American food: meat and potatoes

Submitted by adminSQ on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 14:33
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Italian Food
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Meat and potatoes
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Before World War Two, American food was pretty basic. <break time="2s"/> A lot of meat and potatoes.

American food before WWII was pretty basic.

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Italian Food
Italian food became American food in the 1950's.  Older Americans can remember a time when many Americans didn't know what spaghetti and meatballs were.  It's hard to imagine now. Food can be a great conversation starter.
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