How multiculural are you?

[pocaracas]

[Jenny A]

In any given month I make two or three things from each of these lists:

1) lazagna, raviolis, fettuccine Alfredo, shrimp with basil and tomato over fettucinne, pizza., polenta,

2) hummus, stuffed grape leaves, barrek, yogurt and cucumber salad

3) ginger beef stir fry, vegetable stir fry, fried rice, egg rolls, egg drop soup

4) satay, coconut curry soup, peanut and chili noodles,

5) Swedish cucumber salad, potato pancakes, bratwurst, three bean salad,

6) goat cheese, brie, souffle, quiche, French onion soup

7) enchiladas, burritos, chicken mole, chili, chili rellenos

8) burgers (often lamb or bison), ribs, pot roast.

So I guess we eat multiculturally. I don't think we are multicultural though.

[Goosebump]

Guys, I'm noticing that a lot of Americans eat a lot of weird ass shit! 
Names I can't pronounce. I'm picturing you all sounding like Speedy Gonzales!?

Am I correct? What is it? Asian influence? Latin? Mexican? Bit of everything?
I know the Brits love their Indian food too.

Here in Au, we do have all the multicultural food places, but they're a bit of a novelty. Something you do maybe once a fortnight/month?
It seems like you guys have assimilated the exotic foreign cuisines into your day to day lives ...

Can someone tell me what a typical normal everyday food is (not junk/fast) which is traditionally American?!
Or is there no such thing anymore? Does it depend on where you grew up?

How often to do eat weird stuff I can't pronounce?

Think Corn and turkey is probably the only "authentic" american food. We are a less then 300 year old nation made up of everybody and everybody brought all their food with them.

[Losty]

Oh.

My.

GAWD !

[Losty]

[c172]

The provenance of Chicken and Waffles is actually interesting and varied! A brief summary of the Wikipedia article:

- Waffles became popular in America when Thomas Jefferson brought back a waffle iron from France (apparently in the 1700s there weren't pop singers or reality stars to emulate, so things got cool when statesmen did them).
- In the 1800s, places like Baltimore and Philadelphia started incorporating waffles into recipes, and started serving Catfish and Waffles, which quickly became Chicken and Waffles because it's a lot easier to get chicken than catfish.
- The Philadelphia version of chicken and waffles (with gravy) migrated northwest, and was adopted by the mid-1800s as a Pennsylvania Dutch staple, commonly served on Sundays.
- The Baltimore version of the dish (with syrup or cream) migrated south and became popular as a delicacy in African American communities; it was eventually made famous by its introduction to restaurants in Harlem in New York City.
- The Harlem version of Chicken and Waffles became famous in Los Angeles due to Harlem resident Herb Hudson's famous restaurant Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles.

So. That was interesting! We both learned a lot today

Edit: Forgot to include said Wikipedia article (I cite my sources yo): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_and_waffles

Second Edit: I should also note that the gravy version generally uses stewed, broiled or grilled chicken, whereas the syrup version generally uses fried chicken.

Maybe it's that I got 4 hours of sleep last night due to sickness, but I can't find the reference to cream. I guess I thought you meant cream like is used in strawberries and cream. When I google, I find creamed chicken with the waffles. Is this it? Sounds good.

[pocaracas]

[Red_Wind]

I'm not from America (South Africa), we have quite a wide range of food due to all the cultures so i am not sure what would define "weird" food over here

[Minimalist]

I'll eat a few specific items of Chinese to keep my wife happy.

Sushi = bait.

Mexican will burn out your asshole.

Indian?  No thanks, they all look like they're starving to death.

Italian?  Now that's good cuisine.

[Whateverist]

Love Italian food. Also enjoy every Asian cuisine (including bait). Mexican = yummy with fish tacos being way up on my favorites. But sometimes I just order plantains in black beans with a few corn tortillas. Hand made tortillas makes a huge difference. I've had a little bit of German food and loved it. What are those little noodle-y things called? I like making soups at home and I can now make a mean steak - very fast. So basically, what I'm saying is I like food.