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RogerBW
Thu, Oct 22, 2015 2:39pm
There was an interesting thread on Making Light a while back, in which various people tried to work out what could legitimately be called typical American food – as opposed to a regional speciality that’s become popular elsewhere. I mean, sure, burgers, but beyond that?
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There was an interesting thread on Making Light a while back, in which various people tried to work out what could legitimately be called typical American food – as opposed to a regional speciality that’s become popular elsewhere. I mean, sure, burgers, but beyond that?
Mac and cheese? Hot dogs? (The Brits put a sausage in an oblong roll and call it a hot dog, but that’s just wrong. Possibly tasty, but not a hot dog.)
Ah, yes. Hamburgers…
As American as frankfurters and Vienna sausages…