What's funny is that arguably, we in the states do have plenty of non-corporatized foodstuffs: Chili, Fajitas, fries (if you want you can just do what I do and cut + bake them with your favorite spices), sourdough bread (although ancient Egypt had it, the practice got revived in California), Cioppino, bagels (ours aren't as sweet as Montreal's, but they are generally thicker), Napolean cookies, cheesecake, Mac n' Cheese, Collard Greens, gumbo. Even Napa Valley has given France a run for its money in the wine department
Hau'pia and Poke if you count the occupied nation of Hawai'i.
But :amerikkka:'s national image is dominated by :grillman:, so this is how people see us. One of the worst things about this country is that all of the good that comes out is quashed, or laughed off as "SJW garbage that blights our culture".
There's the pawpaw fruit, one of the tastiest fruits native to this country but it was never corporatized cuss it "rots too fast" like yeah mfers that's why there's country's with "seasonal dishes" cuss in nature you're not supposed to have year long access to fucking watermelons or other shit
Literally the only good things about America:
- Pretty good vegan food options compared to other places.
- The James Webb Telescope
That's literally it. OK and maybe Star Trek.
I maintain that our greatest contribution to world culture is the Muppets.
Motha fuckin' barbecue, maple syrup, everything ever made in Louisiana, and so many vegetables
We seriously need to send a diplomat to Russia to host a clam bake and reassure them that American food isn't just cardboard crust pizza.
sourdough bread (although ancient Egypt had it, the practice got revived in California)
I mean, what ? sourdough has been the main leavening agent used in Europe until late middle ages. For some breads based on special flours, and some products (panettone for example IIRC), it has never stopped being the main leavening agent up until the present day, again in Europe.
Oops, I'm dumb. I shit you not I googled "Foods from the US" and just rolled with every caption.
European table sugar treats :nyet:
American high fructose corn syrup treats :so-true:
The funny thing is most of these brands are owned by multinational corporations based in Europe. Nerds and most of that other candy is made by Nestle (swiss) or Ferrero (Italian).
movie trailer voice this Halloween, the lucky charms are coming after you.
Benefitting from African slave labor is as American as baseball and apple pie!
Shit, depending on which history of baseball you believe, African slavery in the US probably pre-dates baseball.
Ah yes, all of my favorite American foods that I, an American, eat here in America: Peanut and Lime Chocs. Peanut Balls. Cereos.
I would assume its at least in Europe since you can see €signs on the prices
Theres a shelf like this at my local big grocery store and its also exclusively sweets and treats and sodas.
I only stop by it if I want a root beer cause thats the one place regular grocery stores stock root beer over here.
Such a shelf or area exists in most supermarkets here in :france-cool:
Usually there's an asiatic food one, a mexican one, an italian one, a smaller UK one, and an even smaller US one. The US one usually contains root beer and a few brands of peanut butter (almost universally Skippy, at least here), with little else.
This tends to exist even in smaller reachable-by-foot local supermarkets.
Nobody in any of these 50 states has ever eaten "peanut and lime chocs"
Would love to see some regional stuff on there. We must liberate other countries with the knowledge of Utz Crab Chips
I love that it's literally just all sugar and 40,% not even from the US.
