A Different Take on the American Hot Dog
If you can’t think of any American food, the hot dog is always a tasty choice. It can be challenging to think of something truly American sometimes. Any way Americans cook the hot dog is right because it’s a uniquely American food. I’m kidding, of course. There are other ways to cook hot dogs that can taste just as good. In many other places, you can get hot dogs without the bun or the toppings.
People in these other countries don’t usually call this a hot dog. They refer to it as a frankfurter, adorned with cheese and toppings, or simply as deep-fried meat.
Mac and Cheese Is Not an All American Creation
A lot of people believe that Mac and Cheese is an American food with roots in the land of the free. Now you know the truth. However, you can find similar versions of this dish all over the world. Along with cheese and pasta, the Swiss version of mac and cheese has bacon and sautéed onions, which makes it the most like American mac and cheese.
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In Switzerland, we call this dish älplermagronen, which translates to “alpine mac and cheese.” Which country do you think is better?
Breakfast Time: America Versus Japan
Some people say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After a night’s fast, breakfast is the first meal you consume in the morning, providing you with sustenance until your next meal. Eggs and toast, bacon, cereal, or even pancakes are common American breakfast foods. They don’t have a favorable reputation for being very healthy. What you’ll see when you go to Japan, though, is a very different kind of food.
It looks like the Japanese breakfast is well-balanced, though the fish might make it a bit heavy. They have veggies, rice, and miso soup.
Doritos’ Ranch Flavor Is Known as “cool American” Flavor in Other Countries
Ranch sauce is one of my favorites. It’s the most talked-about and well-known flavor in the United States. Lots of people seem to really enjoy it, but the taste can be awful and unpleasant. The taste has reached other parts of the world, no matter what. However, what we call Cool Ranch taste in the US is called Cool American flavoring in other countries. This is only true for Doritos.
Some places allow you to use the words “American” and “Ranch” together. We had no idea that Americans loved ranches so much!
British Pancakes Changed When They Reached America
The English created America, so there are many cultural similarities between the two countries. However, there are some aspects of American culture that were lost during their time as British subjects. The pancake is the most important thing. In the UK, pancakes are thin and crepe-like, but in the US, they are thick and cake-like. They are thick and fluffy, and instead of fruit or lemon, like in the UK, they come with butter and syrup.
It looks like the British got ideas from their neighbors in Europe, while the Americans came up with a completely different dish (that might taste better).
America: The Land of Super-Processed Cheeses
It’s clear that Americans love extra-processed cheeses, as you saw with the canned cheese sample. In general, the US has a lot of prepared foods, but cheese seems to stand out. Some of the most processed are the highly colored cheeses that come in individual plastic bags and bear the label “American”. You can only really buy them in the United States.
The orange color of the American cheese on the left is not good. Cheese shouldn’t be that color unless it’s a wonderful cheddar.
American Chinese Food Is Hardly Chinese
It may surprise you that most US Chinese food is not Chinese. It does come from Chinese culture, but over the years it has become so watered down that it’s difficult to tell the difference. P.F. Chang’s and Panda Express tailor their food to appeal to American palates, despite its perceived Chinese origins.
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Sweet and sour chicken, one of the most well-known “Chinese” dishes, originated in the United States, not China.
British Grilled Cheese Is Not What Americans Expect
A good grilled cheese sandwich is the best thing in the world. It’s easy, tastes great, and always fills you up. That’s the case if the product originates from the US. From what I can tell, things might be a little different if they were made in the UK. Looking at the British version of an American grilled cheese sandwich might make you wonder if you really want one.
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A grilled cheese is only tasty if the bread is crispy and the cheese melts just right. The British version of this dish appears to lack this element. When did the cheese melt and start to come out of the edges?!
The Language Barrier Between British and American People Is Because of the Word “jelly”
When people from two countries with the same language try to say the same word, they come up with a lot of different forms of it. The term can refer to either a trash can or a bin, an elevator or a lift, an apartment or a flat, or even jelly. As a treat, Brits eat jelly with ice cream or whipped cream and sprinkles. Jelly is made of gelatin.
What is jelly in the US? It’s a sweet fruit spread, like jam, that you can put on sandwiches or bread. They are both sweet, but they are not alike in any other way.