The French are famous for their sauces, the Italians are praised for their pasta, and the Germans are celebrated for their sausager, but is there anything unique to eat in the United States? When you get right down to it, there’s 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 countey influenced by many cultures and climates, and the traditional food of one area is often totally that of another. New Mexico and Massachusetts are good examples of states that have very different traditional foods.