American Cuisine
American cuisine was created by three major factors: eating habits of Native Americans, recipes brought by immigrants from Europe and China and African slaves’ cuisine. The traditional American dishes are very caloric and difficult to digest and that is why American cuisine is thought to be fat, unhealthy and not diversified enough. This situation has its historical roots, as real pioneers and colonizers had to eat calories rather then healthy food to give them strength for every day hard work. Initially American cuisine dishes had a European character; but over time sweet corn and beans become major ingredients.

Did you know that…?

1. The first American cookery book was written at the end of XVIII century and contained only 130 pages.
2. The world popular refreshment Coke was created in 1886 in Alabama by John Pemberton, the local pharmacist as a headache medicine. After adding carbon dioxide coke started its successful worldwide career.
3. The name of the popular American hamburger comes from beefsteak first made in Hamburg, which was brought to America by German immigrants.