I am currently visiting the USA, and before I leave I want to try some food that is "uniquely" american - IE, you can't really find it outside of the country.
UK stores do tend to have a "USA section" which has a small amount of sweets and other products. But I am wondering what americans specifically missed / couldn't find in other countries.
As an example - Wendy's as far as I've seen, isn't local to the UK or at least where I live. So trying that was a "unique american food", to me.
I'm also in Chicago at the moment, so I made sure to try a proper (real?) Chicago deep dish pizza (loved it, by the way).
Alternatively, any other suggestions of food to try?
Immediate edit - turns out Wendy's is in some locations in the UK. I just assumed incorrectly!
Thanks for all the suggestions!!
Most "American" food is derived from another country's cuisine. I haven't spent much time in the south, but I have heard that Cajun food is one of the few styles that is unique to the USA.
i mean most other countries foods are derived from ingredients found only in the americas initally.
for example, any thing involving tomatoes, caocao or corn is basically thanks to the US.
other things tied to the US would be a lot of international dishes derived from ingredients used in the U.S military, or post war.
for example, UKs love of beans was virtually because Heinz came into the post war food scarcity in the UK to pitch canned beans. several regions love for spam was fueled by leftover military rations (e. g Korean Budae Jiggae)
other than that, there are a lot of random things people dont realize were US creations. for example, the popsicle is a US invention.
Derived yes, but often combining different cultures that back home were too separated to combine and so even though we know where they come from the combination is still uniquely American.