With your 30 days of travel after camp, it’s the perfect time to experience the real culture of America and get a good taste of the famous American foods available. Get stuck into the traditional bagels of New York, dive into the barbecues of Texas, and try an In-N-Out burger. Let’s introduce you to the food in America. Ready to get started? Here are nine American foods you have to try when travelling the States.
If you’re a pizza lover, (who isn’t?) you have to visit Chicago! Chicago Style Pizza is a deep dish pizza with a thick base. Filled with cheese, meat, vegetables, and sauce. It really is the king of pizzas. With over 9,000 pizza places in Chicago, you’ll be spoilt with choice.
The different type of bagels in New York is CRAZY! From classic bagels to rainbow coloured cragels, there’s so many to choose from. Filled with smoked salmon, bacon, cream cheese, egg, avocado and so much more. While you’re in New York, get ready for bagels in the morning, lunch, and dessert. You just won’t ever get enough!
This is one of the best fast food restaurants out there (trust us!). The first restaurant opened was in Baldwin Park California and has been expanding around the southwest of America ever since. You can even have a burger with a whopping four beef patties and four slices of American cheese. They’re only in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Texas, Oregon and California so make sure to make a pit stop to one of these restaurants on your travels. We’re so ready for the challenge. Are you?
Philadelphia’s iconic sandwich, the Philly Cheese Steak. This sandwich has no limits and ALWAYS tastes best in Philadelphia. It’s bursting with onions, peppers, mushrooms, steak and cheese. It really is as good as it looks and you’ll fall in love after the first bite.
If you’re all about meaty barbecues, Texas is the place to go and dine like a true Texan. With hundreds of restaurants full of chicken, briskets, steaks and more, you’ll need to get your eating pants on and get ready to eat like a king!
The Po’Boy is known for being New Orlean’s most famous sandwich. The Po’Boy is made on New Orleans French bread, stuffed with fresh gulf seafood, smoked pork, meatballs, lettuce and mayonnaise. This bad boy can be filled with pretty much anything. Anybody else super hungry?!
You’ve probably already heard of the famous Sloppy Joes. Being one of the most famous American foods, you just have to try it once on your travels. Sloppy Joe’s are created with ground beef on a bun, filled with mustard, pickles, onions and tomato sauce. It really is a State Fair favourite.
A Corn dog is made of sausage covered in Cornmeal batter which is then deep fried to get it’s texture.This classic American food is also known as the Corny Dog and was first created at a Texas State Fair. You’ll either love or hate them, there’s no in between!
While you’re at camp, it’s pretty certain that you’ll try a traditional S’more. It’s a very popular treat with in America and Canada and is made with a toasted marshmallow, a layer of chocolate between two Graham Crackers. Fun fact, the first S’more was made by a group of Girl Scouts!
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