America. Easy, right? Not really. The problem with this wonderful melting pot that we live in is that not very much of what we eat is actually "American". I wanted to find food that was original to America. As it turns out, most of what we think is American cuisine originated in another country.
For Example:
Hot dogs-"frankfurter" came from Frankfurt, Germany.
Hamburgers- Hamburg, Germany.
Mac & Cheese- Italy.
Apple pie- England.
Do you know what is American? The Reuben Sandwich. Seems foreign, doesn't it? It isn't, it's actually about as American as it gets. It was created by a man named Reuben Kulakofsky in Omaha, Nebraska. It also happens to be one of Adam's faves and super easy to make! Chicken wings are also authentic American cuisine and since my hubby makes the most amazing wings on the planet, we threw that on the menu as well. I also made my dads famous homemade cilantro ranch dressing to dip them in. Then we cooled our mouths down with a Coca Cola (created by John Pemberton in Columbus, Georgia)and some Cookie Dough ice cream (invented my Ben and Jerry's in 1984)We learned that is cost more to buy a new car today in the United States then in cost Christopher Columbus to equip and undertake 3 voyages to the New World. We also learned that George Washington was deathly afraid of being buried alive and requested that his body be laid out for 3 days just to be sure he was dead. Yuck!
Cheers to America!
That's interesting about George Washington, I love all the facts you throw in!
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