Quiz Time!!!
Hello from Egypt…..we have been laying on the beach along the Red Sea for a little under a week. Not much of a story there except for the amazing snorkeling over and around the reefs of Dahab. Thought we would have a little interactive fun with you….our readers….before our next adventurous post!!
That means Quiz Time!!! As we have travelled the world the multitude of people that we have met have asked us a simple yet sometimes puzzling question:
“What is traditional American food!!”
Well, we think we’ve come up with some pretty good answers but we want to hear from the masses…..what constitutes American food (remember steak and fries are French)??? Be very creative!!!
We want to hear everyone’s ideas and the winner (picked judiciously) will receive a surprise gift from our journey around the world….DON’T MISS OUT!! Post your submission TODAY!!!
Tags: Travel
June 2nd, 2006 at 12:24 pm
How about a Big Mac, fries and a Coke from McDonald’s?
I’m American and I’ve never actually had a Big Mac, but this is still the most American meal I can think of.
June 2nd, 2006 at 3:03 pm
The most traditional American food I can think of is casseroles & meatloaf (winter), bot dogs (or anything) at the ballpark, and Backyard BBQ fare (summer). Of course, I enjoy the non-traditional “American” fare as well - pizza, Chinese take-out, etc.
June 2nd, 2006 at 3:35 pm
Chicken Wings!!!!!
June 2nd, 2006 at 6:31 pm
How about Corn on the Cob (dripping with butter and salt), sweet potato fries (its a biggie in RI) oh and another RI tradition…Dunkin Donuts Coffee with lots of cream and sugar (who btw have changed their tagline to “America Runs on Dunkin!”
June 2nd, 2006 at 8:05 pm
Squeeze cheese in a can and chicken in a biscuit crackers!! I’ll keep thinking. mom
Grits, Chitterlings, hot water cornbread…from Vince
He’s still thinking too but it’s a Friday and we’re too tired to be really creative.
June 2nd, 2006 at 8:10 pm
Macaroni cheese and apple pie! I’m looking forward to catching up on the first part of your trip.
June 2nd, 2006 at 11:13 pm
If you’re from the upper midwest, it would have to be tater-tot hot dish. Fortunately I’m from the lower midwest, so I’ll have to keep thinking of a better idea…
June 2nd, 2006 at 11:55 pm
Got to be hamburgers and a coke, apple pie.
Corn and Turkey are other native American foods.
Popcorn for snacks.
That is the extent of our intelligence at 1151pm on Friday, after spending 4 hours getting the virus out of our computer.
June 3rd, 2006 at 7:52 am
The most American would have to be our family’s “white trash Chicken” (cream of one everything soup, chicken, rice baked to a gooey mess … nasty) and my husband’s favorite … Ground beef mixed with Beef flavored Rice-A-Roni!
Amy (Jenni’s College Roommate)
June 3rd, 2006 at 8:03 am
How bout ‘fast’ food’ in general. I know that many different types of fast food are from other countries (Panda Express, Taco Bell, etc) but we took them and ‘Americanized’ it! And as I’m sure you’ve seen, it’s creeping into other parts of the world!
June 3rd, 2006 at 6:16 pm
I’d have to say all of the above, but make sure you “super-size” it, that will truly make it American! Americans haven’t figured out about portion control yet…
Anna
June 4th, 2006 at 6:33 am
These are great submissions everyone! We are still evaluating entries (there are a few front runners) so please keep submitting. We would love to hear from the K-1 bloggers on this one if possible. Stay tuned for a new blog post on our trip through Egypt.
June 4th, 2006 at 6:18 pm
This is a great question, but a difficult one. The diversity of the US makes it hard to narrow things down to one choice.
There’s great regional cuisine (Soul food, TexMex, Pacific Rim) and we do a great job of assimilating other cultures’ cuisines.
The most “traditional” food is probably Thanksgiving dinner. The most originally “American” are hamburgers.
But our vote for the tastiest & most uniquely American food is BBQ. Not grilled food (lots of other cultures have that) — but slow-cooked, smoky BBQ brisket, ribs, or pork. Yum!!!
June 5th, 2006 at 11:24 am
Hi Jeff and Becca,
Here is what the K-1 Bloggers think about traditional American food:
Macaroni and cheese - Catrina
Hamburgers - Connor
Cheeseburgers - Seth
Chicken Noodle Soup - Sarah
Clam Chowder - Joseph
Cucumbers - Nate
Chef Boyardee - Emily
Apples - Anderson
Salad - Nicole A.
Rice and butter - David
Popcorn - Emily
Pasta - Connor
Crab - Jillian
Salmon - Andreea
Meatball Sandwiches - Kevin
Pineapple - Joseph
Brownies - Connor
Oranges - Karen
Cake - Nate
Chicken Fingers - Kevin
Shrimp - Jordyn
Lobster - Andreea
We hope this helps you answer the question!
Talk to you soon,
Love, The K-1 Bloggers
June 7th, 2006 at 2:32 pm
Hello from Peru - we haven’t made America yet, but our stereotype ideas of food from the USA would be…Hot Dog on the streets of New York, Fried Chicken in the South and anything by Ronald McDonald! Sorry to Mom and Dad Z, but Apple Pie is English, we don’t have a lot of good food, so we are protective of the yummy stuff!! xx
June 9th, 2006 at 4:14 pm
Thanksgiving dinner with all of the trimmings. A truly American meal!
June 12th, 2006 at 1:18 pm
Great question…
I think of these -
Summer/County Faif food (elephant ears, turkey leg, cotton candy, candied apples, etc.)
Tuna Casserole
Sheppard’s Pie
Salad’s made with Head Lettuce
Smore’s
Chili
Frito Pie (Em’s favorite)
Brownie’s
and Hot Dog’s from Weiner Circle or Wrigley Field!!!
Kerry Wood back on the 15 Day DL…