[Sethomas]

Except the Koreans and Mongolians beat us to it.

Pizza is the best candidate, considering it's a bastardization of something coming from Napoli. The American ideal is to take something Old World and pervert it in some awkward way, and pizza embodies this. Apple pie comes from England, so that works too.

I think the best truly indigenous dishes are all local. In Indiana we have breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches, which are sex. Michigan has pasties, which are okay. Ummm, Cajun food is good. Boston clam chowder, Florida conch fritters, you get the picture.