Honestly, I still don’t really know what “real” western food is.
French cuisine is the most classically famous example, but pretty much every western country has hundreds of years of it’s own extremely distinct culinary identity (ex: Germany, Spain, Italy, even the UK (despite the jokes)).
If you just mean the US though, it doesn’t exactly have it’s own unified thing going on beyond what you’ve listed (burgers, pizzas, etc) but there are plenty of foods, and even a few entire genres of food, that are very closely tied to the american identity (Texmex is the best one I can think of). The most “american” american food I can think of is probably hotdish which… I don’t actually recommend seeking out (please don’t hurt me, I just don’t think the majority of casseroles are all that great)
Isn’t that primarily a spanish invention? US has a culture built around it absolutely, but most places also incorporate it somehow, especially oceania and any former spanish colonies. It’s not really an “american” food per se as far as I’m aware.
Ah, I was indeed specifically talking about the meats - I did forget there were all the other traditional accouterments that go along with American barbecue.
French cuisine is the most classically famous example, but pretty much every western country has hundreds of years of it’s own extremely distinct culinary identity (ex: Germany, Spain, Italy, even the UK (despite the jokes)).
If you just mean the US though, it doesn’t exactly have it’s own unified thing going on beyond what you’ve listed (burgers, pizzas, etc) but there are plenty of foods, and even a few entire genres of food, that are very closely tied to the american identity (Texmex is the best one I can think of). The most “american” american food I can think of is probably hotdish which… I don’t actually recommend seeking out (please don’t hurt me, I just don’t think the majority of casseroles are all that great)
Don’t forget barbecue
Isn’t that primarily a spanish invention? US has a culture built around it absolutely, but most places also incorporate it somehow, especially oceania and any former spanish colonies. It’s not really an “american” food per se as far as I’m aware.
I’m specifically referring to American barbecue, which is absolutely it’s own unique thing (or several things since it varies by region)
Ah, I was indeed specifically talking about the meats - I did forget there were all the other traditional accouterments that go along with American barbecue.