List of American foods facts for kids
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. (highly available and regularly consumed), or which originated there. The list is representative only. For more foods in a given category, see the main article for that category.
Contents
American foods
Breads and Baked Goods
Cheese and Dairy
- Muenster cheese
- American cheese (technically a processed cheese)
- Colby (as well as the blend Colby-Jack)
- Sour cream
- Cream cheese
- Monterey Jack (and used in pepper jack cheese)
- String cheese
- Velveeta (brand name of a common processed cheese)
Breakfast
- Cold cereal
- Eggs Benedict
- Bagels
- Bacon
- American pancakes
- Grits
- Breakfast burrito
- Atole
- Chicken Fried Steak
- Hashbrowns
- French Toast
Vegetables and Salads
- Collard Greens
- Coleslaw
- Sweet potato casserole
- Corn on the cob
- Fried green tomatoes
- fried okra
- Green salad, including Caesar salad, Cobb salad, Green Goddess salad, Kale Salad, Waldorf salad and Chef salad
Mains
- Roasted turkey
- Southern Fried Chicken (see chicken and waffles)
- Barbecue, including Pork ribs, Texas smoked brisket, pulled pork, and Barbecue chicken
- Crab cake
- Crayfish as food
- Lobster
- Maryland Blue Crab
- Club Sandwich
Soups and Stews
Desserts
Rice dishes
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Sandwiches
- BLT
- Cheesesteak
- Chopped cheese
- Club sandwich
- Fluffernutter
- Italian beef
- Pastrami on rye
- Corned Beef Special
- Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
- Reuben sandwich
- Sloppy joe
- Barbecue sandwich
- Hoagie
- Egg salad sandwich
- Philadelphia Roast Pork Sandwich
- Fried Chicken Sandwich
- Chicken Caesar Wrap
- Cuban sandwich
- Hot dog (modern version)
- Muffuletta
- Po' boy
- lobster roll
- Melt sandwich
- grilled cheese
- french dip
- Ham and Cheese
- Hamburger (modern version)
Sausages
Snacks and Side Dishes
- Jalapeño popper
- Buffalo Wings
- Hushpuppy
- Macaroni and cheese
- Artichoke dip
- Boston baked beans
- Curly fries
Condiments
- Tomato Ketchup
- Yellow Mustard
- Pickle Relish
- Tabasco sauce
- Special sauce
- Barbecue sauce
- cranberry sauce
- Cocktail sauce
- Fry sauce
- Mayonnaise
- Old Bay Seasoning
- Maple syrup
- Ranch dressing
- Thousand Island dressing
- Green goddess dressing
- Honey mustard
Miscellaneous
Gallery
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New England clam chowder
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An opened fortune cookie, with the printed fortune that was inside it
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A sloppy joe sandwich with a side dish of coleslaw
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A traditional southern food dinner consisting of fried chicken with macaroni and cheese, collard greens, okra and cornbread
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General items
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This includes general areas of food interest relating to the United States.
- Barbecue in the United States
- Pizza in the United States
- History of the hamburger in the United States
- New American cuisine
- Roadkill cuisine
- Native American cuisine
- Tex-Mex
- Thanksgiving dinner
See also
- Indigenous cuisine of the Americas
- Canadian cuisine
- Mexican cuisine
- List of American breakfast foods
- 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
