Garbage plates: The great American dish

What is the quintessential American food?

The answer is hard to pin down. This is a vast country made up of astounding array of people and as a nation we have yet to really establish a satisfying answer for what our emblematic meal is. I have a contender I’d like to put forward on this, the birthday of the United of America: The garbage plate.

You may not be familiar with garbage plates but that’s OK. Someday every American will know the inimitable joy of this hodge-podge dish that combines the finest fares that this country has to offer. It’s not a simple food to explain, and that’s possibly what makes it such a perfect fit for this place so many people call home. Read more…

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