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What's the best traditional american food you've ever had

I heard stories about Bacon&Eggs w/Toast

>> No.4648646

>Sausage gravy over buttermilk biscuits
>Eggs over easy with buttered toast to dip in the yolks
>Loaded hashbrowns
>Bacon
>Pancakes
>Grits

>> No.4648648

You've heard stories about Bacon&Eggs w/Toast? Is there a place in the world where those three items are not all readily available?

But anyway, biscuits and gravy. Fuck yeah, America.

>> No.4648649

>>4648631
Chilli obviously (with beans you dumb heretics)

>> No.4648654
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>>4648648

Oh wait, I forgot about smoked brisket. Can I change my answer?

>> No.4648657

Pizza.

>> No.4648660
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I'll list a few:

>BBQ, from Texas to the Carolinas
>Southern Fried Chicken, with all sorts of proper fixins
>Biscuits and Gravy

I'm not a big fan of pies, but things like Pecan, Apple and Rhubarb pie are also pretty damn American.

>> No.4648665

Chinese and Mexican food

>> No.4648669

>>4648631
Pork vindaloo.

>> No.4648670

>>4648660
speaking of pecans: pralines.

>> No.4648758

>>4648660
I'm not from the US but I've heard keylime, pecan and punpkin pies mentioned in US films.

>> No.4648760

Mole Poblano

>> No.4648798

>>4648758
Key Lime > Sweet Potato > Pecan > Pumpkin

All of these things must be homemade.

>> No.4648818

Pulled pork, shrimp etouffe, jambalaya, brisket, crab boil, meatloaf with home fries, even a lowley BLT is pretty damn awesome. Strawberry shortcake for desert.

People who say the US has no food culture are idiots.

>> No.4648827

>>4648798
I disagree with your list but I respect your right to have an opinion. This is America, after all.

KL> Pu > Pe > SP

>> No.4648828

how bout all ya niggas get fed on sum delishious-ass shrimp gumbo REAL GOOD?

>> No.4648840

>live on the west coast all my life
>the "traditional american food" thats usually listed was never a standard for me

>> No.4648868

>>4648840

That's because your food is dominated by a fusion with immigrants, like Asians and Mexican. The east coast had more time to develop a completely distinct food culture. Not saying the west coast has bad food or anything.

I guess stuff like sushi rolls and ahi tacos count?

>> No.4648874

>>4648827
>>4648798

I can't argue with KLP when it's 95° outside my window, but come November, I'll take a slice of Pumpkin.

>> No.4648897

>>4648868
>Not saying the west coast has bad food or anything.

im not saying its really a bad thing myself. its just that i hate it when people just assume all i eat every day is hod dogs, hamburgers, fried chicken, grits, etc.

hell, ive never even had grits before.

>> No.4648899

Burgers and Fries

>> No.4648902

Pizza

>> No.4648908

Is it that time again already?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhRRCmOEc68

>> No.4648927

>>4648897
Grits are pretty much not eaten outside the south

>> No.4648930

>>4648908
Man, dont even knock Denny's. Best diner chain America's got.
... After Bob Evans.

>> No.4648935

>>4648927
This is a lie.
Savory grits aren't eaten outside the south, but they're eaten all over the east cost, usually having sugar or cinammon added.
I'm a farm boy from north Georgia, but I still like my grist yankee flavored.

>> No.4648939

>>4648935
grits*

>> No.4648948

>>4648930
Oh hell no. Denny's is shit tier.

>> No.4648952

>>4648935
I have lived in the north my entire life, and grits are very rare. I don't think I had ever tried them or even seen someone eating them until I was a teen and took a trip to the south

>> No.4648955

>>4648935

Connecticutian here. Almost nobody eats grits around these parts. Even a lot of our diners don't serve them

>> No.4648960

>>4648955

Also, when I make grits, I only ever make the savory variety, usually as a dinner side when I'm too lazy to bake it into polenta. Sweet grits are shit tier.

>> No.4648965

>>4648955
>>4648952
Ha, that's nuts.
I guess my assumption was based on lucky visits to places in Maine and New York that happened to serve grits.

>> No.4648999

This thread makes me crave biscuits and gravy.

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>>4648930

>> No.4650025

Can't narrow it down. We have way too many awesome BBQ styles, confections, baked goods, and regional foods to pick a best. Many of them are just good in too different of a way to compare reasonably.

>> No.4650034

Hmm... if I really had to choose it would be something between biscuits n' gravy, country fried steak, and all myriads of barbecue.

I'm not sure if this is American, but a big ass American Steakhouse prime rib meal would be my favorite of all time.

>> No.4650091

>>4648631
Bacon and eggs with toast is British.

>> No.4650133

>Sausage gravy over buttermilk biscuits
Hit it on the first reply. Biscuits and gravy! Chicken fried steak with gravy, etc. is pretty damn good, too.

>>4648670
Can I mention pecan sandies? Yum. Or other tasty desserts made with black walnuts.

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>> No.4650201

country fried steak or biscuits and gravy

cornmeal preferred

>> No.4650206

>>4650164
...you could've choose a better pic.

>> No.4650220

>>4650206
I think that was the point.

>> No.4650242

>>4650220
...oh...

>> No.4650246

Chili con Carne gets my vote. All other answers are wrong.

>> No.4650251

Deep fried shit with lard. For breakfast.

American food is fucking terrible.

>> No.4650257

French Fries

>> No.4650459

>>4648927
I eat grits and I live in Seattle.

>> No.4650493

>>4648631
Corn dogs, elephant ears, and monkey tails. Fair food is best food.

>> No.4650509

Country ham is another southern staple that is uniquely American, also delicious as fuck.

>> No.4650517

>>4650493
Fair food is a whole 'nother universe of fucking delicious

>> No.4650663

>>4648631
Loaded pancake: two huge pancakes cooked with bacon and sausage and topped with three runny fried eggs. I like to order a side of sausage gravy to top it all off. Decently American, but not really traditional. I'm not sure I could choose a "traditional" American meal as something I've had that was great...

>> No.4650669

>>4648798
>>4648827
>key lime
>top of the list

>> No.4650692

>>4650669

Confirmed for living somewhere cold.

>> No.4650749

>>4650692
Confirmed for living somewhere without pumpkins

>> No.4650780

>>4650749

>eating pumpkin pie anytime other than the fall

I mean I don't consider either best myself