When we initially reached out to scores of chefs, recipe writers, historians, and food luminaries for nominations for their most important American recipes of the past 100 years—Which written recipes ...

Editor’s Note: Americans have come up with a lot of incredible foods. Does this list satisfy your appetite? Or have we frankly left out one of your favorites? Let us know in the comments below.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The food historian in me cringes when people describe American food as "hamburgers and hot dogs," as if two dishes could possibly ...

On the Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: From lobster rolls to Vietnamese Tex-Mex fusion, American cuisine is challenging to define. British food writer Felicity Cloake, author of ...

From oysters Rockefeller to egg foo young, these are the restaurant classics that chef Andrew Zimmern believes every American food lover should know. It can be hard to pinpoint the foods that stand ...

What is American food? What is America? Go ahead, we're all waiting. It's not like it's a difficult question or anything. Had Europeans never made it over here, maybe the answer would be simpler: ...

Are you sitting down? You won’t believe that these iconic “American” foods were born elsewhere. There are certain foods that feel undeniably American: a burger sizzling on the grill, a tray of mac and ...

From bubbling lasagna and hearty meatballs to crisp garlic bread and melty chicken Parm, these classic dishes deliver bold flavor and a feeling of home. Molly McArdle is Food & Wine's Updates Editor.

The food historian in me cringes when people describe American food as “hamburgers and hot dogs,” as if two dishes could possibly represent everything American cuisine has to offer. The description is ...