British Expatriate Network

I was having a conversation with a few friends - all of them are non-americans, and they all said that they don't know anyone back home who would consider America to have any type of cuisine. They said that before the ycame they thought of the US as burgers and pizza and that was it. So we sat around my computer and put together a list of things that we think are American, or at least American slants on originals. Alot of them we checked on, some we think we know (like I swear I saw Alton Brown say fudge was created here by messing around with sugar temps), some we didn't think were (Chop Suey and Huevos Ranchero,) and some we wouldn't mind knowing if we are completely wrong.

Anyway, this is the very long list one Brit, one Ukranian, 2 Indians, one German, one Mexican, and one American (my wife) came up with. I would greatly appreciate any additional, or any corrections (with proof!). We tried to avoid huge things like "Italian-American cuisine" (tho we did put in things like Creole) as we'd prefer the staples from those cuisines instead.

New England Clam Chowder
Manhattan Clam Chowder
Corn Chowder
Southwestern Corn Chowder
Sweet Potato Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Jambalaya
Chicago Deep Pan Pizza
Buffalo Wings
Beef on Weck w/ a jou
Mississippi Mud Pie
Chili
Huevos Ranchero
Boiled Peanuts
Grits
Jack Wax
Maple Sugar Candy
Waldorf Salad
Muffaletta
Corn Bread
Peach Cobbler
Cranberry Sauce
Succotash
Fudge
Turkey Tetrazini
Alligator Burgers
Fried Chicken
Collard Greens
Red Beans And Rice
Boston Baked Beans
Boston Brown Bread
Mac and Cheese
Blueberry Muffins
Gumbo
Shrimp and crab etouffee
Tasso
Chaurice
Chocolate Chip Cookie/ originally the Tollhouse
BBQ Sauce
Senate Bean Soup
Vinegar Pie
Kentucky Hot Brown Pie
Buffalo Burgers
Cream of Wheat
Sausage Gravy
Porterhouse Rolls
Chili Dogs
Monterey Jack Cheese
Bananas Foster
American Apple Pie
Key Lime Pie
Boston Cream Pie
Philly Cheese Steak
California Cream Soup
Po’boys
New York Cheese Cake
Reuben Sandwich
Denver Omelet
Denver Sandwich
Harvard Beets
American Waffles
American Pancakes
Peanut Butter
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Eskimo Pie
Tex-Mex Cuisine
Creole Cuisine (Creole Shrimp, etc)
Scrapple
Pulled Pork
Avocado Bake
Alaskan Grilled Salmon
Maine Blueberry Pie
Maine Crab Bisque
Yellow Squash
Chipped Beef
Crab Cakes
Peanut Soup
Peanut butter cookies
Brownies
Popovers
Andoullie
Blue Potato
Derby Pie
Lobster Rolls
Sloppy Joes
Chex Mix
Chop Suey
Tamale Pie
3 Bean Salad
Watergate Salad
Red Eye Gravy
Franks and Beans
Fried Okra
Fried Green Tomatoes
Rice a Roni (only kidding…)
Cajun Blackened Catfish
Manhattan Steak
Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine
New York Greek Spit-Roasted Lamb
Calzone
Beer Battered Fish
Roast Turkey w/ Cornbread Stuffing
Iceberg Wedge and Blue Cheese Dressing
Smoked Trout Hash
Omaha Steaks

Salt Water Taffy D

http//www.hungrymonster.com/FoodFacts/Food_Facts.cfm?Phrase_vch=Candy&fid=6706

Rocky mountain oysters
Elk Jerky
Rattlesnake cakes
Huervos Rancheros IS Mexican as far as I'm aware

Those dreadful green beans with onions at the top from Thanksgiving.

Tater tots, prepared normally then smothered in mushroom soup, not condensed, just as it comes out of the can, also served at Thanksgiving.

Smores, graham crackers with marshmallows toasted over a fire and dipped in chocolate.

Didn't see "biskits and gravy" or however they spell it.....that's the first thing I thought of.

Chicken fried steak? Didn't see that on the list.

Bagels?

English muffins
Hash browns
Homefries
Chicken fried steak
Macaroni salad

"fruit" salad o

New York strip steak .
Hot dogs .
Beef jerky .
french fries ( chips in UK ).
kentucky fried chicken .
Arther treachers (fish and chips ) kind of evil
possum pie .
Cotton candy (candy floss )
Prawns (shrimps )
American Quail .

Char Sui .
Won Ton } hawain
Lup Cheong .

I always thought Waldorf salad was Germany -?

Cornbread, iced tea and popcorn?

Thousand Island Dressing, Texas Pete Hot sauce, Those yucky sugary, highly coloured cereals that have made their way to the UK as well.

Basically, anything that is high in fat and bad for you, is American in origin or from the above list, that what it appears to be. lol

Also english refered to in a fawlty towers skit :D