National Dish?
 

Spain - Paella, Gazpacho
France - Wine, Cheese, Buttery Sauces,
England - Bangers/Mash, Bubble/Squeak, Fish/Chips
Russia - Borscht, Vodka
Japan - Sushi
Italy - Pasta
United States - ?????

US:Cheeseburger,cheeseburger!
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Make that a cheeseburger, fries, and chocolate milkshake (or root beer float) followed with, of course, apple pie.

Yep! Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger!! But also meatloaf? Isn't that distinctly American? And also BBQ? Like good ol' Southern BBQ? Smoked brisket, ribs, etc. Yummmm, getting hungry just thinking about it.

Chili!

Pizza

I'll aim a bit higher on the culinary scale and say turkey. I've rarely found it on menus outside the US and it is the one dish that essentially defines a holiday. Can you say that about a cheeseburger?

Huh?

What about a hot dog?

Haven't you ever heard the expression "American as Apple Pie"

Utahtea

fried chicken and mashed potatoes.

All of the above!

It all sounds good, but I gotta go with the good ol' cheeseburger! Seems you just can't find a decent one outside of the US!

The best comfort food: a cheeseburger, fries and a cherry Coke. Milkshake optional but recommended.

I like the idea of turkey. These birds were native to the Americas and popularized on dinner tables in the US, so that would be classy. Giving these butt-ugly birds their props culinarily, so to speak.

Still, I do love burgers. However, fries are Belgian (made from potatoes that got to Europe from Peru), so you may have to substitute a more pure American side dish. Boston Baked Beans? Macaroni and Cheese? Hmmm....

Steak and beer
Pizza with wine
Macaroni and cheese
and cheeseburgers

I agree with all of the above, but would add peanut butter (or PB&J sandwiches) and corn on the cob.

Gotta be a cheeseburger. That's what I always crave after coming home from another country. It's kind of like Pavlov's dog--home=cheeseburger!

Fajitas, true Tex-Mex is unique and NOT Mexican!
It's what I crave when I travel. Oh that and a HUGE glass of Unsweet Iced Tea with GOBS of ice... not just the 2 pieces that you get in other countries.

Definately turkey, stuffing/dressing, mashed potatos, cranberry sauce, green beans - the archtypical Thanksgiving Dinner. Nothing more American than that.

Confederate States of America- Pork Barbeque, Fried Chicken for Supper. Hominy Grits, Home Fries and Country Ham for Breakfast.

How about meatloaf or tuna casserole? It's hard to find an American dish that didn't have it's origins in Europe, like hot dogs, pizza, french fries, etc.

SteveJudd, my grandmother served fried chicken for breakfast, along with hot biscuits and milk gravy.

topping cause it's what i do

what's the old jingle?.... baseball, hotdogs, apple pie, and toyota?

anything fattening

Cheesburger, large fries, and a DIET coke of course!

We have some great salads here in this country, thank goodness :)

Fluffernutters and carrot sticks

Can you say Buffalo chicken wings?

It was "baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and CHEVROLET". Should be resurrected any day now...

marshmellows. All trolls love to roast them over an open fire.

I like to roast trolls over an open fire, but that's just me. :)

Isn't calamari a Greek dish??

Borealis -
It is Italian for squid. I love it fried or marinated, tenticals and all. Almost wrote the wrong thing.