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I suppose that is a relevant parallel. However, most American food isn't bread ketchup and meat. Unless I'm living under a rock. I don't see any food being exclusively American; America is a melting pot in many forms.

If I ever said you HAVE to have appreciation for EVERYTHING in order to have interest in the culture, I definitely misspoke. I was saying I thought it odd that most of the people posting seemed to have not tried sushi; the most famous Japanese food in America.