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That's definitely one face of American food. Other countries, even smallish ones, have more than one definition of what qualifies as "their food". There isn't o
by schwartzworld 4y ago
That's definitely one face of American food. Other countries, even smallish ones, have more than one definition of what qualifies as "their food". There isn't one kind of Italian food or Indian food. America is huge and has a lot of distinct regional cuisines as well as a dense cultural makeup. Even discounting "Americanized" foods like Chinese food, I can think of a few different types of restaurants I'd call "American".
- t-3 4y agoThat's pretty much what I said, though? I don't know what you're actually disagreeing with? "American food" in the UK is going to be a few stereotypical (in UK context) American dishes adapted for local consumption.
- schwartzworld 4y agoI guess when I said there's a lot more to it than burgers and fried food, I was disagreeing with the part where you said "Isn't "American food" burgers and fried things?". It's also things like Maine lobster, steamers and mussels. It's also pizza. It's also Jambalaya and Gumbo. It's also peanut butter and jelly. It's Philly Cheesesteaks and Cobb Salads and lots of different kinds of barbecue. These are regional, but Italian food has regions too. Northern and Southern Italian cuisines are different, and both types of restaurants are just as much Italian.