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Enjoy your meal! US cuisine is a melting pot and the home of fast food. Recognise the hamburger, hot dog, BBQ ribs, mac and cheese, fried chicken, pancakes, buffalo wings, cornbread and clam chowder. Good to know: A bun with a fried patty and toppings. It became the symbol of fast food. A steamed sausage in a long roll. A classic at the baseball stadium. Tender braised pork ribs with barbecue sauce. ‘Low and slow’ is the grilling motto. Macaroni in a creamy cheese sauce, baked. A comfort-food classic. Crisp, breaded deep-fried chicken. It is closely tied to the American South. Thick, fluffy pancakes with maple syrup. A typical American breakfast. Spicy glazed chicken wings with blue-cheese dip. Invented in Buffalo, New York. A crumbly, lightly sweet corn bread. A staple of the Southern states. A creamy clam soup from New England. Often served in a hollowed-out bread bowl. Once you know them, you suddenly spot them everywhere again. What starts as plain knowledge quickly becomes one aha moment after another.

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Hamburger

A bun with a fried patty and toppings.

💡 Did you know? It became the symbol of fast food.

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Hot dog

A steamed sausage in a long roll.

💡 Did you know? A classic at the baseball stadium.

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BBQ ribs

Tender braised pork ribs with barbecue sauce.

💡 Did you know? ‘Low and slow’ is the grilling motto.

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Mac and cheese

Macaroni in a creamy cheese sauce, baked.

💡 Did you know? A comfort-food classic.

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Fried chicken

Crisp, breaded deep-fried chicken.

💡 Did you know? It is closely tied to the American South.

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Pancakes

Thick, fluffy pancakes with maple syrup.

💡 Did you know? A typical American breakfast.

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Buffalo wings

Spicy glazed chicken wings with blue-cheese dip.

💡 Did you know? Invented in Buffalo, New York.

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Cornbread

A crumbly, lightly sweet corn bread.

💡 Did you know? A staple of the Southern states.

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Clam chowder

A creamy clam soup from New England.

💡 Did you know? Often served in a hollowed-out bread bowl.

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