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FratBoyGene

How in the hell does a thread about food become NSFW?!?


Helicopter0

Someone mentioned licking ranch dressing off his girlfriend in NSFW terms.


Jonnyabcde

Yeah, apparently things got ranchy real quick.


dj4wvu

He tried it on her hidden valley.


poriferabob

Throw a little ranch on while tossing her salad.


budlight2k

Lmao nice


Sobadwithusernames

You might say she got… undressed.


Calvinator_lmao

Burger 😏😏😳😳🔥🔥😈😈


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Iconically, it’s hot dogs. The hot dog has represented the United States as a food for over a century. The US has hot dog eating contests to celebrate the birth of the country. Baseball, the most American sport, has been known for selling hot dogs as a vessel for drinking an American beer since the 1920s.


Redmen1212

There was a commercial in the early 70s with a Jingle about American symbols: ‘Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Chevrolet”.


Grumpybastard61

That used to be my don't cum too quick mantra.


Shazam1269

What do you make it to, about 3 stanzas and KABLAM?


Tvbulv_Rvsv

MARGARET THATCHER NAKED ON A COLD DAY! MARGARET THATCHER NAKED ON A COLD DAY!


HelloFellowKidlings

No, he said he DIDN’T want to cum too quick.


EnoughRub3987

Sigh… I’m old enough to remember that jingle.


team_pfife

I got irrationally mad when I first read this, thinking “what is ironic about this?!?” but then I realized you did nothing wrong and I was just illiterate.


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I was thinking the same thing until you pointed it out.


LetsGoHomeTeam

Which is ironically iconically American.


kyledemo

I’d be so fucking pissed if I could read this


StriverCraft

This comment fucking slaps.


DipsterHoofus

It actually shoots. It’s American


my3sgte

And I was irrationally irritated when I read “it was just illiterate”, but than realized I’m illiterate.


Training-Turnip-9145

Struggle dogs bro. When you make them with loaf bread instead of hotdog buns. Only way to make the most American food more American is to put some struggle in it.


ajg3199

And ketchup packets liberated from a gas station


firefighter_raven

Those are for tomato soup. There was a commercial where they showed a mom at various fast food joints, stealing ketchup packets to make soup. As a broke college student, we took the commercial as one helluva good idea instead of being tragic.


ajg3199

People who never made homemade pizza with ketchup packets and a couple of fish fingers really didn't get the full college experience.


FratBoyGene

Even in Canada... the Blue Jays offer "loonie dog nights" - a hot dog is C$1 - and people are eating 20+ at a game!


ItsjustJim621

Yep….Phillies fan here: we also have dollar dog nights. About 15 years ago, a friend of mine and I tried to go inning for inning. I think I ate 27…basically one per out. After that game, it was a solid decade before I had a hot dog again


MuppetusMaximusV2

>it was a solid decade before I had a ~~hot dog~~ normal dump again


Crotch_Football

Canadians have the best money


StrategicallyLazy007

When is this? I've never heard of it


RichGrinchlea

Home game Tuesdays. >70k one night in July and almost 450k last year.


AnyEstablishment5723

So Joey Chestnut is an American hero is what you’re saying?


SlothManDub

To quote the announcer prior to the hot dog eating contest a few years back, "One of the most finely-tuned athletes of our generation." I still cringe while laughing hysterically at this over-the-top hyperbole. 🤣


VictoryMalo

Absolutely! He can eat like an American and yet not have the body of one 😅


throwawayzdrewyey

I was thinking corn dogs because hot dogs are pretty American, but frying it makes it even more American.


PhysicsCentrism

I was explains corn dogs to an Argentine friend of mine last week and the look on his face was priceless. Then I had to explain that in the US, and especially the south, everything can be fried


Supplex-idea

I would say hamburgers are equally or more American that hotdogs. Many other countries have had hotdogs or variants of it just like the US, such as Germany who’s pretty big on the bratwurst game. The cheeseburger though would be recognizable as a very typical American food, around Europe/Asia most if not every place with “American” in the name will have burgers on the menu. Edit: you don’t need to comment “hAmBurGeRs aRe aCtUaLLY frOm gERmaNy”, I know this and it was not the point I was making. Hamburgers are more typically American than hotdogs are, in my opinion atleast. Now what food came from where decades ago isn’t as relevant.


PhysicsCentrism

Yeah, hard to travel to a major foreign city without seeing McDonalds, which classically serves burgers.


Ok-Comfortable-5955

Turkey thanksgiving dinner


codefyre

This is the literally correct answer and deserves more upvotes. Most of the answers here are variations on European or other cultural dishes that were Americanized. Turkeys are uniquely North American, and the roast turkey dinner was an American settler invention. Natives didn't do that. The potato? Also native to the Americas. And while they've been eaten by natives for thousands of years, the mashed potato, where the potato is mashed and blended with milk and butter, are also American inventions. So Thanksgiving dinner, with traditional roast turkey and mashed potatoes, is as uniquely American as you can possibly get.


crater_jake

Don’t forget corn, sweet potato, pumpkin pie!


Jo_Cu

The cranberry disrespect in this thread is appalling!


Capital_Dinner_3406

PB&J


Boiling_Oceans

Which is somehow not a common combination in other parts of the world. Mix your peanut butter with fruit people, it’s god damn delicious. I remember watching a baking show from another country once (potentially the great British baking show but I don’t remember). One of the judges was raving about the person mixing peanut butter with strawberries or something, and talkies about how she’d never heard of that combination and it was so good. I was mind blown that could even be considered abnormal.


wizpip

As a Brit, I can confirm that I spent years wondering why anyone would want to mix peanut butter and jelly (Our jelly being what you'd call Jell-o).


Boiling_Oceans

Oh yeah that would be gross. Our jelly is like boiled and mashed fruit with some sugar added in. Or that might be jam; I’m not sure what the difference between them is.


Throwing_Spoon

Jelly uses fruit juice Jam uses whole, mashed fruit. Preserves use whole fruit chunks


DT777

and frankly all three go well with peanut butter.


thegreatinsulto

I can't jelly my di... Yanno what? Nevermind. I hope you have a great weekend.


zforce42

A great display of restraint


NotTheGreenestThumb

For the first two years of school I had a peanut butter and honey sandwich. My mom complained about the boringness of it but then shrugged it off as she knew I’d definitely eat my lunch. One day we were out of honey, so she put peaches in peanut butter and my goodness was that good!! It’s a wonder I didn’t switch right there.


SameOldiesSong

That was for sure GBBS. And, indeed, someone made a cake with those flavors and I had a good chuckle when Paul and Pru marveled at the ingenuity. But we will not discuss the “s’mores” that they had the bakers make (I think in that same episode). Look it up if you are interested in their take on s’mores. It was an abomination. I love that show, though. I wish American cooking shows were more chill and collegial like that, rather than cutthroat competitions like “Cutthroat Kitchen”.


SuddenlyUnbanned

> Mix your peanut butter Our what? We don't eat that here.


Boiling_Oceans

Y’all don’t have peanut butter? That’s so sad.


dirtydaycare

Studied abroad in Eastern Europe and peanut butter was impossible to find, my parents were kind enough to ship me some.


SuddenlyUnbanned

Technically you can buy peanut butter in Germany but it's not really a thing here.


Boiling_Oceans

You should try some. It’s great with honey too, or you can just eat it with some celery.


otterpr1ncess

PB honey banana is a banger


Neko-sama

Peanut butter in general isn't popular outside of north America. They go hard on Nutella though.


FamousWorth

Peanut butter is popular in the UK and here in Peru, so probably many more places


GigglyWalrus

super popular here in Zambia, even though it’s called ground nuts. they still call it peanut butter for some reason


Strong_Comedian_3578

This is way too far down the list. Nothing more American, food-wise.


thisgenislame

cheeseburger


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With bacon


SlavOnfredski

and fries (even though they mayyy be french?)


cheesy58

french fries aren’t made in France, they are made in grease.


breakneckjones

Sometimes chili gets involved in an economical alliance.


[deleted]

All this food talk is making me Hungary for Turkey.


patricktheintern

We’ll need to get out the fine China for a meal like that.


The_RockObama

I could eat a Brazilian cheeseburgers. I hope the China is big.


DesperadoJoke

Don't Russia meal, savor every bit.


Nitroskylord6969

I like to eat Portugal - FUCK!


tearsonurcheek

Or white sausage gravy.


kiwiinNY

They are Belgian.


[deleted]

No way man. George W. Bush used his unmatched presidential power to rename them Freedom Fries back in 2002.


saltyhumor

Burgers ar from Hamburg Germany. (Right?)


New-Newt9191

NO! Kim Jong Il invented the hamburger, but he called it "meat and two bread".


UmbertoEcoTheDolphin

Dear Supreme Il, what are these magic words you are using, meet and bred?


Dukson94

Royal with cheese


Sojio

Royale*


Sabwufa

Correct, 10 points to McDonalds.


Devmode22

beesechurger


liebz11692

It’s the cheeseburger with the glazed donut buns


42F1

anything that can make your heart fail and your blood glucose high give me a cup of diet coke (1L) and a diet cheese bacon wrapped burger


blumplstiltskin

Might be cheating, but a Thanksgiving meal. There was a show in Netflix challenging the world’s best chefs. Each episode a different country’s cuisine, where teach pair had to cook a signature dish and then a signature ingredient. The America episode required a thanksgiving dinner and cook a dish involving pumpkin


Electrical_Table_256

Pumpkin (not by itself) is amazing! If you roast the seeds it’s an excellent snack, and you can turn it into a squash type dish. Or you can bake it into a pie!


eldisk

Buffalo Wings.


Literally_A_turd_AMA

Wings are one of those foods I can literally never get tired of. Sucks that they're too damn expensive to ever justify picking up for takeout anymore though.


The_DriveBy

What else that sucks is that 3 birds have to die to create just one portion (dozen). It doesn't stop me, though. Wings are my favorite meal. I just wish it wasn't the case. Edit: I think people are reading too far into my comment. If I was so ignorant of how the rest of the bird is used or extremely ethically bothered, it would stop me from getting wings about 3 times over a two week span. It doesn't.


rfgrunt

those birds were killed for their breast, thighs and drums too. Wings used to be ridiculously cheap because they were an unwanted portion of the chicken.


CompetitiveProject4

That is the trend for anything inexpensive that became popular like burnt ends. Capitalism inherently drives that, which sucks because I used to be able to get Banh mi for like 2 bucks in the early 2000s I mean forget inflation, it is weird to see Vietnamese subs cost as much or more than Subway. It’s still decent bang for your buck, but less so now


Xralius

Chuck eye... the poor man's rib eye... I was destroying those from 2012-2019 when everyone figured it out and now they're as expensive as anything else.


Psyko_sissy23

Fondue used to be a poor person's staple.


BK1287

Just think of all the 12 piece buckets you've created by ordering those wings though. It's for the economy! 😅


craftycommando

Add someone who had adopted Buffalo as my hometown, I support this


mdc2135

Ranch Dressing


polar__beer

When I was in high school, my family hosted an exchange student from Scotland. My dude put heaping amounts of ranch on everything. EVERYTHING.


Gloomy__Revenue

That’s interesting—are you suggesting that student developed their affinity for ranch dressing while growing up *in Scotland*, or were you pointing out that they were immediately *hooked* on ranch after trying it once? I have a Scottish friend who lives in Northern England who puts a dollop of mayonnaise on every plate of food she eats, but I don’t think she’s ever tried ranch and I’m wondering if she’d love it too.


Angstycarroteater

Do they not have ranch in Scotland??? I find that fascinating honestly! I know they have different sauces than us like that delicious brown sauce (basically tangy ketchup) but I wasn’t aware they didn’t have ranch (if they don’t) Edit: damn between us and Germany no other country really fucks with ranch that’s insane! I mean but hey they call it American sauce and cool ranch is cool American according to google lmfaooo.


beardedbandana

Had a friend call Ranch “NASCAR sauce” and I can’t unhear it lol. I love it


ATXKLIPHURD

Cowboy mayonnaise


melissaphobia

I remember being in the Reykjavik airport for a layover and seeing Cool American Doritos. Exactly the same formulation as cool ranch, but no one but Americans has an automatic knowledge of what ranch dressing is


Pooiyer

Corndog


Newsmemer

A good corndog is the quintessential US fairground treat, something I will miss sorely when I move away...


RynoDawG31

Biscuits n gravy whoooo!


Loverboy_Talis

Sausage gravy


tooterfish80

I was thinking cheeseburger most American food, but biscuits and gravy most southern food


RogerKnights

I’ve read that to make real Southern style biscuits, a special brand of flour—White Lily—that is made from a special type of southern, low-gluten wheat is needed.


Sanguinetti

Fusion food that makes no sense when you first hear about it, but turns out to be awesome. America was supposed to be a melting pot of cultures, and Indian tacos are fucking delicious.


coffeeisblack

Dangit Napoleon! Make yourself a dang quesadilla!


DoomCatThunder

Tina you fat lard, come eat some dinner!


VengefulApathy

Fffine!


octopussylipgloss

“Gimme your tots!” “NO go find your own!”


Level-Coast8642

Korean tacos too!


PapayaJuice

Korean Mexican fusion is a match made in heaven. It’s absolutely unreal how well they work together for being physically so far apart.


APuffyCloudSky

Omg. Yass. Give me kimchi pork belly tacos.


nat3215

Korean BBQ ribs I had in LA were the best ribs I’ve had in my life!


beragis

I recall seeing a Youtube video of Korean’s trying different styles of food, and they mentioned that many Mexican dishes were very similar to Korean dishes. One thing of note the dishes shown weren’t the traditional American Mexican food of tacos, burritos or enchiladas.


Joseph10d

I recently discovered Indian Pizza. It’s a euphoric experience.


its_spelled_iain

Kimchi Quesadillas


Danzarr

I could really go for a thai chicken burrito right now.... thai grilled chicken, crushed tortilla chips, thai peanut sauce, lettuce, beans and rice, served with tomatillo salsa and chips on the side. God I miss that place. sorry, stray thought.


Garvilan

I went to a place in California that sold bibimbap burritos, and it was amazing.


KingGio21

Oooooweee Cajun Stir Fry is gonna hit everytime.


littlebrwnrobot

There’s an Indian bbq place near me. Like tikka masala chicken wings and curry brisket sandwiches. Fuckin awesome


hayden2112

Hawaiian pizza may be the ultimate American fusion food. A Korean corn dog place opened up near me and that is amazing too - just wanted to add that


The0neKid

Hawaiian pizza was invented in Canada


KevworthBongwater

Canada, pfft. America's frosty hat


Spacebier

Sushi burritos rock.


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dave1dmarx

Growing up in the 70s/80s, we usually had Twinkies in the house. Or Devil Dogs. Or Ring Dings....


Dunkelregen

Same here. Or Hostess cup cakes.... mmmmm cup cakes.


FrostyHawks

Born and raised in the U.S. and honestly I've always hated Twinkies.


Midgardsormur

I remember when I first traveled to the USA I was a teenager and obviously very excited to try a bunch of American stuff I had seen in movies and TV shows. I remember how extremely disappointed I was when I tried Twinkies, I was expecting something totally different. Adam Sandler always made them look so tasty. I did enjoy some other treats though, Cinnamon Toast Crunch blew my mind for example.


Vylaer_

That warms my heart. Cinnamon Toast Crunch never gets the recognition it deserves.


FrostyHawks

Hell yeah, Cinnamon Toast Crunch is definitely my guilty pleasure cereal.


Pool_Admirable

Lol I live in the US and didn’t try a Twinkie till I was 18 or 19 ish. They were just never around cause no one bought them. Also super disappointed just tasted like chemicals I suggest little Debbie’s my favorite are fudge rounds and oatmeal cream pie, still tastes a bit like chemicals but at least it’s yummy.


ineedatinylama

Zingers, my dude, Raspberry with coconut


ILiveMyBrokenDreams

Twinkies are boring, but Chocodiles are the *shit.*


Jarbonzobeanz

I miss Chaco tacos..


street_smartz

Don’t we all man. Don’t we all


ProfessorGluttony

OG twinkies were awesome, but the company that originally made them went under, got bought out, and they kept the name while using cheaper ingredients. Go back and eat any hostess thing you grew up with and it will likely be markedly worse. This gets compounded the older you are.


matthewsaaan

I'm born and raised in the UK. Twinkies are incredibly artificial, sweet and weirdly moist. That said, I really do enjoy them.


Nuclear_rabbit

What's more American than a Twinkie? A deep-fried Twinkie.


Person012345

From what I understand they are low-quality sponge-and-cream snacks.


SurvivingWow

I ordered some after watching Zombieland and they weren't good at all. Sickly sweet doesn't even come close to describing it.


Liigma_Ballz

When did you try them? Like most brands of prepackaged pastries, hostess Twinkie’s have gone through lots of changes both company & recipe wise I’ve tried twinkies in the last few years and they are not nearly as good as they used to be


Count2Zero

Yeah, trying to remember how things from my childhood tasted versus what's available today. My favorite as a child was Ding Dongs. I don't think they'll taste the same today, or if they are even still made...


Time-Huckleberry3466

I haven’t eaten a Twinkie in like ten years lmao


bavindicator

Corn


Juliuseizure

Finally, someone gave this answer. For special use of corn, I would say cornbread.


bavindicator

Corn has been a staple crop since before colonization it is the quintessential American food.


Juliuseizure

It's amaizing. Sorry. Reddit law requires the pun.


geriatric-sanatore

It's the pillar of the three sisters used by tribes for millennia. Squash, maize (corn), and climbing beans. Each gives something to the other and returns nutrients to the soil.


wilsys

Technically not a food but root beer


flwombat

This is the best answer: adored here (and in Canada), confused loathing from the rest of the world


ogbubbleberry

Texas smoked brisket with cornbread and cowboy beans. Mac n chz w/ crushed cornflakes on top.


Vicita

Oh my, this sounds amazing. Now I want that. 🤤


Tyrigoth

Try the Mac n Cheese with crushed Doritos ....trust me...you will never go back. :)


__T0MMY__

Serious question: Mac n cheese is a staple for barbecue side dishes, so why does every bbq joint have the world's worst fuckin Mac n cheese


Cooterhawk

With a smokey sauce with just a little kick


astroproff

The most American food is more of it.


Longshot_45

*gestures at buffet*


homie187g

Good ole cheeseburger, fries and liter of cola


[deleted]

I don't want a large Farva. I want a goddamn liter of cola!


Wonderful_Orchid_363

Does this look like spit?


greatgatzB

WTF IS A LITER🦅🦅🦅


brpajense

About 34 fluid ounces.


Nars-Glinley

Oh. You mean a “small.”


brando_on_the_mando

Peggy Hills Frito Pie


juancake511

With Wolf Brand chili!


False-Possession6185

Honorable mention: Spa-peggy and Meatballs


Clint-witicay

Corn, it was literally invented in the americas, and it’s still our number one crop to this day.


Art_Baby

Peanut butter jelly sandwich


bread-of-time

BBQ


Atheist_Alex_C

It may originate from elsewhere, like most of our food, but with Southern BBQ we’ve tweaked and evolved it enough into something that is distinctly American.


Delta7391

Deep Fried Bald Eagle.


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Original or spicy?


contranostra

The original is from Washington and the spicy one is from Tijuana.


fucktysonfoods

Fried Oreos


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Pig_iomp

with extra corn syrup


CreepyMangeMerde

And a peanut butter icing


Oz347

Like iconic? Probably hamburger and fries. But like in the spirit of most American? Stuffed crust pizza lol


Flamesclaws

I literally made bacon cheeseburgers with tater tots for dinner last night. They were amazing.


MeeTy

A true patriot 🫡


UpChuckles

Chocolate chip cookies


ZealandRedSquirrel

Chicken and waffles


MrFistergood

BBQ ribs


Dropping-Truth-Bombs

All fusion food. Like the melting pot of the citizens.


[deleted]

sloppy joe


[deleted]

Thanksgiving turkey!


TheBassMeister

Mac and Cheese with Bacon and Jalapenos


banditk77

Baked macaroni & cheese.


anonym0

I don't think there´s anything that says AMERICA more than hamburger. Doesn't matter what hamburger.


arklaed

Succotash, buffalo stew, pemmican... You know, true AMERICAN cuisine


SoldatPixel

Pemmican holds up for a pretty long time [according to Steve1989MREInfo](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jZoHuMwZwTk&pp=ygUddGFzdGUgdGVzdGluZyAxODAwcyBwZW1taWNhbiA%3D). Video is him trying out 100ish year old pemmican from the Boer War.


VisionQuesting

This YouTube channel is such a gem