A Cheese Frenchee is a grilled cheese sandwich dipped in batter, coated in cracker crumbs or cornflakes, and deep-fried until crisp outside and molten inside.

Cheeseburger pie is a cozy, casserole-style savory pie filled with ground beef, onions, cheese, and a simple custardy or biscuit-like topping. It tastes like a diner cheeseburger wandered into a church cookbook.

Chess pie is a simple Southern custard pie made with sugar, butter, eggs, and a little cornmeal or flour.

A Chicago Style Hot Dog is an all-beef frank on a poppy seed bun loaded with mustard, relish, onion, tomato, pickle, sport peppers, and celery salt. It is famously “dragged through the garden” — and famously not dragged through ketchup.

New Mexican chicharrón is crispy fried pork, often with meaty bits attached, served in burritos, tacos, plates, or by the handful.

A comfort dish featuring flat, noodle-like dough squares poached in rich chicken broth rather than fluffy, biscuit-style dumplings.

Chicken bog is a South Carolina rice dish made with chicken, smoked sausage, rice, and seasonings cooked together until soft, savory, and deeply comforting.

A signature, high-protein, fast-casual dish popularized by Chicken Kitchen in Miami, Florida. It generally consists of grilled chicken breast (often with skin) chopped over yellow rice, lettuce, and tomatoes, commonly topped with curry mustard sauce.

Chicken Creole is chicken simmered in a tomato-rich sauce with onions, bell peppers, celery, garlic, and Louisiana seasoning.

Chicken fried bacon is bacon strips battered like chicken fried steak, deep-fried until crisp, and served with cream gravy.

Chicken fried steak is tenderized beef coated like fried chicken, fried until crisp, and smothered with cream gravy.

Chicken Maryland is a historic Maryland-style fried chicken dish, usually pan-fried and served with cream gravy.

Chicken Riggies are a Utica pasta dish made with rigatoni, chicken, hot and sweet peppers, and a spicy tomato-cream sauce.

Chicken Vesuvio is a Chicago Italian-American dish made with roasted chicken, potato wedges, garlic, white wine, olive oil, herbs, and often green peas. It is crisp, garlicky, comforting, and very Chicago.

Chili and cinnamon buns are exactly what they sound like: a bowl of hearty chili served with a sweet cinnamon roll on the side. It is a school-cafeteria classic that sounds odd until you realize sweet, spicy, savory, and soft all belong together.

Texas chili con carne is a bold, brick-red stew of beef and dried chiles, usually with no beans and no apology.

Chippers are rippled potato chips dipped in chocolate, creating a salty-sweet North Dakota candy-shop classic.

Chislic is South Dakota’s beloved bite-size meat snack: cubed lamb, beef, or venison, usually fried or grilled and served hot with garlic salt, crackers, and dipping sauce.

The chocolate chip cookie was born in Whitman, Massachusetts: buttery dough studded with chocolate pieces that stay melty, sweet, and irresistible.

Chokecherry jam is a sweet-tart Wyoming preserve made from wild chokecherries, a small native fruit with bold flavor and a stubborn name.