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Spicy brown mustard
A coarse, pungent brown mustard with a horseradish-like heat — the deli standard.
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Binghamton, United States
Spiedie
A Binghamton, New York grilled meat skewer — chicken, pork, or lamb — marinated in a vinaigrette and served on Italian bread.
United States
Spoonbread
A soft, soufflé-like cornmeal pudding baked in a dish — 'bread' you eat with a spoon.
United States
Springfield-Style Cashew Chicken
A Springfield, Missouri Chinese-American dish: crispy fried chicken in a sweet brown sauce with cashews.
Canada
Spruce Beer
Bière d'épinette
Beverage flavored with spruce buds, needles, or essence, can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic, colonial tradition.
St. Louis, United States
St. Louis-Style Pizza
A thin, cracker-crust pizza with Provel cheese and a sweet sauce, cut into rectangles — a St. Louis signature.
United States
St. Louis-Style Ribs
Pork spare ribs trimmed square, cooked over smoke or grill, and glazed — the St. Louis cut.
United States
St. Paul Sandwich
A St. Louis Chinese-American sandwich of an egg foo young patty with pickles, onion, and tomato on white bread.
United States
Stack Cake
An Appalachian apple stack cake: thin, dense layers of dried-apple filling stacked high and aged.
United States
Steak Bomb
A New England grinder of shaved steak, melted cheese, peppers, onions, and mushrooms on a toasted roll.
United States
Steak de Burgo
An Iowa steakhouse cut: a tender steak topped with a garlic-butter sauce with herbs.
United States
Steak Diane
A pan-seared steak finished with a brandy-cream-mushroom sauce, often flambéed at the table.
United States
Steak Sauce
A thick, tangy brown condiment for beef — Worcestershire-forward with tomato and spice.
United States
Steamed Cheeseburger
A Connecticut Valley specialty: the patty and cheese steamed, not griddled — invented at a Meriden luncheonette.
United States
Stone crab claws
Florida stone crab claws, cooked, chilled, and served with mustard sauce — the Miami delicacy.
United States
Strawberry Delight
A layered no-bake dessert of strawberries, cream cheese, and whipped topping over a crust.
United States
Strawberry shortcake
Sweetened strawberries over a tender biscuit or sponge, crowned with whipped cream.
United States
Stromboli
An Italian-American rolled bread filled with meats, cheeses, and peppers, baked and sliced.
United States
Stuffed Clam
A New England baked appetizer of chopped clams, breadcrumbs, and seasonings in a clam shell.
United States
Stuffed Ham
A Maryland Eastern Shore ham butterflied and stuffed with greens and seasonings, then baked.
United States
Stuffed Pizza
A Chicago deep-dish variant with a top crust over the filling — sauce on top, cheese inside.
United States
Submarine Sandwich
The general American term for a long sandwich on a hero roll — the 'sub'.
United States
Sugar on Snow
A Vermont winter treat: maple syrup boiled down and poured over clean snow to harden into taffy.
United States
Superman ice cream
A Michigan and Midwest ice cream flavor: vanilla swirled with red, blue, and yellow so it looks like the hero.
United States
Sweet Potato Pie
A Southern pie of spiced sweet potato custard in a pastry shell.
United States
Swiss Steak
A round steak floured, browned, and braised in tomato-onion gravy until fork-tender.
Louisiana, United States
Tabasco Sauce
The Louisiana pepper sauce of aged tabasco peppers, vinegar, and salt — aged in oak barrels on Avery Island.
United States
Tanka-me-a-lo
A Lakota dried-meat preparation — lean meat pounded with berries, a high-protein traveling food.
United States
Tarte à la bouillie
A Louisiana Cajun custard pie — 'bouillie' cream pie — of sweet custard baked in a pastry shell.
Louisiana, United States
Tasso Ham
A Louisiana smoked, heavily seasoned pork shoulder used to flavor gumbos, red beans, and étouffée.
United States
Tater Tots
Crispy golden cylinders of grated potato, deep-fried until shatteringly crisp outside and fluffy within.
Turks and Caicos Islands
TCI Hominy Grits
Grits
Coarsely ground dried maize (Guinea Corn) cooked into a porridge; made from drought-resistant corn historically grown on the islands; a common traditional breakfast in the Turks and Caicos Islands; a staple of TCI cuisine.
United States
Tennessee Whiskey
A whiskey made in Tennessee, charcoal-mellowed through sugar maple before aging — like Jack Daniel's.
United States
Tetrazzini
A baked casserole of pasta, poultry or seafood, and mushrooms in a creamy sherry sauce with cheese.
Texas, United States
Texas Brisket
Texas Brisket Sandwich
Beef brisket slow-smoked for 12-18 hours over oak until a black bark forms over melt-in-your-mouth fat and meat.
Texas, United States
Texas Caviar
A Texas bean salad of black-eyed peas, peppers, onion, and a tangy vinaigrette.