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American (Beard Register) Canon
14 entries
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Apple Pie
American apple pie — flaky, lard-and-butter double crust, spiced apple filling, deep golden, baked u…
United States, by way of
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Banana Bread
Banana bread is the American quick bread — leavened with baking soda, not yeast, and dependent on ov…
United States, 1930s. Ban
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BBQ Ribs
American BBQ ribs (specifically St. Louis-cut pork spare ribs) represent one of the great slow-cooki…
United States. American B
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Biscuits and Gravy
Southern biscuits and gravy consists of fluffy, tall, layered buttermilk biscuits split and covered …
American South. Buttermil
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Buffalo Wings
Buffalo wings were invented at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, in 1964 — deep-fried chicken win…
Buffalo, New York, United
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
The perfect chocolate chip cookie has crispy, caramelised edges, a soft, gooey centre, complex butte…
United States. Ruth Wakef
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Clam Chowder
New England clam chowder is a thick, cream-based soup of clams, diced potato, smoky bacon, onion, an…
New England, United State
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Cornbread
Southern cornbread is baked in a preheated cast iron skillet and has a dark, crispy base and sides f…
American South. Cornbread
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Gumbo
Gumbo is Louisiana's great stew — a dark roux-based broth with the 'holy trinity' (celery, bell pepp…
Louisiana, United States.
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Jambalaya
Jambalaya is Louisiana's great rice dish — a one-pot preparation of long-grain rice cooked in a stoc…
Louisiana, United States.
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Key Lime Pie
Key lime pie from the Florida Keys requires genuine Key limes (Citrus aurantiifolia) — smaller, more…
Florida Keys, United Stat
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Mac and Cheese
American macaroni and cheese has two traditions: the baked, bechamel-based version (toasted breadcru…
United States, though der
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Nashville Hot Chicken
Nashville hot chicken is fried chicken coated in a cayenne-heavy spice paste immediately after fryin…
Nashville, Tennessee, Uni
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Smoked Brisket
Texas-style smoked beef brisket is the summit of American BBQ — a whole packer brisket (flat and poi…
Central Texas, United Sta