Texas, United States
Texas Sheet Cake
A big, thin chocolate cake baked in a sheet pan, frosted while warm with fudge icing and pecans.
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Texas, United States
Texas Toast
Thick-sliced bread, buttered and griddled or grilled until golden.
Texas, United States
Texas Tommy
A Fort Worth burger with a bacon-wrapped hot dog or smoked sausage and cheese on the patty.
United States
Theta Burger
An Oklahoma City specialty: a beef patty with hickory barbecue sauce, mayonnaise, grated American cheese, and pickles.
United States
Thin Fried Catfish
Catfish fillets coated in a thin seasoned crust and fried flat and crisp.
United States
Thousand Island Dressing
A creamy, pink dressing of mayonnaise, ketchup, and sweet pickle relish.
United States
Tiger meat
A Wisconsin raw-beef appetizer — seasoned raw ground beef on rye, also called cannibal sandwich.
St. Louis, United States
Toasted Ravioli
A St. Louis appetizer of breaded, deep-fried ravioli served with marinara.
United States
Tomato Pie
A New Jersey bakery pie: a thick, chewy crust with sweet tomato sauce, Parmesan, and a light cheese layer.
United States
Trenary toast
A Michigan and Upper Peninsula rusk: twice-baked bread slices, sweet and crisp, for coffee dunking.
United States
Trout Amandine
Trout fillets sautéed in butter with toasted almonds and lemon.
United States
Tuna Casserole
The 1950s casserole of tuna, egg noodles, and cream soup, topped with cheese or crumbs.
Canada
Turducken
A North American roast of a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey, with layers of stuffing.
United States
Turkey Devonshire Sandwich
A Louisville open-faced turkey sandwich under a cheese sauce, broiled — the Hot Brown's cousin.
Louisiana, United States
Turtle soup
A rich soup of turtle meat (or mock turtle), vegetables, and sherry — a Creole and Philadelphia specialty.
United States
Twinkie
The cream-filled golden sponge cake — an American snack icon since 1930.
Utica, United States
Utica Greens
A Utica, New York dish of escarole sautéed with garlic, prosciutto, breadcrumbs, and hot peppers, baked with cheese.
New England, United States
Vermont Corn Chowder
A New England chowder of corn, potatoes, and often bacon or ham in a creamy base.
United States
Vidalia Onions
Vidalia Onion
A trademarked sweet onion grown in the defined Vidalia production area of southeast Georgia, where local soil and climate produce its unusually mild flavor.
New Orleans, United States
Viet-Cajun crawfish
A Gulf Coast fusion of boiled crawfish tossed in garlic butter with Vietnamese seasonings.
United States
Vieux Carré
A New Orleans cocktail of rye, cognac, sweet vermouth, Benedictine, and bitters, stirred over ice.
United States
Waldorf Salad
A salad of apples, celery, and walnuts in a mayonnaise dressing — born at the Waldorf-Astoria.
United States
Walleye Sandwich
A Great Lakes sandwich of fried walleye fillets on a bun with tartar sauce.
United States
Watergate Salad
A 1970s Midwestern dessert 'salad' of pistachio pudding, whipped topping, marshmallows, and pineapple.
United States
Wedding Soup
An Italian-American soup of meatballs, greens (usually escarole), and tiny pasta in chicken broth.
Mobile, United States
West Indies Salad
A Mobile, Alabama salad of lump crabmeat marinated in a vinegar-oil dressing with onion, chilled and tossed.
United States
Wet Burrito
A burrito smothered in red enchilada sauce and melted cheese.
United States
Whiskey Sour
A classic cocktail of whiskey, lemon juice, and sugar, shaken and served up or over ice.
United States
White Barbecue Sauce
A North Alabama sauce of mayonnaise, vinegar, and horseradish — white, not red.
United States
White Potato Pie
A Southern pie of mashed white potatoes, sugar, butter, and spice — a sliceable custard.
United States
Whoopie Pie
A Pennsylvania Dutch 'cake' of two soft chocolate cakes sandwiching a fluffy cream filling.
United States
Williamsburg Peanut Soup
A Virginia soup of smooth peanut butter and chicken stock, creamy and rich.
United States
Wilted Lettuce
An Appalachian salad of leaf lettuce wilted by hot bacon drippings and vinegar.
United States
Wisconsin Cheddar Beer Soup
A Wisconsin tavern soup of sharp cheddar and beer, thick and creamy.
United States
Wisconsin Kringle
A Wisconsin Danish pastry ring — oval, flaky, and filled, the state's official pastry.
United States
Wojapi
A Native American berry sauce of chokecherries or other berries, thickened and served with fry bread or meat.