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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
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
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#2
One other thing that most Australians don't get about American food tastes - Starbucks. WTF makes you guys consume that c**p?
Frando Bone 2 years ago
American here, and from Seattle...Starbucks is c**p. The worst coffee ever. There i said it.
#3
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.
Charlie the Cat 2 years ago
Hershey's is not chocolate. But then I grew up with Lindt & Cadburys chocolate.
#4
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?
TeenieMeanie 2 years ago
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 2 years ago (edited)
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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Willem Groenewald 2 years ago
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 2 years ago
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 2 years ago
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.
DrGirlfriend 2 years ago
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 2 years ago
Canned cheese is proof god does not exist. Because if he did, he would SMITE that garbage ASUNDER.
sweetrottenpeaches 2 years ago
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 2 years ago
Literally no one eats that garbage. I'm 58yo and I've never had it in my life.
Judes 2 years ago
I know Americans who love cheese in a can. Why would it exist if literally no one ate it?
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Sandy Parker 2 years ago
I thought it very funny my vet gave my dog squeeze cheese. Point taken.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
"Cherry" flavoring is over-powering. It disguises a lot of flavors, including the nasty taste of cough syrup. One similar thread complained grape flavor didn't taste like grapes; I knew the answer to that: the American who "invented" "grape" juice (prevented it from spoiling) used a different species of fruit than was used to make wine, the "concord grape." Since I don't eat cherries, I can't explain this case.
R Dennis 2 years ago
Ngl, canned cheese is a guilty pleasure about once every 12-18 months. If you look in my fridge right now, I have some gorgonzola, pecorino, parm reggiano, brie, aged cheddar, and a bit of caciocavallo... but as I said, sometimes spray cheese is the dirty little secret I am in the mood for.
Epileptic Empire 2 years ago
It's not bad. Still gonna side with provolone for a Philly.
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Jaaawn 2 years ago
My mum and little sister went to New York just a couple of months ago and I asked them to get me a can of this. I loved it! I typically buy amazing cheese here in Scotland but I really enjoyed this! I just had it with crackers. Obviously I wouldn't eat it ALL the time but it was a nice one off.
Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago
First, this is a joke product in the US. I know one person who eats it and I have never seen it in anyone else's house or been offered it by anyone else. Second, I googled it to make sure since my friend who does eat it is Chinese and he told me its popular over there. The number one market is actually China. I hypothesize (no proof) because its actually an oil in water emulsion instead of real cheese so it has no lactose in it.
Allen Packard 2 years ago
Hardly anyone eats this anymore. My suspicion is the boomers keep this around. Once they go, I doubt it'll remain on the shelves.
Gracie Jay 2 years ago
Ok, I think I can help clear this debate up. I can’t think of any household I know that would have this canned cheese in their kitchen. BUT, has anyone been camping? Boating trips? That canned cheese is a staple food if you’re going to be on water or in the middle of nowhere. Squirt it on a cracker, give it to the kids. I still buy it occasionally for nostalgic reasons. “Oh I haven’t had that in forever “ and then no it doesn’t taste that great and I don’t buy it again for a long while.
Wilf 2 years ago
When I go on a camping trip here in the UK I take a big block of a very mature hard cheese (which doesn't need refrigerating and will last forever) and a few saucisson or dried meats such as venison (for the same reason).
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Omima mimi miki 2 years ago
When you are a kid this is just fun - as you get older I mean it's gross.
Kurt Kauffman 2 years ago
It's best use is to keep my dog distracted while the vet gives him a shot.
Lady Miss Pie 2 years ago
I don’t know ANYONE who eats this. I’m so sick of seeing it on these lists.
Junebugjump! 2 years ago
There are millions of amazing cheeses in the US and imported from all over the world. I heart cows, goats, and sheep. Give me a triple creme any day of the week!
best turtle 2 years ago
the soft drink is understandable to a degree, the snow cone is a sign of desperation, the condom is something i do not have the ability to understand.
Your local pyromaniac 2 years ago
the only reason id use spray cheese is because anything in a can like that is flamable due to the can.
Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
I love cherry sprite. So good. Bur only from a freestyle machine and red. Not the c**p sprite came out with.
madbakes 2 years ago
Agreed! I hate anything else cherry flavored, though love fresh cherries.
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Cory Tollman 2 years ago
I like the cheddar and sharp cheddar cheese in a can. The American cheese is nasty. All of them are awful if you just spray it into your mouth. It is good on crackers, preferably with some sort of meat as well, but don't eat it straight from the can.
Tyranamar Seuss 2 years ago
Almost no one eats squirty cheese. Not even sure how they stay in business
#5
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.
TeenieMeanie 2 years ago
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.
#6
Dr Pepper is nectar of the gods!
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
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
#7
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.
Mabelbabel 2 years ago
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.
#8
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.
#9
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.
#10
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.
#11
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.
#12
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
Cthulhu Kitty 2 years ago
Love me some double stuffed Oreos and Reese's peanut butter cups. I fully agree with the average hersey bar being completely c**p
#14
Biscuits and gravy. They served it to my Mum when she was in Texas on holiday. What the hell you guys.
#15
Your soft drink (Soda) sizes are f*****g ridiculous, no one needs that much sugar.
Turducken should probably be a crime.
Donkey boi 2 years ago
That's twice I've seen Turducken. WTF is it? I'm not feeling the name... Turd- Uck- En
#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.
Rose the Cook 2 years ago
Regarding the extreme portions, friends who have been there quickly learned to order one meal between two.
#17
The Peanut butter chocolate things are tops. Oreo suck!
Turduckens are brilliant
RagDollLali 2 years ago
Turduckens are actually more of a Frankenstein that make most people here uncomfortable lol
#18
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
Killing_Time_At_Work 2 years ago
I'm from Melbourne too!! and yes, we are spoiled for everything :-)
#19
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.
#20
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.
#21
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.
Marie Dahme 2 years ago
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.
#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.
#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
#24
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.
Firstname Lastname 2 years ago
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.
#25
Big fan of Hershey's Kisses myself.
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
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.
#26
here's a list: those Philadelphia cheese things, that's it
Margaret H 2 years ago
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.
#27
I tried your "biscuits". As I suspected, really bad scones. Milk in gravy is tantamount to a war crime, too
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
You couldn't possibly have tried biscuits made from scratch. They're light, fluffy, and utterly heavenly.
#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!
Joel Hopkins 2 years ago (edited)
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.
#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.
#30
Jack Daniels.
#31
What the hell are grits? New York pizza seems overrated. Cubanos are excellent. Some of the meat preparations I read about look yum.
RagDollLali 2 years ago
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.
#32
Your food is tasteless high in grease and sugar and horrible. I have been to America and was desperate to return to Australian food.
#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.
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
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 ;)
#35
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.
Alias-the-shade 2 years ago
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
#36
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.
#37
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
Margaret H 2 years ago
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.
What do you think ?
LH25 2 years ago
People don't seem to realize we don't all eat the bad, over-sweetened stuff. The US is a big place with lots of differences.
Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
It has nothing to do with being a big country. Every country has its regions with different cuisine, dialect and other differences. That‘s what most US Americans don‘t understand either. (No, Germany is NOT only Bavaria!). This is just about stereotypes and what we get as „American food“ in our own stores. Funnily enough your own movies spread those stereotypes too.
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BakedKahuna 2 years ago
I would love to make an American food tour one day. But only for cooked stuff. Reubens and cheese steak sandwich, brisket, chicken and waffles, clam chowder, gumbo and what not. Now I'm hungry.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 2 years ago
Agreed, if you go order regional favorites cooked fresh, much better.
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Anony Mouse 2 years ago
Now do other countries! Seriously though - thanks. You haven't crapped on America in almost a week. I can write one of these in my sleep now - none of these are original.
Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
Yes please! I want to see more of the world and not only the US!
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howdylee 2 years ago
Don't think I'll trust the opinions of a country that thinks Vegemite is normal!!!!!!
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
vegemite is an acquired taste. In SA and UK we have bovril which is very similar. Basically meaty plus so much salt you might die.
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Brooke Weber 2 years ago
I'm absolutely agree that American food is skewed wayyyy too sweet and processed. It's easy to visit and only be exposed to the chain restaurants and touristy places (usually bad). But there is amazing cuisine here, if you know where to go!
Cthulhu Kitty 2 years ago
I think it is absolutely hilarious how mad some people are getting about people making stereotypes or judgments off small things. Chill out, it's BP, they are supposed to be light hearted and fun. "Americans" do it all the time to other countries, turn around us fair play.
happyhippie 2 years ago
Eh, I don’t usually see any articles on BP where Americans get to tell other countries whatever they’re doing is disgusting and wrong. It gets annoying having everything we do in the states boiled down to a few stereotypes though. No, not all the food here is overly processed garbage. Most people don’t start their day with 79 grams of sugar. Not everyone eats processed cheese from a can. And please don’t judge an entire country’s food based on the one gas station you stopped at when you needed a snack.
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Ole Peder Amrud Hagen 2 years ago
I remember older Norwegian-Americans in the Midwest serving dishes at potlucks they were adamant about being Norwegian... so many horrible combinations of ingredients and flavors. And then Norway isn't actually a culinary destination to begin with...
Craftsman 64 2 years ago
OK. Two things Australian - Vegemite and musk flavored Life Savers. I'm not going to judge a countries food based on only two items but considering that you eat those 2 items, I am going to take any opinions on US food with a grain of salt.
Astarael 2 years ago
Why so much Oreo hate? You can get them in a lot of places outside the us, they taste ok, and a lot of flavours are surprisingly either vegan or vegetarian
Becky Samuel 2 years ago
I don't think it's so much "hate" as just this kind of disappointment feeling. Oreos seem to be such a well known thing in the US that we imagine they must be some sort of food ambrosia, so to find out that they're really just a kinda boring sweet cracker with a vaguely creamy-ish filling is a real let down.
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Dddad 2 years ago
The sweetest substance I've ever tasted in my life was key lime pie I still don't know how one could achieve that level of sweetness and why someone would ever subject their tastebuds to that.
happyhippie 2 years ago
It’s definitely not supposed to be like that all! Should be very tart with light sweetness. Give it another try if you can sometime!
Load More Replies... Lady Miss Pie 2 years ago (edited)
Do people in other countries realize A LOT of Americans do make wonderful food? These lists are so repetitive. It’s like they think we all live in a trailer park and only get food from 7-Eleven. Good grief.
Gin 2 years ago
Because the question was skewed - it asked for “What American foods/drinks/snacks/etc. do you think are disgusting? Which do you think are good?” It asks people to say what they hate and what they love - pretty good really if most of the ones hated are the same junk foods on the whole.
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Glass Ghost 2 years ago
I kind of like Hersheys though. Lord the amount of hate in this post about it is wild.
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
Visiting one small location in the US, then crapping on the entire country is like visiting Liverpool, then crapping on all of Europe. The US is not homogenous, ffs.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
true, but once you've been to liverpool and seen layabouts in tracksuits on the side of the street, you kinda HAVE seen the most important thing about europe /jk.
Load More Replies... The Original Bruno 2 years ago (edited)
Is everybody here 12? I think of American food, I don't strictly think of Saturday-morning treats for kids. You realize that's all any of this stuff is? To me, foods I associate with America include Hamburgers, hot dogs, beef steak, french fries, mashed potatoes, fried chicken, meatloaf, brisket, BBQ ribs, corn on the cob, peanut butter, pork chops, fatty bacon, subs, grilled cheese sandwiches, casseroles, waffles, fair food (deep-fried anything), mac & cheese, and on the coasts, lobster or crab; plus various foods we blamed other countries for (even though most of the other food naturally has has overseas precedents): spaghetti and meatballs, tacos, chili, pizza,
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
IMO? People who eat vegemite are on shaky ground calling anyone else's food choices unpalatable. BTW, get over it. We don't all eat out of the one aisle int he store that is overprocessed junk, in any country. And every country *has* that aisle.
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
I love how BoredPanda makes sweeping gernalisations about the United States that just fuel more and more stereotypes on this site. Nobody is eating squeeze cheese and pop-tarts everyday. Australia also has pie floaters, chiko rolls, and musk sticks so they shouldn't be the ones to talk here.
Load More Replies... Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
I LOVE baking American recipes. Macadamia cookies, Rocky Road Cookies, Pumpkin pie, Apple pie. …..
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 2 years ago
Bearing in mind if you grew up eating this stuff, it seems normal. That said, I do agree with the portion sizes being too big, and too much sugar/salt/fat in things. Folks like stuff that's highly seasoned, but rather than actually using spices we just salt the heck out of it. Breakfast cereals are mainly marketed to kids, so they have cartoon characters on the box and way too much sugar inside.
Marie Dahme 2 years ago
I see it as you get your money’s worth. You just don’t eat it all in one Sitting. Split the portions up so you have lunch and dinner for the next day as well.
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Julie Snelling 2 years ago
I have a very sweet tooth so I would probably love American food and I quite fancy trying biscuits and gravy. The picture looked nice.
Marie Dahme 2 years ago
Look up on YouTube UK high schoolers try biscuits and gravy for the first Time ! They really liked it.
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DuchessDegu 2 years ago
The very worst, number one most disgusting thing I ever put in my mouth was root beer! Holy c**p, it's absolutely horrendous! I looked forward to trying it for decades, seeing people drinking it in movies all my life so when I saw it in a local (UK) shop I bought it and couldn't wait so I open and had a big swig walking back home. I had to spit it out immediately, in the middle of the road. I can't even think about it without gagging.
Шостакович千葉 2 years ago (edited)
i’m reading these comment and people seem to be angry with the fact that it’s another US post- if you want i could do a “incredible snacks from singapore” if it would be interesting to you or smth? Edit: typo sorry
Qia Munther 2 years ago
Love all the dessert pai, super great sallads and great sandwishes. And of course the ribs...
Rachel Ainsworth 2 years ago
Americans could probably stop paying income tax if the federal government started taxing sugar in food.
Lisa T 2 years ago
You can have flavourful food without it being full of sugar or anything else that will k*ll you
Load More Replies... Brooke Weber 2 years ago
We LOVE sauces! It's like the dippin' capital of the world! BBQ, ketchup, mustard, ranch, yogurt dill, hummus, queso... Hmm maybe we like them too much...
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Anony Mouse 2 years ago
We can laugh at ourselves, but we're sick of these same articles getting copied and pasted. They do it at Buzzfeed too. It stopped being funny after years of the same content.
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LH25 2 years ago
People don't seem to realize we don't all eat the bad, over-sweetened stuff. The US is a big place with lots of differences.
Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
It has nothing to do with being a big country. Every country has its regions with different cuisine, dialect and other differences. That‘s what most US Americans don‘t understand either. (No, Germany is NOT only Bavaria!). This is just about stereotypes and what we get as „American food“ in our own stores. Funnily enough your own movies spread those stereotypes too.
Load More Replies... BakedKahuna 2 years ago
I would love to make an American food tour one day. But only for cooked stuff. Reubens and cheese steak sandwich, brisket, chicken and waffles, clam chowder, gumbo and what not. Now I'm hungry.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 2 years ago
Agreed, if you go order regional favorites cooked fresh, much better.
Load More Replies... Anony Mouse 2 years ago
Now do other countries! Seriously though - thanks. You haven't crapped on America in almost a week. I can write one of these in my sleep now - none of these are original.
Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
Yes please! I want to see more of the world and not only the US!
Load More Replies... howdylee 2 years ago
Don't think I'll trust the opinions of a country that thinks Vegemite is normal!!!!!!
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
vegemite is an acquired taste. In SA and UK we have bovril which is very similar. Basically meaty plus so much salt you might die.
Load More Replies... Brooke Weber 2 years ago
I'm absolutely agree that American food is skewed wayyyy too sweet and processed. It's easy to visit and only be exposed to the chain restaurants and touristy places (usually bad). But there is amazing cuisine here, if you know where to go!
Cthulhu Kitty 2 years ago
I think it is absolutely hilarious how mad some people are getting about people making stereotypes or judgments off small things. Chill out, it's BP, they are supposed to be light hearted and fun. "Americans" do it all the time to other countries, turn around us fair play.
happyhippie 2 years ago
Eh, I don’t usually see any articles on BP where Americans get to tell other countries whatever they’re doing is disgusting and wrong. It gets annoying having everything we do in the states boiled down to a few stereotypes though. No, not all the food here is overly processed garbage. Most people don’t start their day with 79 grams of sugar. Not everyone eats processed cheese from a can. And please don’t judge an entire country’s food based on the one gas station you stopped at when you needed a snack.
Load More Replies... Ole Peder Amrud Hagen 2 years ago
I remember older Norwegian-Americans in the Midwest serving dishes at potlucks they were adamant about being Norwegian... so many horrible combinations of ingredients and flavors. And then Norway isn't actually a culinary destination to begin with...
Craftsman 64 2 years ago
OK. Two things Australian - Vegemite and musk flavored Life Savers. I'm not going to judge a countries food based on only two items but considering that you eat those 2 items, I am going to take any opinions on US food with a grain of salt.
Astarael 2 years ago
Why so much Oreo hate? You can get them in a lot of places outside the us, they taste ok, and a lot of flavours are surprisingly either vegan or vegetarian
Becky Samuel 2 years ago
I don't think it's so much "hate" as just this kind of disappointment feeling. Oreos seem to be such a well known thing in the US that we imagine they must be some sort of food ambrosia, so to find out that they're really just a kinda boring sweet cracker with a vaguely creamy-ish filling is a real let down.
Load More Replies... Dddad 2 years ago
The sweetest substance I've ever tasted in my life was key lime pie I still don't know how one could achieve that level of sweetness and why someone would ever subject their tastebuds to that.
happyhippie 2 years ago
It’s definitely not supposed to be like that all! Should be very tart with light sweetness. Give it another try if you can sometime!
Load More Replies... Lady Miss Pie 2 years ago (edited)
Do people in other countries realize A LOT of Americans do make wonderful food? These lists are so repetitive. It’s like they think we all live in a trailer park and only get food from 7-Eleven. Good grief.
Gin 2 years ago
Because the question was skewed - it asked for “What American foods/drinks/snacks/etc. do you think are disgusting? Which do you think are good?” It asks people to say what they hate and what they love - pretty good really if most of the ones hated are the same junk foods on the whole.
Load More Replies... Glass Ghost 2 years ago
I kind of like Hersheys though. Lord the amount of hate in this post about it is wild.
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
Visiting one small location in the US, then crapping on the entire country is like visiting Liverpool, then crapping on all of Europe. The US is not homogenous, ffs.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
true, but once you've been to liverpool and seen layabouts in tracksuits on the side of the street, you kinda HAVE seen the most important thing about europe /jk.
Load More Replies... The Original Bruno 2 years ago (edited)
Is everybody here 12? I think of American food, I don't strictly think of Saturday-morning treats for kids. You realize that's all any of this stuff is? To me, foods I associate with America include Hamburgers, hot dogs, beef steak, french fries, mashed potatoes, fried chicken, meatloaf, brisket, BBQ ribs, corn on the cob, peanut butter, pork chops, fatty bacon, subs, grilled cheese sandwiches, casseroles, waffles, fair food (deep-fried anything), mac & cheese, and on the coasts, lobster or crab; plus various foods we blamed other countries for (even though most of the other food naturally has has overseas precedents): spaghetti and meatballs, tacos, chili, pizza,
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
IMO? People who eat vegemite are on shaky ground calling anyone else's food choices unpalatable. BTW, get over it. We don't all eat out of the one aisle int he store that is overprocessed junk, in any country. And every country *has* that aisle.
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
I love how BoredPanda makes sweeping gernalisations about the United States that just fuel more and more stereotypes on this site. Nobody is eating squeeze cheese and pop-tarts everyday. Australia also has pie floaters, chiko rolls, and musk sticks so they shouldn't be the ones to talk here.
Load More Replies... Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
I LOVE baking American recipes. Macadamia cookies, Rocky Road Cookies, Pumpkin pie, Apple pie. …..
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 2 years ago
Bearing in mind if you grew up eating this stuff, it seems normal. That said, I do agree with the portion sizes being too big, and too much sugar/salt/fat in things. Folks like stuff that's highly seasoned, but rather than actually using spices we just salt the heck out of it. Breakfast cereals are mainly marketed to kids, so they have cartoon characters on the box and way too much sugar inside.
Marie Dahme 2 years ago
I see it as you get your money’s worth. You just don’t eat it all in one Sitting. Split the portions up so you have lunch and dinner for the next day as well.
Load More Replies... Julie Snelling 2 years ago
I have a very sweet tooth so I would probably love American food and I quite fancy trying biscuits and gravy. The picture looked nice.
Marie Dahme 2 years ago
Look up on YouTube UK high schoolers try biscuits and gravy for the first Time ! They really liked it.
Load More Replies... DuchessDegu 2 years ago
The very worst, number one most disgusting thing I ever put in my mouth was root beer! Holy c**p, it's absolutely horrendous! I looked forward to trying it for decades, seeing people drinking it in movies all my life so when I saw it in a local (UK) shop I bought it and couldn't wait so I open and had a big swig walking back home. I had to spit it out immediately, in the middle of the road. I can't even think about it without gagging.
Шостакович千葉 2 years ago (edited)
i’m reading these comment and people seem to be angry with the fact that it’s another US post- if you want i could do a “incredible snacks from singapore” if it would be interesting to you or smth? Edit: typo sorry
Qia Munther 2 years ago
Love all the dessert pai, super great sallads and great sandwishes. And of course the ribs...
Rachel Ainsworth 2 years ago
Americans could probably stop paying income tax if the federal government started taxing sugar in food.
Lisa T 2 years ago
You can have flavourful food without it being full of sugar or anything else that will k*ll you
Load More Replies... Brooke Weber 2 years ago
We LOVE sauces! It's like the dippin' capital of the world! BBQ, ketchup, mustard, ranch, yogurt dill, hummus, queso... Hmm maybe we like them too much...
Load More Replies... Anony Mouse 2 years ago
We can laugh at ourselves, but we're sick of these same articles getting copied and pasted. They do it at Buzzfeed too. It stopped being funny after years of the same content.
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