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32 Weird American Foods That Are Uniquely American
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Posted on 12/06/2023 8:55:27 PM PST by DallasBiff

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To: DallasBiff

They mention cereal as being able to be found everywhere but it is of course, an American invention.


41 posted on 12/07/2023 3:19:09 AM PST by FLT-bird
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To: DallasBiff

A lot of these are hardly unique.

Chicken fried steak, for example. It’s not even American.


43 posted on 12/07/2023 3:31:50 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: DallasBiff

Grits are pretty similar to polenta which is common in Northern Italy though the way Southerners make Grits and the things they’ll add in such as shrimp, bacon, cheese, garlic, are quite different.

Might I suggest some others like Turducken, barbecue....I mean real actual barbecue not just cooking things on a grill, Tex-Mex...you really don’t see that outside the states either, key lime pie, pulled pork, Red Beans & Rice, Hush Puppies, etc.


44 posted on 12/07/2023 4:05:36 AM PST by FLT-bird
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To: DallasBiff

I really enjoy Pap, especially with drawn butter! Delicious post, keep it up!


45 posted on 12/07/2023 4:18:11 AM PST by Babba Gi
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To: Dr. Sivana

Right, root beer is from sassafras roots and sarsaparilla is shockingly, from sarsaparilla roots. I would call it smoother than root beer. I’ve had a go at making both, not to my satisfaction.


46 posted on 12/07/2023 4:18:30 AM PST by ferret_airlift
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To: MayflowerMadam
Biscuits and gravy here in the south looks nasty, with the white slime. (What even IS that?)

And here I was thinking of you as a Southern Martha Stewart. White gravy recipe. Basically butter, flour and milk and no - it's not nasty.

It's also the basis for Chipped Beef on Toast, affectionately termed "Sh!t on a Shingle" by generations of servicemen.

What caught me by surprise when I was moved from Ohio to Chattanooga as a kid was grits. Thinking it was Cream of Wheat I spluttered that all over the table ruining other people's breakfast. They're okay with a little butter and sugar, just didn't expect that.

47 posted on 12/07/2023 4:20:49 AM PST by MikelTackNailer (The South will rise again! As soon as we get to it. Any day now. Just you wait...)
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To: DallasBiff

The banana flavor of circus peanuts was an approximation of a banana that went extinct.

I’ve visited the boyhood home of Calvin Coolidge in Vermont. It’s a working dairy and they serve real American cheese. It’s white, crumbly and sharper than just about any cheddar.


48 posted on 12/07/2023 4:27:21 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Well a British biscuit is a cookie....


49 posted on 12/07/2023 4:34:58 AM PST by Chickensoup
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To: skr

Cheese and age go together: https://www.usdairy.com/news-articles/how-does-cheese-age

“American cheese”, of course, is a hyper-processed food “product” that is only about half actual cheese: https://www.seriouseats.com/whats-really-in-american-cheese


50 posted on 12/07/2023 4:36:18 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Babba Gi

Do you enjoy a learn serving of pap—or just a pap smear?


51 posted on 12/07/2023 4:39:56 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Veto!

Were “Peeps” on the list?


52 posted on 12/07/2023 4:46:21 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (I AM A ZIONIST HOODLUM!)
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To: MikelTackNailer

“White gravy recipe. Basically butter, flour and milk and no - it’s not nasty.”

I always thought there should be a hint of meat in gravy.

“basis for Chipped Beef on Toast”

LOL! I recall when Mom served SOS when I was little. (We didn’t call it SOS.) I’d have to eat my meal of something else in another room because looking at it yet triggered my gag reflex.

She also made creamed tuna and peas on toast, which I liked. Expect that has the same base.

“I was thinking of you as a Southern Martha Stewart.”

I’m laughing. Thanks for the compliment. Maybe 30 years ago... Now I’m old; I’m tired.


53 posted on 12/07/2023 5:05:09 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (As God's children, we live on promises, not explanations - WiersbeIIRC, )
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To: metmom

The Chinese restaurants were AWESOME!!!!!! Best Chinese I ever ate.


They heavily season their cat and dog meat, while their cod fish comes from ‘white’ meat scraps sweep off the fish house floors.


54 posted on 12/07/2023 5:18:21 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Proper biscuit gravy is made with whole milk. You make a roux with the fat from the sausage, and then whisk in milk so there are no lumps. Add some fresh cracked black pepper, some hot sauce, and simmer until it thickens.

Add the cooked sausage back in until it’s heated through and then pour over fresh baked buttermilk biscuits. That’s everything a growing boy needs right there.

Well, you could toss a poached egg on top.

L


55 posted on 12/07/2023 5:27:28 AM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: Retrofitted

I love English boiled chicken. No one makes it like grandma did but she’s no longer with us. I also love a good English breakfast.

Chicken and waffles is definitely soul food, which many times gets mixed up with southern food.


56 posted on 12/07/2023 5:58:38 AM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: ViLaLuz

——English boiled chicken——

Hmmm....... how is English boiling of chicken different from ordinary boiling? One wonders?


57 posted on 12/07/2023 6:00:34 AM PST by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Joe Biden is a kleptocrat)
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To: DallasBiff

As a kid, I had a special contempt for people who would hand out circus peanuts as Halloween candy.


58 posted on 12/07/2023 6:02:33 AM PST by SamAdams76 (6,508,933 Truth | 87,456,907 Twitter)
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To: Flatus I. Maximus

Brits don’t eat Chinese carry out. Brits eat Chinese Take Away


59 posted on 12/07/2023 6:05:06 AM PST by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Joe Biden is a kleptocrat)
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To: SamAdams76
As a kid, I had a special contempt for people who would hand out circus peanuts as Halloween candy.

Me too, also the little saran wrapped candy korn.

60 posted on 12/07/2023 6:06:55 AM PST by DallasBiff (Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
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