• zeal0telite [he/him,they/them]
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    4 years ago

    I literally don't get Americans on here. They shit on British food and when Thanksgiving comes around they eat what seems to just be a traditional Christmas dinner, or a Sunday roast.

    British and American people eat the exact same stuff. I've literally never seen a piece of US media that had me surprised at what I saw.

    There are some differences of course but your average American isn't eating creole food or Tex-Mex on a daily basis.

      • zeal0telite [he/him,they/them]
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        4 years ago

        I can't tell if beans are different in America. They're in a very mild tomato sauce in the UK. They can usually be quite salty which is why tend to match well with a lot of other breakfast items.

        There's a reason the Full English Breakfast is also sometimes called an All Day Breakfast. One of those could easily hit 100% on all your recommended daily intakes.

        • medium_adult_son [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Beans are in a corn syrup sauce in the US, they're way too sweet. Apparently the British style beans can be bought in the USA, though. Wikipedia info below:

          The American product contains brown sugar where the British beans do not, and the U.S. product contains 14 g of sugar per 16 oz tin[24] compared to 7 g for the British version (equating to 140 versus 90 calories). The U.S. beans have a mushier texture and are darker in color than their UK counterpart. This has resulted in a situation where the product is now imported back to the brand's home country. For several years, UK Heinz Baked Beans have been available in the U.S., either in different-sized cans from those sold in the UK or in a 385-gram can (the same can as the 415-gram can in the UK) with an "export" label with American English spelling and the word "baked" dropped from the title on the label. These are sold in many U.S. specialty stores, attesting to the popularity of baked beans and their appeal to expatriates. Bush, Van Camp, B&M, and Heinz all produce pork-free baked beans labeled as vegetarian beans, making this American dish available to people who abstain from pork for religious, dietary, or ethical reasons.

          • zeal0telite [he/him,they/them]
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            4 years ago

            It's weird it states pork-free specifically because I've never considered them a pork product. You can buy them with pork sausage in them but its not the main brand.