American food - 20 greatest dishes

[wtg]

America is called a melting pot – and that’s certainly true of its food.

The USA’s culinary history is that of reinvention. Waves of food influences – Native, African, British, continental European, Asian and Latin – have landed on our shores (and still do).

People take those classics, mix ’n’ match ’em and then slowly (or quickly) turn them into definitive American dishes. And then we oftentimes send the reformulated food back out into the wider world to complete the cycle.

From starters to desserts, here are CNN Travel’s 20 selections for the greatest American food dishes

https://www.cnn.com/travel/american-food-best-dishes-cuisine/index.html

[Steve Miller]

[Mik]

Great list, except for fried okra.

[DougG]

another good title for this article would be “why are Americans so fat?”

[Big_Al]

@Mik said in American food - 20 greatest dishes:

Great list, except for fried okra.

I like it.

We enjoy the benefit of a great variety of ingredients that other, older cuisines did not have. Corn and tomatoes come immediately to mind.

Big Al

[Jodi]

@DougG Lol.