List of American regional and fusion cuisines

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Below is a list of regional dishes which together form the Cuisine of the United States.

Ethnic and religious[edit]

Fusion cuisines[edit]

Holidays[edit]

Regional[edit]

Mid-Atlantic United States[edit]

This region encompasses the cuisines of the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, as well as Washington, D.C. The influences on cuisine in this region of the United States are extremely eclectic owing to the fact that it has been and continues to be a gateway for international culture as well as a gateway for new immigrants.

Midwestern United States[edit]

This region draws its culinary roots most significantly from the cuisines of Central, Northern and Eastern Europe, and Indigenous cuisine of the Americas.

New England[edit]

This region traces its roots to traditional English cuisine and Native American cuisine of the Abenaki, Narragansett, Niantic, Wabanaki, Wampanoag, and other native peoples. It also includes influences from Irish, French, Italian, and Portuguese cuisine, among others.

Southern United States[edit]

This region traces its roots to traditional Indigenous cuisine of the Americas (e.g., Cherokee, Caddo, Choctaw, and Seminole), English cuisine, the cuisines of enslaved Africans trafficked to the North American colonies through the Atlantic slave trade, French cuisine, Cuban cuisine, and Spanish cuisine.

Southwestern United States[edit]

This region traces its roots to Spanish cuisine, Native American cuisine, Mexican cuisine, and cowboy cuisine. Its boundaries extend through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and includes portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah.

Western United States[edit]

See also[edit]

Historical

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