tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post112890939132385558..comments2024-03-29T08:14:32.748-04:00Comments on Bonfire of the Vanities: What is American Food?Fr Martin Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1129165556711641542005-10-12T21:05:00.000-04:002005-10-12T21:05:00.000-04:00Well, I'll be a little contrary: the assortment of...Well, I'll be a little contrary: the assortment of cuisines we enjoy in the U.S. is quintessentially American.<BR/><BR/>Tonite, I'm having a couple of pork chops (I cooked them myself!) with Kimchee, washed down by California red wine. <BR/><BR/>Yes--from a box!Fr Martin Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1128991129587154672005-10-10T20:38:00.000-04:002005-10-10T20:38:00.000-04:00I can speak as a semi-outsider (lived in Britain u...I can speak as a semi-outsider (lived in Britain until 12 -- better for a cuisine to have no image as the image Britain's has).<BR/><BR/>Outside the US, I can pretty much assure you that apple pie is not considered particularly American (I was quite perturbed to hear those "baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet" commercials upon first arriving here). Hamburgers and hot dogs are considered the quintessential American foods (though both German in origin; pizza doesn't seem to have been Americanized though; people still generally think of it as Italian).<BR/><BR/>Fried chicken and the rest of the panoply of Southern cuisine / soul food are known, but considered more "regional" than American in general.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1128982499966304682005-10-10T18:14:00.000-04:002005-10-10T18:14:00.000-04:00In the words of Homer Simpson: mmmmmmmm...Virgini...In the words of Homer Simpson: mmmmmmmm...Virginia Ham. All this talk about food is making me hungry. :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1128969208644526492005-10-10T14:33:00.000-04:002005-10-10T14:33:00.000-04:00Howsabout Southern cooking? (Though I guess that'...Howsabout Southern cooking? (Though I guess that's what you mean by "soul food".) Red beans and rice, jambalaya, gumbo -- that's authentic American cuisine right there! And tasty, too.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the issue is that America is just too large for one style of cooking. Even France has multiple regional styles, and France is hardly as big as Ohio.mrsdarwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446744635277205867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1128947974279409932005-10-10T08:39:00.000-04:002005-10-10T08:39:00.000-04:00Grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup?With cho...Grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup?<BR/>With chocolate chip cookies for desert?Ellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553189251750677842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1128914255618269742005-10-09T23:17:00.000-04:002005-10-09T23:17:00.000-04:00hello, back, Claire!In Virginia, y'all have some g...hello, back, Claire!<BR/><BR/>In Virginia, y'all have some good food items, especially those good peanuts from Southside.<BR/><BR/>But what I miss most is Virginia Ham. I go to the store here, in Ohio, and they have so-called "Country Ham"--then it says, in small print, "sugar cured"!<BR/><BR/>Oh, how I love that good Virginia ham!Fr Martin Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1128910870920507952005-10-09T22:21:00.000-04:002005-10-09T22:21:00.000-04:00Fried chicken, baked ham, chicken pot pie or apple...Fried chicken, baked ham, chicken pot pie or apple pie perhaps? I don't know.<BR/><BR/>Your post reminded me of when my brother had his US Citizenship ceremony three months ago. When I asked him where he wanted to go for lunch afterwards, his response was Chinese restaurant. I laughed. :o)<BR/><BR/>I'm a new reader of your blogsite, Father. Hello from Virginia! :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com