American cuisine/Catalogs

Under construction: this will be a list of well-known dishes in American cuisine, in alphabetical order.

In the 1930s the federal government and the Extension Service promoted canning fruits and vegetables at home

• Hamburger
• Hot dog — a sausage in a long, soft bun; what ballgame would be without this iconic American creation?
• Peanut butter
• Peanut butter and jelly sandwich — also: peanut butter and jam sandwich
• Rhubarb pie

regional sandwiches

• Sandwiches — Americans consume 45 billion of them every year. Chicago is known for its Italian beef sandwiches, Milwaukee for bratwurst, Philadelphia for its cheesesteak, and Los Angeles for the French dip, which, according to legend, was created by accident.

References

• Ed Levine, "Sandwich Pride" ejournalUSA (July 1994) online edition

External links

• "500 Years of American Food," from Smithsonian