This is a list of American foods and dishes. There are a few foods that predate colonization, and the European colonization of the Americas brought about the introduction of a large number of new ingredients and cooking styles. This variety continued expanding well into the 19th and 20th proportional to the influx of ... read more
There is a rich diversity in food preparation throughout the United States. This list is not exhaustive, nor does it cover every item consumed in the U.S., but it does include foods and dishes that are common in the U.S., or which originated there. read more
Some type of foods always were common in every continent, such as many seafood and plants. Examples of these types of food are honey, ants, mussels, crabs and coconuts.For crop plants, Nikolai Vavilov initially identified 8 Centers of origin, later subdividing them into 12 in 1935. read more