This is a list of American foods and dishes. There are a few foods that predate american breakfast meals, and the European colonization of the Americas brought about the introduction of many new ingredients and cooking styles.
This variety continued expanding well into the 19th and 20th proportional to the influx migrants from additional foreign nations. This list is not exhaustive, nor does it cover every item consumed in the U. For more foods in a given category, see the main article for that category. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. Gouda and Swiss are common cheeses in America.
Gumbo is a dish that originated in southern Louisiana during the 18th century. This includes general areas of food interest relating to the United States. For the meal following a Jewish fast, see Break fast. Still life with fruits, nuts, and large wheels of cheese.
Breakfast is the first meal of the day usually eaten in the morning. The word in English refers to breaking the fasting period of the previous night. 13th century it was the name given to the first meal of the day. In Ancient Egypt, peasants ate a daily meal, most likely in the morning, consisting of soup, beer, bread, and onions before they left for work in the fields or work commanded by the pharaohs.
The Iliad notes this meal with regard to a labor-weary woodsman eager for a light repast to start his day, preparing it even as he is aching with exhaustion. 5th century BC poets Cratinus and Magnes. It was usually composed of everyday staples like bread, cheese, olives, salad, nuts, raisins, and cold meat left over from the night before. 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning, while 16th century scholar Claudius Saumaise wrote that it was typically eaten at 9:00 or 10:00 a. It seems unlikely that any fixed time was truly assigned for this meal. Italian polenta, made from roasted spelt wheat or barley that was then pounded and cooked in a cauldron of water.