Editing American cuisine (section)

===Later ethnic and immigrant influence===
{{Main|Immigration to the United States}}
[[File:Fortune cookie.jpg|thumb|Fortune cookies were invented in the United States and are of Japanese origin but are popular in American Chinese cuisine.]]
[[File:Oyster pail takeout box (2558467231).jpg|thumb|Chinese takeout]]
Mass migrations of immigrants to the United States came over time. Historians identify several waves of migration to the United States: one from 1815 to 1860, in which some five million [[English people|English]], [[Irish people|Irish]], [[Germans|German]], [[Scandinavia]]n, and others from [[northwestern Europe]] came to the United States; one from 1865 to 1890, in which some 10 million immigrants, also mainly from northwestern Europe, settled; and a third from 1890 to 1914, in which 15 million immigrants, mainly from [[Central Europe|central]], [[Eastern Europe|eastern]], and [[southern Europe]] (many [[Austrian people|Austrian]], [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]], [[Turkish people|Turkish]], [[Lithuanian people|Lithuanian]], [[Russian people|Russian]], [[Jewish]], [[Greek people|Greek]], [[Italian people|Italian]], and [[Romanian people|Romanian]]) settled in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture08.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313201141/http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture08.html|archive-date=March 13, 2012|title=H102 Lecture 08: Foreign Immigrants in Industrial America|date=March 13, 2012|access-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref>

Together with earlier arrivals to the United States (including the indigenous Native Americans, [[Hispanic and Latino Americans]], particularly in the [[Western United States|West]], [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]], and [[Texas]]; [[African American]]s who came to the United States in the [[Atlantic slave trade]]; and early colonial migrants from Europe), these new waves of immigrants had a profound impact on national or regional cuisine. Some of these more prominent groups include the following:

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* [[Albanian Americans]]—[[Albanian cuisine]]
* [[Arab American]]s, particularly [[Lebanese American]]s (the largest ethnic Arab group in the United States)—[[Arab cuisine]], [[Lebanese cuisine]]
* [[Argentine Americans]]—[[Argentine cuisine]]
* [[Armenian Americans]]—[[Armenian cuisine]]
* [[Brazilian Americans]]—[[Brazilian cuisine]]
* [[Cambodian Americans]]—[[Cambodian cuisine]]
* [[Chinese American]]s—[[American Chinese cuisine]], [[Chinese cuisine]]
* [[Colombian Americans]]—[[Colombian cuisine]]
* [[Cuban American]]s—[[Cuban cuisine]]
* [[Dominican American]]s—[[Dominican Republic cuisine]]
* [[Dutch Americans]]—[[Dutch cuisine]]
* [[Ethiopian Americans]]—[[Eritrean Americans]]: [[Ethiopian cuisine]], [[Eritrean cuisine]] in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Denver, New York
* [[Filipino Americans]]—[[Filipino cuisine]], [[Filipino-American cuisine]]
* [[French Americans]]—[[French cuisine]]
* [[German Americans]]—[[German cuisine]] (the [[Pennsylvania Dutch]], although descended from Germans, arrived earlier than the bulk of German migrants and have distinct culinary traditions)
* [[Greek American]]s—[[Greek-American cuisine]], [[Greek cuisine]], [[Mediterranean cuisine]]
* [[Guatemalan Americans]]—[[Guatemalan cuisine]]
* [[Haitian American]]s—[[Haitian cuisine]]
* [[Honduran Americans]]—[[Honduran cuisine]]
* [[Hungarian American]]s—[[Hungarian cuisine]]
* [[Indian American]]s—[[Indian cuisine]]
* [[Irish American]]s—[[Irish cuisine]]
* [[Italian American]]s—[[Italian-American cuisine]], [[Italian cuisine]]
* [[Japanese American]]s—[[Japanese cuisine]], with influences on the [[Hawaiian cuisine]]
* [[Jewish Americans]]—[[Jewish cuisine]], with particular influence on [[Cuisine of New York City#NYC Eastern European Jewish Cuisine|New York City cuisine]]
* [[Korean American]]s—[[Korean cuisine]]
* [[Lithuanian American]]s—[[Lithuanian cuisine]], [[Cuisine of the Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
* [[Nicaraguan American]]—[[Nicaraguan cuisine]]
* [[Nigerian Americans]]—[[Nigerian cuisine]]
* [[Pakistani American]]s—[[Pakistani cuisine]]
* [[Peruvian Americans]]—[[Peruvian cuisine]]
* [[Polish American]]s—[[Polish cuisine]], with particular impact on [[Cuisine of the Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
* [[Polynesian American]]s—[[Hawaiian cuisine]]
* [[Portuguese American]]s—[[Portuguese cuisine]]
* [[Romanian American]]s—[[Romanian cuisine]]
* [[Russian American]]s—[[Russian cuisine]], with particular impact on [[Cuisine of the Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
* [[Salvadoran American]]s—[[Salvadoran cuisine]]
* [[Scottish American]]s—[[Scottish cuisine]]
* [[Spanish Americans]]—[[Spanish cuisine]]
* [[Thai American]]s—[[Thai cuisine]]
* [[Turkish American]]s—[[Turkish cuisine]], [[Balkan cuisine]]
* [[Venezuelan Americans]]—[[Venezuelan cuisine]]
* [[Vietnamese American]]s—[[Vietnamese cuisine]]
* [[West Indian American]]s—[[Caribbean cuisine]], [[Jamaican cuisine]], [[Trinidad and Tobago cuisine]], [[Barbadian cuisine]], [[Bahamian cuisine]]{{Div col end}}

<blockquote>Italian, Mexican and Chinese (Cantonese) cuisines have indeed joined the mainstream. These three cuisines have become so ingrained in the American culture that they are no longer foreign to the American palate. According to the study, more than nine out of 10 consumers are familiar with and have tried these foods, and about half report eating them frequently. The research also indicates that Italian, Mexican and Chinese (Cantonese) have become so adapted to such an extent that "authenticity" is no longer a concern to customers.<ref>Hensley, Sue, ''National Restaurant Association.''Article/ News Release, "International Cuisine Reaches America's Main Street," 10 August 2000.</ref>
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Contributions from these ethnic foods have become as common as traditional "American" fares such as hot dogs, hamburgers, beef [[steak]], which are derived from [[German cuisine]], ([[chicken-fried steak]], for example, is a variation on German [[schnitzel]]), cherry pie, [[Coca-Cola]], [[milkshake]]s, fried chicken (Fried chicken is of [[English cuisine|English]], [[Scottish cuisine|Scottish]], and [[African cuisine|African]] influence), [[Pepsi]], [[Dr Pepper]] and so on. Nowadays, Americans also have a ubiquitous consumption of foods like [[pizza]] and [[pasta]], [[taco]]s and [[burrito]]s to "[[General Tso's chicken]]" and [[fortune cookie]]s. Fascination with these and other ethnic foods may also vary with region.