<P> Hamburgers, fries, and doughnuts are considered American foods . </P> <P> Some representative American foods </P> <Ul> <Li> <P> Traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> A cream - based New England chowder, traditionally made with clams and potatoes . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> A Caesar salad containing croutons, Parmesan cheese, lemon juice, olive oil, Worcestershire, and pepper . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Creole Jambalaya with shrimp, ham, tomato, and Andouille sausage . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Chicken Fried Steak (alternatively known as Country Fried Steak) </P> </Li> <Li> <P> California club pizza with avocados and tomatoes . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> A submarine sandwich, which includes a variety of Italian luncheon meats . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> American style breakfast with pancakes, maple syrup, sausage links, bacon strips, and fried eggs . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> A hot dog sausage topped with beef chili, white onions and mustard . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> A barbecue pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw as the side dish . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> A meatloaf with a tomato sauce topping . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> An apple cobbler dessert . </P> </Li> </Ul> <Li> <P> Traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce . </P> </Li>

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