/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.4153231]

Can someone here post good food that is unique to America?

Don't read too deep into it. I don't consider Tex Mex American but I don't exactly consider Hamburgers unAmerica just because it wasnt made here

Here's some New cuisine to start off.

I just can't think of anything when I think of American cuisine. I think of chicken breasts and steaks and potatos and whatever boring meals I can think of.

[Anonymous No.4153234]

Tomatoes, potatoes, quinoa, maize, chili (capsicum).

Aside from that, everything came from Yurop, Asia, or Africa.

[Anonymous No.4153236]

Burgers and fries

Seriously. BBQ and whatever shit you are thinking of is what American food is. Part of the reason it sounds shitty is because you're used to it, the other part is that it is pretty shitty. We're not a variety country

[Anonymous No.4153240]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_the_United_States

/thread.

[Anonymous No.4153242]

We have no traditions and our culture is nothing more than consumerism. This is also a young country

>eating American food
>not enjoying multidiversity

[Anonymous No.4153243]

The thing about american 'cuisine' is that its a melting pot of all cultures from around the globe, usually mixed together and deep fried or served covered in cheese.

You can see influences from everywhere along the edges of the states, but it all ends up getting 'americanized'.
..that is, 'mass produced'.
The american family has no time to sit down and just 'cook' anymore. ..supposedly.

Everything must be cheap. Must be instant.
Must be mass produced.
Must be IN LARGE PORTIONS.

I often feel like our culture has the potential to be fucking awesome if people would just stop with this 'hurrrr I don't have the time' mentality.

[Anonymous No.4153244]

>>4153240
You're the cancer killing this board. No wonder we never discuss cooking here.

[Anonymous No.4153245]

peanut butter and jelly sandwich on wonder bread

chicken fried chicken with the fixings

philly cheese steak

battered and fried candy bars served with freedom

[Anonymous No.4153249]

>>4153244
you're a retard.

Please go inhabit a more popular subboard until you realize how good /ck/ is.

[Anonymous No.4153260]

>>4153231
>but I don't exactly consider Hamburgers unAmerica just because it wasnt made here
>Hamburgers unAmerica just because it wasnt made here
>just because it wasn't made here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger#Claims_of_invention

[Anonymous No.4153264]

>culture
>2012

it's all about multidiversity baby.

[Anonymous No.4153270]

>>4153244
>OP posts yet another America has no food culture troll thread
>I try to end it early with a fact based source
>in the event that it isn't a troll thread (it is though), I actually helped the OP out
>I'm the cancer killing this board

You're an idiot.

[Anonymous No.4153273]

Creole food from Louisiana, but those people are descendants of the French in Quebec.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/creole-gumbo/
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/foodnation-with-bobby-flay/hatties-creole-jambalaya-recipe/index.html

[Anonymous No.4153275]

Cajun Food
Tex Mex
Southern Comfort Food
Soul Food
Fast Food

There is also food from Inns and such, mainly in the North East. Don't know what you would call it exactly, but stuff like French Onion soup, ribs, snapper soup, sandwiches (especially club sandwich), burgers, steak, baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, apple pie, etc.
You can call it whatever you want, but this is definitely "American" food.
If you take a FOB Asian there, to them it is definitely American food. To most foreigners eating there, it is American food. Sure, might not seem strictly American in origin, but it's a part of our average pallet in comparison to what other countries, especially less western ones, eat.

Anyway, I fucking love cajun food. Thems good eats.

[Anonymous No.4153287]

Sushi, as most of the Western world knows it, is more American than Japanese. Especially the fancy rolls or ones with foreign add-ins.

[Anonymous No.4153294]

tetrazzini

[Anonymous No.4153298]

>>4153275
Cajun food has stayed consistently awesome for so many years because theres no real way to 'americanize' it

Theres nothing you can throw into a properly made gumbo thats gonna fuck it up or make it 'quick and easy'.
The only way to make that shit without burning the whole pot and ruining it is cooking low and slow.
Most americans hate that.

[Anonymous No.4153317]

>>4153243

There's actually a HUGE backlash against this. It's people shopping at Whole Foods, going crazy (and paying out the ass) for locally sourced and/or organic foods. It's people who actually believe there's a difference between sugar and corn syrup, and that the latter is somehow 'artificial.' No fast food, no takeout, no microwave meals - it's got to be fresh, local, made from scratch.

But we're on 4chan, so ALL AMERICANS ARE 500 POUND LARDASSES WHO CLAP WHEN THEY RECEIVE THEIR DOZEN BIG MACS LEL AMIRITE GUYS?

[Anonymous No.4153321]

>>4153231

[Anonymous No.4153322]

>>4153275
Oh god look at how unhealthy all of that shit is
Also Cajun Food is barelry American

the gist of is that American food is either:

unhealthy shit

or

Bastardized other people's foods

[Anonymous No.4153327]

>>4153322
>>4153322
>Also Cajun Food is barely American
Thems fightin' words, son.

[Anonymous No.4153329]

>>4153298
Proud native of gumboland here, amen to this. Also where are macaroni and cheese, clam chowder, apple pie, come on people

[Anonymous No.4153333]

>>4153327
Nawlenzfag here
shit's 100% other cultures blended in
It's like Tex Mex, but much older and superior in every way

[DeathtoProles !!CxlULfzing0 No.4153334]

Southern
Appalachian
New England
New York
German -American
Cajun
Tex-Mex
Mexican-American
Chinese-American
Cascadian
Hawaiian
Native American of various sorts

You niggers who complain about American food being shitty haven't looked close enough. Stop being stuck in the comiditification of food, and look into what the foodies, the creative, and awesome restaurants are doing.

Oh yeah, this is /ck/, where they defend pleb and prole shit, without even knowing what people who care about food are doing.

[Anonymous No.4153336]

>>4153298
American food is original and good when you hit the more cultural areas, which are pretty rare. Tell me, does Columbus, Ohio or Cincinnati have any food of their own? Nope.
>inb4 shitty Cincinatti shitty chili shitty

[AntacidCanada !qFrz99V4RE No.4153338]

>>4153336
Why do you dislike cincinatti chili? From what I understand you just take chili and add noodles.
Not great but not bad?

[Anonymous No.4153346]

>>4153338
Because fuck it
Ohio is a bigass steak and the one fucking thing I grab out of it is some unimpressive fucking chili

[Anonymous No.4153348]

>>4153346
Also:

Oh, but it is American.
Look at all that cheese.

Fuck this makes me sick at how fucking fat and disgusting we are.

[Anonymous No.4153369]

>>4153231
> Can someone here post good food that is unique to America?

City chicken.

Favorite among Polish-Americans but unknown in Poland.

[Anonymous No.4153375]

Pizza

Pizza is American.

[Anonymous No.4153402]

Potatoes, tomatoes, and corn all originated from America. They aren't native to Europe or the rest of the world.

So if the dish uses any of these vegetables as an ingredient, it's 'Murican by default.

[Anonymous No.4153408]

Buffalo wings and peperjack cheese. I suppose you can add soda to that but it's not really unique.

[Anonymous No.4153419]

>>4153402
So since all American's ancestors immigrated at some point that makes you European by default?

[Anonymous No.4153423]

>>4153419
Not if he's native.

[Anonymous No.4153426]

>>4153419
Just because Europeans got lost and called the natives Indians does that mean you should forget about them.

[Anonymous No.4154044]

>>4153426
Only Europeans would think they've landed in India.

[DeathtoProles !!CxlULfzing0 No.4154187]

>>4153336
>This prole doesn't know about Cleveland German food

[DeathtoProles !!CxlULfzing0 No.4154189]

>>4154044
That's some pretty amazing arrogance

[Anonymous No.4154201]

Sometimes simplicity is beautiful

[Anonymous No.4154238]

>>4154201
Jiffy my love... I hope there's a spoon of sugar in it. Because.. because yes sweet cornbread.

Also, adding corn niblets to jiffy.. or chopped jalapeno, or.. or some shredded cheese or.. wow jiffy cornbread.

[Anonymous No.4154240]

>>4153231
Watch the new in about 1-2 two hours. Casper, Wyoming.
I'll be using 3 jars of Nutella, bread and a butter knife, an alluminum tray and cookey dough, if opportunity arises, I may put that shit in my oven.

Lifelong lover of hazelnut, including exotic spread Gianduja mix. I've got all kinds of food that could feed a small african village before the UN arrives. But to do that would further the case that many are making now, that Fast Food should be illegal and/or taken from us. So I'm using my life to prove a point to y'all, to show everyone that we are fat because we love to eat Nutella and even Peanut Butter, I'd like to see them ban all of the above. These fucking cunts want a war on fast food, and I'm about to end that war today. I will be fat, I will make it clear that Nutella and bread will make fat even an amateur american any day of the week. I'm tired of hamburgers being used incorrectly, and then never being corrected, and those who know how to put more fat in them being dismissed, having their stomachs made fun of in public or even laughed at. People in OH eat hamburgers with lettuce in them, that's it. But everyone thinks they eat them with butter and bacon like normal people. I won't even go into all the theories about the "drive thru" being fat free and such.

That's it, I will not be posting anymore. I cannot risk giving away my identity or lacation, just be patient and there will be no doubt that the person you see on the news was that guy on 4chan.

I give my life for your fat today. I love you, /b/rothers
I will be leaving a letter that will be found, and I blame my act on McDonalds and KFC and I hope you all do nothing to contradict that.

[Anonymous No.4154246]

>>4154238
I'm an unsweetened cornbread guy myself.

The secret is good corn meal. My best cornbread recipe is 1/4 popcorn meal, 1/4 stone ground corn meal, 1/4 white cornmeal, 1/4 flour, lots of crisco in the batter and in the skillet before you preheat it (preheating the skillet to baking temperature is the secret to a great crust, crumbly texture, and flat golden top).

No more buttermilk than whole milk, but a little will help.

[Anonymous No.4154249]

>>4153375
0/10

[Anonymous No.4154253]

>>4154246
... That sounds.. so perfect. I've never actually heard of popcorn meal, so that's pretty nifty! Also, crisco, my friend, is a very good choice. Your skills bring tears to my eyes. Thank you.

[Anonymous No.4154256]

>>4153375

[Anonymous No.4154261]

The only thing I consider truly american, is bbq.

[Anonymous No.4154269]

>>4154253
Oh yeah, since I want to bring tears to your eyes multiple times here is another protip:

Don't overmix the batter! Leave it a little lumpy, but not too lumpy. Use your best judgement, don't mix until smooth, but get the clumps out.

[Anonymous No.4154277]

>>4154269
>schlickshlick

I know of that trick! Same deal with pancakes. Also, little hint from me to you(and everyone else), if you decide to mix in things - say cheese or niblets or whatever - toss it around first in the dry meal before adding liquids. It helps the additions to not sink in the batter during cooking.

[Anonymous No.4154303]

>>4154277
If you're a fan of the jalapeno cornbread I'd recommend making some unsweetened with that recipe, maybe just a touch of molasses instead of sugar.

The unmodified thing is perfectly worth it however. Combine some crumbly cornbread with high-quality buttermilk and you have some beautiful soul food cereal.

Cheap buttermilk will do if you substitute a little sweet cream of half-and-half in the mix.

[Anonymous No.4154623]

Just had some American cuisine today

BurgerKing is my favorite place to get some

[Anonymous No.4154633]

>>4153242
Shelteredfag

[Anonymous No.4154637]

BBQ

[Anonymous No.4154647]

>>4153236
>BBQ
>shitty
nope

[Sceak !!LciZj2frsW6 No.4154672]

True, American food. I don't really think that's possible.

By the time America was colonized, the English had had contact with most of Asia, the Middle-East and Africa. When they came to the New World, the Europeans gathered new crops and ideas from the descendants of the Ice Age migrants from Asia.

Japanese food is somewhat distinct because, while they left China, they also ceased contact with the mainland, as the sea was too difficult back then. The other cradles of civilization were also rather isolated for a long time, allowing them to develop independently.

I don't think that was ever the case for America. I don't think there's any, real, American dish. Many Americanized techniques, interpretations and derivations, but I don't think there's a single, real, American dish.

The only, true foods America can make is scientific in nature. Fuck the bone munchers, we're going to space. Amirite?

[DeathtotheProles !!dAbXwkVVtpz No.4154676]

>>4154672
You are a complete dumbass. Most of the cuisines you think of as being European weren't developed until the 1800s, when ingredients from North America became popular in Europe.

Corn
Tomatoes
Peppers
Potatoes

Those 4 ingredients alone, when taken out of most European cuisines, leaves them empty or at least significantly changed.

Just because something isn't unique to here, doesn't mean it isn't American cuisine.

I could by that logic say that no pasta dish is Italian. It's Chinese.

I could by that logic say that roasting, smoking, brewing, are indeed only Mesopotamian or Egyptian, and any where else doesn't have their own food culture.

[Anonymous No.4154684]

>>4154672
You're really a stain on this board, you know that?

[Sceak !!LciZj2frsW6 No.4154689]

>>4154676
>>4154684

Sorry, I can't hear you.

[Anonymous No.4154692]

>>4154689
Your sagging tits have already suffered the brunt of my ire.

[DeathtotheProles !!dAbXwkVVtpz No.4154730]

>>4154689
You're a piece of vegan shit, please die or leave

[Anonymous No.4155251]

You guys are just upset because your mommy wont cook you good food and you're too much of a baka gaijin that you think Japanese food are so KAWAII desu ne. That's the only thing I can think of why you're so anti-patriotic.