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The food of Chicago

4 dishes tied to Chicago, the United States: born there, or made its own.

Hot dogMeat 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreA sausage in a sliced bun, topped with condiments and eaten hot Street food, Lunch, Dinner

Chocolate brownieVegetarianBrownie 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreDense chocolate squares baked as a bar, often served warm or with toppings Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time

Cheesecake 🇬🇷 Greece and 5 moreA chilled dessert of sweetened soft cheese on a crumb or pastry base Sweet or dessert, Snacks

Chicago-style pizza 🇺🇸 United StatesA tall, pan-baked pizza with layers of cheese and chunky tomato sauce on top Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Chocolate brownie: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Hot dog: Evan Swigart, CC BY 2.0, source
Chicago-style pizza: Belinda Hankins Miller, CC BY 2.0, source
Cheesecake: zingyyellow, CC BY 2.0, source

The weekly plate

Every Monday: seven dishes you may not know, what the world is cooking this week, and one way of eating.