The 10 Most Popular Meals in America, according to Americans

Another Italian restaurant staple that was created in America. The location is disputed, but food historians have narrowed it down to New York, likely Brooklyn or Queens. Because restaurants could utilize up leftover pizza dough, these were well-liked.

Garlic knots

Despite their declining popularity, bean burritos were the most popular item on this list in 2018. Those are not Mexican dishes; they are Americanized versions.

Bean burrito

The Taco Bell staple, indeed. Russet potatoes that have been beautifully breaded and crisped are covered in nacho cheese and low-fat sour cream. The corporation reintroduced them in March 2021 in response to fan pleas.

Cheesy fiesta potatoes

It is not a meal, but it goes well with many things (as evidenced by the fact that diners order it more often than dozens of other foods). Thai iced tea frequently contains black tea that has been brewed, sugar, and spices including tamarind, cardamom, and star anise. 

Thai iced tea

Milkshake Drink mixers made milkshakes widely available in the 1940s and 1950s. The largest milkshake ever manufactured was 6,000 liters and was created in New York. Is that not enough?

Milkshake

The hamburger is Connecticut's fault. For his employees' lunches in 1895, Louis Lassen of Louis' Lunch ground up and grilled leftover meat. Voilà! production of a hamburger. The family-run restaurant is located in New Haven.

Hamburger

Chips and queso weigh 40 pounds. According to a 2020 Statista analysis, the average human eats that much cheese every year. As a result, cheesy queso dip is popular. A book has been written about the numerous different ingredients that can go into true queso. 

Chips and queso

According to the National Chicken Council, 1.42 billion chicken wings were consumed by Americans on Super Bowl Sunday in 2021. For instance: If placed end to end, it would circle the planet three times. 

Conventional wings of chicken

Not just on June 1st, but all year long, we enjoy doughnuts. It comes in at number 31, like many Americans. With more than 8,500 US locations, Dunkin' wasn't always known as that. In 1948, Bill Rosenberg gave the moniker Open Kettle to his first restaurant. 

Doughnuts

Americans eat 26 pounds of rice annually, but Chinese people consume 221 pounds. Hawaii consumes 100 pounds of rice annually, which is the most.

White rice

Americans eat 26 pounds of rice annually, but Chinese people consume 221 pounds. Hawaii consumes 100 pounds of rice annually, which is the most.

Tacos

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