In New England, Indians chewed resin from the black spruce when they were hungry, and this gum eased hunger pangs. Apple seeds were brought to the New World by Pilgrims in 1620. Apple pie was the universal favorite American food in the 1700s. This curious line is a reference to canned food. The first foods canned commercially were lobster and salmon, and these appeared around 1849.
Turkeys are native to the Americas.
Turkeys were exported to Europe in 1523. The turkey has become a symbol of bounty in America, celebrated at our national Thanksgiving holiday. They were served on Saturday for dinner, and as leftovers for Sunday breakfast and lunch. Many food experts claim that chili is the national American dish, not apple pie. While chili powder was developed by a German immigrant in New Braunfel, TX, in 1802, chile con carne probably first appeared after the Civil War in San Antonio.