American cuisine's
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
personalities

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Split personalities

American cuisine has both a dull and exciting side:

Dull
Fast foods

Exciting
Regional and ethnic cooking

My American cuisine section focuses mainly on the better half, the regional and ethnic cuisines. They are the ones sophisticated palates seek.

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The 7  most famous
American regional and
ethnic cuisines

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CLICK BLUE LINKS to open these pages"

California

Creole & Cajun

Hawaiian

New England

Soul Food

Southern

Southwestern

I give candid descriptions and tips on each. I also present insights that will enhance your culinary knowledge.

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More well-known
American cuisines

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CLICK More American cuisines
to read my tips and descriptions on these:

Cowboy

Midwest Farm

Native American

New York Ethnic

Pennsylvania Dutch

Pioneer

Tex Mex

and  others

Like the Top 7 (see above), these play an important role in defining the country's culinary character.

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Famous specialties
of major American cities

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CLICK American city specialties
to learn the famous preparations of each of these 18 major cities:

Baltimore

Boston

Charleston

Chicago

Cincinnati

Dallas

Houston

Kansas City

Los Angeles

Memphis

Miami

Milwaukee

New Orleans

New York City

Philadelphia

San Francisco

Seattle

St. Louis

Don't miss the local specialties when visiting these cities.

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American cuisine intro - Page two

Innovation

Land of plenty

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Clickable
American cuisine map

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Test yourself

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