A List of the Most Typically American Dishes

Killing and eating a gigantic, nearly pre-historic beast is the closest you'll get to Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris pioneered America with Abe Lincoln on a Chevy truck bed.

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In case Cold War Dos strikes, we're glad Hostess is still pumping cream into yellow cakes and stocking a bunker with calories but little nutritional value.

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Again, American invention realizes that deep-frying makes things more desirable. Giving bull balls a new name is a good marketing strategy, which is very American.

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A hot reptile bowl would kill you. Pro: Talk to yourself like a badass/cowboy while eating. Con: You're wondering if this will kill you.

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Traditional Kentucky stew contains squirrel and raccoon. This is incredible. It now contains uninteresting mutton, beef, venison, and chicken, but you must respect (fear?) roadkill soup.

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Remember when your college girlfriend threatened to leave you on the interstate as the stench of jerky progressively filled the car while driving cross-country? Nostalgia. That smell, too.

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Scrapple, unlike the 1990s soft drink, is pork scraps mixed with cornmeal and flour and fried. It honors Pennsylvania's Dutch settlers' money-saving practices, but the leftovers and trimmings make it

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Little is more American than a neon-lit restaurant and greasy spoon fare. We admire the oldies, but this Jersey diner staple is canned tuna with melted cheese. You get that from the name.

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