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This is a list of American foods and dishes where few actually originated from America but have become a national favorite. 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.
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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
Vegetables and salads
- 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
- New Mexico chile including Hatch Green Chile
Main dishes
Soups and stews
Desserts
Rice dishes
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Sandwiches
- Barbecue sandwich
- BLT
- Cheesesteak
- Chopped cheese
- Club sandwich
- Cuban sandwich
- Egg salad sandwich
- Fluffernutter
- French dip
- Grilled cheese
- Ham and cheese
- Hamburger (modern version)
- Hoagie
- Hot dog (modern version)
- Italian beef
- Lobster roll
- Melt sandwich
- Muffuletta
- Pastrami on rye
- Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
- Po' boy
- Reuben sandwich
- Sloppy joe
Sausages
Snacks and side dishes
Condiments
Miscellaneous
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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
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This includes general areas of food interest relating to the United States.
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- 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
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