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30 ‘American’ Foods That Are Nasty According To Non-Americans
Interview With Author
When it comes to food, it seems like pretty much everyone has a strong opinion. It’s difficult not to be picky about what goes in your mouth and stomach. And when it comes to other countries' cuisines and the quality of ingredients, you’ll find that many folks are incredibly vocal about their likes and dislikes. Mainly the latter.
Redditor u/ergoegthatis asked non-Americans to share what American foods, in their opinion, are the ‘nastiest.’ We’ve collected some of their posts to show you the range of opinions others have about US food. Scroll down and be sure to voice your own thoughts in the comments, Pandas. What American food do you love the most? What do you absolutely hate? There are a lot of options to choose from.
Oh, and just to be completely open and honest with you, Pandas: we absolutely looove having a cheeky American meal… from time to time. Pretty much every country has its culinary stars and kitchen disasters—and a lot depends on personal taste and the lifestyle you enjoy leading. So take everyone’s opinion with a grain of salt. Usually, the issue isn’t with the food item or dish itself, so much as the low quality of the ingredients, the portion size, and whether you gobble everything up or eat slowly. Enjoying. Every. Single. Bite.
Bored Panda reached out to redditor u/ergoegthatis, and we had a friendly chat about the wide range of American food, what dishes they did and didn't enjoy at home and abroad, and why they definitely recommend traveling and broadening one's horizons.
"I was traveling outside the US and tried the cheeses there and they were a world of difference from the cheese-like substitutes we have in the US, which look and taste disgusting now compared to authentic cheeses. I look at them and think, 'Am I the only one grossed out by these fake cheeses?' A few days later, I came across an old news story about a famous donut company that turned its signature glazed donut into a drink, which also sounds nasty and not just because of how horribly unhealthy it is," they explained what drove them to create the thread in the first place. (We have to agree, cheese elsewhere is far better!)
Remember: everything in moderation; even food critiques!
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#1
That bright orange plastic that you call "cheese".
glowworm2 3 years ago
I am American and that stuff is only good for grilled cheese sandwiches.
Alex Martin 3 years ago
Disagree. That stuff is only good if you are dirt poor and it's the only thing you can afford. I never had real cheese until I was in my late teens. Never ate another slice of plastic cheese after that.
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Elita One 3 years ago
That's stuff not even cheese. I've seen a video of a piece of that cheese and a piece of real cheese being burnt with a lighter. The real cheese melted, the American 'cheese' burnt and shriveled up like plastic.
BeepBeepBoopBoop 3 years ago
did this happen to be on blossom? haha. One of my favorite YouTubers, Ann Reardon does debunking food videos and has some pretty good explanations on why that happens. Here's her video on the cheese, it's the first thing she goes over! https://youtu.be/vSBSzWmjXO0
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SewingStaffy 3 years ago
English here, I love this stuff on burgers and hot dogs. Though I don't know if there's a difference with UK/USA versions
Sans Serif 3 years ago
Actually, McDonald's uses "their very own blend of processed cheddar cheese" which is 60% cheddar. Try to imitate a McMuffin using processed American slices and you'll immediately taste the difference!
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Gabby Ghoul 3 years ago
Actual American cheese is better than those individually wrapped "American singles" that are labeled "cheese food" or "processed cheese."
In redditor u/ergoegthatis' experience, American cuisine is "radically different" from what they've seen around the world.
"The emphasis in American food is on taste and speed. This doesn't mean all of American food is like this," they pointed out.
"The US is huge with a lot of different foods such as jambalaya, chili, gumbo, Kentucky burgoo, shrimp and grits, Brunswick stew, and many other dishes with history. But there is definitely a characteristic that has been influencing a lot of American food which is speed and taste," the author of the thread shared with us.
"This also affected how we eat: quickly, in massive portions. In other countries I traveled to, I noticed many eat slowly and enjoy the food while making conversation. They also have much healthier food, more plant ingredients, and less sugar/flour/additives."
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#2
Those Midwestern "fruit salads" where half of the ingredients is marshmallow fluff or mini marshmallows, Jello, whipped cream... I have a high tolerance for American food, but I cannot handle these, or even comprehend why and how they exist.
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
I'm with you on that. I don't see it around much these days so hopefully people got the hint it's gross and that we shouldn't abuse fruit like that
F S 3 years ago
Wait until you come across German “Wurstsalat” (sausage salad). Or worse, bright pink herring salad😬
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Lord Mysticlaw 3 years ago
I don't mind their existence but I'm deeply offended that they are called salads
WoodenLion 3 years ago
highly agree. this one seems to be missing the coconut
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Fluffy mommy panda 3 years ago
I'm American and I do not like fruit salad like that I'd rather just eat the fruit plain.
Cheese and rice, Moony! 3 years ago
The best fruit salad for me is a bunch of fruit chopped up and mixed in a bowl
Just Breathe 2 years ago (edited)
Anything else is a monstruosity and should not be called "fruit salad"
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DEW 3 years ago
I make what I call fluff. It's Pistachio pudding, One can of pineapple chunks, Marshmellows, coconut and cool whip. My kids and family like it. When my son takes to any gathering's that goes out first. They love when I make!! If anyone tries don't add the pineapple juice
yellowphantom 3 years ago
This is also called "Watergate salad". It somehow got associated with the restaurant at the Watergate Hotel, but it has been around since much earlier than that. Cake made with Pistachio pudding is also called Watergate cake.
Load More Replies... Felix Grace 3 years ago
nooo don't bash my baby! In all seriousness, it is kinda gross but I just can't let it go. It holds dear to my heart
#3
Spray on "cheese"
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
I'll never understand it. I hate these processed cheese products; they're so gross.
AudreyS 3 years ago
Sounds horribly gross right... and trashy af... however all of you guys would totally be shame eating and loving it if you gave it a shot.
Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 3 years ago
I don'live in the us and this isn't sold in my country, so everytime my sis comes from L A she brings me 4 cans and last less than two weeks
Load More Replies... Richard Anderson 3 years ago
Skip the cracker. Just shoot it in your mouth. Sounds wrong, tastes good.
Susan Reid Smith 3 years ago
It doesn't need to be refrigerated. It is kind of amusing.
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Dash Junior 3 years ago
I know. It is terrible. Low class goo. It tastes so good though! A guilty pleasure that I probably have not eaten in at least 20 years.
However, it's not like everything is automatically delicious abroad. "Dishes I didn't like abroad were some super pungent cheeses in Europe, sheep tripe in the Middle East, and excessive use of coconut in Asian countries," they opened up to Bored Panda. "I'm used to this being part of desserts but there it's added to even savory dishes."
The redditor has a lot of favorite American dishes, too, and it's going to be very relatable to most of you Pandas. "My mom's cooking of course! Nothing greater in the whole world. Brown rice and seasoned chicken/lamb is her specialty. Other American dishes I love are Philly cheesesteak (with real cheese only), grits with butter, and Texas barbecue." There's absolutely nothing like a homemade meal, prepared with love.
"I'd like to add some advice to everyone, especially Americans: travel! Get a passport and travel. There's a whole world out there of culture, art, history, relaxation, and of course, food. The US is large and diverse but that is not enough. If you don't travel to many other countries, you have not lived," the OP urged.
#4
Those cakes that have large amounts of fondant on them. The time and talent it would take to make one of these cakes is unreal but fondant is just nasty tasting in my opinion. That was not meant to offend anyone.
Christos Arvanitis 3 years ago
But this is not exclusive the US... this c**p is everywhere. And it isn't really that common here. Not really an American thing.
Carole 3 years ago
Ugh I hate fondant. I also hate American buttercream, taste like greasy sugar, always makes me nauseous. At first I thought I hated buttercream in general, but then I made Swiss meringue and French buttercream and it was life changing. I do like your seven minute frosting (which is just Swiss meringue without the butter though).
Aisling Raye 3 years ago
Give me my Grandmother's butter cream or give me death. She passed many years ago and I still can't make it just right. (Realized that I should point out that my grandmother moved here from Germany prior to my mom being born and that's likely a large part of why her frosting has always been 100x better than anything else whether it comes from a bakery or not)
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#5
The prevalence of high fructose corn syrup in EVERYTHING. Unfortunately, being in Canada, it's bleeding over the border as a lot of products here are manufactured in the USA.
Benita Valdez 3 years ago (edited)
I hate this soooooo much. Fortunately, they're putting out more products without high fructose corn syrup. I really wish we'd stop putting that cráp in everything
Kel_how 3 years ago
Farm subsidies and lobbies are the main problem. We don't need corn in our gasoline, either, yet...
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DonnerDinnerParty 3 years ago
Ugh, in the U.S I have to read BREAD just to be sure it doesn't contain high fuckyouover corn syrup
Powerful Katrinka 3 years ago
I was once looking at a bag of frozen Brussels sprouts. Guess what the third ingredient was? I was completely gobsmacked.
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I've had American products with corn syrup in them, and the same Australian-made products with cane sugar. Corn syrup is crappy.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
Americans hate this too. The corn lobby initially put out commercials that it’s “just like sugar”, which had to be pulled because they lied; it legally is NOT “just like sugar”. I don’t drink a lot of soda anymore anyway, but when I do, I buy the Mexican Coca-Cola, because it’s made with sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup—-which I believe is just Caro syrup, which is used very sparingly in baking (correct me if I’m wrong).
Hugh Cookson 3 years ago
Now proven to be a major contributing factor for the extremely high incidence of obesity in the US.
Mary Rogers 3 years ago
And this is why I always have to read labels because it triggers IBS symptoms. Anything with a high level of fructose does, including many fruits and even some vegetables. But that's easier to avoid. If I want to eat sweets, I have to make sure it has sugar in it instead of this.
#6
American bread. I'm sure you can get good bread somewhere in the US, but the generally available, sugary, long-shelf-life bread is so appalling.
Now, of course, your export of fast-food restaurants has nothing to do with haute cuisine, but any burger would be so much better if at least you used acceptable bread.
FakeOptimist 3 years ago
I heard they tried to sell it abroad, but it was illegal to call it bread bc of the sugar content.
Mark Bayliss 3 years ago
Denmark has banned American bread from being sold as bread. It has to be sold as cake as it has such a high sugar content.
Aisling Raye 3 years ago
I thought that was the bread at SubWay sandwiches. Not surprised if it's all the "white American bread" though.
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LittleMissPanda 3 years ago
I lived in the US for some time. I bought "bread" and forgot about it. Found it 6 months later, still lookin' fresh. Learned my lesson and never bought "bread" again, I am not eating something that even mold wouldn't touch!
Barbara Cochrane 3 years ago
Which bread are they talking about? We have multiple kinds...rye, wheat, Italian, white bread, dark rye, etc,
Alex S 3 years ago
The white bread in a bag you get from the supermarket. It's incredibly, incredibly sweet,, like cake. The same cheap white bread in Australia isn't sweet at all.
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Lori T Wisconsin 3 years ago
Buy real bread in a bakery and not from a plastic bag on a store shelf. Real bakeries sell baguettes and other delicious breads. Stay away from ALL prepackaged baked goods.
Liz 3 years ago
I always roll my eyes at these posts. Does this kind of bread exist in America? Yes. Does every American eat it? No. It is so easy to find well made, delicious bread in any major city. Maybe smaller cities it can be harder. But big cities sell legitimate bread in every grocery store. And the nicer grocery stores have proper bakery breads like sourdough or rye etc with high quality ingredients.
Justin Rogers 3 years ago
$7 for a loaf of Dave's killer bread or $13 for an artisan bread or $4 for "cheap" 2cups of sugar bread that will last 3 weeks. Minimum wage for a loaf of bread is ridiculous
Be honest, Pandas, are we the only ones craving artisanal cheeses with a side of junk food? It’s perfectly fine to have a cheat meal once in a while. But if your entire diet consists of sugary snacks, meals dripping with saturated fat, with no fiber to be seen anywhere, you’re probably wrecking your health.
Unfortunately, the cold hard truth is that the people living in the United States have pretty awful dietary habits. Far from everyone; but most. The CDC found that 73.6% of all American adults over the age of 20 were either overweight or obese. Meanwhile, 41.9% of adults are considered to be obese. Nobody deserves to be body-shamed. However, obesity shouldn’t be celebrated, considering the health risks it poses.
Obesity leads to a far lower-quality life and increases one’s health risks. It can lead to serious health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, clinical depression, and others.
Though there are various other factors to consider when it comes to health and obesity (e.g. genetics, eating disorders), the general tendency is that Americans eat poorly, live more sedentary lives, and simply don’t exercise enough. However, this health crisis isn’t a purely American one. For example, the NHS reports that in the UK, two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese.
#7
That Thanksgiving dish Americans love with marshmallows on top of sweet potatoes — it sounds and looks disgusting.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
YES! I still use a recipe given to me by an older lady in Raleigh, NC back in the eighties! Sweet Potato Casserole with the mashed sweet potatoes, and a brown sugar and pecan streusel topping, is a little bit of heaven right here on Earth. My British husband initially wasn’t keen on it for his first Thanksgiving after we got married. Same for pumpkin pie (direct quote: “I don’t get it. It’s a vegetable, but you bake it in a pie and eat it for dessert”). But now he just loves both of those dishes. Still can’t get him on board with cranberry sauce, though.
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Glenda Whare 3 years ago
It's way too sweet for me. It just wrecks the sweet potato- which is great with salt and pepper!
Maggie Fulton 3 years ago
I far prefer baked sweet potatoes with a bit of butter and brown sugar., maybe a hint of cinnamon or nutmeg. No need for all the glop.
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poopyhead 3 years ago
I wanted to make candied sweet potatoes for my husband one year for Thanksgiving. No clue how to do it but figured it was simple. So, I bought a can of CANDIED sweet potatoes instead of regular ones and then proceeded to CANDY them and top them up with marshmallows. One bite and all went into the trash.
TheDemonicCat 3 years ago
Why would you- what thoughts went through somebody's mind to think "hey, sweet potato and marshmallow sound like a splendid dish" WHAT MEAL IS IT EVEN FOR!?
No Clue 3 years ago
Thanksgiving is about the only time it pops up anywhere.
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Sally Jordan 3 years ago
You just haven’t had a good sweet potato casserole! I like pecans on top instead of marshmallows.
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adam craker 3 years ago
This is amazing. It may sound and look disgusting but it tastes amazing.
#8
Some of the savoury Jello recipes from the 50s and 60s look grim.
Kayla J 3 years ago
they were more popular back in the day due to easy time, coupon/savings, etc but have really fallen out of favor (flavor). My parents are older and know of them, but haven't made them at home nor had one in eons.
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Tai Dallen 3 years ago
This isn't actually a dish that has American origins. There are recipes dating back to the middle ages for various versions of aspic, one of the first written recipes was in a French cook book if I recall correctly. Although it was popular during the 1950's in the US due to how popular/common place Jello became. However, I don't think anyone eats aspic/jello salads in the US anymore.
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
I don't think anyone has actually made this c**p since the 1960s.
#9
the chocolate out there is FOUL
RyanRyanRyan 3 years ago
unfortunately true. I'm so glad I moved to Panamá and live on a chocolate farm. Totally serious; suck on cacao seeds all the time for a snack.
Chrys Ophaes 3 years ago
Butyric acid was added during WWII I think as a preservative for combat rations. US guys acquired the taste, but to the rest of the world their Chocolate, especially Hershey's tastes like vomit mixed with cocoa.
Rose the Cook 3 years ago
Friend brought back Hershey's so called chocolate from a trip, it was vile now I know why.
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Karl Baxter 3 years ago
I worked at a Uni in the UK and the US exchange students would go mad for even our cheapest chocolate (E.g. Cadbury’s) and take huge boxes home with them. Ordinary Americans deserve much better than the taste abomination that is Hershey’s.
Alicia M 3 years ago
Cadbury chocolate is much smoother and creamier than Hershey's. I don't blame the students.
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BobTDG 3 years ago
Because Aldi is a German brand and knows what chocolate should taste like.
Load More Replies... Tams21 3 years ago
In the US, a chocolate bar has to contain a minimum of 10% cocoa, in the EU it's 20%. No wonder it tastes so crappy.
Patrick Linnen 3 years ago
In the early 00's, under Bush II, US chocolate manufacturers petitioned the government to reduce the cocoa butter to zero and still be able to legally call the result chocolate. (I forget what they wanted to replace it with) This petition did not die soon enough.
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Benita Valdez 3 years ago
Yes! It's waaay too sweet and you can't really appreciate the chocolate flavor. Luckily, there are a few specialty stores near me that import international foods and treats so I can get some good sweets
BeepBeepBoopBoop 3 years ago
oh sounds like fun! We have a candy store in our mall and they have a whole section for international candy and it's so interesting. They also make their own candy, just not in the mall. I'd assume they have another location hah
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morticia_b85 3 years ago
I've never tasted Hersheys but I have tasted other chocolate and treats from America that my sister brought home. Holy mother Mary was it gack! Never tasted anything so horrible other than NZ chocolate because of that additive they put in it to stop the chocolate melting in the heat. 🤢🤢
Kitten Mew 3 years ago
Yesssssssss!!!!! It's AWFUL!!! My sister lives in the states and buys chocolate from here to take back with her!
In the US, the FDA has a reactive approach to food standards inspections. What this means is that food additives are allowed, unless they’re proven to be harmful. Meanwhile, in Europe, the exact opposite happens: regulations are stricter. Additives must be proven to be unharmful before they’re allowed to be used in food items.
According to Politico, the FDA is pretty much a hot mess. “Food is not a high priority at the Food and Drug Administration. [...] Over the years, the food side of FDA has been so ignored and grown so dysfunctional that even former FDA commissioners readily acknowledged problems. There’s a long running joke among officials: The ‘F’ in FDA is silent,” writes Helena Bottemiller Evich.
Overall, this means that food grown and manufactured in the US is more likely to have growth hormones and chemical preservatives in them. This isn’t good news for someone who wants to lead a healthy and happy lifestyle! Compare the food that the US is known for with that from, say, Italy, Spain, or Japan. The cultural difference, when it comes to the culinary arts, is massive: quality local ingredients and smaller portion sizes (among other important factors!) result in a higher quality of life. And the life expectancy speaks for itself.
In the US, the average life expectancy is 74.5 years. Compare that to 81.6 years in Japan, 80.1 years in Italy, and 79.7 years in Spain. The difference is staggering. However much we might like that fake orange cheese, it really isn’t good for us.
#10
I once had a pizza in America and it had ranch dressing on it. Ranch dressing doesn't really exist in Europe and it's this weird salty fatty mayo-like sauce and it certainly does not belong on a pizza. Or inside a human body for that matter.
SarahBee 3 years ago
Bananas??? I love pineapple on pizza. You have to be someone who enjoys a sweet/savory combo. I'm going to look into this!
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jack sprat 3 years ago
I hate everyone gatekeeping pizza. Put whatever the hell you want on it. People act like pineapple on a pizza is a crime against humanity or something.
Naesil 🇫🇮 3 years ago
I find it always funny when italians have a heart attack when someone puts something "unusual" on pizza, the food which is literally bread with anything that happened to be leftover on top of it so you get one more meal out of it.
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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 3 years ago
I am American. Ranch is nasty. This is my hill to die on.
cogadh 3 years ago
First of all, ranch dressing is not mayonnaise based. It is dairy based and usually made with equal parts mayo, sour cream and buttermilk (or regular milk), plus herbs. Second of all, this is not a universally "American" thing, it is a regional thing, primarily the upper Midwest. Thirdly, no one really covers their pizza in ranch unless it is a buffalo chicken or other spicy style pizza, otherwise they dip in it, often just the crusts. Lastly, it is delicious, just like pineapple on pizza is.
Marie Dahme 3 years ago
Iowa here. Ranch is in everything here. A popular Midwest hotpot is Chicken Ranch Pasta Salad. Never tried it since I’ve only been here three months….transplanted from Las Cruces New Mexico….wooo hoo Go Aggies! Lol
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Ellie 3 years ago
Wait, this is a thing? Lived in America all my life and have never had the displeasure of hearing of this
Couldnt_find_a_decent_name 3 years ago
Ranch most definitely belongs on pizza. Especially cold pizza.
Rando-Pando 3 years ago
And how might you know what that smells like??? 🤔
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#11
Canned whole chicken
Noel Bovae 3 years ago
I rescue, foster, tnr, and care for several stray and feral cats.. In addition to having my own small army of cats. I'm always on the lookout for cheap "real food" snacks to give everyone. So one day while at the grocery store I come across these canned chickens. Now normally I'll just buy and cook them a fresh whole chicken, but I was intrigued, and thought maybe it'd save me some steps. Let me tell you, I was not prepared for the gelatinous, foul smelling, mound of canned shaped chicken that plopped out. I just stood there, staring at it, thinking my g-d, I can't believe this poor chicken died to become THIS! Really not wanting it to go to waste, I put some rubber gloves on, and did my best to separate the meat from the bones. Everything was so soft though, I was afraid of accidentally giving them bones. I got as much as I could off, and then dished it out to some very disappointed cats. The inside cats didn't touch it, and the outside cats ate a little, but weren't enthused about it
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L hill 3 years ago
That sucks. 1st your out there clucking around, next thing you know you are in a can.
Noel Bovae 3 years ago
Kind of right about both. The chickens are indeed on the smaller side, much smaller than, say, a rotisserie chicken you might buy. And the cans are much bigger than your average tin can. Roughly the width and height of 2.5-3 traditional cans.
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iseefractals 3 years ago
I will concede, that this looks pretty foul coming out of the can. But so does pretty much every other kind of canned food. Think of any type of meat that you eat, and i promise you someone has put it in a can. Cooked properly, you'd never know the difference, much like the canned fish (which is a delicacy in portugal and spain) Given the fact that 1/3rd of the annual food production ends up in the TRASH, i don't think anyone should be denouncing anything that keeps food shelf stable for extended periods.
Joy 3 years ago
Yup. It is indeed A Thing. Saw one after it slid out of the can. It looked like an experiment that had mutated and gone wrong.
Load More Replies... tuzdayschild 3 years ago
I am an American and have been for a few decades. I have never seen this.
Alexandra Davis 3 years ago
I've seen people try this on YouTube videos and let's just say as it plops out of the can, I'm glad I'm vegan!
Tamra 3 years ago
Yes, and the de-canning is accompanied by a nasty schlorking sound. Yummy. 🤢
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Boiled peanuts. My wife loves them and every time we drove through South Carolina we had to stop and buy them. The stench was so bad I would have to roll the windows down. Those peanuts and Lindsey Graham are on my top two hate list for that state.
Richard Anderson 3 years ago
I think I would eat boiled peanuts before I would eat Lindsey Graham.
UpQuarkDownQuark 3 years ago
I think I would boil Lindsay Graham before I would boil a peanut.
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Salty RI 3 years ago
I used to live in the south and still miss these. Not surprised they made the list since you're usually buying them from a giant tank in the back of the f some blatantly alcoholic red necks truck on the side of the highway... but they're so good.
WoodenLion 3 years ago
they are not good in the can or anywhere - unless i made them. then they are the best in the world. i makee 'em all through the cooler months. childhood = mississippi in the 50's & 60's& 70's.
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T. Unnamable 3 years ago
As an ex-pat who lived too long in SC I have to agree. But, to tell the truth, I'd rather eat sawdust flavored boiled peanuts than even acknowledge little Lindsey " the swooning queen" Graham.
Aisling Raye 3 years ago
Weren't we referring to him as "Lady G" for a while? I miss that.
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ZombieRedfox 3 years ago
Maybe it's a Southern thing, but I absolutely love boiled peanuts! The Cajun flavored ones are delicious!
Jutta Plötz 2 years ago
They are also very popular in some parts of China
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Jutta Plötz 2 years ago
Because peanuts are a legume they are toxic when eaten raw so people boiled them.
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#13
Chinese Canadian. I'm going to provoke a lot of proud Southerners with this. Sweet tea is sugar water with a hint of tea.
My first experience of sweet tea was at a Floridian McDonald's. I ordered iced tea and I got the question of "sweet or unsweet?" I'm dying of the heat and humidity (Canadians don't do well in hot weather) and I wanted slightly sweetened tea and I didn't know the history of sweet tea (sugar was expensive so people showed off by mixing diabetes inducing amounts of the stuff into their tea) so I was expecting anything but a sugar syrup in a cup.
I went back and bought a bottle of water. If a 12 year old with no easy access to sugar thinks it's too sweet to drink, it is.
Also, any mayo based salad! Ewww.
BeepBeepBoopBoop 3 years ago
yea... One of my favorites from fast food is Canes and chick fil a. Southern sweet tea isn't normally that sweet, it's weird for me when I find a place with overly sweet tea
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Benita Valdez 3 years ago
I'm from New York and had no idea that sweet tea was not just sweetened iced tea; I gagged so badly from the disgusting sweetness when I first tried it.
Aisling Raye 3 years ago
I live on the west coast and have only heard horror stories from people who have tried it.
Load More Replies... Fuzzy bunny feet 3 years ago
If you want sweet tea at McDonald’s ask for half sweet half unsweetened. Much better that way
CatScratch Beaver 3 years ago
Their first mistake was getting tea at McDonald's. I'm sure there are those who love mcd's tea but those are also the same ones who enjoy mtn. dew & we don't claim those folks.
Sally Jordan 3 years ago
You can ask for “half and half” tea in restaurants in the South, and they’ll know what you mean.
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Blackheart 3 years ago (edited)
Okay Canadian. Got a news flash for you. Southern American here, and I think your tea is horrendous. You order tea and you get a cup of hot water and a tea bag. Nope! You come down here and drink your hot tea when it is 105 degrees F or 40.5 C. THAT is why we drink ICED tea. And for the record, some of us drink it unsweetened or artificially sweetened. And another thing, get some grits.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
Australian here, and older Australians (pre aircons) would always drink hot tea on hot days, because you sweat a bit so catching the slight breeze feels cooler.
Load More Replies... Daniel Atkins 3 years ago (edited)
Yeah some places put too much sugar in it need’s just enough to make it sweet it doesn’t need to be syrup sweet.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
I used to live in Raleigh, and had friends who were born there who called it “Forty Weight” iced tea. Thick as motor oil. Though I do like sweet tea, I’m not hardcore enough to go for the OTT Forty Weight.
#14
Fake smoked bacon sprinkles in a bottle
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
Bacos! I had a vegetarian friend who liked those because they reminded her of bacon without being meat
tara 3 years ago
yes! I eat those little nuggets of wonderful by the handful.
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qwhtsk5tvy 6 months ago
Oh….no!Please go away with this processed garbage!UK real Foodie.2025.
#15
Candy corn.
Cheese and rice, Moony! 3 years ago
The first 2 candy corns are good but after that they just taste like candles
Aaron Mccullough 3 years ago
Here's a secret - we americans give this to foreigners to see their face when they eat it.
cogadh 3 years ago
Real candy corn, the kind made with crystalized honey, is awesome. The cheap stuff made with corn syrup might as well be dried caulk.
Florence O'Grady 3 years ago
What is the name they are sold under and where can they be bought? Thank you.
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Abby Not Normal 3 years ago
I’m a person from Seattle too and I like them so I cancel you out.
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Melissa J 3 years ago
Candy corn is traditionally around during Fall and Halloween until Thanksgiving. I gotta say I prefer the BRACH'S pumpkins over the candy corn.
ohjojo (you/your's) 3 years ago
I forgot about those. Yes they are softer and there's a little bit of flavor there.
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I had a deep-fried Mars bar at a festival in America the first time I ever visited and I'm reasonably sure it's going to give a few of my ancestors diabetes
Kayla J 3 years ago
As an American, I am not totally familiar with what a Mars bar really is so I clicked through to Reddit to see the comments and learned the deep fried version is actually of Scottish origin, how about that!
Headless Roach 3 years ago
I am pulling out popcorn, waiting for an explanation from the Scots now 🙃
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I Am John 3 years ago
Thats a Scottish thing, I think. We even do deep fried pizza (pizza crunch).
Andy 3 years ago
Mmm, pizza crunch with salt and vinegar, bad but exactly what you want as you wait for a taxi after the pubs close 🤤
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Phil Green 3 years ago
Deep-fried Mars bars are not from the US. They may have emigrated but they originate in Scotland.
JL 3 years ago
The deep fried Mars bar is so powerful it has time traveling properties.
Load More Replies... Benita Valdez 3 years ago
Oof and the Mars bars here are soooo much sweeter. I used to buy a whole bunch when I went to South America to bring home because they were so delicious. I hate how disgustingly sweet our candy is; shīt alot of our food is overly sweetened and I hate it.
#17
Twinkies. Not food though lol.
Birdy 3 years ago
I think Twinkies, along with cockroaches will survive a nuclear apocalypse 🙃
DonnerDinnerParty 3 years ago
Growing up in the 90's I lived a couple blocks from a Hostess factory that had a storefront that sold wholesale to locals. I can say the original Twinkies recipe tasted so much better than they do now
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
There's a great scene in 2007 Ghost Rider starring nic cage. The bad guy has a power of dissolving organic things into decayed dust on-touch. He picks up a twinkie. it does not collapse into dust. He eats it.
Richard Anderson 3 years ago
I, a fat kid in a fat man's body, have never eaten a Twinkie. Not even deep-fried. When I got my first job at 13 I had to walk past a doughnut shop that a friend's mom worked at to get to any other store in town, why walk farther for worse food that would of cost me more.
qwhtsk5tvy 6 months ago
Woo Spell heck.A what?Yea .You know what happened to the Winkie Wankie Bird…Well go figure?
Marie Dahme 3 years ago
Does anybody remember when the Twinkie factory closed like 20 years ago? People bought cases of the stuff. My family was guilty of it too. We forgot about them for a couple of years and we we did find them…it was like hitting the jackpot! Still tasted great! Glad they brought them back.
#18
Twizzlers, I found some in a shop in London and decided to buy some, they were the nastiest things I'd ever tasted and for the price I paid for them, I'm disappointed
Ellie 3 years ago
Twizzlers taste like someone was vaguely thinking of cherries while putting plastic bags thru a noodle press
Mary Rogers 3 years ago
I've never figured out why Twizzlers are popular. Hardly any flavor, it's like eating wax.
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tweeve 3 years ago
I love Red Vines. To bad I cant eat them due to the Red 40 in them.
Load More Replies... Alex Martin 3 years ago
5 Red Vines for 25 cents from the snack shack at Little League Baseball games. I can still remember them 40 years later. Never could enjoy Twizzlers just not the same thing.
featherytoad 3 years ago
I only like the black licorice. I agree about Twizzlers, they taste very plastic like.
#19
When they introduce me chicago pizza something in me died, that should not be called pizza is just a devil fat pie.
ATM 3 years ago (edited)
You know the expression “There’s no such thing as bad sex or bad pizza” your pizza is like sex with a corpse made of sandpaper. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING! THIS IS NOT PIZZA! THIS IS TOMATO SOUP IN A BREAD BOWL! THIS- IS AN ABOVE GROUND MARINARA SWIMMING POOL FOR RATS! Let me tell you something about your f**k!ng NOT PIZZA! I wanna know when I get drunk and pass out on my pizza that I’m not gonna drown. Let me tell you something! I look at this-! MMMARGH! YOU SONOFAB!TCH! I LOOK AT THIS! MEEEAUGH! GABBA-GOO! I look at this— When I look at your deep dish f**k!ng pizza I don’t know whether to eat it or throw a coin in it and make a wish. AND IF I MADE A WISH IT WOULD BE THAT I WISH FOR SOME REAAAL F**K!NG PIZZA!
tara 3 years ago
I never thought that way...but my God your level of conviction has me convinced!! Tomato soup in a bread bowl sounds terrible!
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Frank Hassler 3 years ago
Most of this list so far has been spot on, BUT THIS ONE IS WRONG! Proper Chicago-Style Deep dish and stuffed pizza are among the finest delicacies on Earth. Get some pizza from Lou Malnati’s, Geno’s East or Giordano’s. Amazing. It all comes down to ingredient quality. Most pizza places that have so called “Chicago-Style” pizza have low-grade cheese, and/or shitty sauce, and/or shitty crust. Had some last weekend, it was awful. So go and get the real deal.
Sans Serif 3 years ago
I'm all for NY style as well but, Deep Dish is a decidedly unique concept and when properly prepared... can be quite spectacular! You cannot just get it anywhere. As Frank Hassler mentioned above, "Lou Malnati’s, Geno’s East or Giordano’s" ARE the real deal! I love a good beef roast but a Beef Wellington is to die for - different concepts, different strokes...
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Richard Anderson 3 years ago
You ain't seen nothing yet. Stack three pepperoni pizzas on top of each other and melt them together, that took about a year off of my life span.
BrUhEdpaNduH 3 years ago
Although that looks nice, it isn’t really a pizza, just a layered pie
#20
Their dessert. I lived there for 3 years and the amount of sugar they dump into their desserts are mindblowing. Beautiful to look at but holy s**t were they sweet as hell.
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
And that's the reason I learned how to bake. Everything you buy here is too freaking sweet and I can't handle it; sometimes it makes me gag when I try a dessert
Gustav Gallifrey 3 years ago
A lady i knew lived in LA for several years. After initial enthusiasm, her kids refused to eat most American foods because of the ever-present sweetness. They just got tired of it. She was lucky to find sources of good, unprocessed food.
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Patrick Linnen 3 years ago
When I make cakes for my family I always use the European recipes. Even with the American style cakes, I will substitute the European version of the batter, icing, and any fillings instead.
Mama Penguin 3 years ago (edited)
You can pry my New York cheesecake, walnut brownie, and key lime pie out of my cold, dead hands.
CD Mills 3 years ago
My mom made an Oatmeal cake and the cake itself contains no sugar. But the icing? A mix of white and light brown sugar, butter, vanilla, and pecans then mix in a saucepan on low heat. You turned off the heat right when the sugar started to dissolve. Let it cool a bit then pour over the cake. It's so sweet I don't think I've ever been able to eat more than a 3x3-inch slice. In case you didn't pick up on it when I said you turn the heat off JUST as the sugar starts to dissolve? So yeah, the icing was crunchy/gritty of sugar. Should have named it Diabetic Killer cake.
#21
Poptarts or whatever they’re called. And twinkies.
Nolgoth 3 years ago
Those pictured must be some off brand ones cuz those are weak lookin poptarts lol
Tactical Taco 3 years ago
I don’t really hate pop tarts it’s just something I can quickly prepare and eat
Shyla Bouche 3 years ago
Pop tarts used to be decent. Now you have to buy the off brand, because there's half the icing there used to be.
Shane S 3 years ago
Microwaved for a few seconds and split open with the jam making direct tongue contact… excellent.
oddly_informed_raven 3 years ago
there's a sandwich place in town that makes homemade Poptarts, delicious
Anna Stephenson 3 years ago
Tried some once- mostly out of curiousity. Genuinely can't understand the attraction!
#22
The felt obsession with anything deep-fried is unnerving to me. There's a good few things that are excellent deep-fried, don't get me wrong, but putting literally anything in batter and frying it seems... self-destructive at best.
BeepBeepBoopBoop 3 years ago
sometimes I think it's just curiosity! Like I see something I love that's deep fried... I wonder what it'll taste like ngl. Especially at fun events like festivals. It's not like we're eating it all the time
Commander Ducky 3 years ago
Yes, deep fried stuff is just a special treat you have once and a while. It's like the same as cake! You don't eat cake every day.
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Shyla Bouche 3 years ago
Please don't come any closer. I don't want to be deep-fried.
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tHeBoRdEsTpAnDa 3 years ago
You've obviously never been to scotland. We somehow decided deep-fried mars bars are good
Hannah Kerbes 3 years ago
I always find it funny when people go after America for trying everything. Have you been to Scotland?
Aisling Raye 3 years ago
The only acceptable (to me) version of a thick battered and fried American type food are corn dogs. I will 100% devour a corn dog with spicy mustard at a county fair.
#23
I tried a big-name American chocolate brand once but couldn’t eat it due to the vomit smell and taste.
Gustav Gallifrey 3 years ago
At this end of the galaxy-scale: Belgian chocolate. At the other end: American chocolate.
Something 3 years ago
There's good American chocolate, just not the cheap mass produced stuff.
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Hell’s Angle’s 3 years ago
Yeah, that's Hershey's chocolate, as the way they prepare the milk produces a side product, an acid that is found in human digestive systems
Saxophone 2 years ago
My sister loves hersheys for some strange reason. I can't eat plain chocolate, it has to have at least another flavor with it, idk why.
Load More Replies... oddly_informed_raven 3 years ago
I love Hershey's but I think that's because I was raised on it
Mama Penguin 3 years ago
You know guys, there are other chocolate brands in the US other than Hershey.
RafCo (he/him) 3 years ago
Nestle is a Swiss company. The biggest American chocolate companies are Hershey's and Mars. Ghirardelli was another smaller company, but they have been bought by Lindt, a different Swiss company.
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#24
I find biscuits and gravy to be absolutely disgusting. But I'd like to counter-balance that by adding how crazy delicious corn bread is and why on earth hasn't it become a staple here in Europe? It's SO yummy!
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
I love fresh homemade biscuits and gravy. I do find that in restaurants the gravy is usually too salty, has too much flour or is a congealed glop so I'll only have it if I make it. Also, cornbread with a little maple butter is heavenly
Redpen88 3 years ago
I hate when restaurants claim they have biscuits and gravy, but bring out Grands topped with McCormack instant gravy mix. Pure SALT. Absolutely foul.
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Fuzzy bunny feet 3 years ago
You obviously haven’t had homemade biscuits and gravy made by an Appalachian. So good you’ll slap your Mama for not making them for you
Rose the Cook 3 years ago
I see only white sauce with unidentified lumps in it.
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WoodenLion 3 years ago
try it with butter and jelly. [preserves or something] i grew up on it. easy to make. there are a few tricks though to make it better.
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Steve Robert 3 years ago
I love good biscuits and gravy. If done right it's a great side to eggs and bacon. And good cornbread with butter is delicious!
Hiker Chick 3 years ago
Biscuits and gravy varies wildly depending on the quality of the biscuits. If you've tried it but were not impressed, find a local restaurant that makes fresh fluffy biscuits and whips up fresh sausage gravy, and you will be amazed at how delicious it is when done right.
Maggie Fulton 3 years ago
Tough to find a restaurant that does it right, tho’. :’(
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Jordan Riopelle 3 years ago
I will fight anyone who puts down sausage gravy! scotts Glen Lincoln University PA come at me
#25
I hate scrapple. There's a reason the word 'crap' is in the middle of it.
Pandaroo 3 years ago
Whatever it is, it looks like it's made of cardboard and vomit.
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Plinth Wadsworth 3 years ago
I'm from the Scrapple Belt, we believe we have found the one true breakfast meat. It is worship every morning, held on high, as it has given itself to provide us nourishment. Thankful are we whos bellies are full of its deliciousness. All sins are cleansed by its caramelized crust and balanced spices.
Andy 3 years ago
Unless someone can confirm it tastes awful, think this is more a case of people reading the description and thinking it sounds bad because it uses the leftover parts of the animal, than actually being bad. Most countries have dishes using bits other than the main cuts that sound gross when described if you think about it (haggis, black pudding, pâté, leverpostej, pölsa, criadillas, Sekba etc)
Living Example 3 years ago
My mother was from Alabama. We had fried scrapple all the time for breakfast. Pretty good when you let your pancake syrup migrate over to the scrapple !
Beck 3 years ago
I live in alabama. This is the first time i have ever heard of this.
Load More Replies... Elita One 3 years ago
"Scrapple, also known by the Pennsylvania Dutch name Pannhaas, is traditionally a mush of pork scraps and trimmings combined with cornmeal and wheat flour, often buckwheat flour, and spices. The mush is formed into a semi-solid congealed loaf, and slices of the scrapple are then pan-fried before serving", so it's basically spam, just as gross.
ZombieRedfox 3 years ago
My father is from Pennsylvania, and he always talks about how much he loved scrapple! We got him some a few years ago and he was overjoyed.
Aisling Raye 3 years ago
My dad is from Philadelphia and I've only had it at my grandparent's house. It's actually really good.
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Justin Rogers 3 years ago
Way better than spam. Just don't read ingredients. Scrapple eggs and toast!
Cheese and rice, Moony! 3 years ago
I've had scrapple once, it's odd but not terrible. I would eat it again maybe
#26
Pig feet.
Diamond 3 years ago
I think it’s good that someone is eating them, rather than have them discarded. I’m also glad that I’m not the one who has to eat them.
Suutashi 3 years ago
Agreed. I'm pretty sure I've seen pig and chicken feet used in cuisine from different Asian countries.
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iseefractals 3 years ago
My wife is Romanian, and i've been living in romania for almost 12 years. One of the local favorites, and my wife's all time favorite dish, is something she lovingly calls "Pig jelly" It's Aspic, you take a few pounds of chicken wings, a couple pounds of beef bones, a turkey leg, and 4 or 5 smoked pig feet and simmer it all together for 12-16 hours. After which you pull out the pig feet, separate meat from bone and portion it out into little bowls, and then pour the remaining liquid from the....concoction over the meat, and store it in the fridge overnight. The next day you end up with the clearest, hardest gelatin you could imagine. That is eaten cold. I'm assured that it's quite flavorful, though i don't care to imagine what those flavors might be.
Isabella 3 years ago
Delicious, but the descriptiv is not accurate: is eithem made only with pork (not smoked) or only chicken, or only tutkey. It has to be parts with skin, where the collagem exists, otherwise it won't become aapic through boiling. And there are root vegetables and onion added too during boiling and garlic în the end; and sprinkle some paprika on top at the end. It is called "piftie", amd as I said, is delicious and it is usually eaten în winter.
Load More Replies... Karl Baxter 3 years ago
They’re a thing in Ireland (Known as Crubeens) and in Germany (Schweinhaxen) too
Weirdest Bi You’ll Ever Meet 3 years ago
I love Germany, but I scared of them now.
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Living Example 3 years ago (edited)
As a seller of pig crutches and prosthetics, I highly encourage everyone to try them at least once. The porkers don't seem to mind losing a foot, but if you take 2 or more it really messes up their Lambada, so we try not to make pigs of ourselves by keeping the count per oinker at 1 porcine paw.
Ines Olabarria-Smith 3 years ago
I don’t like them but are far more spread in other cuisines around the world. We have a saying here (Spain) that “del cerdo hasta los andares”, meaning that we like everything about the pig even how it walks. Every part of the pig is useful.
Fluffy mommy panda 3 years ago
Hey there good in like pinto beans. I don't eat them unless I put them in pinto beans and I haven't done that in years but it gives it certain taste.
Natural Born Tourist 3 years ago
If well cooked they are delicious! Also the head, the kidneys, and the heart used to be eaten when we still thought of a pig as an animal, not pork as a throwaway commodity.
Toaster Bath 2 years ago
Agreed. Head cheese is amazing. My grandpa used to buy a whole pig's head sawn in half then boil it for hours with spices, tear the meat off and roughly chop it, strain off the broth then reduce right down until it's sticky then put it all into a rectangular dish with more herbs and spices and pour the liquid over. Set in the fridge then cut slices off for sandwiches or eat whole. My German great Aunt showed him how to do it.
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
My father’s parents were Slovene immigrants, and pickled pigs feet was a particular favorite dish of his. Definitely not mine, my mother’s, or any of my brothers’, though. He also used to stink up the house on Sunday mornings by making a very foul corned beef hash which he loved. He also used to cook it really early too, and that s**t would wake the dead. There was no escaping it either. Total d**k move on his part too, because us kids, and our mother, wanted to sleep in Sunday mornings.
#27
American here, absolutely DESPISE pre-packaged frosting. It’s either as hard as a rock or a liquid. Don’t know what they put in that stuff but it’s just awful.
Laura Jackson 3 years ago
My son and I may be considered weird here but we're ok with it. We both despise frosting/icing. Nope, not gonna eat it on cake, not gonna like the frosting knife or stick our finger in the bowl to taste. It's mostly lard/shortening and a touch of flavor with food coloring. Fondant? Oh, hell no. We will scrape a cake until it crumbles to get it off so we can eat it. If I make cake or cupcakes at home I leave about half unfrosted for us to enjoy. We do actually like the frosting made with whipped cream (real, not the Cool Whip c**p in a bowl) but we eat it in a thin layer. I also will sometimes bake cakes with chocolate or caramel chips, different fruits, or even pudding in the mix if we want a little more flavor at times. To each their own, I suppose!😉
Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
If you are not into frosting, why not just serve the cake with freshly whipped cream, and a little fresh fruit. It's so much nicer.
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mary smith 3 years ago (edited)
A good (homemade) buttercream frosting )real butter, powdered sugar, lemon/fruit/eggwhites/addwhateveryouwant) is the BEST
Holly Marley 3 years ago
This is because so few people read the instructions, you need to whip it up. And I am not talking about simply stirring it in the container, I mean spoon it out into a bowl and use an electric beater until it's light and fluffy. It will cover at least double. Now on taste, ya got me, but it's there when you need it.
Marie Dahme 3 years ago
Canned frosting is best used as a dip for a box of teddy grahams. Do they still make teddy grahams?
Couldnt_find_a_decent_name 3 years ago
Nope the Betty Crocker vanilla frosting is gods gift to earth.
#28
Cincinnati "chili"
Lizz Lor 3 years ago
Yes it does... cinnamon is a common flavoring in savory dishes in many cultures
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Karl Baxter 3 years ago
My US penpal sent me a tin of this and I frequently recreate it. It’s not chilli as I know it but I love the cloves and allspice seasoning and how it was invented by Greek immigrants and modified for local tastes. Delicious 😋
Katy McMouse 3 years ago
Oh, dear god. THAT'S Cincinnati chili? My husband got this recipe from someone at work and he's making it today. Thoughts and prayers, please.
Steve Robert 3 years ago
Real chilli with or without beans, and cornbread is a great meal by itself
Lou Cam 3 years ago
Looks like he person who first came up with this had ran out of money and just started mixing some back of the cupboard tinned foods together.
Julie Mervar 3 years ago
My husband's whole family loves this and I hate (hate, hate!) it! They come visit and this is all they want.. we have so many awesome, unique,.local dining places. They won't try them. Drives me insane!!! ;(
#29
Ghirardelli, Guittard, Dove, Scharffen Berger, and hundreds of smaller companies are fine. Pretty much just avoid anything you would find near the register at a grocery store
BeepBeepBoopBoop 3 years ago
dove chocolate - 10/10. Their dark chocolate is perfect if you don't want something too sweet
Stannous Flouride 3 years ago
Unfortunately Hershey and Nestlé are buying up these small quality chocolate companies and changing the recipes.
Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano 3 years ago
Ghirardelli is found near my local Walgreen's (pharmacy) register, and it is quite good imo. Fair trade too!!
rodger coghlan 3 years ago
I used to buy those 10lb bars of guittard and the break it down into 1/2 pounds and sell it to the neighborhood kids
Marie Dahme 3 years ago
Depends what store you go to. In the Southwest I used to buy dulce de leche instead at the register.
#30
Corn dog
ƒιѕн 3 years ago
Everything is a carrot if you're brave enough (said some random person on BP)
oddly_informed_raven 3 years ago
I saw that, I'm writing it down and pulling it back out when y'all least expect it
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Michelle Thiel 3 years ago
What? A crispy corn dog topped with Guldens mustard is an awesome snack!
T. Unnamable 3 years ago
In Japan there is a penis festival, where you can get penis ice cream on a stick and a breast festival where you can get breast shaped confectionary.
Laura Jackson 3 years ago
They are gross but I've gotta have one with a frozen lemonade if I'm at a county fair. I think there's a rule about it somewhere...
Lord Mysticlaw 3 years ago
I don't know what a corn dog tastes like in America but I've made them at home and I quite like them. Although I did omit the 1/4 cup sugar that the recipe called for because that sounds disgusting.
Ria C. 3 years ago
Sounds like the recipe you had was for a sweet corn dog batter, like corn bread. Sometimes you will find them made with honey batter for a touch of sweetness. Not my thing either but savory ones I can nosh on.
Load More Replies... tara 3 years ago
A hotdog on a stick coated in cornmeal batter and deep fried. Not bad!
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#31
I am American, but I would have to say the sugary icing they put on grocery store cakes
Barbara Kayton 3 years ago
I would rather have the icing than the powdered icing sugar they put on everything in other countries. The powder is so incredibly messy and gets everywhere - at least you can scrape the icing off.
iseefractals 3 years ago
Canned frosting is a guilty pleasure for me, but it's not something that's sold in Europe. So i've had to learn to make my own. 250gr Softened cream cheese, 57g softened butter, 400g powdered sugar whipped together until smooth. Sweet, tangy and delicious.
Carole 3 years ago
Yum cream cheese frosting is amazing, definitely one of my favourites!
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#32
Blue cheese dressing sounds appalling. The thought of peanut butter and jam (I think you call it jelly there?) together also seems terrible
Calane E. Vanya 3 years ago (edited)
IMO sometimes those opinions seems valid. I hate taste of fat and don't really like meat, so I don't need to try bacon or smalec to know it'll be awful for me. I generally dislike jam and mixing sweet and salty stuff, so things like p&j sounds like not for me either. but, yeah, I don't have a real opinion about American food, because I've never been there.
Load More Replies... Alex Martin 3 years ago
Don't be talking c**p about PB&J. Salty peanut butter mixed with some quality strawberry or cherry preserves on a good bread is a delicious meal for any time of the day. Stable at room temp for school lunches or hiking. It's the perfect food. Go back to eating lutefisk or sauerkraut or kimchi or whatever you eat in the cave that you call home and leave my PB&Js alone.
TheKitKatLizard 3 years ago (edited)
Am European and peanut butter and jam is the best, I don't understand all the people in my country who can eat JUST peanut butter without something to balance it out. People have looked at me like I'm a heathen for eating peanut butter and jam on a wrap, despite those same people being totally fine with peanutbutter and banana. I am also a fan of peanut butter and cucumber, and peanut butter and apple slices. Anything nutty and chickpeas is just instantly made better by something juicy and refreshing to balance it out, with watery fruits or vegetables.
Load More Replies... Benita Valdez 3 years ago
So nuts and fruit don't go together now? Definitely think you need to try things before putting it down
RyanRyanRyan 3 years ago
Jelly and Jam are two different things. There are specific requirements on how much sugar they must contain to differentiate them. Sadly true.
Roland Marshall 3 years ago
My American mother in law put me on to apricot jam and peanut butter toast. Seriously, the best thing I had ever tasted (I’m Australian)!
Audra Sisler 3 years ago
WHAT??!!!!! PB&J NOT good??!!! Pishposh!! Omg it's so good! If you've never had it to how can you possibly day is gross???? That is exactly what I tell me kids fire cryin out loud LOL
BeepBeepBoopBoop 3 years ago
I personally don't like PB&J bc I've never liked nuts, let alone peanut butter. Turns out this year I found out I'm allergic to peanuts and almonds anyways so I don't think I'm missing much
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#33
Pancakes! I don't understand the point of drowning a stack of those in syrup and calling it breakfast.
_scarlett_ 3 years ago
Exactly, pancakes are not just an americain thing. I'm from nz too btw
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Anna Stephenson 3 years ago
I grew up knowing "pancakes" as a flat crepe that I would sprinkle with lemon juice and a small amount of sugar then roll up and devour. As an adult I occasionally eat fluffy "American style" pancakes with ricotta and maple syrup, but I couldn't eat them too often!- more of a dessert than a breakfast that's for sure!
Ren Karlej 3 years ago
Oh, I adore pancakes like that - crepe style with lemon and a small amount of sugar so that they are tangy! YUM!!!
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Haywood Jablome 3 years ago
I had IHOP the other day, I got an omelette the size of my head with a "side" of three pancakes. I had at least 3 meals in front of me
Shyla Bouche 3 years ago
I'm sorry, but your head is not an accurate scale. In future, please use bananas like the rest of us.
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BeepBeepBoopBoop 3 years ago
well then you're having them at the wrong place. Find the right syrup. If you don't understand it you have to try it at a better place.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
I like butter and a bit of syrup on my pancakes, because I like the “cake” part. Too much syrup and they end up soggy.
What do you think ?
Agfox 3 years ago
At the risk of having Americans, & perhaps others, grab tar, feathers & pitchforks, oreos are highly overrated!
Aisling Raye 3 years ago
I'm an American and fully agree that they're nasty.
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love u 3 years ago
Im an American and j think the only thing I've had on this list is pancakes, pop tarts, and maybe one more i forgot lol, ive never met a sane American whos touched one of the more vile items on thjs list (canned whole chicken)
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
we've had a lot of these here in south africa due to watching americans eat it on TV. we always regret it. lol.
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Aisling Raye 3 years ago
For people calling out the "America bashing" on BP. I love these posts. I don't think the inability to take a step back and laugh at the country as a whole (or even regionally) is a healthy way to go about life. Overblown "patriotism" or the whole "America is the best" concept doesn't make you cool or edgy, it just furthers the stereotype that Americans are stupid and self obsessed. Personally, these types of posts are a humorous little escape from the current state of the country. Also, of all the posts to complain about, why are you choosing to complain about the one based on food? SMH.
similarly 3 years ago
I loved reading this topic, and it doesn't irk me personally, but I think what gets some people, maybe, judging by the comments, is that BP frequently celebrates this country or that country, but when it comes to bashing what's bad about a country, it always seems to be The US. While this isn't really always true (I've seen other countries get bashed), it's not completely untrue either (since, yeah, it's usually the US).
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Christos Arvanitis 3 years ago
Good root beer is amazing but I grew up on it. Good root beer float (root beer + vanilla ice cream) is amazing. But to me Vegamite is foul while Aussies love it. It's what you're used to.
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Auntriarch 3 years ago
I would like to downvote this entire post. I'm bloody fed up with US bashing.
Remi Flynne 3 years ago
It would be far more effective to not comment altogether. if we all stopped commenting and completely ignored these lists then Bored Panda would get the message far more quickly. They rely on comments and clicks to sell the advertising. The problem is that it generates a LOT of attention and comments normally and it doesn't matter very much from the advertising point of view if they're all condemning the article. Even my writing this comment adds to it all.
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Ali Kovach 3 years ago
Why does bored panda continue to call out Americans on different subjects? I’m British and there are some gross foods eaten in our country.
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
yes, you do have haggis and blood pudding, but that's the scots.
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Edgar 3 years ago
From an European point of view, none of the American food is considered as food.
Agfox 3 years ago
At the risk of having Americans, & perhaps others, grab tar, feathers & pitchforks, oreos are highly overrated!
Aisling Raye 3 years ago
I'm an American and fully agree that they're nasty.
Load More Replies... love u 3 years ago
Im an American and j think the only thing I've had on this list is pancakes, pop tarts, and maybe one more i forgot lol, ive never met a sane American whos touched one of the more vile items on thjs list (canned whole chicken)
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
we've had a lot of these here in south africa due to watching americans eat it on TV. we always regret it. lol.
Load More Replies... Aisling Raye 3 years ago
For people calling out the "America bashing" on BP. I love these posts. I don't think the inability to take a step back and laugh at the country as a whole (or even regionally) is a healthy way to go about life. Overblown "patriotism" or the whole "America is the best" concept doesn't make you cool or edgy, it just furthers the stereotype that Americans are stupid and self obsessed. Personally, these types of posts are a humorous little escape from the current state of the country. Also, of all the posts to complain about, why are you choosing to complain about the one based on food? SMH.
similarly 3 years ago
I loved reading this topic, and it doesn't irk me personally, but I think what gets some people, maybe, judging by the comments, is that BP frequently celebrates this country or that country, but when it comes to bashing what's bad about a country, it always seems to be The US. While this isn't really always true (I've seen other countries get bashed), it's not completely untrue either (since, yeah, it's usually the US).
Load More Replies... Christos Arvanitis 3 years ago
Good root beer is amazing but I grew up on it. Good root beer float (root beer + vanilla ice cream) is amazing. But to me Vegamite is foul while Aussies love it. It's what you're used to.
Load More Replies... Auntriarch 3 years ago
I would like to downvote this entire post. I'm bloody fed up with US bashing.
Remi Flynne 3 years ago
It would be far more effective to not comment altogether. if we all stopped commenting and completely ignored these lists then Bored Panda would get the message far more quickly. They rely on comments and clicks to sell the advertising. The problem is that it generates a LOT of attention and comments normally and it doesn't matter very much from the advertising point of view if they're all condemning the article. Even my writing this comment adds to it all.
Load More Replies... Ali Kovach 3 years ago
Why does bored panda continue to call out Americans on different subjects? I’m British and there are some gross foods eaten in our country.
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
yes, you do have haggis and blood pudding, but that's the scots.
Load More Replies... Edgar 3 years ago
From an European point of view, none of the American food is considered as food.
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