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the fabulous olivia posted a blog entry today about celebrating the fourth of july in the UK, and i was particularly intrigued by an event she mentioned which will be serving “american food.”

unfortunately, they did not actually provide a LIST of the food, which disappointed olivia (and me) dreadfully.

so since i like thinking, talking and writing about food, and since i’m feeling esp. patriotic after my fireworks post, i’ve decided to post today about american food.

uh, so, i found that picture when i did a google image search for hamburger, and it’s clearly a sign that i should populate this post with pictures of american food costumes, preferably for babies.

maybe at another point in the future i will write just about that particular costume, because i have questions like, “does this make you want to eat yr baby?” and “if you put lots of babies in this costume, could you then stack them?” and “would a turtle mistake the baby for another turtle?”

anyway!

first, because i am v. scholarly, i decided to do some internet research.

on the msnbc site, i found “10 foods that make america great,” which sounds suspiciously like the title of the elementary school history fair project of my dreams. hello BLUE RIBBON.

anyway, i will save you the time and annoyance of having to learn the history of these food items by listing them below, along with my own enriching comments as well as the baby food costume pictures, which i’m now thinking are really the point of this entry but it’s too late for me to change course.

1. clam chowder

well, ok, sure. i mean,  it doesn’t really come to mind when i think “american,” but it does have a sort of revolutionary war ring to it.

I KNOW, i know. that is definitely NOT a clam chowder costume. but it came up when i googled “clam chowder costume” and i just… wow.

2. pastrami

to be honest, i don’t think i really know what pastrami is. i suppose i could read about in the article but… meh. it seems like a new york thing, though, and therefore i’ll accept it.

there apparently isn’t much of a market for “pastrami costumes” but when i did the search, i found this picture, and i think spam is SUPER american, so i’m including it. that guy isn’t a baby, obviously, but he is v. happy about being spam.  also, for some reason, i’m getting a mime vibe.

3. shoefly pie

what is… no.

PEOPLE. everyone know it’s APPLE pie. i don’t even LIKE apple pie, but i feel the need to defend its status as the all american dessert.

speaking of no… WTF.

4. smithfield ham

ok, did someone’s grandmother write this article?! where is the MAC N CHEESE?

you guys, like i even had a choice about using this picture.

5. po-boys

now HERE’S an item i can get behind, being a louisiana girl and all. no, it’s not a sandwich, it’s a PO-BOY, which is a great illustration of american attitude. “no, it’s not kilometer, it’s a MILE. GAH.”

this picture popped up when i googled “po boy costume,” and i decided to post it. because it’s still a *food* costume, and the internet says it is somehow connected with  “po boy costume” so there.

6. fajitas

what?!! everyone knows fajitas are tex-mex, and “mex” stands for “mexico,” which is clearly a different country than america.

i SWEAR this came up on my fajita costume search. i swear.

7. chicago hot dogs

well, DUH msnbc. finally, something 100% USA red white and blue, no question. they may be full of mystery meat, but they’re cheap and can be mass produced. and americans believe in that.

finally! a costume that is the actual food i’m talking about! i’m beginning to grasp the serious dearth of food options in the baby costume world… this industry is in a sad state, my friends.

8. chile verde

you have got to be kidding me.

yeah, i know, it’s not verde. plus, it’s a little too anne geddes for me.

9. san francisco sourdough

why does san francisco get all of the attention here? i would’ve gone with wonderbread.

i know it sounds weird to say this after seeing all of the other images i’ve posted on this entry, but there’s just something… off about this costume. like, i think those arms were photoshopped on to the image. HEEBIE JEEBIES.

i guess i shouldn’t be surprised, cos i got that costume off a site that also features this photoshopped wonder:

YIKES.

10. olympia oysters

ok, you know what? if the food item doesn’t have a baby costume associated with it, it’s obviously NOT that great, nor is it that american, because people aren’t trying to make the most money possible out of it. so oysters, guess what. you’re NOT that big of a deal, cos babies don’t want to dress like you. there’s not even a clam costume for goodness sake.