StirBlue
Head Chef
What are the ethnic foods of the USA? Would that be a pbj wrapped in Kansas wheat bread?
What the heck is Kansas wheat bread? Okay I'm going to take a deep breath count to ten and reread Alix's advice in her Peace be with you? thread.StirBlue said:What are the ethnic foods of the USA? Would that be a pbj wrapped in Kansas wheat bread?
StirBlue said:Well JDP that's why I eat pbj on Kansas wheat bread. I am an American. Mom's apple pie bakes here. I just want to recognize my own roots.
YT2095 said:Technicaly unless you eat Native "American" Indian food...
YT, wouldn't that line of reasoning make foods made with tomatoes, potatoes, corn, or chocolate ethnically American?YT2095 said:Technicaly unless you eat Native "American" Indian food, everything you Eat is of some ethnic origin or another, and not native to the America per se.
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Therefore every human on the planet is an immigrant with the exception of a single region, probably in Africa and perhaps named Eden.Andy M said:Not really. The Native Americans/American Indians were immigrants too. They just got here before the rest of us.
I think urmaniac has probably got it about right, which makes this a pretty rich and diverse cuisine.urmaniac13 said:Probably you can count "Pepperoni Pizza", "Fettuccini Alfredo", "Caesar's Salad", "Chicken Parmesan" among other things as "American ethnic"... they are practically unknown anywhere in Italy!
skilletlicker said:YT, wouldn't that line of reasoning make foods made with tomatoes, potatoes, corn, or chocolate ethnically American?
skilletlicker said:...Therefore every human on the planet is an immigrant with the exception of a single region, probably in Africa and perhaps named Eden...