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Oysters or clams on the half shell topped with bacon, pepper, and breadcrumbs, then broiled — a Rhode Island invention.
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Clams Oreganata
Baked clams on the half shell topped with oregano-seasoned breadcrumbs, garlic, and olive oil — an Italian-American classic.
United States
Cobb Salad
A chopped salad of greens, chicken, bacon, egg, avocado, tomato, and blue cheese — born at Hollywood's Brown Derby.
United States
Coconut Cake
A white layer cake filled and frosted with coconut, often covered in shredded coconut.
United States
Coffee Cabinet
A Rhode Island milkshake: coffee ice cream blended with milk into a thick, frosty drink.
United States
Coffee Milk
Rhode Island's official state drink: milk mixed with a sweet coffee syrup.
United States
Colby
A mild, semi-soft American cow's milk cheese with a distinctive open, 'marbleized' texture.
United States
Coleslaw
A salad of shredded cabbage in a creamy, vinegar, or mustard dressing, served with barbecue and fried foods.
United States
Collard Greens
Slow-simmered collard greens with smoked pork, onions, and pepper — a soul-food and Southern staple.
United States
Collard sandwich
A sandwich of slow-cooked collard greens piled on bread, often with smoked meat and hot sauce.
United States
Colorado-Style Pizza
A thick-crust, rectangular Colorado pizza with a crispy underside and toppings layered high, from Beau Jo's tradition.
United States
Comeback Sauce
A Mississippi dipping sauce of mayonnaise, chili sauce, and spices — creamy, tangy, and slightly hot.
United States
Coney Dog
A hot dog topped with a fine-ground beef chili and diced onions — the Coney Island and Midwestern drive-in classic.
New England, United States
Connecticut-style Lobster Roll
Connecticut-style lobster roll served warm with lobster tossed in melted butter in a toasted split-top bun.
United States
Cookie Salad
A Midwestern dessert 'salad' of vanilla pudding, whipped cream, mandarin oranges, and buttermilk cookies.
United States
Corn Dog
A hot dog on a stick coated in cornmeal batter and deep-fried until golden, a state fair and amusement park staple.
United States
Corn relish
A sweet-tangy pickle relish of corn, peppers, onion, and celery in a vinegar brine.
United States
Corn Whiskey
An American whiskey distilled from a mash of at least 80 percent corn, sweet and full-bodied.
United States
Cornbread
A Southern staple of cornmeal batter baked until golden, either sweet and cake-like or savory and crumbly.
United States
Corned Beef and Cabbage
Salt-cured beef brisket simmered with cabbage and potatoes, the classic Irish-American feast dish with Irish roots.
United States
Corned Beef Sandwich
A deli sandwich of brined, slow-cooked brisket piled on rye with mustard.
United States
Cosmopolitan
A tart, pink vodka cocktail of cranberry, orange liqueur, and lime — popularized by 1990s New York bars.
United States
Cottage Pudding
A simple baked sponge or butter cake served warm with a sweet sauce — lemon, chocolate, or fruit.
United States
Couche Couche
A Cajun breakfast of fried cornmeal — dry-cooked, then served with milk or cane syrup.
United States
Country Captain
A Southern curried chicken stew with tomatoes, onions, and curry powder, served over rice with almonds and currants.
United States
Country Ham
A heavily salted, aged, and smoked Southern ham, sliced thin and fried for breakfast or sandwiches.
United States
Country-Style Cheesecake
A dense, rustic cheesecake made with cream cheese or farmer's cheese, less sweet than the New York style.
United States
Cowboy Beans
A campfire pot of beans simmered with ground beef, bacon, onion, and barbecue-style sauce.
United States
Cowboy cookies
A big, rugged drop cookie loaded with oats, chocolate chips, pecans, and coconut.
United States
Crab Cake
A Maryland-style patty of lump crabmeat bound with a little breadcrumb and seasoning, pan-fried until golden.
United States
Crab Louie
A West Coast salad of Dungeness crab on lettuce with tomato, egg, and a pink, creamy dressing.
United States
Crab Rangoon
A fried wonton stuffed with cream cheese and crab, served with sweet-and-sour sauce — a Chinese-American staple.
United States
Crabmeat Dewey
A New Orleans dish of crabmeat simmered in butter, wine, and green onions, served in a ramekin or shell.
United States
Crabmeat Ravigote
A chilled New Orleans appetizer of lump crabmeat dressed with a tangy, mustardy ravigote sauce.
Louisiana, United States
Cracklins
Deep-fried pork skin and fat, seasoned while hot — a Louisiana snack and seasoning staple.
Louisiana, United States
Crawfish Boudin
Louisiana boudin made with crawfish tail meat, rice, and Cajun seasonings.