American traditional foods aren't Jewish; what is that guy talking about? (Maybe movies/pop culture?) We have barbecue, apple pie, chili, soul food, cajun food, bacon & eggs, waffles/pancakes, steak & potatoes, fast food, pizza, thanksgiving dinner... I guess we have bagels too?
Well, deli sandwiches are pretty American-coded, tho that might be that Jewish things in general aren’t very German-coded anymore.
He said traditional things, tho. Like, the 3-camera sitcom is an American tradition, and it’s pretty directly derived from Jewish immigrant community “ethnic theater” and comedy traditions. (Compare the BBC “light entertainment” variety/sketch format, based on the British “music hall” stage tradition)
I’ve said it before, probably the most American food tradition is Mormon cuisine, which started as the only real Anglo attempt to work with native foods west of the Great Divide, reworked around canned and otherwise distant-transportable foodstuffs as America became a unified national food market, and is constantly infused with other cuisines encountered on mission.
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