Louisiana, United States
Oysters Mosca
A Louisiana roadside-restaurant dish of oysters baked with garlic, olive oil, and herbs.
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Oysters Rockefeller
Oysters on the half shell baked under a green herb-butter topping — created at Antoine's in New Orleans.
United States
Pan con minuta
A Tampa Cuban-Caribbean sandwich of fried or grilled fish fillets with onions and lime on Cuban bread.
United States
Panocha
A New Mexican pudding of brown sugar, flour, and milk, baked or stovetop — also called capirotada-style panoche in some regions.
United States
Parker House Roll
A soft, buttery yeast roll folded into a pocket shape — invented at Boston's Parker House hotel.
United States
Pasta Primavera
Pasta tossed with a medley of fresh spring vegetables in a light sauce — popularized in 1970s New York.
United States
Pastrami Burger
A burger topped with hot pastrami, Swiss cheese, and mustard or Russian dressing.
United States
Pastrami on Rye
Stacked hand-cut pastrami on rye bread with mustard, a Jewish deli classic born on the Lower East Side.
United States
Pasty
The Upper Peninsula's Cornish hand pie of beef, potato, rutabaga, and onion in a turnover crust.
United States
Patty Melt
A thin beef patty with caramelized onions and melted Swiss between griddled rye bread.
United States
Peacemaker
A New Orleans fried-oyster loaf: a hollowed French loaf stuffed with fried oysters, dressed with lettuce, tomato, and remoulade.
United States
Peach Cobbler
A Southern dessert of spiced peaches baked under a golden biscuit topping, served warm with vanilla ice cream.
United States
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Peanut butter and jelly between soft bread — the American childhood sandwich.
United States
Peanut Butter Cookie
A drop cookie of peanut butter, often crossed with fork marks.
United States
Pecan Pie
A Southern pie with a gooey brown sugar and corn syrup filling studded with toasted pecans.
New Orleans, United States
Pecan Praline
Pecan pralines
A New Orleans confection of sugar, cream, and butter cooked with toasted pecans into crisp, fudgy patties.
United States
Penne alla Vodka
Penne in a creamy tomato sauce finished with vodka — an Italian-American restaurant staple.
United States
Pepper Jack
A Monterey Jack cheese studded with jalapeño and other peppers.
United States
Pepper Jelly
A sweet-spicy jelly of peppers, sugar, and vinegar, served over cream cheese with crackers.
United States
Peppernuts
Small, hard German-Russian spice cookies — bite-size and dense, for dunking.
United States
Pepperoni
A dry-cured, spiced pork-beef sausage, sliced thin — America's favorite pizza topping.
United States
Pepperoni Pizza
A pizza topped with slices of pepperoni that crisp and cup in the oven.
United States
Pepperoni Roll
A West Virginia creation: pepperoni baked inside a bread roll, no sauce.
United States
Persimmon pudding
An Indiana specialty: a baked pudding of American persimmon pulp, eggs, and spice, dense and jammy.
United States
Peychaud’s bitters
A New Orleans bitters made with gentian, anise, and saffron — the distinctive flavor of the Sazerac.
United States
Pheasant Salad Sandwich
A hotel-luncheon sandwich of minced pheasant bound with mayonnaise or cream.
Philadelphia, United States
Philadelphia Pepper Pot
A peppery tripe soup with vegetables and herbs, born in Revolutionary-era Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, United States
Philadelphia Sticky Buns
Philadelphia's yeasted sticky buns, baked with brown sugar, butter, and often pecans or currants.
United States
Piki Bread
A Hopi ceremonial bread of blue cornmeal, paper-thin, made on a heated stone.
United States
Pilgrim Sandwich
A Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich of turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce, often with gravy.
United States
Pimento Cheeseburger
A burger topped with melted pimento cheese spread.
United States
Pineapple upside down cake
A cake baked with pineapple rings and cherries caramelized in butter and brown sugar, then inverted.
Baltimore, United States
Pit Beef Sandwich
A Baltimore specialty: beef roasted over charcoal, sliced thin, piled on a Kaiser roll with horseradish sauce.
United States
Pittsburgh Pierogies
Pittsburgh's dumplings of potato-cheese filling, boiled then pan-fried with onions.
United States
Pittsburgh Salad
A steak salad topped with french fries and cheese — a Pittsburgh restaurant invention.
United States
Pizza Strips
A Rhode Island bakery pizza: thick dough baked with sweet sauce and grated cheese, sold in strips.