How these American dishes evolved from foreign roots
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/voraciously/what-are-american-foods/ [www.washingtonpost.com]
2019-10-18 01:40
Gumbo. Chile con queso. California roll. Spaghetti and meatballs.
The names are as familiar as household brands. Yet how much do you know about these dishes? Based on the names alone, with their roots in other languages and other cultures, each dish sounds like an import. In some ways, they are. But each dish also morphed and adapted to its new environment, transforming into something uniquely American.