The American's 100 Foods You Should Eat

I love lists! :) Here's another one from Slashfood:

The American Omnivore's Hundred

1. New York pizza- at Lombardi's, too thin of a crust for my tastes!
2. Hoppin' John- huh?
3. New Mexico green chile
   
4. Homemade buttermilk biscuits- no but I want to make it!
   
5. Tasso
6. Whole Maine lobster- I want to catch my own!
7. Calabash-style shrimp and hushpuppies
8. Kansas City barbecue ribs- didn't drive through Kansas on our trip...but I see no reason to ever go there unless you were driving through
   
9. Hot glazed Krispy Kreme
10. San Diego fish tacos
    
11. Cheese curds- eww, cheese
    
12. Key lime pie- yum!!
    
13. Philly cheese steak- yes, at Pat's on our road trip
    
14. Memphis pork barbecue sandwich
15. Lowcountry boil- huh?
    
16. Huckleberry pie
17. New England clam chowder- in Boston
    
18. Boiled peanuts
19. Buffalo burger- in Toronto, does that count?
    
20. Eggs Benedict- I usually order this at any breakfast place, but with the hollandaise sauce on the side, otherwise it's too rich
21. Pastrami on rye-at Carnegies in NYC
    
22. Corned beef and cabbage- Jerry made it in the crockpot
    
23. Pancakes with maple syrup
    
24. Everything bagel with cream cheese and tomato
25. Thin Mints (preferably frozen)
26. Frito pie- yes, at the Big Texan!! Sooooo good!
    
27. Potato knish with mustard
28. Silver Queen corn on the cob
29. Soft pretzel from a street cart
30. Fresh-picked blueberries
31. Sourwood honey
32. State fair funnel cake- I need to go at night so eating fried stuff will seem more appetizing!
33. Chesapeake crab cake- I saw this on the Food Network! Must try!
34. Candied yams
    
35. Oyster dressing
36. Snow cone or snowball
37. Wild Alaskan salmon
38. Sautéed morels
39. Persimmon pudding- I love persimmon so this sounds tasty...I think...
    
40. General Tso's Chicken
41. Frozen custard- yes at Ted Drewes in St. Louis!
    
42. Italian sausage with peppers and onions on a hoagie bun
43. Chili dog
44. Buffalo wings with blue cheese
45. Spam musubi- the ones at 7-11 in Hawai'i are the best :)
46. Saltwater taffy
47. Fluffernutter sandwich on Wonder Bread
48. Black and white cookie- I just saw a post on this in my google reader!
    
49. Frybread- Again, on our x-country road trip, this time at a gas station in Arizona.
    
50. BLT with thick-cut applewood bacon
51. Baked beans
52. Pumpkin pie
53. Collards with vinegar and Tabasco
54. Tex-Mex fajitas with skirt steak and sautéed peppers
55. Fried green tomatoes
56. Succotash
57. Shrimp and grits
58. Hot water cornbread
59. Barbecue chicken pizza with red onions- does it count if I pick out all the onions? Hehe.
60. Chicken fried steak- mmm, smothered with gravy.
61. Carnitas burrito
62. Apple butter
63. Geoduck
64. Soft-serve ice cream cone dipped in chocolate shell (especially Dairy Queen)
65. Pecan pie
66. Catfish supper at a church or fire station
67. Oysters Rockefeller
68. Homemade cranberry sauce
69. Pimiento cheese
70. MoonPie washed down with R.C. Cola
71. Pickled watermelon rind
72. Cracker Jacks at the ball game
73. Smithfield ham
74. Meatloaf and mashed potato blue plate special at diner
75. Chicken and waffles- We only eat at Roscoes when we don't have a choice
    
76. Po'Boy
77. Green bean casserole with French's fried onions
78. Stuffed sopaipillas- in New Mexico...mmm
79. Turducken
80. Shad roe on toast
81. Sweet potato casserole with or without marshmallows
82. Cioppino- this doesn't sound American but I just wikied it and apparently it has its origins in SF. Should try it next time we go home to visit.
    
83. New York cheesecake
84. Pan-fried river trout
85. Jambalaya
86. North Carolina pig pickin'
87. California rolls
88. Burgoo
89. Penuche fudge
90. Fried peanut butter and banana sandwich (the Elvis)
91. Scrapple or livermush
92. Elk medallions in red wine reduction
93. Muscadine grapes
94. Cheeseburger at backyard barbecue
95. Open-face turkey sandwich
96. Chicago deep dish pizza
97. Cobb salad
98. Peach pie a la mode
99. Macaroni and cheese with Tillamook sharp cheddar
100. Root beer float

I guess I'm not really American...only 34 out of 100! And many of these items I only ate b/c of my road trip. Some of these foods I have no desire to eat, ewww.