America was created by millions of people trying to escape European food.
Were we all actually from England that may be true but most of us are actually from places that have better food than what is normally consumed here in the US.
There is no excuse for “Mexican food” other than the threat of potential immediate death from malnutrition. Of course that is true of many American foods. Sugarcrusted Chocolatebombs is not an appropriate food for anyone at any time in any quantity except for starving Ethiopians but that is what most feed their children every morning.