A loaf of meat
You’ve probably seen countless Hollywood films where the family sits around the dinner table with a heaping meatloaf in the middle. There’s probably a bowl of lettuce next to it, but the thing that intrigues non-Americans the most is why meatloaf? Because, that’s why!
Meatloaf is basically a loaf of meat. More specifically, it’s either beef or a mix of beef and another type of ground-up meat along with breadcrumbs. There’s probably some egg in there for binding the ingredients, and you can’t forget about the spices. The typical meatloaf meal has mash potatoes on the side with plenty of gravy to go around, though some people use a tomato sauce.