The french are famouns for their sauces, the ltalian praised for their pastas, the german celebrated for their sausages, but is there anything to eat in the united states? When you get right down to it, there is nothing quite as un-american as american food. Because the united states is made up mostly of immigrants, there is an amazing variety of foods, from clam chowder in boston to chile con carne in houston. The united states is a vast country influenced by many clutures and climates, and the traditional food of one area is often totally unlike that of another. New mexico and massachusetts are good examples of states that have very different traditional foods.