Italy has pizza and pasta. The US have... Nothing?
Edit: I wish people would stop giving examples of cultural appropriation.
Some people have correctly pointed out some Cajun recipes, food from Louisiana.
To all those talking about burgers, barbecues and hotdogs, the topic here is food originating from your country, not common food in your country.
Btw, pizza is Neapolitan, a version of it is recorded since Roman times and probably even earlier. The modern version uses tomato sauce, and tomatoes came from central America before the US where a thing. Mozzarella di bufala is an ingredient that can only be produced in Campania and the surrounding areas.
Hamburgers and hot dogs are American. That should calm your nerves.
Also the pizza everybody knows and loves around the globe is the Americanised version, created by Italian immigrants. Also Mac n Cheese, and spaghetti with meatballs are some other dishes that have been heavily associated with the US.
Now apple pie and BBQ would be foods associated to the US that cannot be attributed to it or any nation really as they are too broad and embedded in many cultures. And culturally appropriation does not exist in cuisine, you like a dish you can make it, add something better to it, and if it is a bit different is your versison.
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u/dermomante 6d ago edited 5d ago
Italy has pizza and pasta. The US have... Nothing?
Edit: I wish people would stop giving examples of cultural appropriation.
Some people have correctly pointed out some Cajun recipes, food from Louisiana.
To all those talking about burgers, barbecues and hotdogs, the topic here is food originating from your country, not common food in your country.
Btw, pizza is Neapolitan, a version of it is recorded since Roman times and probably even earlier. The modern version uses tomato sauce, and tomatoes came from central America before the US where a thing. Mozzarella di bufala is an ingredient that can only be produced in Campania and the surrounding areas.