it's pizza, and yes "Pizza" officially goes back to Italy, but not the kind we eat here. So what we eat here is American food.

Answer 3

Wild blueberries and cranberries are native to America, and were used by the native people. Immigrants adapted these foods into their own recipes.

Concord grapes were developed in the 1800s in the United States and are considered a "native" food.

Most people around the world would probably say that America's contribution to cuisine is fast food.

There are certainly regional foods, but most of these have been based on recipes from people who came as immigrants to America.

Answer 4

BBQ from Texas is real American. Seems like foods just take on different shapes in different countries. Fried Chicken is also american. A lot of the unhealthy yet tasty stuff is American. If you want a good meal from the USA go to a BBQ Pit or Steakhouse.

Answer 5

Yes. I'd certainly classify native American foods as REAL American foods, so these would be foods based on squash, beans, corn (maize), cranberries, blueberries and animals native to North America.

Answer 6

that is difficult to say. since the only natives did not consider themselves to be "americans" (the continents were named north & south america after a spanish explorer), and the rest of the american inhabitants were immigrants from other countries.

there are foods prepared and eaten here that are not in other cultures, even though we label them so (i.e. "chinese" food in america is not the same as cuisine served in the numerous different regions china, ditto "italian" food). soul food from the american south is about as "american" as we get here, but even that is heavily influenced by french, african, and carribean cuisines. and thought foods like cranberries and blueberries are native plants, the dishes we enjoy them in are based on cooking techniques and recipies brought over from the "old country."

Answer 7

I always thought Hot dogs and apple pie were the American Food. My opinion, Real American food is a Hamburger and Fries.

Answer 8

I think that cornbread would be an authentic American food since corn is native to North America.

Answer 9

Coca-Cola!
Root Beer!
Also, pizza as we know it definitely didn't originate in Italy. Over there, they just throw some tomatoes and maybe basil on some flat dough and sprinkle it with cheese. No sauce. Our pizza is our own thing.
Beer-can chicken probably came from America.
So did nachos. Tex-Mex is not Mexican.
I'll also bet pork rinds are home grown.
Man, we're a healthy lot!

Answer 10

Toasted Ravioli. It originated in the midwest....here in Missouri where I'm at I believe. Not too many people have heard of it. They took regular meat-filled ravioli, made up a breaded coating for it & put it in an oven & toasted it for a while. They taste good dipped in marinara sauce.