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.

Originally Answered: What dishes are traditionally considered as 'American' cuisine? Sloppy Joe, apple pie, meat loaf, Thanks Giving turkey, Soul Food dishes like the southern fried chicken and catfish, kale, chitlin, the Creole and Cajun jambalaya and gumbo, the various styles of BBQ, New England clam bake, etc.

Most culinary historians will tell you that southern food is the only true American cuisine. The shrimp and grits mentioned in Martin Bayer's answer. Cornbread, fried chicken, jambalaya, etouffe, fried green tomatoes, coconut cake, sweet potato pie.