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Top Ten American Dishes

Hamburger​
Hamburger​

Fast food franchises sell American style fast food hamburgers in Australia and New Zealand. The traditional Australasian hamburgers are usually bought from fish and chip shops or milk bars. The hamburger meat is almost always ground beef, or "mince" as it is more commonly referred to in Australia and New Zealand.

Steak​
Steak​

This is a list of steak dishes. Steak is generally a cut of beef sliced perpendicular to the muscle fibers, or of fish cut perpendicular to the spine. Meat steaks are usually grilled, pan-fried, or broiled, while fish steaks may also be baked. Meat cooked in sauce, such as steak and kidney pie, or minced meat formed into a steak shape, such as Salisbury steak and hamburger steak may also be referred to as steak.

Apple pie​
Apple pie​

“As American as apple pie,” the famous saying goes. Apple may be America’s favorite pie, but despite the fact that it seems to be the benchmark against which a given object’s Americanness is measured, apple pie is not actually American.

French Fries​
French Fries​

French fries are one of the most popular dishes in the United States, commonly being served as a side dish to entrees and being seen in fast food restaurants. The average American eats around 30 pounds of French fries a year.

Meatloaf​
Meatloaf​

Add to a food processor with the garlic, and pulse on and off until the vegetables are finely minced, but not quite a puree. In a sauté pan, on medium heat, melt the butter with the olive oil. Add the vegetable mixture and sauté for about 5 minutes.

Mashed ​Potato​
Mashed ​Potato​

Mashed Potatoes Thanksgiving is the most American of holidays, so it's only natural that its most popular side, mashed potatoes, is considered by many to be one of the United States' signature dishes.

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Reuben ​Sandwich​
Reuben ​Sandwich​

The Rachel sandwich is a variation on the standard Reuben sandwich, substituting pastrami for the corned beef, and coleslaw for the sauerkraut. Other recipes for the Rachel call for turkey instead of pastrami.

Peanut Butter ​and Jelly Sandwich​
Peanut Butter ​and Jelly Sandwich​

A peanut butter and jelly (or jam) sandwich, or PB&J, includes one or more layers of peanut butter and one or more layers of either jelly or jam on bread. Sometimes the sandwich is eaten open-faced or with one slice of bread folded over (effectively a "half sandwich").

Pumpkin pie​
Pumpkin pie​

It was the first American cookbook written and published in America, and the first cook book that developed recipes for foods native to America. Her pumpkin puddings were baked in a crust and similar to present day pumpkin pies: Pompkin Pudding No. 1.

Corn dog​
Corn dog​

Cozy Dog Drive-in, in Springfield, Illinois, claims to have been the first to serve corn dogs on sticks, on June 16, 1946. Also in 1946, Dave Barham opened the first location of Hot Dog on a Stick at Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, California. Preparation. Corn dogs are often served as street food or as fast food.

Green Bean ​Casserole​
Green Bean ​Casserole​

Few uniquely American dishes beyond the sweetened pumpkin pie conjure images of Thanksgiving than the green bean casserole. The creamy mushroom-covered green beans with that crunch of french …

Turducken​
Turducken​

Turducken is a dish consisting of a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, further stuffed into a deboned turkey. Outside of the United States and Canada [citation needed], it is known as a three bird roast. Gooducken is a traditional English variant, replacing turkey with goose. The word turducken is a portmanteau of turkey, duck, and chicken.