Yesterday I posted the Omnivore's Hundred, a list of 100 "must-try" foods written by a British food blogger. I thought it was so interesting I had to try making my own, American-style. My ground rules were this: I didn't include any drinks, and I only listed foods that can be found in more than just one location (so "Krispy Kreme donut" is OK, but "cheese slice from Joe's Pizza in NYC" is not). I also tried to avoid foods that are American in origin but ubiquitous in the rest of the world (so no McDonald's french fries, much as I love them).
So here it is: Emily's 100 American Foods You Really Ought to Try Sometime Before You Shuffle Off This Mortal Coil. And by all means, tell me what you think is missing!
The American Omnivore's Hundred
- Hoppin' John
- Homemade buttermilk biscuits
- Tasso
- Whole
- Calabash-style shrimp and hushpuppies
- Hot glazed Krispy Kreme
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- Hoppin' John
- Homemade buttermilk biscuits
- Tasso
- Whole
- Calabash-style shrimp and hushpuppies
- Hot glazed Krispy Kreme
- Cheese curds
- Key lime pie
- Philly cheese steak
- Lowcountry boil
- Huckleberry pie
- New England clam chowder
- Boiled peanuts
- Eggs Benedict
- Pastrami on rye
- Corned beef and cabbage
- Pancakes with maple syrup
- Everything bagel with cream cheese and tomato
- Thin Mints (preferably frozen)
- Frito pie
- Potato knish with mustard
- Silver Queen corn on the cob
- Soft pretzel from a street cart
- Fresh-picked blueberries
- Sourwood honey
- State fair funnel cake
- Candied yams
- Oyster dressing
- Snow cone or snowball
- Wild Alaskan salmon
- Sautéed morels
- Persimmon pudding
- General Tso's Chicken
- Frozen custard
- Italian sausage with peppers and onions on a hoagie bun
- Chili dog
- Spam musubi
- Saltwater taffy
- Fluffernutter sandwich on Wonder Bread
- Black and white cookie
- Frybread
- BLT with thick-cut applewood bacon
- Baked beans
- Pumpkin pie
- Collards with vinegar and
- Tex-Mex fajitas with skirt steak and sautéed peppers
- Fried green tomatoes
- Succotash
- Shrimp and grits
- Hot water cornbread
- Barbecue chicken pizza with red onions
- Chicken fried steak
- Carnitas burrito
- Apple butter
- Geoduck
- Soft-serve ice cream cone dipped in chocolate shell (especially Dairy Queen)
- Pecan pie
- Catfish supper at a church or fire station
- Oysters Rockefeller
- Homemade cranberry sauce
- Pimiento cheese
- MoonPie washed down with R.C. Cola
- Pickled watermelon rind
- Cracker Jacks at the ball game
- Meatloaf and mashed potato blue plate special at diner
- Chicken and waffles
- Po'Boy
- Green bean casserole with French's fried onions
- Stuffed sopaipillas
- Turducken
- Shad roe on toast
- Sweet potato casserole with or without marshmallows
- Cioppino
- Pan-fried river trout
- Jambalaya
- Burgoo
- Penuche fudge
- Fried peanut butter and banana sandwich (the Elvis)
- Scrapple or livermush
- Elk medallions in red wine reduction
- Muscadine grapes
- Cheeseburger at backyard barbecue
- Open-face turkey sandwich
- Cobb salad
- Peach pie a la mode
- Macaroni and cheese with Tillamook sharp cheddar
- Root beer float
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