last night i had a peanut butter and rhubarb/strawberry jelly sandwhich on rye bread. actually was very good, so i thought (at midnight) why not brew a beer with this combo. and actually in homebrew garden found a recipe for a rhubarb and rye ale. can’t wait.
Nachos. Especially the ones you find at the ballpark or movie theater that have that synthetic runny yellow-orange cheese product.
Or Corn-dogs. OMG I love those things.
Onion rings.
Philly Cheese-steak.
So far these examples don’t seem to be particularly healthy… 
It’s kinda sad, but one of my favorite things is deep fried Mini-Corndogs. So freakin’ good.
Here in Montana, the only real contribution to American cuisine that we have made is the pork chop sandwich:
The one pictured is “Loaded”…mustard, pickles, onions.
“Loaded delux” is the same, plue lettuce tomato and mayo.
My favorite is loaded with both hot and yellow mustard.
I’ll proffer the things that have come out of my current home town for American cuisine (my real hometown hasn’t contributed much except some football players and indoor foliage)
- The chili size - Take a bowl, add some chili, add a griddle cooked hamburger patty, add more chili and cheese. Serve - an LA classic
- The French Dip - Hotly contested between two locations here in downtown - the French Dip was invented either at Phillipes, which is a funny old fashioned place to go grab a bite, or Cole’s Pacific Electric Buffet. For my money, I prefer Phillipes and their devil mustard.
- The “LA” Chili Dog - There’s a variant of hot dog chili that seems to be about 1/3 flour, meat, fat and tomatoes. Very smooth stuff, unlike any other chili I’ve seen on dogs. Best seen at Cupid’s, Flooky’s or Pink’s (if you feel like waiting in line forever) (LA actually had a very interesting hot dog subculture)
- The BBQ Chicken Pizza - Invented by Ed LaDou while he worked at Spago’s with Wolfgang Puck. Ed passed away sudddenly a couple years ago, but his little place Caioti Pizza Cafe still makes rocking pizzas and they have a salad called “The Salad” that some folks swear by to induce labor.
There are a few others, but how about the big mammer jammer that has unfortunately seated itself deep into the roots of the world.
- The Drive Through and the Fast Food Restaurant - McDonald’s was born out in San Berdoo as was the drive through window at In n Out Burger (seriously fantastic fast food burger) Carl’s Jr (owner of Hardee’s as well), El Pollo Loco, Fatburger, Foster’s Freeze, Green Burrito, Hot Dog on a Stick, H. Salt Fish & Chips, Jack in the Box, Johnny Rockets, Weinerschinitizel, Original Tommy’s (oh god, the chili and grease), Panda Express, Taco Bell, Tastee Freez, Wetzel’s Pretzels, wInchell’s Donuts (and its owner Yum-Yum Donuts). - all LA region started fast fooderies that have been clogging everyone’s arteries for a while now. Go LA!
Imagine this…
How about all that food they serve at the State Fair. “Anything imaginable” on a stick.
SPAM.
I’d say pot roast, but then isn’t it derived from sauer braten.
I gather there are places in China that seriously one-up us on the “anything imaginable on a stick” front!
EDIT: One example:
Andrew Zimmern did a show where he walked into one of those places. Skewer full of rooster comb anyone? Or the breast bone which is cartilage, is also skewerable.
But anyway - back to America. With all the stuff listed is it any wonder we have an obesity epidemic?
SMORES !
Orange Cheese, Chocolate Cheese, Velveeta
Anything in the chip/snack isle. No country can touch our Doritos, Potato Chips, or Cheese curls.
I dunno, I’m kinda partial to Walker’s Onion and Bacon Flavored Crisps.
Meh, that’s American too. 
Walkers is now owned by Frito-Lay, which in turn is a subsidiary of PepsiCo, with the current logo a derivative of the North American Lay’s logo.
Does that mean we can now say that Budweiser is a Belgian or Brazilian beer?
Globalization sucks!
Far and beyond the best crispy snack: Chrumky.
about 22 years ago i ordered a budweiser in a bar in hong kong. british marine took offense that i didn’t order something british. i wonder if the outcome would have been as ugly if i said i prefer my Belgian beer rather than American… 8)
Had to look that one up. Cornmeal puffs coated in fried peanuts? Sounds tasty enough!
Found it on this site, which has some good recipes it looks like…halusky and paprikash and such.
Oh wait, which thread am I in? :-[
What about New England Clam Chowder.
I had peanutbutter flavored cornmeal puffs. Kids hated em. I guess this should be in “ethnic”
Sweet Tea–does that count as a “Southern” thing?
In case you haven’t tried it–a friend just recently introduced me to “Firefly” and “Jeremiah Weed” Sweet Tea-Flavored Vodka (70 proof/35% ABV).
Take a tumbler filled with some ice. Just put in a inch and a half of Firefly or JW top off the rest of the way with water and stir.
Smooth “session” sweet tea!