Highlights of American cuisine include milkshakes, barbecue, and a wide range of fried foods. Many quintessential American dishes are unique takes on food originally from other culinary traditions, including pizza, hot dogs, and Tex-Mex.

Top 10 famous American foods: burgers, pizza, hot dogs, fried chicken, apple pie, mac and cheese, BBQ ribs, chili, tacos, grilled cheese sandwich. There are many foods that are famous in America and have become a beloved part of the country's culinary culture.

When we think of American classics our minds jump to the comforting standbys we grew up with: burgers, fried chicken, meatloaf, chocolate chip cookies, and potato salad. Here are some of our all-time favorites that will never get old no matter how often we eat them.

New American cuisine is generally a type of fusion cuisine which assimilates flavors from the melting pot of traditional American cooking techniques mixed with foreign and sometimes molecular gastronomy components. There is often a focus on fresh, local, and seasonal farm-to-table ingredients.