American food you love

[mcfei 0]

I personally like McDonald's chicken nuggets with Chipotle sauce, PF changs & Pick Up Stix.

My fiance loves PF changs & pick Up Stix too, and Outback, Chilli's & Del Teco.

[*julez* 124]

I personally love Flaming Hot Cheetos and Lays, the spicy KC masterpiece from Lays, laffy taffys, miracle whip. Living in Kansas City I love the steaks and the BBQ ribs. Also love Popeyes Chicken.

Too easy to get fat over here.

I love fajitas, I miss Tim Hortons.

Then you're in the wrong city! There's a Timmy Ho's on every corner in Buffalo! mmmm Ice Caps

[*julez* 124]

I personally like McDonald's chicken nuggets with Chipotle sauce, PF changs & Pick Up Stix.

My fiance loves PF changs & pick Up Stix too, and Outback, Chilli's & Del Teco.

We both LOVE PF Changs! Sadly there isn't one close than an hour and a half away! But, maybe that's a good thing!!

[Tinker 0]

fried okra, Sonic shakes, Outbacks, but you need someone to wheel you out of there, Appleby's.

And I think the steaks are better down there too. Hmm maybe it's the cook

[britty 1]

I'm addicted to Crystal Light raspberry lemonade. I am also partial to large white rolls from Safeway (just on their own though with no filling).

[Tinker 0]

OH, we go over all the time for Blue Bunny ice cream, Pineapple Sherbert and Ruffle's light chips, fat free, mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[JVKn'CVO 11]

*Tex Mex!!!! ¨

*Wendy's chilli!!!

*Frosted strawberry pop tarts!!

*Donuts! (we don't have those in Argentina...can't wait to get dunkins!! )

*Dr Pepper!

*Mc Donalds definetly tastes better in the US...yyuuummm

**drools**

Caro

[spidergirl 0]

Buffalo Wild Wings -honey barbeque .... I love it!

[thesnowman 1]

Buffalo Wild Wings -honey barbeque .... I love it!

I love Buffalo Wild Wings. My work has a company lunch once a month where they order food in. one month they got loads of Buffalo Wild Wings in, there were so many that I had to take loads home with me. Where I stay there a few around the city, but they are all in the suburbs and I live downtown, so I dont get a chance to go really.

[Jaseball 0]

It's so sad that 'favorite American food' is interpreted as 'your favorite fast food or near-fast-food chain'! We do more than McDonald's!

What about homemade hamburgers? Steak & corn on the cob on the grill! Biscuits & gravy! Barbecue (of all varieties!) Gulf Shrimp! Clams & lobster fresh from the Sound! All of New Mexican cuisine with green chiles for all. Guacamole! Burritos! Creole!

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You know, that was exactly what I was thinking too when I read this. Then I started to think about what does represent US "American," food?

1) Real BBQ - slow cooked ribs, pork roasts, beef brisket, etc.

2) Backyard grilling - hamburgers, steaks, hot dogs, sausages - ball park food

3) Beach side clam/lobster/sea food fests

4) meatloaf?

5) American Fusion

I think American cuisine can be world cuisine because I can find decent examples of just about every world cuisine where I live. You just need to know someone with the recipes and have access to the ingredients, which usually isn't a problem.

I do think it is sad that chain restaurants, fast food, and junk food are what is thought of all the time, but that is expected. The fat, sugar, salt, and oil are flavorful and do taste good, but I'd never consider any of that American cuisine.

[Jigi 0]

hi

I am not in US but would love to have GiorDanos Pizza from Chicago... They are the best in USA

[ericdraven 0]

there's so much to choose from in the US with being a northern lad we only have pie shopsand fish and chips, I'd rather go to ihop anyday, or sonic or chicken express (their ice tea is cracking) or red robin or outback steak house or papa john's or red lobster or denny's or pei wei or jack in a box or...........

But the thing I miss the most was the Sushi place we found in irving TX that was yummy.

[Caladan 19]

It's so sad that 'favorite American food' is interpreted as 'your favorite fast food or near-fast-food chain'! We do more than McDonald's!

What about homemade hamburgers? Steak & corn on the cob on the grill! Biscuits & gravy! Barbecue (of all varieties!) Gulf Shrimp! Clams & lobster fresh from the Sound! All of New Mexican cuisine with green chiles for all. Guacamole! Burritos! Creole!

[/rant]

You know, that was exactly what I was thinking too when I read this. Then I started to think about what does represent US "American," food?

1) Real BBQ - slow cooked ribs, pork roasts, beef brisket, etc.

2) Backyard grilling - hamburgers, steaks, hot dogs, sausages - ball park food

3) Beach side clam/lobster/sea food fests

4) meatloaf?

5) American Fusion

I think American cuisine can be world cuisine because I can find decent examples of just about every world cuisine where I live. You just need to know someone with the recipes and have access to the ingredients, which usually isn't a problem.

I do think it is sad that chain restaurants, fast food, and junk food are what is thought of all the time, but that is expected. The fat, sugar, salt, and oil are flavorful and do taste good, but I'd never consider any of that American cuisine.

The U.S. is a little weird in one respect compared to other countries. It's easy to say what makes up French cuisine: you look at the ingredients local to regions of France, you look at the history... but with the U.S., the terrain and the native foods are just so different, plus everyone is from somewhere else originally, so it's not like there's just one American taste or sensibility.

[ya falaha! 0]

Have you ever heard of Pei Wei? It's owned by PF Changs and serves the same food only cheaper. It doesn't offer the complete PF Chang menu but most of the favorites are there.

I personally like McDonald's chicken nuggets with Chipotle sauce, PF changs & Pick Up Stix.

My fiance loves PF changs & pick Up Stix too, and Outback, Chilli's & Del Teco.

We both LOVE PF Changs! Sadly there isn't one close than an hour and a half away! But, maybe that's a good thing!!

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