Comments on: The Quick 10: The Birthplaces of 10 Great American Foods

By: Chinese Food

Chinese Food — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:41:35 +0000

The deep-fried Mars Bar is a Scottish, not an English invention – the habit of deep-frying everything from chocolate bars to pizza is also why Scotland has the worst record for heart disease in Europe :-(

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:18:00 +0000

Honestly, I don’t care WHERE corn dogs came from! I *love* them so much… :) Growing up in Muskogee, we had a little ’store’ in our mall food court that was simply called “Corn Dog”. ha! And the corn dogs were enormous and so very very tasty. *sigh*

No corn dogs in NZ, though, sad to say. The hot dogs aren’t much to speak of, and I haven’t even seen corn meal…

Oh, and speaking of PA, what about Primanti Brothers and their sandwiches topped with fries?

By: bored

bored — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:56:00 +0000

why was it called a hamburger is it doesn’t have ham in it

By: Amy W.

Amy W. — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:08:00 +0000

You left out Toll-House cookies (I forget where), potato chips (Sarasota NY), and the ice cream cone (San Francisco).

By: LeeLee

LeeLee — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:47:00 +0000

Sorry David, the corn dog is purely a Texan invention. It was made first in 1942 (four years before yours was), when two brothers didn’t have any buns to put their hot dogs in. They dipped them in corn bread batter, deep fried them, and gave birth to a classic. The Fletcher family stand is still at the Texas State Fair, and has the best corn dogs ever!

By: Streeter

Streeter — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:07:00 +0000

I didn’t include stuff like potato chips and buffalo wings because MF had already published pieces on them when I wrote this.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:59:00 +0000

How could anyone leave out chocolate chip cookies? Streeter Seidell hates America!

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:30:00 +0000

I am so happy that I grew up (and still live) 20 minutes from south philly. (sup, delaware?) Nothing can beat late-night cheesesteak cravings.

and w00t indeed to spatz. streeter. good work.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:44:00 +0000

How could you forget Potato Chips? Invented in Saratoga, NY in 1853.

wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_chips

By: David Baker

David Baker — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:17:00 +0000

The corn dog was Springfield Illinois. Our three claims to fame are the corn dog, The nation’s first drive up window at a Maid Rite and the Horseshoe sandwich (Toast topped with meat, usually hamburger or deep fried chicken, topped with fries and cheese sauce). Knowing this it might not suprise you that we are also home of the Prairie Heart Center.