Pizza? American?

Question

1. Why does half of the American population (just to give an example) think that pizza is American food?

2. Is there actually an American cuisine? I can't imagine what food would be in it. AND DON'T SAY PIZZA.

Answer 1

pizza´s from italy, isnt it?

Answer 2

cut me a freakin break, who has never had a hot dog, hamburger, philly c,s. apple or cherry pie, sweet potatoe or pumpkin pie, turkey with all the trimmings on thanksgiving ( an american holiday), banana splits and hot fudge sundaes,and remember america is the melting pot of all other countries, we are an advantage.

Answer 3

Most Americans think Pizza is American due to its popularity, and because unfortunately, most of them are ignorant of history, geography, etc.

We have alot of cuisine that is created from our variety of ethnic groups, and the food is awesome!

New Orleans Creole

Lousiana Cajun

American Hot Dogs

Pot Roast

Chicago Pizza-It is a pie not pizza

Chili con Carne- TEXAS

Fajitas-From Texas

Clam Chowder amd Chowder in general

Southern Barbecue

Lobsterbakes

Clambakes

Maryland CrabCakes

SoulFood

Brunswick Stew and other Low Country Cuisine

Southern Fried Chicken

Fried Green Tomatoes

Cornbread

Buttermilk Biscuits

Buttermilk Pancakes

Sourdough Bread

Answer 4

Pizza orginiated in Italy.  But it has been embraced by Americans thanks to Italian immigrants in the 1800's, and now New York and Chicago both have their own "style" of pizza.  And it's remotely different from the original Pizza Margherita.

American Cuisine:

Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Meat Loaf; Gumbo, Jambalaya, and all manner of Cajun anc Creole cooking; BBQ of all sorts, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls, Fortune Cookies, Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Clam Chowder, Sourdough Bread, PoBoys (or Grinders, Subs, Hoagies), Philly Cheesesteaks, Cobb Salad, Waldorf Salad....I could go on and on.

Answer 5

1.  Because we have adopted it and made it our own - the way we make it here in the States is vastly different from the way they make it in Italy.

2.  BBQ is an American invention stemming from the move westward and the cattle drives.  Anything containing corn, tomatoes and potatoes is part of the American cuisine as these are all foods native to the New World and the Americas - they were virtually unknown in Europe and Asia before the Europeans invaded the Americas.

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Answer 6

The Pizza we have here is Americanized. Not like what you would get in Italy

Hot dogs, Hamburgers, Apple Pie, Fried Chicken, Ice Cream...

Answer 7

well,Americans make a very different pizza that Italians.

i would say hot dogs,hamburgers,meatloaf...well since a lot of the first inhabitants of America came from Europe,i´d say it is a mix of foods!

Answer 8

Actually, the pizza we eat is American. Now, pizza comes from Italy (earlier versions may have existed in Greece) but the dish had mostly died out in Italy. The pizza craze began in New York by Italians who of course loved old world food. It caught on, as you know, and was reintroduced to Italy. Now when you go there, you get American style pizza. Go figure.

Answer 9

Next time you're in Rome, get yourself a pizza, and tell us how it compares to what you get here.

Most everything you can eat that you should avoid due to high fat and caloric levels, can be considered American.

Answer 10

Fried Chicken also the Philly cheese steak (from Philadelphia)

Answer 11

Anything made from Corn, as corn was native to the Americas not Europe.

Pizza as it is now was not the same as the roman style food which was more of a wrap then pizza with toppings. The current pizza was developed in many countries over time.

Answer 12

i guess so. barbeque, hamburgers, basically fast food? i think . haha.

Answer 13

mash potatoes

Answer 14

American food is hot dogs, hamburgers, mcdonalds, kfc..

SSEEE america is the reason why the world is fat..

They make everything bigger.. Their pizzas are hugee.. and their maccas meals can be supersized.. now that can feed a whole family.