L'Espérance wrote:
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>> What characteristics distinguish cooking in the U.S. from other ethnic
>> foods?
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> high fat, sugar, salt content especially fast foods

Indeed...and we're beginning to pay the price.
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>> What do you see as the most typical trait of American cooking?
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> speed rather than quality if fast food
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>> What do you see as the most distinctive American dishes?
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> apple pie, hot dogs, bbq brisket, all-you-can-eat buffets, biscuits &
> gravy, shoo-fly pie

Good picks...Being a Southerner, I especially like the last two!

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>> Also, to avoid the embarrassment of having a McDonaldsBurger becoming
>> our national specialty, I'd like to restrict this to foods that are
>> prepared at home.
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> No fun since fast food seems to comprise the vast majority of meals in
> the US. These restaurants were first established on American soil by
> Americans so I think they should be included.
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Sorry...didn't mean to take the fun out of it, but including fast food
opens a whole new window that I think would confuse the types of
responses I'm after. Besides, McDonald's having gone global, we may all
some day have the McBurger seen as our national dish.

Thanks for your response.

Bubba

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