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American food is not one cuisine. It is a country of regions shaped by Indigenous foodways, forced and free migration, immigration, farming, geography and local communities — Cajun and Creole Louisiana, Central Texas smoke, New England shorelines, New Mexican chile, Pacific and Hawaiian island cooking, and hundreds of city and small-town traditions in between.

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Farm produce, Mexican-American roots & Pacific Rim cooking

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California

Farm produce, Mexican-American roots & Pacific Rim cooking

Cuban, Caribbean, Cracker & Gulf seafood cooking

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Florida

Cuban, Caribbean, Cracker & Gulf seafood cooking

Southern home cooking, peaches, pecans & Lowcountry seafood

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Georgia

Southern home cooking, peaches, pecans & Lowcountry seafood

Native Hawaiian traditions & multicultural local food

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Hawaii

Native Hawaiian traditions & multicultural local food

Cajun, Creole & Gulf Coast traditions

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Louisiana

Cajun, Creole & Gulf Coast traditions

Red chile, green chile & New Mexican heritage cooking

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New Mexico

Red chile, green chile & New Mexican heritage cooking

City immigrant traditions plus upstate & regional cooking

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New York

City immigrant traditions plus upstate & regional cooking

Sofrito, plantains, rice traditions & roadside kiosks

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Puerto Rico

Sofrito, plantains, rice traditions & roadside kiosks

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Barbecue, white sauce & Gulf Coast Southern cookingAlabamaBarbecue, white sauce & Gulf Coast Southern cooking25 recipesWild salmon, halibut & Alaska Native food traditionsAlaskaWild salmon, halibut & Alaska Native food traditions24 recipesSonoran desert cooking, chiles & Native foodwaysArizonaSonoran desert cooking, chiles & Native foodways22 recipesDelta cooking, rice, catfish & smokehouse traditionsArkansasDelta cooking, rice, catfish & smokehouse traditions24 recipesFarm produce, Mexican-American roots & Pacific Rim cookingCaliforniaFarm produce, Mexican-American roots & Pacific Rim cooking20 recipesGreen chile, mountain game & Front Range Mexican cookingColoradoGreen chile, mountain game & Front Range Mexican cooking22 recipesNew Haven apizza, shoreline clams & Yankee cookingConnecticutNew Haven apizza, shoreline clams & Yankee cooking24 recipesBlue crab, scrapple & Chesapeake shore cookingDelawareBlue crab, scrapple & Chesapeake shore cooking23 recipesCuban, Caribbean, Cracker & Gulf seafood cookingFloridaCuban, Caribbean, Cracker & Gulf seafood cooking23 recipesSouthern home cooking, peaches, pecans & Lowcountry seafoodGeorgiaSouthern home cooking, peaches, pecans & Lowcountry seafood24 recipesNative Hawaiian traditions & multicultural local foodHawaiiNative Hawaiian traditions & multicultural local food20 recipesPotatoes, trout, huckleberries & Basque cookingIdahoPotatoes, trout, huckleberries & Basque cooking26 recipesChicago street food, prairie farm cooking & immigrant kitchensIllinoisChicago street food, prairie farm cooking & immigrant kitchens23 recipesPork tenderloin, sugar cream pie & Hoosier farm cookingIndianaPork tenderloin, sugar cream pie & Hoosier farm cooking25 recipesCorn, pork, loose meat sandwiches & Czech bakingIowaCorn, pork, loose meat sandwiches & Czech baking23 recipesWheat country baking, beef & Kansas City barbecueKansasWheat country baking, beef & Kansas City barbecue23 recipesBurgoo, country ham, bourbon & Appalachian cookingKentuckyBurgoo, country ham, bourbon & Appalachian cooking23 recipesCajun, Creole & Gulf Coast traditionsLouisianaCajun, Creole & Gulf Coast traditions28 recipesLobster, blueberries & coastal Yankee cookingMaineLobster, blueberries & coastal Yankee cooking20 recipesBlue crab, Old Bay & Chesapeake Bay cookingMarylandBlue crab, Old Bay & Chesapeake Bay cooking20 recipesClam chowder, cod & Boston immigrant kitchensMassachusettsClam chowder, cod & Boston immigrant kitchens23 recipesPasties, cherries, Great Lakes fish & Arab-American cookingMichiganPasties, cherries, Great Lakes fish & Arab-American cooking24 recipesScandinavian baking, wild rice & Hmong market cookingMinnesotaScandinavian baking, wild rice & Hmong market cooking24 recipesDelta tamales, catfish & Southern soul cookingMississippiDelta tamales, catfish & Southern soul cooking20 recipesKansas City & St. Louis barbecue, German and Bosnian kitchensMissouriKansas City & St. Louis barbecue, German and Bosnian kitchens23 recipesRanch beef, game, huckleberries & wheat country bakingMontanaRanch beef, game, huckleberries & wheat country baking23 recipesBeef, Runza & Great Plains German-Russian cookingNebraskaBeef, Runza & Great Plains German-Russian cooking23 recipesBasque boardinghouse cooking & desert Southwest foodNevadaBasque boardinghouse cooking & desert Southwest food24 recipesMaple, apples & northern New England cookingNew HampshireMaple, apples & northern New England cooking24 recipesDiner cooking, Italian-American food & shore favouritesNew JerseyDiner cooking, Italian-American food & shore favourites23 recipesRed chile, green chile & New Mexican heritage cookingNew MexicoRed chile, green chile & New Mexican heritage cooking19 recipesCity immigrant traditions plus upstate & regional cookingNew YorkCity immigrant traditions plus upstate & regional cooking21 recipesWhole-hog barbecue, coastal seafood & mountain cookingNorth CarolinaWhole-hog barbecue, coastal seafood & mountain cooking22 recipesGerman-Russian & Scandinavian prairie cookingNorth DakotaGerman-Russian & Scandinavian prairie cooking24 recipesCincinnati chili, Amish country cooking & lake perchOhioCincinnati chili, Amish country cooking & lake perch26 recipesNative Nations foodways, chicken-fried steak & onion burgersOklahomaNative Nations foodways, chicken-fried steak & onion burgers23 recipesWild salmon, berries, mushrooms & Pacific farm cookingOregonWild salmon, berries, mushrooms & Pacific farm cooking22 recipesPennsylvania Dutch cooking, cheesesteaks & Pittsburgh foodPennsylvaniaPennsylvania Dutch cooking, cheesesteaks & Pittsburgh food20 recipesClam cakes, chowder & Italian-Portuguese coastal cookingRhode IslandClam cakes, chowder & Italian-Portuguese coastal cooking25 recipesLowcountry rice, Gullah Geechee cooking & mustard barbecueSouth CarolinaLowcountry rice, Gullah Geechee cooking & mustard barbecue21 recipesPlains game, chislic & Native and settler food traditionsSouth DakotaPlains game, chislic & Native and settler food traditions24 recipesMemphis barbecue, hot chicken & Appalachian cookingTennesseeMemphis barbecue, hot chicken & Appalachian cooking21 recipesBBQ, Tex-Mex, ranch cooking & border traditionsTexasBBQ, Tex-Mex, ranch cooking & border traditions22 recipesPioneer baking, funeral potatoes & fry sauceUtahPioneer baking, funeral potatoes & fry sauce24 recipesMaple syrup, cheddar & farmhouse cookingVermontMaple syrup, cheddar & farmhouse cooking22 recipesCountry ham, peanuts, oysters & colonial-era cookingVirginiaCountry ham, peanuts, oysters & colonial-era cooking20 recipesSalmon, shellfish, apples & Pacific Northwest cookingWashingtonSalmon, shellfish, apples & Pacific Northwest cooking22 recipesPepperoni rolls, Appalachian cooking & garden foodWest VirginiaPepperoni rolls, Appalachian cooking & garden food23 recipesCheese, bratwurst, Friday fish fry & supper clubsWisconsinCheese, bratwurst, Friday fish fry & supper clubs23 recipesRanch beef, game & chuckwagon cookingWyomingRanch beef, game & chuckwagon cooking24 recipes

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Grandmother-style cooking, regional classics, street food and heritage traditions.

Grandmother-Style & Family Kitchen RecipesGrandmother-Style & Family Kitchen RecipesTraditional, old-fashioned, generational home cooking passed down at American family tables.164 recipesRegional ClassicsRegional ClassicsThe dishes most strongly associated with their corner of the country.749 recipesStreet Food & Roadside FavoritesStreet Food & Roadside FavoritesFood stands, food trucks, county fairs, roadside stops and casual local institutions.231 recipesIndigenous & Heritage Food TraditionsIndigenous & Heritage Food TraditionsNative American foodways and older dishes tied to the history of a place.564 recipesImmigrant & Diaspora Food TraditionsImmigrant & Diaspora Food TraditionsRecipes carried to America and rebuilt in new kitchens, from Sicily to Saigon.284 recipesSouthern CookingSouthern CookingCast iron, cured pork, greens, cornmeal and slow Sunday tables across the American South.296 recipesNew England CookingNew England CookingChowders, shellfish, maple, cheddar and coastal Yankee cooking.138 recipesSouthwest CookingSouthwest CookingChile, corn, beans and border traditions across Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.133 recipesPacific & Hawaiian CookingPacific & Hawaiian CookingSalmon, shellfish, island staples and the multicultural local food of Hawaii and the Pacific.183 recipesCajun & Creole CookingCajun & Creole CookingRoux, the trinity, rice and Gulf seafood from rural Acadiana to New Orleans.28 recipesHidden Regional DishesHidden Regional DishesLess-famous American dishes that deserve a wider table.865 recipes

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Cooking styles of United States

Southern144New England30American21Maine20New Mexican19Creole19CNMI CHamoru18Southern American18Chesapeake17Wisconsin American17Alaskan17West Virginia Appalachian16Puerto Rican Criolla15Pacific Northwest14Hawaii Local14CHamoru13Midwestern American13American (Pacific Northwest)13Great Plains American13American Samoan Traditional12Lowcountry12Crucian11Cajun11Vermont Farmhouse11Sonoran Mexican10Tex-Mex10Pennsylvania Dutch10Italian9D.C. Carryout9Delaware Farmhouse8Midwestern Farmhouse8Oklahoma Southern8Midwest American8German-American7Wyoming Ranch Kitchen7Missouri Comfort Food7Connecticut Shoreline7German-Russian Plains6Rocky Mountain6Rhode Island Sweet Shop6Indiana Farmhouse6Italian American6Nevada Basque6American Samoan Sweets6Rhode Island Shore Fare6Utah Pioneer Baking6California5American Samoan Modern Pantry5Boise Basque5Connecticut Yankee5Guam Spanish Colonial5Federal Hill Italian5Cuban5Connecticut Italian-American5Montana Homestead Kitchen5Japanese5Kansas City Barbecue5Guam Island Fusion5South Dakota Lakota5Indiana Diner5Vietnamese5Cornish American5Utah Mining Town Cooking5Southern Colorado4North Dakota German-Russian4Puerto Rican Dulces4Florida Cracker4New Hampshire Seacoast4Vermont Orchard4Arizona Ranch4Ozarks Home Cooking4Filipino4Detroit American4Alaska Native4Soul Food4New Hampshire Franco-American4South Dakota German-Russian4Philadelphia4Virgin Islands Seafood4North Dakota Indigenous4Indiana Amish & Mennonite4D.C. Black Washington Home Cooking4Florida Keys4Polish-American4Over-the-Rhine German4Oklahoma Diner4D.C. Chesapeake4North Dakota Norwegian4Utah Mormon Comfort Food4Virgin Islands Street Food4Volga German4Vermont Québécois4Puerto Rican Frituras4Texas Barbecue4Delaware Bay Shore4Southern Illinois Heritage4Montana Ranch Kitchen4Nevada Diner3Vermont Creamery3Chicago Italian3Idaho River Cooking3Russian Alaskan3Delaware Marsh Tradition3Minorcan3Wyoming Fairground Cooking3Oklahoma Ranch3CNMI Japanese-Influenced3Rhode Island Portuguese3Nevada Ranch Kitchen3CNMI Filipino-Influenced3Cal-Mex3Lake Erie Catch3South Dakota Czech-Bohemian3Western Slope Colorado3Florida Seafood3Gullah Geechee3Appalachian Ohio3New Hampshire Diner3Amish Country Holmes County3Great Lakes Regional3Montana Indigenous Kitchen3New Jersey Diner3Baltimore3Calumet Region Eastern European3Chicago American3New Hampshire Festival Food3Illinois Farm Cooking3Navajo & Ute Cooking3Ohio Fair Food3South Dakota Scandinavian3Appalachian3Virgin Islands Sweets3Ohio Home Baking3Norwegian American3D.C. Salvadoran3Puerto Rican Panadería3North Dakota Hunting Camp3Cleveland Eastern European3West Virginia Diner3Nevada Vegas Classic3Ohio River Valley Southern3Connecticut River Valley3Portuguese3New Hampshire North Country3Cache Valley Dairy Cooking3Montana River and Camp3Idaho Diner3Guam Filipino3Mexican3Montana Mining Heritage3Lebanese American3Wind River Indigenous Kitchen3Montana Orchard Baking3O'odham & Hopi Indigenous3Missouri German3New Hampshire Home Baking3Wyoming Sheridan Farmhouse3Rhode Island Diner3South Dakota Black Hills Ranch3Amish-Mennonite3Wilmington Italian-American2Pueblo Italian-American2Japanese American2Navajo (Diné) Indigenous2D.C. Embassy Row2Minnesota Lake Cuisine2Cherokee Nation2Native Plains2Idaho Mountain Baking2Delaware Boardwalk2Utah Soda Stand Drinks2South Dakota Fairground2Indiana Fair Food2North Dakota Prairie Home Cooking2Midwestern Diner2Montana Fairgrounds2Wyoming Basque Heritage2St. Louis Italian2Wyoming Trout Camp2Portuguese-American2Connecticut Diner2Idaho Orchard Baking2North Dakota Scandinavian2North Dakota Farmhouse2South Dakota River Fishing2West Virginia Coal Camp Italian2Nevada Las Vegas Latino2Idaho Palouse2Idaho Novelty Dessert2Native American2Irish-American2Virgin Islands Bush Tea2Pittsburgh2Idaho Pioneer2Dutch American2Cleveland Hungarian2Nevada Mining Camp2Wyoming Rock Springs Immigrant Kitchen2Hmong American2Czech American2Chicago Polish2Illinois Fair Food2South Dakota Hunting Camp2Crucian-Puerto Rican2Puerto Rican Lechonera2Missouri Bootheel Delta2D.C. Ethiopian2Minnesota Hotdish2New Hampshire Orchard2American Fair Food2D.C. Civic Traditions2Idaho Camp Cooking2Cincinnati Chili Parlor2New Hampshire Maple Country2Oklahoma Ozark Foothills2Danish American2Somali-American2Southern BBQ2Norwegian2Tampa Latin2Nevada Great Basin Native2Rhode Island Griddle2Wyoming Hunting Camp2Arizona Desert2Central Illinois American2Denver Mexican-American2Delaware Amish Market2North Dakota Diner2CNMI Carolinian2Minnesota State Fair2Great Plains Tavern1Colorado Ranch1Puerto Rican Traditional Bebidas1Californio1Belgian-American1Muscogee (Creek) Nation1Arkansas Tex-Mex1Korean1Colorado Diner1Utah Drive-In Fare1Minnesota Home Baking1Czech Plains1Delmarva1West African1West Virginia Greek Panhandle1Ozark Appalachian1Southern Indiana Hill Country1St. Louis Baking1Armenian1Philadelphia Italian1Colorado Craft Bar1North Dakota Missouri River1Oklahoma Native American1California Indigenous1American Fairground1Ethiopian1St. Louis Soda Fountain1Delaware Orchard Baking1Midwestern Supper Club1Connecticut Portuguese1Hopi Indigenous1Minnesota Bakery1Swedish-American1Slovak American1Indian1Haitian1Chicago Swedish1Korean-American Fusion1Chicago Mexican1West Virginia Lebanese Charleston1D.C. Eritrean1Chicago Barbecue1Idaho Fair Food1Minnesota Potluck1Choctaw Nation1Scandinavian-American1Cantonese1Idaho Native1Minneapolis Bar Food1Chicago Greek1Great Plains Foraged1Chickasaw and Choctaw1Southern Maryland1Lebanese1Salvadoran1Idaho Scandinavian1Arkansas Barbecue1Indianapolis Steakhouse1St. Louis Barbecue1Indigenous Pacific Northwest1Florida1Swedish1Eastern European American1Danish1Baltimore Roadside1Spanish1Slovenian-American1Nevada Las Vegas Asian1Virgin Islands Baking1Basque1German-Russian Midwestern1Delta Mexican1Great Plains Game Cookery1Nevada Filipino-American1Finnish American1Connecticut Polish1Ojibwe1Nevada High Desert1Delaware Sandwich Shop1

Featured regional kitchens

The regions that shaped United States cooking

Start where the traditions run deepest — then keep going, every region is here.

Sofrito, plantains, rice traditions & roadside kiosks

29 recipes

Puerto Rico

Sofrito, plantains, rice traditions & roadside kiosks

Cajun, Creole & Gulf Coast traditions

28 recipes

Louisiana

Cajun, Creole & Gulf Coast traditions

Southern home cooking, peaches, pecans & Lowcountry seafood

24 recipes

Georgia

Southern home cooking, peaches, pecans & Lowcountry seafood

Cuban, Caribbean, Cracker & Gulf seafood cooking

23 recipes

Florida

Cuban, Caribbean, Cracker & Gulf seafood cooking

BBQ, Tex-Mex, ranch cooking & border traditions

22 recipes

Texas

BBQ, Tex-Mex, ranch cooking & border traditions

City immigrant traditions plus upstate & regional cooking

21 recipes

New York

City immigrant traditions plus upstate & regional cooking

Lowcountry rice, Gullah Geechee cooking & mustard barbecue

21 recipes

South Carolina

Lowcountry rice, Gullah Geechee cooking & mustard barbecue

Memphis barbecue, hot chicken & Appalachian cooking

21 recipes

Tennessee

Memphis barbecue, hot chicken & Appalachian cooking

Farm produce, Mexican-American roots & Pacific Rim cooking

20 recipes

California

Farm produce, Mexican-American roots & Pacific Rim cooking

Native Hawaiian traditions & multicultural local food

20 recipes

Hawaii

Native Hawaiian traditions & multicultural local food

Red chile, green chile & New Mexican heritage cooking

19 recipes

New Mexico

Red chile, green chile & New Mexican heritage cooking

Caribbean seafood, fungi & island celebration food

27 recipes

U.S. Virgin Islands

Caribbean seafood, fungi & island celebration food

Grandmother-style cooking

Recipes handed down, not written down

The dishes United States grandmothers cooked by feel — slow, generous and made for a full table.

Everyday home kitchens

Home kitchens of United States

Weeknight meals from ordinary United States kitchens, not restaurant menus.

Village & rural cooking

Cooked on a wood fire, close to the fields

Rural and farmhouse cooking from the villages of United States, built on what the season gives.

Bull Foot Soup — U.S. Virgin Islands, United States
Non-Veg
🇺🇸United States•U.S. Virgin Islands

Bull Foot Soup

180 minHard

Street food

Sold from a cart, a stall or a window

Snacks, griddle plates and market-corner classics from across United States.

Alcapurrias — Puerto Rico, United States
Non-Veg
🇺🇸United States•Puerto Rico

Alcapurrias

65 minHard
Bacalaítos — Puerto Rico, United States
Non-Veg
🇺🇸United States•Puerto Rico

Bacalaítos

40 minMedium
Beef Pate — U.S. Virgin Islands, United States
Non-Veg
🇺🇸United States•U.S. Virgin Islands

Beef Pate

65 minMedium
Cafecito — Florida, United States
Veg
🇺🇸United States•Florida

Cafecito

10 minEasy

Dhaba & roadside food

Highway kitchens and roadside stops

Big-flavoured, generously served food from the roadside kitchens of United States.

Fire, grill & smoke

Cooked over live heat

Grilled, smoked and charred dishes — the way United States cooks with fire.

Seafood traditions

From the coast, the rivers and the lakes

Fish, shellfish and the water-side cooking of United States.

Tribal & indigenous traditions

The oldest kitchens of the land

Native ingredients and techniques still cooked by communities across United States.

Immigrant family kitchens

Recipes that arrived in a suitcase

Cooking that travelled into United States and put down roots.

Aebleskiver — Washington, United States
Veg
🇺🇸United States•Washington

Aebleskiver

40 minMedium

Festival tables

Cooked for a crowd, once a year

Feast-day and holiday dishes from the United States calendar.

Aebleskiver — Washington, United States
Veg
🇺🇸United States•Washington

Aebleskiver

40 minMedium
Alcapurrias — Puerto Rico, United States
Non-Veg
🇺🇸United States•Puerto Rico

Alcapurrias

65 minHard

Vegetarian & vegan

Meat-free regional cooking

Vegetable, lentil and grain dishes that stand on their own in United States.

Aebleskiver — Washington, United States
Veg
🇺🇸United States•Washington

Aebleskiver

40 minMedium

Under 30 minutes

Fast enough for a weeknight

Quick United States recipes for when time is short.

Hidden regional dishes

Local to the point of obscure

Dishes that never left their region — and are worth the detour.

Aebleskiver — Washington, United States
Veg
🇺🇸United States•Washington

Aebleskiver

40 minMedium

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