List of American foods



This is a list of American foods and dishes. There are a few foods that predate colonization, and the European colonization of the Americas brought about the introduction of many new ingredients and cooking styles. This variety continued expanding well into the 19th and 20th proportional to the influx migrants from additional foreign nations. There is a rich diversity in food preparation throughout the United States.

This list is not exhaustive, nor does it cover every item consumed in the U.S., but it does include foods and dishes that are common in the U.S. (highly available and regularly consumed), or which originated there. The list is representative only. For more foods in a given category, see the main article for that category.

Breads and baked goods

 * Cornbread
 * Cuban bread
 * Frybread
 * Texas toast
 * Biscuit (bread)
 * Muffin
 * Banana bread

Cheese and dairy



 * Muenster cheese
 * American cheese (technically a processed cheese)
 * Colby (as well as the blend Colby-Jack)
 * Sour cream
 * Cream cheese
 * Monterey Jack (and used in pepper jack cheese)
 * String cheese
 * Velveeta (brand name of a common processed cheese)

Breakfast

 * Cold cereal
 * Eggs Benedict
 * Bagels
 * Bacon
 * American pancakes
 * Grits
 * Breakfast burrito
 * Chicken-fried steak
 * Hashbrowns
 * French toast

Vegetables and salads

 * Collard greens
 * Coleslaw
 * Sweet potato casserole
 * Corn on the cob
 * Fried green tomatoes
 * Fried okra
 * Green salad, including Caesar salad, Cobb salad, Green Goddess salad, kale salad, Waldorf salad and chef salad

Main dishes

 * Roasted turkey
 * Southern fried chicken (see chicken and waffles)
 * Barbecue, including pork ribs, Texas smoked brisket, pulled pork, and barbecue chicken
 * Crab cake
 * Crayfish as food
 * Lobster
 * Maryland blue crab
 * Club sandwich

Soups and stews

 * Chili
 * Clam chowder
 * Corn chowder

Desserts

 * Apple pie
 * Banana pudding
 * Bean pie
 * Chocolate brownie
 * Chocolate chip cookies
 * Cobbler
 * Fudge
 * Jell-O
 * Key lime pie
 * Peanut butter cookie
 * Pecan pie
 * Pumpkin pie
 * Red velvet cake
 * S'more
 * Sundae
 * Ice cream
 * Pineapple upside-down cake
 * Doughnut
 * Beignet
 * Chiffon cake

Rice dishes



 * Calas
 * Charleston red rice
 * Chicken bog
 * Dirty rice
 * Glorified rice
 * Gumbo
 * Hawaiian haystack
 * Hoppin' John
 * Jambalaya
 * Rice and gravy
 * Red beans and rice
 * Shrimp creole
 * Spanish rice

Sandwiches

 * BLT
 * Cheesesteak
 * Chopped cheese
 * Club sandwich
 * Fluffernutter
 * Italian beef
 * Pastrami on rye
 * Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
 * Reuben sandwich
 * Sloppy joe
 * Barbecue sandwich
 * Hoagie
 * Egg salad sandwich
 * Cuban sandwich
 * Hot dog (modern version)
 * Muffuletta
 * Po' boy
 * Lobster roll
 * Melt sandwich
 * Grilled cheese
 * French dip
 * Ham and cheese
 * Hamburger (modern version)

Sausages



 * Bologna sausage
 * Breakfast sausage
 * Chaudin
 * Goetta
 * Half-smoke
 * Hot link (sausage)
 * Italian hot dog
 * Lebanon bologna
 * Maxwell Street Polish
 * Polish Boy

Snacks and side dishes

 * Jalapeño popper
 * Buffalo wings
 * Hushpuppy
 * Macaroni and cheese
 * Artichoke dip
 * Boston baked beans
 * Curly fries

Condiments

 * Tomato ketchup
 * Yellow mustard
 * Pickle relish
 * Tabasco sauce
 * Special sauce
 * Barbecue sauce
 * Cranberry sauce
 * Cocktail sauce
 * Fry sauce
 * Mayonnaise
 * Old Bay Seasoning
 * Maple syrup
 * Ranch dressing
 * Thousand Island dressing
 * Green goddess dressing
 * Honey mustard

Miscellaneous

 * Pot liquor

General items
This includes general areas of food interest relating to the United States.
 * Barbecue in the United States
 * Barbecue in North Carolina
 * Barbecue in Texas
 * Kansas City–style barbecue
 * Memphis-style barbecue
 * Santa Maria–style barbecue
 * Pizza in the United States
 * California-style pizza
 * Chicago-style pizza
 * New York–style pizza
 * Detroit-style pizza
 * St. Louis–style pizza
 * History of the hamburger in the United States
 * New American cuisine
 * Roadkill cuisine
 * Native American cuisine
 * Tex-Mex
 * Thanksgiving dinner