The USA is known for its cultural diversity, which is reflected in its cuisine, music, arts, and traditions. Principal influences on American cuisine are European, Native American, soul food, regional heritages including Cajun, Louisiana Creole, Pennsylvania Dutch, Mormon , Texan, Tex-Mex, New Mexican, and Tlingit, and the cuisines of immigrant groups such as Chinese American, Italian American, Jewish American, Greek American, and Mexican American. The large size of America and its long history of immigration have created an especially diverse cuisine that varies by region.

Classic American food includes:
Hamburgers and Hot Dogs: These are quintessential American fast foods, often associated with barbecues and sporting events.
Apple Pie: Often considered a symbol of American culture, the phrase “as American as apple pie” reflects its iconic status2.
Barbecue: Particularly popular in the southern states, American barbecue involves slow-cooking meat over indirect heat, often with a variety of regional sauces and rubs

American cooking dates back to the traditions of the Native Americans, whose diet included a mix of farmed and hunted food, and varied widely across the continent. The Colonial period created a mix of new world and Old World cookery, and brought with it new crops and livestock. During the early 19th century, cooking was based mostly on what the agrarian population could grow, hunt, or raise on their land. With an increasing influx of immigrants, and a move to city life, American food further diversified in the later part of the 19th century. The 20th century saw a revolution in cooking as new technologies, the World Wars, a scientific understanding of food, and continued immigration combined to create a wide range of new foods. This has allowed for the current rich diversity in food dishes throughout the country