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It can be scary to try out new foods, whether you fear insulting the chef or getting an upset stomach. But American foods are well-known and pretty popular around the world, so a lot of people have opinions about them.

They shared them when a person posed the question “What American foods/drinks/snacks/etc. do you think are disgusting? Which do you think are good?” in the subreddit Ask An Australian and they were ruthless.

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#1

Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 I know it’s not really addressing the question, but CocaCola soft drinks such as coke and sprite are actually better in Australia as they use cane sugar as opposed to the high fructose corn syrup of the US

Kyle_Robinson623 , Mike Mozart Report

Ace
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is true almost everywhere outside the US, and even there you can sometimes find Mexican Coke, specially imported for this reason.

Benita Valdez
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YES! I don't drink soft drinks because of the gross over sweetness here. However, whenever I visit another country I happily enjoy one because they taste so much better with real sugar

Mike Loux
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yup. That's why I always go for Mexican or Canadian Coke. Because it tastes like Coke from the old days, and not like sweetened a*s.

censorshipsucks
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

our country taxed sugar so heavily due to growing obesity, that coke was forced to use artificial sweetners here (africa). Coke no longer tastes the same - it all tastes like diet coke. Horrible.

NotTodaySatan!!
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would hate that! Artificial sweeteners cause me migraines.

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Pie
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dislike cane sugar sodas.

tee-lena
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're too sweet. I love my coke Zero. Yummy taste, no guilt

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Elizabeth Close
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is true. Mexican Coke is the best.

Mike Fitzpatrick
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Taste is subjective, what makes some very happy makes others want to vomit.

The Scout
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

High Fructose Corn Syrup seems to be a basic food staple in the USA, while it is banned or at least hevily regulated in most other countries. It is not even cheaper than sugar, so why use it and even add it to savoury foods like bread?

Rinso the Red
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's because Americans farm corn, not sugar. The vast majority of corn grown in US is not intended for people to eat (directly). It's used for Ethanol, animal feed, and corn syrup.

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wyngerd
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, us coke hurts my thoung. And leaves a bad aftertaste. Not like that if it is with real sugar. Took me a while to find out.

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    #2

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 One other thing that most Australians don't get about American food tastes - Starbucks. WTF makes you guys consume that c**p?

    Schedulator , Kanesue Report

    Frando Bone
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American here, and from Seattle...Starbucks is c**p. The worst coffee ever. There i said it.

    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People who genuinely like coffee don't go to Starbucks.

    tee-lena
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes actually, we do. Mix decaf espresso and blond espresso and it's delicious. My acid reflux doesn't do well with most coffees but I can do this without too much pain

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    Benita Valdez
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel Starbucks isn't really a coffee place but a sweet drinks place. The coffee alone is gross but the jazzy drinks aren't bad though definitely too sweet

    DuchessDegu
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I call it liquid cake! Sometimes you do want a sugar rush

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    Tucker Cahooter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And Starbucks failed when they tried to get into the market in Australia too

    Libstak
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The CEO sarcastically claimed the Australians did not have a taste for fine coffee. Nope we dont have a wish to pay for disgusting sludge at higher prices than a decent latte, long black or cupaccino at Ma and Pas tried and tested for many years perfect barista cafes.

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    Stephanie Did It
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They purposely over roast the coffee so it tastes burnt and you have to add loads of sweet junk to make it drinkable but it's still nasty.

    MoMcB
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely. I take black coffee and Starbucks is undrinkable.

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    Johnny
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Starbucks excels at consistency (both in the ordering experience and products).It's not super high quality coffee, but it's really not that bad, order the light roast Veranda blend if you think Starbucks coffee tastes burnt. You can go to any Starbucks in the USA and place the same order you place at home and you'll get exactly what you expect. Even internationally, the menu varies at Starbucks, but you can order a Latte in Starbucks Japan and it'll be just like the latte you got at home (and in any popular tourist city, they'll have a picture menu that you can just point to to place your order).

    Moosy Girl
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I disagree, neverrrr get a frappuccino in a Belgian Starbucks, it is not the same, NOT THE SAME! *cries* That said, I thought Starbucks coffee generally tasted better in Poland than in any other Starbucks I’ve been to.

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    Elita One
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not even coffee and I don't know how they can call it such.

    Firstname Lastname
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not a coffee fan at all, and someone thought that giving me a sip of their Starbucks would convert me. If anything, it solidified my opinion.

    Erin Eubanks
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What makes Australians consume white bread, butter and sprinkles and call it fairy bread?!?!? Pretty sure that would kill Tinkerbell! F*****G gross 🤢

    zak
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Starbucks is a sugar vendor, not a coffee shop.

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    #3

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 Hershey's chocolate. I ate a Hershey's kiss once and it was like literal vomit. Then I tried another one just in case it was an acquired taste. It. Was. Worse. I'm never one to pass up chocolate but damn those things were so foul I had to give them away.

    spacemonkeypantz , Sheila Sund Report

    Charlie the Cat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hershey's is not chocolate. But then I grew up with Lindt & Cadburys chocolate.

    RoanTheMad
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    in Europe, Hershey's isn't sold as chocolate, it's sold as "chocolate flavour" because the cocoa content isn't actually high enough for it to be considered actual chocolate. or something like that. :')

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    Sue From Michigan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh jesus, it's not like "literal vomit". So much drama.

    Moosy Girl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I honestly thought it tasted a bit like vomit too the one time I tried it.

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    Johnnynatfan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know any American who like chocolate that actually eats Hershey's.

    Laura Struthers
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was SOO excited to try Hershey's kisses when I went to NY from UK, was extremely disappointed

    Jennifer .S
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact: American chocolate often contains butyric acid, which comes from the milk fats in the chocolate and is the same chemical that is found in vomit that makes it smell bad. This is why to people who haven't grown up eating American chocolate it can have that more acidic or sour taste

    Barbara Eich
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hershey's kisses are awful. I've tried the standard North American Cadbury's as well- terrible stuff. British Cadbury's is totally different and much better.

    Ben
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a scientific reason that some people think it tastes like vomit. Google it

    Natalie Bohrteller
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Butyric acid. Can be found in vomit, and Parmigiano cheese.

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    Ole Peder Amrud Hagen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hershey's kisses look exactly like dog chocolate treats I remember from growing up. They're probably the same c**p just repackaged.

    Jus
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly the same impression! Sister brought one to Europe from a trip and we threw it away. No one wanted it, it's pure puke!

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    #4

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 What America has done to cheese is a crime against nature. That liquid stuff in a can, just... Why?! I'll also never understand the American fascination with making everything cherry flavour. For one thing, cherries don't taste like that. For another, why would you want a soft drink, a snow cone, or even a condom that tastes like cough syrup?

    BelleSkywalker20 , Kai Hendry Report

    TeenieMeanie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do people assume this is every American househood? We have terrific dairies all over that make good cheese (Humboldt cheese anyone? I miss it) I’ve had canned cheese once - and I ate it to be polite.

    Dan Holden
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think anyone is assuming that. There's a lot of really good food in the US. However, as a country, you are known for creating all of these highly processed foods. Is it really fair to get upset at people pointing out the fact that it exists, and that it's gross and unhealthy?

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    MrsFettesVette
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love sweeping generalizations about what Americans eat.

    Willem Groenewald
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I ordered Nachos in Barcelona and it came with the "cheesy" yellow goo. Don't get me wrong, there is plenty of good food around too. But same with the US, yes you find this cheesy c**p, but you can also find food that is to die for. Just look at these burgers we ate, I've never tasted a burger in Aus anywhere close to as good as these. BTW, I live in Australia. https://photos.app.goo.gl/TLjKy5QuydxdrztG7

    Marie Dahme
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Squeezy cheese is basically made for 12 year old boys who just want to play with the can and will eat anything not nailed down. But we do have good cheese here. Look up Tillamook cheese. They have a Vermont White Cheddar that is excellent. Why isn’t this imported instead of friggin cheese in a can ? Lol. I don’t know anyone who’s had that since they were a kid.

    Wilf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I travel to the US a lot for work, and generally the food is great. But, sorry, cheese is definitely America's blind spot. You really have to make some effort to find artisan cheeses. There just isn't the culture like there is in Europe. Where I'm from, my local shop sells at least 15 different regional cheeses. Most made within 50 miles of here, and the majority protected by official regional designation of origin rules too.

    Susan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American here, I don't know a single person who actually eats this.

    DrGirlfriend
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Vermont, there's a pride here about farm to table. We have farms within two miles of anywhere I've lived in Southern Vermont. Fresh maple syrup everywhere, Dutton farms grow giant fruit that has actual taste. Winter's are hard because grocery store fresh is just not the same 🥰. You can find indoor growers too in winter, just harder to find .

    censorshipsucks
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Canned cheese is proof god does not exist. Because if he did, he would SMITE that garbage ASUNDER.

    sweetrottenpeaches
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am not from the U.S. and even I can not understand this fuss about plastic cheese. I like it. I lile to cook with it because it melts well and I also like the taste. Yes its plastic, but most of the cheeses are, if you are not buying the top quality which is unspeakably expensive. And what about cheetos? Everyone loves it though it has the same plastic cheese flavor. So I don't get it..

    Nikki Sevven
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Literally no one eats that garbage. I'm 58yo and I've never had it in my life.

    Judes
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know Americans who love cheese in a can. Why would it exist if literally no one ate it?

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    #5

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 Seems like most of the things mentioned are packaged food and drinks that they only disliked so I’ll go the other route. American barbecue, Buffalo wings, and the Cajun type of stews were my favorite.

    MarvinTheMiner , Joe Goldberg Report

    TeenieMeanie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you! Most of these posts seem aimed at American junk food. It’s a big country, we have lots of kinds of food, good and bad.

    KMill
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You’re so right TeenieMeanie- I can’t remember the last time I ate any of the hated foods in the US. Certainly not with any regularity.

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    Wilf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American Barbeque is sensational. And it's for a very simple reason- it's a food practice deeply embedded in its own cultural tradition that requires skill, passion, and time to do well. i.e.- basically the opposite of all the fast-food nonsense listed above.

    SCamp
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American bbq, the ‘low and slow’ stuff, is simply world best. Yep, Aussie here. My brother lived in the US for 20+ years - he knows his bbq sh!t and he learned it all there - oh god, and the accessories!

    Michael Olsen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Danish here. My dream is to drive through the south for a couple of weeks and live on BBQ only :D

    Sonja
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American barbecue is definitely good! I really like it!

    Alias-the-shade
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    most people don’t understand is the bad food is the stuff that mass-produced the good stuff is what we make in our homes but unfortunately the mass-produced stuff is so cheap that sometimes it’s just easier on our budget to eat the c**p

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    RajunCajun
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if you like Cajun food, hit me up. I can teach you how to make a killer Gumbo.

    Epileptic Empire
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I'm hungry. Haven't had gumbo in such a long time.

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    Mike Loux
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Texas BBQ, Cajun Gumbo, and African American soul food. Are all incredibly amazing.

    Glenn Statham
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Americans have no idea about real BBQ! Australia invented BBQ and only we do it right!

    Shawn Barry
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Arthur Bryants of KC MO. the best. some say Jack Stacks of KC Mo, but I dunno

    Aaricia
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I ever go to America, I will make it a bbq road trip. To really get to taste and learn about different bbq techniques and flavour.

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    #6

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 Dr Pepper is nectar of the gods!

    anon , Mike Mozart Report

    Lakota Wolf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like Dr Pepper as well! I'm one of those weirdos who likes both Coke and Pepsi with no preference between the two, though, so I tend to enjoy all of the dark/brown sodas XD

    Libstak
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never understood why this hasn't taken off in Australia, I really like it too. Then again, the few times it's been on supermarket shelves it been nearly double the price of other sodas so......

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    Henrik Schmidt
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kinda like its weird cola/marzipan mix flavour. But I don't drink it very often - too, too sweet!

    Cat Chat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dr Pepper is my go-to soda. Can't stand either Coke nor Pepsi. But, I usually just have to get stuck with Sprite because chronic pancreatitis makes me nauseous all too often.

    best turtle
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dr. pepper is the only top tier soda!!

    Julie Snelling
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love Dr pepper when I was a teenager you could only buy it in Woolworths I assume they imported it. Now you can get it everywhere.

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    #7

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 There's a store not far from me called USA Foods so I have had a fair bit of US snacks and your chocolate tastes not like chocolate. And I have read about why that is and it has to do with milk regulations and so on but it's just not pleasant to eat.

    12ed11 , Mike Mozart Report

    Mabelbabel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like wax. It doesn't have the right mouth feel or melt properly, and Hersheys in particular has a slightly vomitous taste to it.

    RandomHumanBean
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    its not like wax. it is wax. it literally has wax in it. also the vomitous taste is an actual thing i forget why it said it somewhere on bp.

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    Nikki Sevven
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The overwhelming majority of foods stocked in your foreign market's "American" section is not authentic. However, as an American, I don't even eat major brand American chocolate. We do, though, have some quite nice local, small batch chocolateries.

    Jaaawn
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Years ago, my mother brought back so much American chocolate after her first trip to the States and the whole lot was put in the bin. Tried giving it away but every single that tasted it agreed it tasted like vomit. I feel pretty blessed to be from the UK where even our cheapest, crappiest chocolate tastes like heaven compared to the awful stuff from the USA.

    Zachary Gillette
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would depend on the brand. We still have Godiva and Ghirardelli, for example. Those started in Europe but are now based here.

    DaisyGirl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hershey chocolate is the worst!! Taste like vomit

    The Scout
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The absurd thing is that american chocolate in general and especially Hershey's really are made to taste like vomit totally by design. The milk is partly processed to turn into butyric acid, a chemical otherwise used for things like smell bombs. It is also a component in human sweat. That is not even because of milk regulations, it is completely deliberate - at least by now. Originally it was a ploy to be able to produce chocolate with inferior ingredients and spoiled milk when ingredients and raw material were scarce without anybody noticing the difference. Then it became a matter of taste, as the public got used to it.

    Patrick Linnen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think the US regulations are doing that to US chocolate. (Certainly not regulations about milk.) European food is more regulated in my opinion. The difference is that in European regulation do more to limit what corporations can do to produce food and to cheap out about it.

    Erin Eubanks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you melt it, it tastes better

    BenMaharaj
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I’m an American and I can’t stand chocolate unless it’s from a small outfit that makes it from scratch. Big name brand chocolate bars are garbage since the late 1990s

    R Dennis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The problem is here, it's quantity over quality for most stuff. Even when made well, someone comes along and decides to increase profits (more likely their bonus) by making it cheaper (which is rarely better).

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    #8

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 candy corn is straight up terrible. I honestly don't get it's appeal at all. I do like old bay. I know it's regional, but it's amazing.

    viper9 , Willis Lam Report

    Frando Bone
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    most of us don't understand candy corn either. Yuck

    Lakota Wolf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I eat candy corn. I like candy corn. I do not know why. I should not like candy corn. But I do. I DON'T UNDERSTAND MYSELF

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    John L
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Better than circus peanuts.....

    best turtle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    half of america doesn't even like candy corn

    Zachary Gillette
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Candy corn is purely for the look. The majority of bought candy corn is tossed, as is American tradition.

    Johnny
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Candy corn is more of a tradition than a delicacy - many people buy it because it's common halloween time candy, but I don't know anyone that really enjoys the taste (which is pretty much just "sugar"). Well, except kids, kids love sugar, man I used to love getting pixie sticks in my halloween bag.

    Foffy Skrimshaw
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Candy corn and circus peanuts are vile .

    Becky Samuel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does it look like pulled teeth? Whyyyyy?

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Candy corn, marshmallow peeps and fruitcake. These are all offered in a particular season. Because once a year is enough for you to remember why you don't eat it the other parts of the year.

    Sue From Michigan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think Old Bay is regional anymore, it's in the grocery store by the spices.

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    #9

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 I've tried a few of your cereals, like cookie crisp and those lucky charms things. I used to think coco pops were sugary. You guys take sugary to a whole new level. As for what I think tastes good, milk duds. Love milk duds.

    Sweets-Paradise-1234 , Jose and Roxanne Report

    Donkey boi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not what I pictured when I heard milk duds on TV and in Films. I thought they were like little gummy milk bottles. It didn't cross my might that they might be chocolate.

    RagDollLali
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's basically a little ball of caramel covered in chocolate. The ones in the picture melted together, they don't usually look like that. They are definitely sweet but one or two pieces is enough to properly satisfy a caramel candy craving

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    Spittnimage
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're not supposed to be stuck together like that tho!

    Gourdeous
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Junior mints. The only food I bring home from the USA

    Stephanie Did It
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try Reisens (dark chocolate covered caramels). Not cheap waxy "chocolate" and they're very rich.

    Tucker Cahooter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are they supposed to be clumped together like that and looking like rabbit droppings?

    MichelleDonut
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, they are supposed to be separate and look exactly like individual rabbit droppings

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    The Original Bruno
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where did you even find Cookie Crisp? In 50 years, I've never actually seen any that anyone has ever bought. (I HAVE seen it in the stores and did see it advertised when I was a kid.) We do have a weird thing where people in the 70s and 80s and some even today seemed to think it was fine to give kids cereal that was 40% sugar. Froot Loops are pretty horrible but I liked them. Also loved Honey Nut Corn Flakes, which were as sugary as Frosted Flakes but more flavorful. And Honey Nut Cheerios, but when Multi-grain cheerios came out, I preferred them... they let more of the Cheerio flavor come through by being less sweet.

    Marie Dahme
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sugar cereals was a BIG marketing back after WWII. Sugar manufacturers needed to create a market so people would buy their product. Thus came raining down ads that “sugar is natural so it must be healthy”. By the 70’s, there was no limit as to how much sugar could be added to cereals. Reports and research was starting to come in to the FDA that sugar was HIGHLY ADDICTIVE. Unbeknownst to the public. Obesity levels started to rise. But by the 90’s, sugar was added to pretty much every major food item including bread. By the 2000’s people were becoming aware of this but the addiction beast was out of the cage. Right now, there is a bill in Congress about limiting sugar in foods. Guess who’s balking and fighting this ? The sugar industry. Americans didn’t always eat like this. Corporations created and fed the addiction while the government turned a blind eye because they were getting kickback money from the sugar industry if they passed laws that favored them. Sad, huh ?!

    RomanceRadish
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's actually hard to avoid the sugar!

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    #10

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 Anytime I think of American food, I think, high sugar, high corn starch, hormone fed livestock and that weird orange plastic cheese thing. Oh and excessively large portion sizes. That said, nice to have occasionally, but certainly wouldn't want to be having that too often.

    Schedulator , Jamie Report

    LH25
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that's how many of us eat those foods, once in a while and often for occasions.

    Nikki Sevven
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you're basing your opinion on what you think American food is, not on your personal experience? You're not entitled to have an opinion. We have all foods, since we have all cultures.

    rs_adahl1971
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And not all places have all cultures either.

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    Steve Riddle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And I still don't understand Sour Cream on Mexican food? They even do it in Mexico!

    The Original Bruno
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! It cuts the heat while boosting the flavor. If you ever eat something too spicy, sour cream is the best cool-off possible.

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    Sue From Michigan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel sorry for anyone who looks at this picture from a Mexican restaurant and says "yuck". Also, it's usually a given in Mexican (and Chinese) restaurants that you're taking some home for tomorrow.

    Marie Dahme
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks like a Mexican food joint in the picture. Good tasting (but certainly not healthy) Mexican food is cooked with Manteca or animal lard. Refried beans cooked in lard, Arroz (rice) very starchy, and chimichangas (a deep fried burrito). Southern food from the Deep South is cooked with lots of butter, sugar, smothered, covers and deep fried. Many of us don’t eat like that even our regional cuisines are known for being unhealthy. It’s more like once in a while sort of thing. And hey, we know Kraft slices isn’t real cheese but a lot of us when we were picky eating toddlers grew up on it. Toddlers don’t care if it’s real or not…so long as we can have it in a grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup. Lol. Now that we’re adulting, we know what real cheese is. We only buy Kraft or the knock off brands of Kraft slices when we be po dunk ! Lol

    Dawnieangel76
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This depends entirely on the food's ethnicity. Asian & Mexican food come in huge portions, full stop. Those are multi-meals with leftovers.

    Sean Sean
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our portion sizes are ridiculous. I wanted to split a steak with my son, and he looked at me like I was f*****g crazy. I had to explain to him that he doesn't *need* a whole steak.

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    #11

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 Good: Pumpkin pie. I thought it was a bizarre idea. My fiancé fell in love with it whilst he was eating from a USAF mess for a few months. I found a recipe online and talked it over with an American friend and made him one during a covid lockdown baking spree. It was amazing. We got a pre-made one from our local Costco a few months ago. That one was trash. I’ll stick to making my own. Also good: everything I managed to try at the Cheesecake Factory. Also good: Barbecue. Disgusting: basically everything else. “Minnesota salads” spring to mind right now.

    eniretakia , Jim, the Photographer Report

    darqemm
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American here- no one liked Minnesota salads.

    SarahBee
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Transplanted Minnesotan here. I didn't grow up with them, but anything that puts weird stuff in jello seems to count. Also... mayo. Anything salad-ish that has a lot of mayo. Oh, and the Mayo Clinic - best hospital in the world! I'm not sure if there's a connection though.

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    Dan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Snickers salad (Snickers chunks, apple chucks, whip cream), Ambrosia (mixed canned fruit with whip cream and marshmallows), Jello-O salad (a bowl of Jello-O with fruit chunks) are all types of Minnesota salad

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    Iffydust
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a none american I find pumpkin pie is great, I never got one from a store but I made it at home

    DaisyGirl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG just googled minnesota salad, yuck

    Marie Dahme
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    2 years ago

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    There’s one called “Chicken Pasta Ranch Salad”. Holy Mary Mother of God does that sound horrific. Is it pasta or Is it a salad ??! And what is the Midwest’s fascination with Ranch dressing in everything?? And I live In Iowa ! Of course I’m from Arizona & New Mexico and we ain’t that into Ranch like the Midwesterner’s are ! Lol

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    Johnnynatfan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So Pumpkin pie, a a chain restaurant and BBQ is all we have good to eat here? EVERYTHING else is trash? Not sure where this person was visiting the US but they clearly didn't make an effort to find decent food .

    Шостакович千葉
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sorry lol, i’m singaporean, what is a minnesota salad

    Donnie Zimmerman
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol, "Minnesota salads." My wife is from MN, we talk about this often. Everything is a salad. The absolute worst is Midwest taco salad; unseasoned ground beef, iceberg lettuce, and mayonnaise.

    dollh h
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always stick with homemade pie. Try sweet potato pie.

    MNCold
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure if I should be offended or not....lol

    Inessa Betancourt
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't trust the opinion of anyone who likes everything at the Cheesecake Factory

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    #12

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 Your chocolate is vile. It tastes like bile. Sorry for the rhyme haha I’ve never understood the popularity of Oreos. Also Reese’s peanut butter cups. I was so excited to try them because id read about them but I think I almost had a vom, they were so BAD. Chipotle flavoured things are starting to be popular here, sometimes that’s really nice. But hit and miss

    iilinga , Mike Barry Report

    Cthulhu Kitty
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love me some double stuffed Oreos and Reese's peanut butter cups. I fully agree with the average hersey bar being completely c**p

    LH25
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree with this one. Our low-end chocolate is bad.

    Sonja
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love Oreos. Far more than I should

    Lakota Wolf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same. I love Reese's peanut butter cups too. The only gripe I have with Oreos is that I have to brush my teeth IMMEDIATELY after eating them - I can't stand how they get in my teeth XD

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    Jean McCutchan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chipotle? You better have a clear path to the bathroom and plenty of toilet paper.

    GayBoi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    REESE'S ARE HEAVEN. END OF DISCUSSION.

    RajunCajun
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    on the 8th day of creation god handed down Reese's peanut butter cups and said this is good.

    Blue_Mouse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oreos nasty Reese’s amazing

    Donnie Zimmerman
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having grown up with Hershey's and Reese's, that's what I know. But I have also had chocolate from other countries and I will admit that they do have a cleaner taste.

    Erin Eubanks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    butyric acid, that is what is in hersheys

    Shawn Barry
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Double stuff oreos take the sugar to the gross lvl. Reese's PBC small size (not mini) are the best! the amount of salt to sweet is far better balanced than the regular sized ones. You are right. the regular sized do taste gross.

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    #13

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 Oreos are overhyped. Arnott's Delta Cream any day

    Luckywithtime , Mike Mozart Report

    The Dark Sun
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To me, Oreos taste like if they're burnt 🤷

    Maggie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand the attraction for Oreos, I'd rather have custard creams any day.

    SuperDarkStudios
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a heavy love hate relationship with Oreos, some day I'll hate them and others I'll want to eat an entire package of them

    Nice Beast Ludo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um THAT looks gross but normal oreos are yum

    Cerridwn d'Wyse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oreos made for other markets taste different. I have had ones made for Korea and was very surprised

    Henrik Schmidt
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oreos taste like c**p to me. Like the biscuits are overdone. And then people treat brands that copy Oreos as some sort of sacrilege. Nope, Oreos themselves are a blatant ripoff of Hydrox cookies. Not an original bone in Oreos!

    eMpTy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To me, oreos taste like dirt.

    #theKingofOlympus
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love Oreos. I mean sure Arnott's is great but nothing can beat an Oreo.

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    #14

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 Biscuits and gravy. They served it to my Mum when she was in Texas on holiday. What the hell you guys.

    Needmoresnakes , Michael Kmak Report

    Frando Bone
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beans on toast? WHAT THE HELL YOU GUYS? LOL

    kgmccue91
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Biscuits and gravy is absolutely delicious. Y'all eat vegemite...but have a problem with delicious buttery biscuits in a savory sausage gravy? I think it's because you lot associate the word biscuit with a sweet cookie.

    Shyla Bouche
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, biscuits and gravy isn't pretty. It sure tastes good, though.

    Kenny Kulbiski
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just going by the picture there's not near enough gravy.

    Mike Fitzpatrick
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you can see the biscuit, it needs more gravy.

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    Nikki Sevven
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're posting an opinion about a dish you didn't even eat?! Why is this even here?

    RajunCajun
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if you don't like the biscuits and gravy, they just did not make it right. No lie, I love me some B&G but like a lot of things in the U.S. it changes a lot depending where you find it. Hell you give me a bowl of gumbo and I can tell you where in Louisiana the person who made it grew up.

    best turtle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    im an american and even i find that disgusting

    Daaaaaaaaaaa
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This picture looks like something that's been surgically removed from a housewife of LA or something.

    Klopec
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    S**t on a shingle was what my mom called them!

    BakedKahuna
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yesterday I watched a YouTube video of Korean English man where they fed some British highschoolers biscuits and gravy. They were disgusted from the look of it, but liked it in the end 😂

    RoanTheMad
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just can't get past the fact that to me, it genuinely looks like vomit, but.. I do imagine it is actually tasty.

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    #15

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 Your soft drink (Soda) sizes are f*****g ridiculous, no one needs that much sugar. Turducken should probably be a crime.

    anon , supcece Report

    Donkey boi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's twice I've seen Turducken. WTF is it? I'm not feeling the name... Turd- Uck- En

    Joel Hopkins
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh man.....you sure you want to know? Here goes: It's a boned duck, stuffed inside a boned chicken that is then stuffed inside a turkey. And then deep fried.

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    Cat Chat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tbf, the sizes shown here are generally "family sized", not intended as a single serving.

    Gracie Jay
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alight, I don’t believe this turducken is actually a thing people do? Has anyone actually done this or tasted it? I didn’t even know what it was. And its been on this list twice already.

    M O'Connell
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It got mentioned in a couple of comedy show sketches 20 years ago. I've never even heard of someone actually making it.

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    Firstname Lastname
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looked at a single bottle of Mnt Dew today and it said it has a day and a half's worth of your recommended sugars. I've seen toddlers drinking it, poor souls.

    Lakota Wolf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why I switched to diet soda long ago. (Yes, I've heard that the artificial sweeteners/chemicals/etc in it will give me 27 different cancers, and turn me into a newt and give me a third eye.) I may be adopted, but obesity and diabetes runs in my adopted family and I've seen firsthand what sugar overdose does to people. I've had cousins die in their 20s. It's horrible.

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    ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aussie here, my family sometimes has a turducken from Aldi or something for Christmas and they aren't as atrocious as they sound, they certainty fall apart half the time but is actually a good option for large family gatherings. Don't hate

    Blue_Mouse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun story: I went to the riteous dollar tree and found a guy with an ENTIRE CART FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH THE GIANT SODAS!!! I kid you not. The entire cart

    dollh h
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most people in the US don't even know what turducken is. Unless they watched Supernatural.

    Janos Schumacher
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No one understands why the soda sizes. Who buys a gallon of soda? I mean KFC literally sells gallon jugs of soda. If you're in restaurant, you get free refills. Just get a kids cup. That's what I do. Again, I don't want a hogshead of soda. Just a reasonable amount.

    René Sauer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Watermelon Kiwi Soda? I wanna try that!

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    #16

    I love Laffy Taffy, Reese’s especially the holiday shapes, Cinnabon, Wendy’s, TGI Friday’s, Cheesecake Factory.. CORN DOGS I miss those so bad and we have nothing like them at all. I miss most the basic chain restaurants like Applebee’s, Denny’s, ihop. Miller’s ale house mountain melt 😍 Hated bread. Your regular bread is donuts. Impossible to find bread that wasn’t dessert. Coca Cola is not as good either. The obsession with those post mix drink machines where you can mix and match flavours, the flavours are all gross and even normal coke comes out tasting disgusting from them. Portion sizes are stupid, but so cheap! I would be huge if I lived there permanently.

    _vanderlyle Report

    Rose the Cook
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Regarding the extreme portions, friends who have been there quickly learned to order one meal between two.

    Salad.
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't get the bread thing. My grocery store has a bakery that makes all different types of bread.

    TeenieMeanie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually hate the freestyle Coke machines. They’re common in a lot of fast food chains.

    Nice Beast Ludo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the cherry sprite but the coke tastes wrong to me

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    Charlotte Slapar
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Laffy Taffy is the most vile, disgusting candy on planet Earth.

    Zachary Gillette
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That drastically depends on the flavor. Banana? Yes, terrible. Strawberry? Mmmmm.

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    Mama Penguin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People don't generally finish those huge portions. We either take the leftover home or split it with someone.

    monwilson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly! If I'm eating out, guaranteed half of that meal will be taken home for dinner or lunch the next day.

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    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have dagwood dogs in Australia which are basically corn dogs, or at least I've seen them at the Melbourne show etc

    Janos Schumacher
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Go to the bakery for bread. Don't go to the bread aisle. You can go to a stand alone bakery, or you can go to the bakery in the supermarket. Either way, you'll have better bread. . The bread aisle is for the terrible, overly sweet, overly salty bread. I haven't bought bread from there in 20 years. Even the in-store bakery is better than the bread aisle. Any bakery on it's own will be good generally. Just find the ethnicity you want and buy your bread.

    John L
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, to get real bread, you need to actually go to the bakery section and not the bread isle, ironically enough.

    dollh h
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have plenty of bread that isn't sweet. Read the label before buying. Better yet, make your own.

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    #17

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 The Peanut butter chocolate things are tops. Oreo suck! Turduckens are brilliant

    Cheap_Abbreviationz , Federica Gioia Report

    RagDollLali
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Turduckens are actually more of a Frankenstein that make most people here uncomfortable lol

    T5n
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great comparison. I’d also recommend looking up Rôti sans pareil. It makes turducken look reasonable.

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    Spittnimage
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think I could eat turducken.

    censorshipsucks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    now if you want to see an abomination, google cthulken.

    Salad.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a turducken for Christmas dinner, which is just not blended enough. It's like the meat is stiched together. It was not bad I don't think it was worth it.

    karen Young
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Instead of Turduckhen try a fried turkey.

    Paul Werner
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    gotta try peanut butter m&m's

    Mir Adwari
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good idea. I like peanut butter and chocolate!! I'll be skipping the other thing...

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    Blue_Mouse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live for the “peanut butter chocolate things” I also HATE HATE HATE HATE OREOS!!!!! THEY TASTE LIKE A CHILD PUT SUGAR AND HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP TOGETHER AND PUT IT ON FAKE A*S “CHOCOLATE COOKIES”!!! THE COOKIES DONT EVEN TASTE LIKE CHOCOLATE!!! THEY DIDNT EVEN TRYYYY!!!! AND DOMT GET ME STARTED ON ALL OF THE GROSS FLAVORS THEY TRIED TO COVER IT UP WITH!!!! sorry. I will see myself out now…

    Mike Loux
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Turducken is delicious, but it's a LOT of work. Kind of a once in a lifetime thing.

    L hill
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Turduckens. Interesting name.

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    #18

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 When I went to America I liked there food but there’s so much of it it overflows. Also American bacon is kind of funny and awful coffee but I’m from Melbourne we are spoiled for coffee

    Jack1715 , Mr.TinMD Report

    Killing_Time_At_Work
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm from Melbourne too!! and yes, we are spoiled for everything :-)

    Redheaded1
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So where do you Aussies get your coffee beans from? Can I order some? I'm always looking for an upgrade in the coffee game

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    RajunCajun
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Best coffee I have ever had was in Italy.

    Zachary Gillette
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like there food too, but I prefer here food.

    Sonja
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Best coffee is served in Denmark. They raised the brewing of fresh coffee to an art form that no one will beat within the foreseeable future.

    Mike Loux
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A nice local hickory or applewood smoked bacon can be divine. The mass-produced stuff is...OK.

    R Dennis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No one does bacon like in the U.S. Another thing we can't find is well made hashbrowns.

    Adam Heath
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American "bacon" is not bacon at all...where is that bit of bone that comes in Aussie bacon, right next to the big chunk of meat america forgets?

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    MarieTDr
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where does your coffee come from and why isn't it available in the USA?

    Alias-the-shade
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also because of the high amount of immigration to America in the 20th century their is a LOT of different cuisine here if you know where to look for it, he had our most recognized dishes aren’t even from America I.e pizza, hotdogs, macaroni and cheese( which surprisingly enough is from France) etc

    Tyranamar Seuss
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    2 years ago

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    American bacon is THE BEST kind of bacon!

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    #19

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 American breakfast cereals are awful. I tried cinnamon toast crunch and lucky charms once and it was just bizarre. Why do you people eat candy for breakfast? Breakfast is supposed to be a slow release food to give you long-lasting energy to get through the day, not just sugar and marshmallows... American coffee is awful. It's either stale, burnt drip coffee or a starbucks bucket-sized monstrosity with a ton of sugar. I always cringe when I see people talk about a frappuccino like it's a normal thing for a human to consume on the regular.

    yabloodypelican , Under the same moon... Report

    LH25
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "you people"? You realize we don't all eat the same things, right?

    Lakota Wolf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And hilariously, BP managed to use a pic of American cereals in Brazil. So obviously, it's not ONLY Americans who eat American breakfast cereals XD

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    kgmccue91
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So tired of the "you people!" with that pompous attitude attached lol. Just because you're only aware of popular processed foods does not mean all 300 million of us eat the stuff.

    Svenne O'Lotta
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OP sounds exhausting and desperately needs a hobby that isn't pearl-clutching or faking moral outrage just to feel superior to the people around them. Please go get a venti frappuccino and an orgasm on the side. Or at the very least have someone help you dislodge the giant stick that's been stuck up your áss for what must be years.

    madbakes
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cinnamon Toast Crunch is f*****g delicious. I rarely buy it and never eat it for breakfast. Any junk cereal I buy for a treat and eat as dessert.

    The Original Bruno
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    FYI: Cheerios and Rice Krispies, both unsweetened are by far the most popular breakfast cereals. And only kids eat breakfast cereal (not quite true, but largely).

    Ace
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A frappuccino is a dessert, not a drink. Used to occasionally indulge in a banana one which made occasional temporary appearances at one outlet next door to my office at the time. Nice, but nothing would make me but any of their coffee-based concoctions.

    KMill
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cereal is junk food in our house. We probably buy it once or twice a year as a snack/treat. Even the ones marketed to adults are too sugary for regular consumption. Plus it’s ~$5-7 a box so it’s not a cheap treat.

    RomanceRadish
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many grownups tend to choose cereal for fiber content 😄

    Valaun
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because it's a part of a nutritious breakfast...if you add milk, OJ, bacon, Eggs, a full salad, toast, and a half dozen vitamin supplements. :-).

    Firstname Lastname
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Breakfast is protein time for me. I tend to nibble on dry cereal later in the day as my small sweet snack of the day, because Cinnamon Toast Crunch is my jam.

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    #20

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 Twinkies are f****d. I tried kool-aid (tasted like medicine) and capn crunch (wayyy too sickly sweet; high fructose corn syrup?). Butterfingers are weird, it's like a peppermint crisp texture, very strange experience. Hostess donettes were weirdly not sweet enough. I don't get the ranch obsession, and hersheys chocolate is vile. I've never tried that white lumpy gravy, but I don't think I'd be able to eat it, its so off putting visually. Enormous foldy pizza is great, pop tarts are really good (I think toast em pop ups are better). Chips ahoy bikkies are good. Takis are awesome, I've only had the fuego ones which were spicier than I expected, but really good. I love Krispy kreme.

    iusedtobefamous1892 , sf-dvs Report

    ispeak catanese
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My new band will be called Enormous Foldy Pizza. 🎤🎤🎵🎵🎶🎶

    kgmccue91
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sensing the pattern here. Foreigners come here and try all the worst processed foods they saw in American media and assume we all live off the stuff lol

    dollh h
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. The above is a list of stuff most here in the US avoid. The fact that the poster loves Krispy Kreme is a big giveaway. Not the best doughnuts.

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    RagDollLali
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's actually good food here that's not junk food, dishes that revolve around vegetables and meat not sugar and fryer oil. It's really weird that everyone in this thread is mentioning junk food but nobody seemed to try a normal meal that people here would eat? Like I wouldn't go to Australia and judge them solely on tim tams and fairy bread.

    Becky Samuel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    (Cheap) American meat is raised to such poor standards that it is not legal to import to the UK. From what I can tell, store prices for vegetables across the US are many times higher than the equivalents in the UK. Environmental and welfare standards for your farm animals leave a lot to be desired. I agree that we shouldn't judge a culture by its junk foods, but by the availability of affordable, healthy food to the average person. On which metric the USA fails horribly.

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    Marie Dahme
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do people come to this country , eat junk food and then lament “all American food must taste terrible because I’ve tasted it” ? Like I’ve said there are hundreds of regional cuisines made from scratch, this country has 335 million people in it. Do you foreigners realize it takes 3 days just to drive across Texas ? That’s ONE state out of 50. Can you do me a solid and watch the Food Network for awhile or at least watch it on YouTube? Stop getting weirded out over our sausage gravy, think of it as white cream with notes salty, and heavily peppered flavored with sausage. Not all gravy is brown. Maddening. Here are some UK high school boys trying biscuits and gravy for the first time and liked it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KzdbFnv4yWQ

    Carrie Laughs
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The question was “What American foods/drinks/snacks/etc. do you think are disgusting? Which do you think are good?” so isn't it good that it's just the snacks and junk food on the whole being picked up on? The point wasn't about ALL American foods or any assumption that this is only what you eat. I agree that some is overly critical.

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    Jus
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Twinkies are radioactive. I tried. How can anything be THAT sweet?? And mouth burning? Yuck

    Alias-the-shade
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again a lot of things here seem to be originating from gas stations which you probably shouldn’t be eating the stuff from gas stations

    R Dennis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This sounds like all they ate was junk food... it's in the name...

    Susan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Soooo, you only ate junk food?

    T5n
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Krispy Kreme is delicious! Now I want a doughnut !

    Omima mimi miki
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wait you don't like twinkies but you can eat a pop tart ( which is crazy sugar coated with artificial jelly gew inside) ? what is that logic?

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    #21

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 I struggled with the butter and eggs, the colour and taste was a lot different from what I am used to.On our last day in America after holidaying for 4 weeks I was craving a home cooked meal and the meal I ordered had green beans in it. I was surprised to see they had battered & deep fried the beans, rather than just cook them. The best food I had was some brisket nachos at the drags, absolutely delicious. The free soft drink refillls (brought to table without me asking for more) were hard to get used to, I had to say no a few times and the servers weren't able to accept that I didn't want it just because it's free.

    ventyourspleen , Rex Roof Report

    Marie Dahme
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of people from overseas don’t realize that our cattle & dairy cows are corn grain fed not grass fed. Makes a big difference in taste. Giving dairy cows a corn fed diet fattens them up…it’s like giving a human a high fructose corn syrup diet. So our cows are fattened up with “junk food for cows” so to speak. You can buy grass fed dairy butter, Kerrygold but it’s expensive.

    dollh h
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plenty of grass fed cattle. Grew up on cattle ranches, still know quite a few.

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    Jaaawn
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never understood why nearly every meal in American movies/tv shows contain green beans. Are they really that popular?

    Marie Dahme
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. It’s not. Most times people eat green beans is for Thanksgiving in Green Bean Casserole.

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    Janos Schumacher
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Milk and milk products taste different 100 miles apart. Cass-Clay milk from western Minnesota is the best milk you'll ever drink. 100 miles away, it's a different dairy and the milk is just OK. Arrowhead milk used to be undrinkable but they changed dairies and now it can be drank. It still tastes crappy though. It's all in the dairy. Eggs are the same. If you want good eggs, get chickens and make sure that they get some good time in the yard to get some grubs in them. If you can't get chickens, make friends with someone who has chickens. You can pay them by taking care of the chickens when they are away from home. As long as you don't mind being pecked a little, it's not hard.

    Susan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't imagine where you would have eaten at that had battered and fried green beans as a side. Also, I can't think of a single restaurant that give out free sodas. This entire claim just sounds made up.

    JuniorCJ82
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously? Butter and eggs? Get the good brands!!! It's not rocket science!!!

    Demosthenes
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have a good friend that recently moved to Australia. First thing he said when I asked him about differences was that the butter there tasted different/weird. I’ve seen this guy eat alligator, frogs and the discarded gristle from other peoples steaks at dinner. If he says butter is weird it’s gotta be VERY different.

    RajunCajun
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    don't knock alligator or frogs until you have tried them.

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    Glengoolie Blue
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you vacation in a place you don't like?

    Zachary Gillette
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Servers normally ask you if you want a refill if the meal is over. Also, I can't think of anywhere that serves green beans deep fried without expressly stating so.

    R Dennis
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never seen a waitress force drinks on someone... do you think we all just chug pop through a meal? That said, mass produced butter is horrendous. The eggs are "meh". Can't say they were better or worse than any I had in other countries.

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    #22

    I was on a recent thread where a homemade dessert was revealed to have mayonnaise in it. Many Americans on the thread were horrified by the idea of mayonnaise. I was taken aback. Not only is mayonnaise simply beaten-up oil, egg yolk, and vinegar or lemon juice (common ingredients in many desserts and other things), but American cuisine is otherwise famed for pop-tarts, string cheese, eggo waffles, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Kool-Aid, ranch. While acknowledged as being fast food / snacks for kids, these items aren't generally met with dozens of *ewww!* replies. But mayonnaise seemed to be really disliked.

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    Ace
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's sometimes suggested as an alternative to cream or butter in cooking, and that's where it could be a disaster. And mostly I associate mayonnaise with a slight vinegary and mustard flavour, which would certainly not go with sweet things.

    Frando Bone
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chocolate cake with mayonnaise as the fat is spectacular.

    Marie Dahme
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mayonnaise is looked at as a condiment. Or used in a base for potato salad , egg salads or pastas salads. People who said eww are probably not bakers who may not realize that the mayo gives baked goods like cakes extra moisture. Used it many times. I bake a lot. But for the most part, people keep a jar of mayonnaise or the God awful Miracle Whip lol in their fridge for making a sandwich.

    Bjarne McDonald
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If there is mayo in it - then it's a salad...

    Mike Loux
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As long as it was straight mayo, and not Miracle Whip, I'm fine.

    Ronna Black
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wacky cake. Made with mayo. No eggs, oil or milk. Depression era desert, I think. My grandmother used to make it for us when we visited. We loved it.

    RagDollLali
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not true at all. Maybe they were not into the idea of using mayo in the dessert, but it is widely used here in a lot of stuff or just as a condiment on its own.

    Robert Davis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I might be weird but I like mayonnaise on banana bread.

    Donnie Zimmerman
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Surprisingly enough, many people have no idea what is in mayonnaise. I find it off-putting, but it is a necessity sometimes.

    Svenne O'Lotta
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Americans are obsessed with mayo, what are you on about?

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    #23

    Deep fried butter and candy Bacon come to mind as being ewww, put geez I love a Philly Cheese steak and Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia

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    Amy Taylor
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SO you went to a State Fair for "American Cuisine"?

    Alias-the-shade
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where the hell did you get deep fried butter and candied bacon in America the freaking street fair that has multiple health code violations?!

    Susan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are not things people here eat on regular basis. Where the heck do visitors go to eat when the come here??

    SarahBee
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cherry Garcia - my favorite Ben & Jerry's flavor!

    darqemm
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mmmm...candy bacon....so good

    Marie Dahme
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Deep fried butter and candied bacon sounds like somebody went to a State Fair where it’s KNOWN to be deep fried everything. No one eats state fair food on a daily basis if ever. But I will say candied bacon does sound kick a$$. Lol

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    #24

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 I have lived in the US before, so I do have some inside knowledge (though I do understand some foods are pretty regional). Genuinely never understood the love for PBJ sandwiches. The combination of the two is kinda something I never would try. I don't think most things are disgusting per se. However the sizing of the products are pretty gross. As you mentioned the XL Big Gulp - it isn't what is in it, but the quantity that makes me a bit ill. What I love? I love A&W Root Beer. It is starting to become a bit more common here then it use to be, but one still have to go to specialist food stores or a Coles with an International Food and Beverage Aisle/Section, and on top of that it is still pretty damn expensive.

    anon , Sarah C Report

    Firstname Lastname
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    PBJ entirely depends on the flavor for me. I don't want grape, ever, but give me a nice berry jam or orange marmalade and I love it.

    Marie Dahme
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a really good French jam by Bonne Amme called Wild Blueberry preserves. Omg….I love that stuff. Totally worth the price of $5.50 at Walmart lol

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    Donkey boi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tried root beer. I don't know how you drink that stuff!

    Mama Penguin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Crunchy PB and a nice berry preserve on toasted multi grain bread, please.

    Adam Heath
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I personally don't get the pb&j.. just the sound of it sounds gross...but I compare it to the perfection that is Vegemite and cheese.... you seriously have to grow up with it to appreciate it

    Adam Heath
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss my Vegemite lol... time to see if Amazon sells it, meat pies and sausage rolls.. and maybe actual fish n chips.....damit now I'm homesick

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    Stephanie Did It
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Root beer is wonderful in a Black Cow, which is a float made with root beer and a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream. The foam on top is yummy!

    Flying Bacon
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Huh, i usually call that a root beer float! 😂

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    StevieLove
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You might like ginger beer. I fell in love with both

    Mamabanana
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Assuming PBJ means peanut butter and jam (or 'jelly' in US-speak), I was introduced to it when I was a child by American friends of my mother's. I still love it now many, many decades later. It has to be strawberry or raspberry jam though. Peanut butter and Cheddar cheese is also good. Root beer, though, now that is disgusting!

    Susan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm very picky about my PB&J: crunchy peanut butter with a berry jam on whole wheat. Anything else is gross. Also, normal people don't drink that much soda. There's a select clientele that buys those but that's probably the case everywhere. We're not all slobs!

    Sonja
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    BBJ are nice. But not with the sweet sugar excuse they call jelly over there. But a nice tart blackcurrant jelly and pb is nice

    Dawnieangel76
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A&W is the best root beer. Ever. Hands down. Full stop.

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    #25

    Big fan of Hershey's Kisses myself.

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    Lakota Wolf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I grew up eating Hershey's, so I wouldn't know how apparently "disgusting" and "horrifying" it is. Yes, I've had other kinds of chocolate, some of them imported. Yes, I like those chocolate types too. I just don't have a problem with Hershey's overall. I wouldn't call it great, and I wouldn't give it to a significant other on Valentine's Day, but nor do I think it's "vomit-flavored" as some other posts on this list have called it XD It's all about perception and what we did or didn't grow up with! We shouldn't condemn others for liking - or not liking - certain foods or brands.

    Flying Bacon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right? I have had some amazing chocolate to which hersheys can never compare, but hersheys is always good in a pinch when you need chocolate thats cheap!

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    Shyla Bouche
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't tell the poster up a bit higher!

    Leigh
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to think I hated dark chocolate. Then I tried Belgian dark chocolate. It was delicious! I guess I just don't like the American version.

    GamerChick5567
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hersheys is c**p compared to european choco

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    2 years ago

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    #26

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 here's a list: those Philadelphia cheese things, that's it

    boiger1 , Mike Mozart Report

    Margaret H
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It (the original, not those spreadable tubs) makes a great cheesecake, to be fair. Also, a tablespoonful mixed with sauteed mushrooms makes a very good sauce.

    Lakota Wolf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is an excellent idea for the sauce, thank you! I'll give that a try :D I love using Philly Cream Cheese on bagels and to make cheesecake. It's definitely not something one should eat all the time, but as a treat, it's magnificent. I'm also a fan of cream cheese on certain sandwiches (i.e., roast beef and cucumber)

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    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's wrong with Philadelphia cream cheese? Many of us Aussies eat it too.

    coppertopped panda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Us Germans love a good "Frischkäse" and we also have a couple of national brands and imports vom Scandinavia. Philadelphia Cheese Cake is great, we eat it instead of button with jam or honey on bread, it's a good base for dips and sauces or anti pasti fillings... nothing wrong here.

    Sonja
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's true. Add some freshly chopped herbs and spring onions to Philadelphia cream cheese and eat it with fresh, warm bread! It's heavenly

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    Olivia The Cloud
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We eat Philadelphia cream cheese. What's wrong with it?

    Jaaawn
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Philadelphia cream cheese is a staple here in the UK too.

    L hill
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mix with ordinary noodles and beef and you have a great beef strokin off.

    Libstak
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that strictly an American thing? It's very popular in Australia, perfect for making cheesecakes too.

    Peta Hurley-Hill
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's just cream cheese.We have it in Australia too.

    Zachary Gillette
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So do they like it or hate it! That's kind of an important detail to leave out.

    Isabelle Lamarque
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Out of alllll the options good or bad. This one goes for Philly cream cheese? 🤔 Hate or love. This is a very weird choice 😅

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    #27

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 I tried your "biscuits". As I suspected, really bad scones. Milk in gravy is tantamount to a war crime, too

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    Nikki Sevven
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You couldn't possibly have tried biscuits made from scratch. They're light, fluffy, and utterly heavenly.

    Spencer's slave
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree BUT they're still plain, savoury scones

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    Susan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This just sounds like a close minded person who only compares other countries foods to their own instead of accepting that all cultures have DIFFERENT foods.

    Ace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it has milk or cream in it it's a sauce, not gravy.

    Mama Penguin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where did you get your "biscuits"? Don't say from a fast food place, because, well, duh.

    Marie Dahme
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even Bisquick is better than fast food biscuits ! Lol

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    Invader Zim
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scones are dried out nasty sawdust tasting

    RajunCajun
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have had good scones before with lots of butter and jelly. but you are not wrong, you could brake a tooth.

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    Zachary Gillette
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scones are sweet, biscuits are not. It's not apples to apples. Try an unsweetened scone... bleh.

    Carrie Laughs
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair scones can be either savoury or sweet with fruit or sweet and plain. I agree it's like comparing apples and oranges as they're not the same thing at all. I think the similarity in appearance confuses some people. They are different textures and meant to be eaten in different ways. I'm not a fan of the gravy myself but each to their own. I also prefer a cheese scone to a sweet one (I find sweet scones boring and there are much better cakes available) and once ordered one in a small café. Imagine my horror when I found that all they did was add cheese to a sweet scone mixture. GAG! Sugar and cheese, NO. Though I also ordered a soup and they opened a packet of 'cup-a-soup'. They didn't last long thankfully and I certainly never went back.

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    Kelly F
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would it make more sense to say that it's a bechamel with sausage.

    L hill
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you been to the southern US? Biscuit heaven.

    Benita Valdez
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok those look like the cheddar biscuits from Ruby Tuesday and yes they are not good. Most restaurant biscuits are not good unless you go to a southern restaurant.

    Marie Dahme
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is because when the UK hears “gravy”, it’s brown and goes on mashed potatoes or meat. In the US, we call a sausage based cream sauce with lots of pepper a gravy. We call biscuits what you would call scones. It is not tantamount to a war, Stop with extremism’s. If you live never tried it, you really can’t pass judgement. I would never do that to your food. That would make me an arrogant twit. So don’t you be one! Take a look at these UK high school boys trying biscuits and gravy for the first time. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KzdbFnv4yWQ

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    #28

    Been a long time since I have been but I still have no idea why you broil steak. Couldn't wait to get home to get a properly cooked steak!

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    Joel Hopkins
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whoever broiled this guy's steak just didn't like him, or he can't tell the difference between England and America, because nowhere in the USA have I seen broiled steak.

    Fat Harry
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's definitely not England because we don't ever use the word "broil". To us, that's grilling (which reminds me - if you guys call a barbecue a "grill", and grilling "broiling", why do you call a cheese toastie a "grilled cheese" rather than a "broiled cheese"?)

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    KMill
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s how a lot of steaks are cooked here - seer them in a pan, broil in a hot oven, then finish in herbed butter

    Glenn Statham
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We see 'Broiled Steak a lot on USA youtube sites!

    Sonja
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I definitely ate the best steak ever in the USA. It was free range cattle and absolutely delicious, perfectly grilled and fine seasoned.

    Blue_Mouse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wtf. I am sorry but broiled steak??? My guy, I am sorry to say, but someone was genuinely trying to murder you

    Dawnieangel76
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As long as the steak isn't well-done, I couldn't care less how it was cooked. Give me medium-rare, or give me death!

    David Hurley
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most high end steak house broil their steaks. Ruth’s Chris is a good example. They use commercial broilers that get far hotter than what you have at home, like 1500 degrees. I wish I had one.

    Junebugjump!
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mother who couldn't cook at all ruined steaks by broiling them.

    Zachary Gillette
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think this person knows what broiling means.

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    #29

    I’m a sugar fiend, so I had the culinary time of my life when I was in the states. Sweet tea, Kool Aid, Cinnabon, Count Chocula, Halloween candy from Walmart- all fantastic. However, I seriously don’t understand how people can eat biscuits and gravy.

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    Benita Valdez
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love making biscuits and sausage gravy on a cold day

    kgmccue91
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's everyone's problem with biscuits and gravy? I'm thinking you're all just assuming biscuits are sweets like you call them over there

    Emma Kohn
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok I have lived here and hate biscuits and gravy so.....

    Shyla Bouche
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't stand sweet tea, myself.

    RomanceRadish
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also much more common in some regions compared to others. I've never had it.

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    ibyishimo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I couldn't understand eating termites or nsenene, but then I ate them, and they are delicious. And we Americans don't all eat those things all of the time. I like some sweet cereals once in a while, but everything you listed I cannot stand and grew up with.

    Angela Carroll
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think maybe this person is confused and thinks we're putting gravy on cookies.

    Marie Dahme
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here are some UK high schoolers trying biscuits and gravy for the first time and liked it ! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KzdbFnv4yWQ

    KMill
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Biscuits and gravy are pretty hit and miss in the North. I’ve had great B&G and inedible B&G. Note: the stuff served with the free hotel breakfast (in the North) is mostly inedible. So don’t judge B&G by that standard!

    darqemm
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Biscuits and gravy are sooo good! Although I can't eat much at a time.

    Justin Rogers
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My favorite breakfast, give me eggs and hash browns on my sos

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    #30

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 Jack Daniels.

    Dangerman1967 , Tom Brogan Report

    Emma Kohn
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So do u like or not like?

    Fat Harry
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the problem when BP just scrapes their content from Reddit: you lose the context.

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    Sonja
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jack Daniels is fine but the Scotch do it better 😉

    RoanTheMad
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, they have been doing it since before America was a country. Whiskey has been brewed in Scotland and Ireland since the 1400's. And the oldest still surviving brewery in Scotland dates back to 1763.... the american declaration of independence was 1776. xP JD is fine but I visited the Tallisker distillery on skye and its real good.

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    RajunCajun
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why is that label on the bottle up side down.

    Julie Snelling
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad loves whisky. He doesn't like Jack Daniels but he likes lots of other bourbons. But I also know lots of people who love Jack Daniels. It's all just a matter of taste.

    Dan Holden
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do yourself a favor, depending on what you have available, and explore the world of bourbon! Jack is ok but there are are so many great whiskeys in the US that put it to shame.

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    #31

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 What the hell are grits? New York pizza seems overrated. Cubanos are excellent. Some of the meat preparations I read about look yum.

    Happy1327 , Andrew Report

    RagDollLali
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grits are delicious, like a ground corn porridge with a little butter and salt/pepper. They are also a key component in southern style or Cajun shrimp and grits, which are both amazing.

    Joel Hopkins
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grits are made from hominy, which is made from corn.

    Mama Penguin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm from the Northeast, but I've traveled several times to the South for work. Shrimp on grits is heavenly. Also, sounds like OP tasted New York pizza from one of those touristy places.

    darqemm
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love grits!! Now I want grits...

    Zachary Gillette
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love that when asked about American food, this person names a Cuban sandwich.

    Gracie Jay
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So nobody yell at me or downvote me but my family eats this and I don’t know if it’s a southern thing or just us and it sounds gross but I love it. Hotdogs in grits. There I said it. It’s very yum.

    Gracie Jay
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So I went to find an image and it all looks so disgusting!! Lol, I swear it’s good though!

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    Adam Zad
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    New York pizza IS overrated! It's a failed pizza. Detroit style is the ONLY way to go.

    René Sauer
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grits... I mentioned it before, But whenever I read that word I think its the name of some kind of solid food. Like " Would like two grits or rather three?"

    Marie Dahme
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait… you went to NYC and didn’t try Katz’s Deli but went to some touristy knock off pizza place instead ??? Even trip advisor will tell you the best places to go. You only eat New York pizza in NYC. Unless you’re from Chicago…then you eat Chicago deep dish.lol. Why didn’t you go to Katz’s Deli ? Lol. Google them on YouTube you won’t be sorry. Very famous place. A city landmark.

    Zachary Gillette
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm from central Illinois, and deep dish pizza and normal pizza are just not the same category of food.

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    KMill
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve not had much luck with making grits. They take a little more finesse than just reading the directions on a box. I’ve had them at restaurants and they’re fantastic.

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    #32

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 Your food is tasteless high in grease and sugar and horrible. I have been to America and was desperate to return to Australian food.

    boredhistorian94 , Coralie Ferreira Report

    Speedgoat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well maybe OP should've stayed awhile and maybe not eaten at a gas station lol

    Amy Taylor
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SO ridiculous. These people are just tourists not travelers.

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    sweetrottenpeaches
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do not agree with this. I've never been to America, but I can not believe this. I tried a lot of american recipes for different dishes and I loved them all! So this one sounds a bit rude to me. You have great dishes in the U.S and I loved all I tried.

    Nicki
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why a lot people cook at home with fresh ingredients, if they can afford it. Unfortunately poorer people resort to fast food because it is inexpensive, like lots of our fast food places have dollar menus. We also have lots of good quality restaurants here, they are just expensive, it not all fast food joints and highly processed foods.

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    LH25
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd be curious as to where this poster ate.

    Olivia The Cloud
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did they spend all their time eating fast food and Hershey's chocolate? Not all of the food in America is bad

    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where the hell did you eat? Granted we have plenty of crăp food but we have lots of good flavorful food that isn't greasy or sugary.

    Marie Dahme
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is this acceptable to constantly bash American food like this ??? Americans honestly wouldn’t have the umedigated gall or the audacity to say this about someone else’s cuisine in their country. Chances are you haven’t had the opportunity to travel over this country to try the hundreds, yes hundreds of different various regional dishes over the US. This count has approximately 335 million people. Many from foreign countries and with their countries food. We also have very specific dishes indigenous to the US. From New England clam chowder to aSouthern Lane Cake, Texas BBQ, New Orleans Creole and Cajun food. The list is endless. Don’t judge us by the overly processed manufactured food that many of us DO NOT EAT ! That’s a stereotype. And an incorrect one at that. Don’t you have the Food Network in your country ? You got YouTube, google Food Network at least learn about our culture before you bash it to death.

    Rosie Hamilton
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Brit we get a lot of bashing for our food too. It is unfair. In most countries some food is good, some is bad and some is perfectly adequate. Stereotyping is lazy. I've been to the US and had some wonderful food - I tended to prefer non-chain, non-fast food places just as I would in the UK or any country. Many countries have dishes that have developed over time and from other influences, I think that's only been a positive when you look at the massive range that's available to choose from these days.

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    Cat Chat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love these "I've been there, so I know" attitudes 🙄. No, you were eating tourist trap foods. Not what most of us eat on a daily basis.

    SCamp
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry guys, Aussie here, OP doesn’t speak for everyone. I spent an absolutely wonderful holiday in the US and had a lot of delicious well cooked meals - it’s just the nature of this particular thread

    Limey
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A Brit here. Now you know what it feels like when people wholesale dis your entire cuisine based in a few fast food experiences. Not nice, is it?

    dollh h
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most here haven't even had fast food in the UK.

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    Demosthenes
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The reality of food quality in the US is very dependent on geography and season. Eating in CA where most produce is grown for a significant portion of the states is very different from let’s say Colorado or another cold climate state like Illinois. When food has to be shipped from 1000+ miles away it is obviously going to be less fresh than when it is grown in the next county and can be shipped in less than one day. Generalizing food quality across the entire country is inductive reasoning and ignorant.

    dollh h
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hello, from a state right under Colorado. As long as we're near grocery stores, we get plenty of produce. Plus we grow a lot here in my state.

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    #33

    Beans, or at least the canned varieties available here. Sickly sweet.

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    darqemm
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are TONS of canned beans for sale here that don't have sugar.

    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, the pre-flavored beans are sweet, which is why I don't buy them. But plain canned beans are not sweet (black, kidney, navy, etc.).

    Marie Dahme
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You need to Rach Beans in a black can with jalapeños in it. I think the brand is Western style Ranch Beans. It does not have Ranch dressing in it at all. Lol. They call it Ranch because they are essentially cowboy beans….never ever sweet. There are hundreds of bean varieties in a can. Check them out : https://www.ranchstylebeans.com/ Also be sure to check out different regional foods across the US. It’s a big country. What’s popular in Louisiana, isn’t Even known about in Iowa…so be advised. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regional_dishes_of_the_United_States

    KMill
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The canned beans I had in the UK were just as sweet and sugary as the ones here in the states.

    #34

    Can’t stand Diet Dr Pepper, it’s absolutely tasteless. I like Dr Pepper but can’t deal with the amount of sugar it has. Also don’t understand the obsession with sweet flavoured popcorn in Chicago. I personally can’t stand KFC food.

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    Lakota Wolf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, this one I'll admit: I HATE kettle corn/sweet popcorn. I don't know why. I LOVE popcorn in general, and I like cheddar popcorn, but kettle corn? Gaaghhh. XD It's just a preference, though, I don't condemn an entire culture or cuisine just because I don't like something ;)

    DuchessDegu
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm the same, popcorn is a savoury snack, I can't stand even the smell of sweet popcorn! My favourite popcorn seasoning is lemon pepper, it's SO good!

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    Owen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    KFC is one of my favourite things on the planet. Although here in the UK, I would get a spicy zinger chicken burger, two pieces of chicken and small fries. That's it. American portions are kind of crazy.

    Olivia The Cloud
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't like KFC because once when we ordered something, our chicken was soggy, the lemonade was watered down, and the fries were limo and tasteless. Maybe it was that one person place or that one day but it kind if spoiled it for me

    René Sauer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *lol* For me its different: I can´t wrap my head around that people actually eat salty, buttered popcorn. Or barbecue, or chipotle chili, or whatever salty, spicy seasonings you can throw in there. In Germany Popcorn is SWEET! You can find salty popcorn maybe in supermarkets, when you are lucky, but don´t expect to find find it in movie theaters.

    MC C
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chicago popcorn (Garrett's Chicago Mix) is both sweet and savory, It's cheese popcorn mixed with caramel corn, I dare say you don't know what thou are talking about, kind of like must of the people on this thread

    Julie Snelling
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now to me popcorn should be sweet love toffee popcorn can't understand having salt on it at all. Just shows we are all different.

    #35

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 That your mum got you a huge big gulp of sweet sickly soft drink and 7/11 brownies for a child in daycare no less is disgusting to me. I haven’t eaten sugar for two years and the idea of giving a child all that sugar to ruin their gut,teeth,body etc etc with when they are still growing, wow.

    katiethebohemian , domjisch Report

    Alias-the-shade
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again the reason there’s so much sugar in American Food because during the during the 70s or 80s I really don’t remember there’s whole ad campaign against “fat” propagated by the sugar companies no less stating that fat was a source of fat in our bodies and so people went to alternatives and what replaced all that fat, it was sugar and because it will essentially propaganda was so good at being propaganda we really haven’t recovered also a lot of food companies America blatantly lie to us and most of us don’t even realize it

    Marie Dahme
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only that it was marketed as natural and healthy for you after WWII. The government allows and actual get money from lobbyists to allow lots of sugar in almost all overly proxy foods. Congress is now pushing back against the sugar industry and trying to impose limits on the amount Of sugar in processed food. No one Knew years ago how sugar acts on the dopamine pleasure Reward center of the brain. The sugar industry did. But people who are poor and can’t afford fresh fruits and vegetables in their area Or they live in a FOOD DESERT…look it up it’s a real problem in minority urban areas. These people have no choice but to purchase what’s available. And a lot of young people are nutritionally ignorant. But I live OP’s judgemental attitude of giving sugar to a kid. Great For you that you haven’t had sugar in 2 years….so you choose this forum to basically talk smack about some lady giving her kid c**p to eat ??! Wrong forum lady.

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    Lakota Wolf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where is this person getting their "facts"? Tabloids? The internet? OBVIOUSLY both sources of truth and integrity.

    Nice Beast Ludo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never seen anything like that photo ever sold in America either

    Mama Penguin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, that's what all American moms feed their kids apparently.

    happyhippie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every single one! Not one American doesn’t spend their day eating candy bars and drinking Mountain Dew. *eye roll*

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    RoanTheMad
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "i haven't eaten sugar in 2 years"... yea I'm calling BS on that. even if you haven't eaten cake, chocolate and sweets etc, natural sugars still occur in many foods. But I do agree, no one needs the amount of sugars like that, at least not regularly, if it's a treat, fair enough.

    Nice Beast Ludo
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No daycare would allow a parent to give this to the child and no good parent would. Or sane one. Do you know that soda and chocolate turns small children into demonic entities?

    Marie Dahme
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly ! I’m not allowed to give my great nieces that kind of stuff, not that I ever would. They’d be bouncing off the walls for a week !

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    #36

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 I just can't fathom why there's so much sugar/corn syrup in things. Or the amount of fried fatty food. I used to trade food pics with a group of friends who were all decent cooks and liked to discuss food/recipes etc, but the two Americans in the group would always post beige or brown pics of fried something with chips. There were no vegetables or colours. Made for boring pics. They could make interesting desserts, but I'd never eat the kind of stuff they posted as everyday food.

    CrankyLittleKitten , Balázs Benjamin Report

    darqemm
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Corn syrup is our curse for what we did to the Native Americans.

    Susan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like you had the wrong people in your group. In my house every meal has a green on the plate. As a matter of fact I get really excited when I manage to make our plates like rainbows of color.

    Marie Dahme
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The corn industry is one the major lobbying groups in the US. Corn and Sugar. The industry big wigs line the pockets of politicians and the politicians in turn pass laws that favor the sugar and corn industry. That’s why those two products are in almost all processed foods.

    MC C
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sounds like you were talking to two s****y American cooks

    James Shrive
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you watch the West Wing the answer would be Iowa

    #37

    Aussies Are Roasting Gross American Foods And Sharing What They Like And Pointed Out These 30 Mac & cheese is disgusting. I can eat any other brand/flavour of instant pasta but mac & cheese tastes like vomit. Cherry cola also tastes like medicine to me. Pop tarts are nice though, I love finding different flavours of pop tarts since most grocery stores only stock the frosted chocolate one

    ihatethaifood , Elizabeth Report

    Margaret H
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love mac and cheese, but I've only ever eaten homemade. What the packet/instant stuff tastes like could be a whole different thing.

    Fat Harry
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly. Proper macaroni cheese (I make it with cheddar and mascarpone, with a little mustard) can be lovely. But that Kraft stuff that Americans seem to live on just looks revolting. And why is it orange?!

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    Xenon
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of us dislike the box Mac n cheese anyway so I don't know where you're seeing people constantly "scarf it down"

    John L
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mac and Cheese is bad, while "pop tarts" are great? I will add my downvote. You are going down, where you belong.

    Nutella
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Downvotes are a way to report a comment or submissions, it doesn't signify dislike or disagreement. The only proper time to downvote something is if it's offensive. This isn't offensive, therefore it does not deserve a downvote.

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    Mama Penguin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mac n cheese is best made from scratch. It's really quite easy.

    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it's thr box stuff then yes it's c**p. Homemade is delicious but not always because of different cheeses used and seasoning

    JuniorCJ82
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find it hilarious that, in the same breath, people on here say XYZ is disgusting yet pop tarts are amazing. Absolutely uproarious.

    Sonja
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only ate mac and cheese at restaurants in the US and it was good, but my guess is it wasn't insta pasta. It didn't have that unhealthy orange colour and tasted pretty good

    Marie Dahme
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly. Restaurant pasta is cooked Al dente. They usually have 3 Or 4 cheese in it. Some places add chucks of lobster in it, quite good actually. And it’s never just mixed on the stove top. The cheese and pasta mixture is mixed together in a casserole baking dish and placed in the oven. Sometimes seasoned bread crumbs are added on top. Really sad someone had box Mac n cheese and thought that was the gold standard. It’s not.

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    René Sauer
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hm, I love cherry coke. I am glad they reintroduced the normal sugar version in Germany again 2-3 years ago. Before that only the effing Zero sugar variants where available, and those are nasty. I just wish they would bring back the normal sugar version of the Fanta Mango.

    Marie Dahme
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Homemade macaroni and cheese is sublime if made well. Again, when eat The cheap overly processed Kraft Mac n cheese or any knock off brands….you’re not eating anything remotely close to cheese. Would you do me a solid and an episode of Food Network on YouTube? Look for homemade Mac n cheese. Or at least a restaurant’s version of it. If you spend a $1.50 on a box of c**p…don’t Expect it to taste Good. Even Americans know not to bring that to a potluck unless it’s homemade with real cheese !!! And stop assuming that all these overly processed foods is the norm when it’s not.

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