What is American Cuisine?

[PDH]

Government cheese is the bestest.

Although mixing that with gov't peanut butter will leave one needing a turbo laxative...

[Malthus]

"American Cuisine": the homeless dude won't be missed, and Cal feasts for a month.  8)

(Or maybe that should be "regional Kentucky Cuisine")

[Ed Anger]

Government cheese is the bestest.

Although mixing that with gov't peanut butter will leave one needing a turbo laxative...

IIRC, government peanut butter came in thos huge 5 or 10 pound jars.

[PDH]

IIRC, government peanut butter came in thos huge 5 or 10 pound jars.

Or those huge cans with the sides made of cardboard with foil on the inside - the 3 inch layer of oil on top and the case-hardened stuff at the bottom were signs of quality.

[Ed Anger]

IIRC, government peanut butter came in thos huge 5 or 10 pound jars.

Or those huge cans with the sides made of cardboard with foil on the inside - the 3 inch layer of oil on top and the case-hardened stuff at the bottom were signs of quality.

Oh man, that brings back memories.

[jimmy olsen]

In my travels I've found that American food has a great deal more variety than other coutnries.  Beppe Severgnini (in Ciao America) reports being overwhelmed by the sheer number of cookies in the snack food aisle of a typical American grocery store.  Nowhere else will offer you a choice of five different types of salad dressing or have a menu with 20 different types of sandwiches or can you get a dozen differnt toppings of your choice on a pizza. 

Mmm...You're making me think of the salad bar at Ruby Tuesdays.

[Admiral Yi]

Or those huge cans with the sides made of cardboard with foil on the inside - the 3 inch layer of oil on top and the case-hardened stuff at the bottom were signs of quality.

When you grind up peanuts and put the goo in a can that's what you get.  You need emulsifiers or whatever to get the stuff to hold together.

[Capetan Mihali]

If it tastes best accompanied by a Diet Coke or a Bud, it's authentic American cuisine. 

[PDH]

When you grind up peanuts and put the goo in a can that's what you get.  You need emulsifiers or whatever to get the stuff to hold together.

Well, when you let the peanut butter sit for 13 years before giving it away at the commodity free-for-all it adds to the fun

[Ed Anger]

[Siege]

Like everywhere in the world I imagine there's a lot of regional difference.  Such as, for example, Germany.

The things that come to my mind are Southern.  Jambalaya, southern fried chicken, corn bread, Tex-Mex. 

And grit.

[Fireblade]

I don't know anyone who eats grits. It's more a Carolinas thing, I think.

[fhdz]

I don't know anyone who eats grits. It's more a Carolinas thing, I think.

Dude, grits fucking rock.  Especially cheese grits.

[jimmy olsen]

My Mom made Shepard's pie yesterday.

[Barrister]

My Mom made Shepard's pie yesterday.

Um... that's very, very English.  Not American.