But it is. Corned beef hash is on the menu of practically all breakfast restaurants. At least west of the Rockies. It's normally just minced corned beef and potatoes, it's delicious, and very common. I have met very few people who don't like it. (And it's nothing like scrapple)

Ah. Well, I'm not a fan of corned beef (too salty), so that might explain why I haven't eaten it. I haven't noticed it on any menus (at least along the west coast from California to Alaska), but then again, I've never been looking for it.

I guess it sounds less gross than I first thought--if it's just corned beef and potatoes with a few onions and things thrown in, I guess it can be considered normal! ;)

Sorry to get (more) O/T, but the corned beef hash w/poached eggs at The Buena Vista Cafe near gate 82 at SFO is an excellent rendition and extremely popular in the morning hours.

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Do the Argentinian Steak places actually serve beef imported from down here...?

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In EZE, the only restaurant that is not a burger joint that the locals associate with US Cuisine would be a place called Kansas.

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Do folks still make beef hash from leftovers or is this a myth...?!

I do.

I think it's terrible that Applebee's and McDonald's are probably the largest ambassadors of American food. Processed foods? American cows being fed corn when they're supposed to be fed grass? High-fructose corn syrup? No thanks.

- An American

The question in the UK depends on who is answering it. To the general public, American food would not be a category as such, but would be understood as burgers and, possibly, KFC or hot dogs. Massive portions would then be mentioned. In this context, American would not be a compliment although often not an insult either. However, to the foodie population, people would lean towards California cuisine and the Alice Waters type food that is commonplace now on the West Coast and in New York. This lot would shudder at the "other" American food.

I should mention that in my earlier posts I mentioned McDonalds as "American" food - I say this because we don't have an abundant amount of genuine American foods described in this thread, like Biscuits & Gravy, Mac n Cheese (definitely something you'll find here, just not typically in a restaurant), fried green tomatoes etc.
We just don't have that stuff here (nothing common anyway). :(

Grandma BamaVol used to. Since she now cooks for one, a roast beef is an unlikely meal. I've done it. If I did it again, I might use "Simply Potatoes" to save a little time. I put my effort into the original meal, my leftover meals are pretty quick and easy.

Yes, they actually do and you can find Argentinian meat in better grocery stores, too. Maredo is a steak house chain here in Germany which mainly imports the beef from South America and especially from Argentina but also from Brazil.

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned a tradition Thanksgiving dinner! It's pretty ubiquitous across the US with a roast turkey(though for some ungodly reason some people choose to deep fry) and sides with some regional variation.

Just an fyi: if folks want to discuss THAT issue, let's do it here
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/dinin...ghlight=turkey

Thanks :)

There is a great American diner circa 1950's located in Berlin, it serves huge portions, reasonable, especially before 5pm, and has an outside seating area. Nollendorfplatz is the station stop, can't remember the name of the diner but is just across the street from the station, it sits on a corner.

I don't think it has been mentioned because its not really something done outside of the US, which is what this thread is about.

I was in VCE a couple years ago Thanksgiving and they seemed surprised we (Americans) would come on Thanksgiving Day. It was mainly Italian families, who were very friendly and treated us as their Thanksgiving mascots ^:D