FOOD ON A GUITARSITE

i dont think the usa has a national food it all depends on the location and the ethnic composistion of the state in the south the varities vary from each state in the east a lot of recipies are handed down from generation to generation from the europians who migrated because of political pesecution or religious pressure and famine in ireland to the chineese who left to come to america for jobs and a new way of life the slaves from africa were forced to come and eventually freed contributed a great number of recipies this country is not one race of people the make up is like a stew and each ethnic group has their own kind of food they prefer well before i take up to much time i jus want to say we have a lot to be thankful for in the usa but i cant think of any national food only the need for it acapo

Hi Docs,
I agree with Acapo Here. We have such a huge influx of foreigners here our traditional
food is out the door. Also people travel much more now and there palate is more open
to different foods and flavours.
Bacon/ Ham Cabbage and spuds. Irish Stews, Dublin Coddle. Best Sausages in the world.
made by Superquinn. white pudding. Black Pudding { american friends of mine call this
blood pudding} Smoked salmon, brown bread, creamery butter. Home made Blackberry
and Apple jam. Fresh Trout. Fresh Salmon poached ! Delish.
Irish Beef { No mad cow here!
except for my self of course } Guinness, fine whiskeys, and the best cure for
a hangover Is not irish? But Scottish! A soft drink  called "Irn Bru". great stuff.
At this time of year Docs we eat Colcannon. Its Kale spuds butter sometimes fine chopped
raw onion is added. served with fish or meat.

Did you ever eat colcannon           
when 'twas made with yellow cream   
And the kale and praties blended     
Like the picture in a dream?         
  Did you ever take a forkful           
  And dip it in the lake               
  Of heather-flavoured butter           
  That your mother used to make?       
  Oh, you did, yes you did!             
  So did he and so did I,               
  And the more I think about it         
  Sure, the more I want to cry.
  God be with the happy time
When trouble we had not,
And our mothers made colcanno
In the little three-legged pot.

Now Docs after all that i cook food in my home from all around the world. love cooking.

Boston Chowder. Peach Cobbler, mud pie, now i have the munchies..
I also have a song i wrote about food in my childhood. Hmmmmmmm needs music!

Old Doll.

First let me thank you.
About the different "ancestors" and immigration, well this was one of the "tracks" I followed, and mentioned. The only common factor are the FAST FOOD restaurants. I wrote about Chicago, New Orleans and that's a food paradise there in New Orleans.
I drove that year from Chicago, over Memphis and Nashville to New Orleans.
Most of villages (even with 1000 people) you will always find something, like Kentucky Fried Chicken
Burgerking, McDonald's, some "RED LOBSTERS", there you feel a connection with us Europeans.
There were only 2 countries famous for their food: Belgium, France.
What's going on now: the UK, the NETHERLANDS are having great restaurants. And yes, I was convinced of the fact. There are about 50.000.000 people, with German ancestors, even Paris Hilton, Sandra Bullock. It is amazing what you can find preparing a topic or answer to other
topics. Also a similar amount have French ancestors. And only those population with, UK, Ireland Scotland are huge, add the people with Spanish Background, and you have what you answered.
I love the TEXAS mentality, it is in some aspects, like South Africa: BBQ spicy, and I have been so many times there, that I almost forgot what they eat, it will be different from area to area.
I really don't know if the Native Americans have an input. Our ancestors, a very long time ago, hunted for food, they were gone for a long time. Did you ever stood still by that fact: HOW DID THEY MADE IT BACK TO THEIR HOME? It is a fact that most women have  bad orientation, where a man has not that problem. My medical background helps me a lot on chordie, I know it sounds crazy, but it's true. Back to that trip: best experience (excluding TROTTER, and NEW ORLEANS) was the "All You Can Eat" chain. I still can't believe what I saw: a 10 year old kid, eating 3 (TREE) large Pizza's, and he went about 10 times to the soft ice machine, and a few years later they start a lawsuit, for eating to many fat, and hamburgers. It is NOT logic for an European.
Please go on with the food, there are quit a lot NON - USA members.

I'm sitting here with an almighty hangover and you want to talk food?  It's sunday today so roast chicken with roast potatoes and carrots and cabbage with a nice thick gravy - in fact i can smell it wafting gently up the stairs now!

I went to a place called Gaucho's in Gran Canaria a couple of years back and they served a steak so big you couldn't see the plate and the vegetables were actually on the meat!  Very impressive and I took a picture for posterity.

Good day to you all

Thanks Old Doll, I've been ill all morning and now feel the urge again with your fry ups and grease... Bluuuuurp!

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