American Food

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-02-18 01:29pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:Although grits *yummy!* are a good example of a regional American food.

Grits are good. They provide a good example of why it's so hard to specify an "American" cuisine, though. Really, the US is 50 different countries in a semi-permanent alliance (legally, that's how it is, though most people don't realize that).

And barbeque was originally a Native American way of cooking, so it is an American style. Really, though, "American" food comes mostly from other nations, since 98% of American is descended from immigrants. We'll take food from other cultures and modify it to fit us better. American cuisine is mostly (IMHO) modifications of other nations' food.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-02-18 01:29pm

Seems to me that there are quite a bit of variations of English and other European cuisine, probably from the early immigrants, as well as traditions from the Amerindians, such as the clambake.

Alan Bolte · Post by **Alan Bolte** » 2003-02-18 01:47pm

Captain tycho wrote:I'm in Ohio right now, so I eat alot of beef, potatoes, and corn. Well, thats the food demogrpahic for this state anyway. Back home I would eat seafood and mutton. ( Too many damn sheep in New Zealand. )

Where at? I'm in Columbus.
And although I don't all that much corn, the potatoes and beef sound about right. That's the all-american meal for ya: the highest quality beef between two pieces of bread with fried potatoes on the side. Known here as the burger and fries.

Don't let those fast-food chains fool you, get a real burger of a home grill.
Admittedly though, I probably eat more spaghetti than burgers, and I have no Italian acestry whatsoever. That's even more an American thing, if you get my drift.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-02-18 02:04pm

When I think American food, chicken and dumplings comes to mind. I believe every nation on earth has it's own version, though.
And clam chowder isn't *just* cream of potato soup with clams tossed in, that makes a decent description, though. There is the original, and then there is the restaurant version most people are familiar with. The original starts with onions and salt pork, potatoes, fish stock, clams, and heavy cream. It's not nearly as thick as canned or restaurant versions.
And chowders truly are uniquely American food, even if the name derives from a French cooking pot.

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-02-18 02:47pm

Maryland = FRESH CRABCAKES/CRABS WITH OLD BAY!!!!!!!

(Old Bay is a tasty spice kind of thing that Marylanders put on everything from crabs to french fries to...well, lots of other things)

Pennsylvania = PHILLY CHEESESTEAK!!!!!

New York = NATHAN'S HOT DOGS!!!!!

Utah = FRIES WITH FRY SAUCE!!!!!

Ok, so this is just what I think of when I think of American food; some of y'all from those other places may disagree, but there it is. Mmmmm.

It's kind of funny that we're talking about national foods since I just made some Anzac biscuits for the first time ever (most decidedly an Aussie food). Interesante, no?

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-02-18 02:49pm

Zaia wrote:Maryland = FRESH CRABCAKES/CRABS WITH OLD BAY!!!!!!!

(Old Bay is a tasty spice kind of thing that Marylanders put on everything from crabs to french fries to...well, lots of other things)

Yeah, baby. Love them crabcakes. Yummy!

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-02-18 02:52pm

Southern Food:

Breakfast - Eggs, bacon and grits with pancakes on the side (lots of butter)
Lunch - Various forms of sandwiches from ham sandwiches to burgers.
Dinner - Various kinds of meat dishes with green beans, peas, sweet potatoes and corn bread

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-02-18 02:58pm

jegs2 wrote:Southern Food:

Breakfast - Eggs, bacon and grits with pancakes on the side (lots of butter)
Lunch - Various forms of sandwiches from ham sandwiches to burgers.
Dinner - Various kinds of meat dishes with green beans, peas, sweet potatoes and corn bread

Stop it, you're making me hungry.

Mmmm, corn bread. Now there is a wonderful treat. My mom makes the best.

Left over potatoes, both idaho and sweet... make them into a patty, put a little butter in a pan and fry 'em up.

Yeah, another southern thing, butter and fried foods. Fried chicken, yum.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-02-18 03:07pm

Cheesesteaks.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-02-18 03:38pm

GAAAHHH! Thanks Kelly, HOW COULD I FORGET FRIED CHICKEN??? Oh heavenly bird, thou that art so tasty, deliver us from hungry.

Cornbread=very American.
Hot Dogs=very American.
How about this?:
A big pot of pinto beans, cooked all day with smoked ham hocks, sliced beefsteak tomatoes, roast corn on the cob, sliced onion, and cornbread. Quintessentially american.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-02-18 05:05pm

here are some additions:

meatloaf and mashed potatoes!
Chicken pot pie!
Stuffed Turkey and fixin's....

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-02-18 05:21pm

Mmmmm....garlic mashed potatoes.......mmmmmmm.....

*rubs stomach*

I'm getting hongry... No, not hungry. Hongry.

HONGRY = State of massive hunger.

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2003-02-18 05:30pm

I lived in Nashville, TN for a few years, and I still miss the down home Southern cookin' they had there, especially the "meat'n'3" places, where the menu was a list of meat entrees and side dishes; pick a meat and three side dishes, all for $4.95!

I really liked the vinegar with tabasco peppers in it too (you can't get that here in the Midwest). Nothing finer on greens *yum*

I guess BBQ is probably the most 'American' food we eat here. And I don't mean grilling, I mean BBQing: slow cooking over coals, preferably hickory and applewood.

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2003-02-18 05:49pm

IG-88E wrote:Buffalo: lots of Polish and Italian food, plus Buffalo Wings. (and Buffalo wings are NOT fast food! I will shoot the first person that says they are)

I hear ya! Especially the wings from a bar called Honey's on your side of the boarder in Bufallo. Best wings I've ever had with a delicious side of white pizza!

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-02-18 05:52pm

I love all types of food, American, Mexican, Chinese, whatever, but nothing pleases me like a good steak. Give me a 20 ounce+, rare as hell steak anyday and I'll be happy with my eating.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2003-02-18 05:59pm

salm wrote:
Ghost Rider wrote:A bizarre menagrie.

It really is a hodge podge depending upon area you're in(Louisana is a prime example of this)

And particular area you're wondering about?
no particular area, let´s start with lousiana.
or just put the name of the state after the name of the dish.

Let see shall shall we:

Crawfish can be boiled, fried, made into a seafood gumbo, eutoffee, etc. Also catfish, alliagator, pulldo, deer, variety of ducks, shrimp, crabs, and oysters. Not too mention a variety of shitty fastfood and normal outhern dishes. And all bound too give give you a massive heart attack.

Larz · Post by **Larz** » 2003-02-18 06:55pm

En EEUU, comen comida muy grasas. A deseyuna, come huevos con papas y tocino o cereal o pancakas. Bebidos cafe con leche o negro, o jude de naranja o leche. A almuerzo, come sandwich carne (jamon, queso, y ect.). Bebidos refrescos con o sin cafeina o agua. A cena come carne (bisque) con papas y verduras. Bebidos vino blanco o tinto o cerveca.

... we've been talking about this so damned much in spanish class, I just couldn't help myself from typing this...

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-02-18 07:00pm

Larz wrote:En EEUU, comen comida muy grasas. A deseyuna, come huevos con papas y tocino o cereal o pancakas. Bebidos cafe con leche o negro, o jude de naranja o leche. A almuerzo, come sandwich carne (jamon, queso, y ect.). Bebidos refrescos con o sin cafeina o agua. A cena come carne (bisque) con papas y verduras. Bebidos vino blanco o tinto o cerveca.

... we've been talking about this so damned much in spanish class, I just couldn't help myself from typing this...

Let me see.

In the United States of America, they eat very greasy (?) food. At breakfast, they eat eggs with (don't remember) and toast or cereal or pancakes. Drinks--coffee with milk or black, or orange juice or milk. At lunch, they eat meat sandwiches (ham, cheese, etc.). Cold drinks with or without caffeine or water. At dinner they eat meat (don't know what 'bisque' is) with (ahhh! what's 'papas?' pototoes?) and (don't know this one either. We drink white wine or tinto? or beer.

I think. It's been about 4 years since I've had any Spanish.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-02-18 07:03pm

Where I live, there are some good Chinese and Mexican restaurants, but I do enjoy eating at a place called Kings. They have great burgers there.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2003-02-18 07:08pm

Larz wrote:En EEUU, comen comida muy grasas. A deseyuna, come huevos con papas y tocino o cereal o pancakas. Bebidos cafe con leche o negro, o jude de naranja o leche. A almuerzo, come sandwich carne (jamon, queso, y ect.). Bebidos refrescos con o sin cafeina o agua. A cena come carne (bisque) con papas y verduras. Bebidos vino blanco o tinto o cerveca.

... we've been talking about this so damned much in spanish class, I just couldn't help myself from typing this...

I'll help you, Zaia.

In the U.S, they eat very greasy food. At breafast, they eat eggs and cereals and dried pork (I doubt that's the english word) or cereals with pancakes.They drink coffe with milk or black, or orange juice or milk. At lunch, they eat a meat sandwich (cheese, ham, etc). Frsh drinks with or without cafein or water. At dinner they eat meat with cereals and greens. They drink white wine or red, or beer.

Portuguese and all the spanish dialects are almost interchangeable (There are four official languages in Spain, what I call spanish is castelan, but it must be different from south american spanish, to some degree)

Larz · Post by **Larz** » 2003-02-18 07:12pm

Dried Pork = Bacon

SAMAS · Post by **SAMAS** » 2003-02-18 08:54pm

I'm suprised nobody has mentioned that most American of American foods. That which ranges from Mild to Melt-Tank-Armor.

Good old... CHILI!

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-02-18 09:03pm

No food culture, ey? Apparently they didn't get southern cooking. That is some FINE stuff. Fried chicken, squirrel and dumplings (I know, it sounds bad, but it is succulent), white beans, bar-b-que, sweet potatoe pie, the list goes on and on. Then you have your sirloin steaks, REAL fries (the biguns, not the little wussified McDonalds fries), cheese steaks, and other American food.

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-02-18 09:11pm

Colonel Olrik wrote:I'll help you, Zaia.

Hey thanks, babe.

In the U.S, they eat very greasy food. At breafast, they eat eggs and cereals and dried pork (I doubt that's the english word) or cereals with pancakes.They drink coffe with milk or black, or orange juice or milk. At lunch, they eat a meat sandwich (cheese, ham, etc). Frsh drinks with or without cafein or water. At dinner they eat meat with cereals and greens. They drink white wine or red, or beer.

So, I was off, but not too badly considering how long it's been since I had to do that on some semblance of a regular basis. Rock on, me!!

Portuguese and all the spanish dialects are almost interchangeable (There are four official languages in Spain, what I call spanish is castelan, but it must be different from south american spanish, to some degree)

Right. In Spanish class, 99% of what we learned was South American Spanish--every once in a while the book/teacher would throw in, "But In Spain, they speak a different dialect where ___ actually means ____!"

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2003-02-18 09:26pm

Damn Steak man. Come to the South sometime. A whole mess o fixin's. Fried Okra, taters, carrots, fried steak, chicken. Man, there's just too damn much to list here. Who ever thinks the US is nothing but fast food, is an ignorant shit. We just have fast food on every corner.