List of American foods

This is a list of American foods and dishes. There are a few foods that predate colonization, and the European colonization of the Americas brought about the introduction of many new ingredients and cooking styles. This variety continued expanding well into the 19th and 20th proportional to the influx migrants from additional foreign nations. There is a rich diversity in food preparation throughout the United States.

This list is not exhaustive, nor does it cover every item consumed in the U.S., but it does include foods and dishes that are common in the U.S., or which originated there.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

American foods

Brunswick stew

New England style clam chowder

An opened fortune cookie, with the printed fortune that was inside it

Kansas City-style barbecue

London broil

A side dish of macaroni and cheese

A sloppy joe sandwich with a side dish of coleslaw

A traditional southern food dinner consisting of fried chicken with macaroni and cheese, collard greens, okra and cornbread

Tex-Mex: mixed beef and chicken fajita ingredients, served on a hot iron skillet

Breads

• Cornbread
• Sandwich bread

Cheeses

Main article: List of American cheeses

Gouda and Swiss are common cheeses in America.

• American cheese (technically a processed cheese)
• Bergenost
• Cheddar cheese (Orange cheddar is used the most within Americans)
• Colby (as well as the blend Colby-Jack)
• Cream cheese
• Monterey Jack (and used in pepper jack cheese)
• Mozzarella (commonly used as string cheese)
• Provel
• Swiss cheese
• Velveeta (brand name of a common processed cheese)

Desserts

Main article: List of American desserts

Rice dishes

Gumbo is a dish that originated in southern Louisiana during the 18th century.

• Calas
• Charleston red rice
• Chicken bog
• Dirty rice
• Glorified rice
• Gumbo
• Hawaiian haystack
• Hoppin' John
• Jambalaya
• Rice and gravy
• Shrimp Creole
• Spanish rice

Sandwiches

Sausages

Hot dogs with various toppings

• Bologna sausage
• Breakfast sausage
• Chaudin
• Goetta
• Half-smoke
• Hot dog
• Italian hot dog
• Lebanon bologna
• Maxwell Street Polish
• Polish Boy

General items

A Thanksgiving dinner

This includes general areas of food interest relating to the United States.

• Barbecue in the United States
  • Barbecue in North Carolina
  • Barbecue in Texas
  • Kansas City-style barbecue
  • Memphis-style barbecue
  • Santa Maria-style barbecue
• Pizza in the United States
  • Chicago-style pizza
  • New York-style pizza
• History of the hamburger in the United States
• New American cuisine
• Roadkill cuisine
• Native American cuisine
• Tex-Mex
• Thanksgiving dinner

See also

• Canadian cuisine
• List of American breads
• List of American cheeses
• List of American desserts
• List of American sandwiches
• List of American regional and fusion cuisines
• List of foods
• List of foods of the Southern United States
• List of regional dishes of the United States
• List of soul foods and dishes

References

External links

• Media related to Cuisine of the United States at Wikimedia Commons

Delicious cooking recipe in America