Hamburgers topped the list in a survey of the “most iconic American foods” conducted during the James Beard Foundation “Taste of America” national food festival. A whopping 44 percent of respondents named hamburgers and cheeseburgers the most iconic food in America, followed by barbecue, fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, and apple pie.

– excerpt from an article appearing in FoodiE-News, a free electronic monthly publication of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Subscribe to FoodiE-News by sending your name, email address and affiliation (if any) to: foodienews@fb.org.