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 American Cuisine:- The hamburger may be the most famous United States food.Given the United States' large size it is not surprising that distinct regional variations have evolved. The cuisine of the East Coast, for example, makes use of fish and seafood to much greater degree than that of the Midwest, where corn and beef are much more readily available. To some degree, easy transportation of perishable foodstuffs has diminished these difference in recent years, but many Americans will still associate certain foods with specific places, such as steak with Omaha and lobster with Maine.Some describe American cuisine as the result of each immigrant community simply making use of whatever they could grow in their new home, or press into service from America's own native plants and game animals. This overlooks an important characteristic of American cooking, the fusion of multiple ethnic or regional styles into completely new cooking styles. The cuisine of the South, for example, has been heavily influenced by immigrants from Africa, France, and Mexico, among others. To a great or lesser degree, many of the dishes that were imported from elsewhere have been elaborated on extensively once adopted by Americans. Pizza, hamburgers, and ice cream are dishes imported from Europe but have attained a diversity within the United States far exceeding anything found in their home countries. Furthermore, American cooking has been widely exported outside its borders.
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