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CMV: American cuisine is so underrated. It’s not all about burgers and hot dogs.

People tend to immediately gravitate towards burgers, hot dogs, fries, greasy/fatty foods when they think of American cuisine. I don’t understand that stereotype. Sure we love our burgers and hot dogs, but there’s so much more to it that I think many people don’t know of. First of all, we’re a melting pot, which is beautiful. Cultures from all over the world have left their mark on this country and because of this we have plenty of dishes that deserve the light of day when American cuisine is brought up. 

Here’s a few I’d like to list:

1. Jambalaya
2. Gumbo
3. Tex-Mex
4. American BBQ
5. Cajun dishes
6. Creole dishes
7. Philly Cheesesteak
8. Chicago’s deep dish pizza 
9. NYC-style Pizza
10. NYC Chopped cheese
11. Boston’s Lobster rolls
12. Sloppy Joe Sandwich
13. Pulled pork BBQ sandwich
14. Soul food (Don’t tell me this is just a mix of foods put together. It’s still a popular combination dish that originated in the south. The same argument can be made for many dishes around the world that combine multiple foods together) 
15. Spaghetti and meatballs (Yes it’s American. Italians from Italy do not eat spaghetti with meatballs; they may have meat mixed in their sauce but not with meatballs; this combination originated here)
16. American alfredo
17. American tacos
18. American Chinese 
19. Southern chicken-fried Steak
20. Shrimp and grits
21. Funeral potatoes
22. Peach cobbler
23. Pizookie

I’ll leave it at that in order to spare this post from becoming any longer. 

Some are well known, others aren’t. But that is the same case for every cuisine. Just because some dishes aren’t popular, it doesn’t change the fact that the USA has it’s own cuisine inspired by cultures worldwide. 

Another point I’d like to make clear, some of these originated in America while other dishes (ex: jambalaya) are twists; that still doesn’t disqualify them. A lot of countries  have their own twists of a dish that you see everywhere in other cultures (ex: paella). 

Some cultures even have dishes that they’re not aware of their origin (ex: the Dominican kipes, which was introduced by the Lebanese [kibbeh). At the end of the day, kipes are still Dominican regardless. So the point I’m trying to make is that we all have dishes that are inspired by others in some ways; The USA is no different and deserves more recognition when it comes to its’ cuisine.

Edit: Updated the list. 

Also, some of these dishes are fatty, but that’s not the point I’m trying to make. American cuisine is usually ONLY regarded as fatty foods, which is NOT always the case at all. It has some greasy/fattiness to some dishes (as do other cultures btw, it’s called comfort food), but not all the time. Please focus on changing my view that America has a proper cuisine which is underrated, not that "all" foods are “fatty”.
gpt
1) Countries' foods are judged by the foods that they take to other countries. American chain restaurants have almost exclusively produced burgers in other countries, so that is what we are judged by.

2) The dishes that you mention are generally regional dishes. This is because America is a big place, and it's really tough to characterize the entire population as a single culture. You have Southern Food, Tex-Mex, Cajun, Italian-American...the list goes on. These cuisines are more recognized as their own things in other parts of the world, and are not lumped in with the burgers and hot dogs that people generally call American food. They also *shouldn't* be considered American food because they are really regional dishes that are becoming popular in other parts of the world, including other parts of America.