"10 Foods That Make America Great"

Would you tend to agree?

E.M.

Eh. Chowdah and pacific oysters frame the set, but for seafood, I'd prefer Maryland Blue Crabs, San Francisco Dungeness, Pacific NW Salmon or Hawaiian mahi mahi.

They list SF Sourdough, but no southern biscuits or cornbread? Hmmph.

Where's the slow-smoked Texas brisket?

Shoofly pie? Has anyone here ever eaten one (dumb question, but I never have)? I'd rather have Key Lime or Pecan.

The list seems too much of an attempt to cover the whole US with an even patina, without an attempt to really get at the core of good eats.

Yew! Some of these choices are inexplicable! I'm a native Chicagoan and I wouldn't choose a Chicago hot dog for this list. I've eaten shoofly pie, JoelF, and I wouldn't put it anywhere near the top 10. My choice would be simply corn (and everything that is made with corn).

Eh. We compile a better list here every day.

Shoofly pie's about as appetizing as Scrapple, another great American original.

And po' boys? Now don't get me wrong. I love 'em. But unlike other great sandwiches--Italian beefs, Philly steaks, hoagies, muffaleetas--that have a certain set of generic ingredients that most people can agree upon, I challenge anyone to come up with a definition that would link a Ferdie's special with a Luizza's BBQ shrimp po'boy, other than "something great and drippy inside a fresh torpedo roll."