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- 1. Sheets of dough that are filled with various ingredients, then deep-fried in hot oil. Some of the more common ingredients for the filling include shredded pork, shrimp, mushrooms, and cabbage.
- 4. Hands-down American favorite that comes from San Francisco.
- 8. A dish made with rice, cracked wheat, couscous, or bulgur. Combined with meat, vegetables, dried fruits, and spices, simmered together in a flavored broth.
- 10. A crisp, deep-fried cake, made by pouring batter into fat or oil, usually in a spiral shape, and dusted with powdered sugar.
- 12. A moist, sweet American bread made from mashed bananas.
- 14. America eats about 32 million kilos of this tater tot brand annually.
- 15. Typically made from fresh raw fish cured in fresh citrus juices, most commonly lemon or lime.
- 17. A crescent-shaped dumpling filled usually with pork, steamed, and then fried.
- 21. Type of sundae, featuring a specific fruit with toppings. Often served in a boat shaped dish.
- 22. Official state pie of Florida, this sassy tart has made herself a worldwide reputation.
- 23. A slab of tenderized steak breaded in seasoned flour and pan fried.
- 26. Filling, or dressing is an edible mixture, normally consisting primarily of small cut-up pieces of bread or a similar starch and served as a side dish or used to fill a cavity in another food item while cooking
- 27. A hard-boiled egg that have been shelled, cut in half, and filled with a paste made from yolks mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise and mustard.
- 28. A dessert consisting of ice shavings that are topped with flavored sugar syrup.
- 31. Louisiana's signature dish might be most memorable when made with shrimp and andouille sausage.
- 32. Americans currently consume about 14 billion liters of this popular super snack.
- 33. Created by dipping or rolling fruit in hot caramel, sometimes then rolling them in nuts or other small savories or confections, and allowing them to cool.
- 34. A high-protein favorite of backpackers, road trippers, and snackers everywhere. Comes in many varieties.
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- 2. often served with potatoes, carrots, onions, and whatever else, covered and cooked in oven.
- 3. A carbonated, non-alcoholic beverage with a distinctly sweet flavor, dark color, and a thick white foam.
- 5. Gooey, melty, warm and sweet -- nothing evokes family vacations and carefree camping under the stars quite like this classic American food.
- 6. The official sandwich of Philadelphia. Consisting of an Italian roll that is sprinkled with oil and vinegar, then layered with onions, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, provolone cheese, and different types of meat according to the customer's preference.
- 7. Sandwich that goes by their initials.
- 8. A wafer-thin fried potato.
- 9. Traditional egg custard dessert consists of egg yolks, cream, sugar, and vanilla, with a hard, burnt, toffee crust.
- 11. Typically eaten on special occasions like Christmas or New Year's Day. Often Red or Green.
- 12. A casserole-type dish consisting of tubular pasta baked with a variety of other ingredients, mostly chunky sauces, cheese, meat, and vegetables such as mushrooms, peppers, and onions.
- 13. An irresistible Southern favorite, usually contains chunks of good fresh pork sausage and black pepper.
- 16. An American cheese made from cow's milk. It originates from Monterey in California.
- 18. It's not a cookout, potluck, or the end of a long day in the saddle without a bubbling pot full of them, often cooked in molasses.
- 19. consisting of tortilla chips, melted chips, and jalapeños.
- 20. an iconic New York City food: boiled, then baked hand-shaped, round rolls with a hole in the middle.
- 24. Often a hotdog on a stick that has been coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter and deep fried.
- 25. Squared deep-fried pastry dough sprinkled with powdered sugar and are traditionally served hot.
- 29. Often cooked in a skillet or in muffin tins; flavored with cheese, herbs, or jalapenos.
- 30. Hearty soup is concocted with clams, potatoes, onions, and milk or cream.