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What are some American foods that a European might have never tasted?

 
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We have somebody here from england.  And we have had people here from all over the world before - but somehow I got a bee in my bonnet about what foods have never been tried.  Here is the list I have so far ...

s'mores
BBQ
corn bread
pecan pie
key lime pie
thanksgiving meal
chicken fried steak
grilled cheese sandwich
fried chicken
hot dog
biscuits and gravy
popcorn
the banana split
corn dogs
root beer float
pumpkin pie

And something a bit regional

   huckleberry pie

And something that is a bit Missoula

   veera donuts

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Nick (our visitor from england) will get getting biscuits and gravy for lunch today.  

Tomorrow is the day off for the PDC, and it sounds like people are going to make sure he experiences BBQ.

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Chili Mac
Fry Bread
Enchiladas

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Blackcap raspberries?

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Fried okra, sweet potato pie or maybe fresh ground blue Hopi grits.
 
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chicken & dumplings
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TexMex chile rellenos

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What is more American than:

Hamburgers
Barbeque
Pull Pork Sandwiches
Grill Cheese
Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato (BLT) Sandwich


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Smoked brisket
Strawberry- Rhubarb pie
Bread&butter pickles
Cole slaw
Cornbread
Cornbread salad
Rooter float

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In a just world, Europeans would never taste, nor ever fear having to taste, the concoction known as Cheez Whiz.

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Corn chips and maybe corn on the cob. I will add pecan- pumpkin pie, it is a mix of the two.

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A lot of these are alien food to someone in the UK!
However, corn chips, corn on the cob, hot dogs, and hamburgers are all eaten here now. And coleslaw and BLTs. Grilled cheese sandwich is definite;ly a thing in Europe, though it's a croque monsieur if it includes ham.

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Frito Pie (in the bag)

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Oh. My. Goodness! What is that!

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Real homemade chocolate chip cookies impressed the European exchange students when I was growing up, because they are so much better than the chips-ahoy things that was their frame of reference.

Cornbread is another American food that is so much better fresh-baked at home (in an iron skillet of course!). Severed with some kind of chili, maybe with buffalo if you’re doing meat?

Alternatively, some kind of hominy stew. I think hominy is pretty unheard of in Europe.

I agree with others that standard American pumpkin pie or sweet potato pie is something unique.

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Amy Gardener wrote:Frito Pie (in the bag)



Our corner store used to sell a version that was flaming hot Cheetos topped with Chicago-style “Italian Beef” and nacho cheese sauce.  An overprocessed heart attack in a sack, but very American!

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Jane Mulberry wrote:Oh. My. Goodness! What is that!



That delectable guilty pleasure is a Frito Pie! A bag of Fritos, ripped open, a generous portion of beefy chili heaped in, then topped with shredded cheddar, and raw white onions. I love mine with the additions of sour cream, jalapeño slices, and black olive slices.  Mmmmm...

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Fried green tomatoes
Crayfish
I think someone already mentioned grits. mmmmm. Grits.
 
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What about Southern chicken fried steak with mashed potato's and white sausage gravy?  
Must be southern style made with a pork cutlet and thick crunchy batter!
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Chicago style pizza
Poke bowls
Spam fried rice
 
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Sweet waffles with maple syrup?

If you really want to go for the cavities, add powdered sugar and/or whipped cream. We also like raspberry syrup on top or fresh strawberries.

Twenty years ago, I met a European couple in the dining car of an Amtrak train and the gentleman was pretty horrified by his breakfast when he ordered waffles and got what he thought looked like a dessert for children. 😂 I was confused by his confusion until he explained that he had never heard of a sweet waffle before, that they are always savory.

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Stuffed French toast
Breakfast skillet
'Cronut breakfast sandwich'

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Yes , " Hominy grits"- seen referred to, but still don't know what they are!
 
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Macaroni or spaghetti with tomato juice
Fried plantains
Fried catfish
Yellow squash casserole
Pimento cheese
Nashville Hot deviled eggs
Collard greens with ham hock
Red beans and rice
Tamales
Bourbon balls
Mint julep

What’s that green spread that’s made with cucumbers, onion and cream cheese? Mom used to serve them on white bread triangle sandwiches with the crusts cut off.

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Hominy is nixalated corn. A process of soaking corn in lye. Grits are made by grinding that.

That cucumber sauce sounds similar to tzatziki which is a mediterranean sauce.

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Possibly peanut butter.  My relatives from Denmark had never seen it.  
 
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Peanut butter is available everywhere in the UK, but less so in continental Europe.

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....and "biscuits" are entirely different things either side of the pond.

In Uk we would  call what you call a 'biscuit' a ' scone".

https://www.curiouscuisiniere.com/british-scones/

A 'biscuit' here is  more this kind of thing:

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/oct/18/crumbs-a-history-of-biscuits-in-15-fantastic-facts-from-flatulence-cure-to-phenomenal-fuel
 
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So "biscuits and gravy " for lunch today Paul,  could cause interested anticipation from your UK guests!
 
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oh yes , just remembered, uk  biscuits are us cookies
 
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There are certainly fruits and vegetables that are available in us that are not available in uk.
 
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I've read that the only food items North America contributed to the global diet were cranberries and sunflowers. Sunflowers are now grown mainly in EU and Russia, but I don't think cranberries have made the jump--Europeans and Brits have sour berries of their own. Of course, if you do a Thanksgiving dinner, that should include cranberry sauce. Yeah, corn too if you count Mexico as North America.
 
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Perhaps this is only because my friends are gardeners, but from the fall until sometime to early spring with luck, every time we have a meal together, the most common dessert for someone to bring is either apple or pumpkin tart. We can find many, many recipes for pumpkin pie now.
 
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Biscuits. The closest thing they have is a scone, but it's still a completely different thing.

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I'd say a beef stew (sometimes called a cowboy stew) is typically American and different from stews I've had in Europe.

My French mother-in-law likes guacamole and tortilla chips when she comes to visit.

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I just noticed "root beer float" in the first list. I can't speak for Brits, but my French in-laws (and my wife) hate root beer. Apparently it reminds them of a nasty medicine they took as kids.

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"Cincinnati Chili" aka Skyline Chili which is chili on top of spaghetti noodles (a 2-way), add grated cheddar on top for a 3-way, onions or kidney beans under the cheese for a 4-way, onions AND kidney beans for a 5-way. Don't forget the oyster crackers and hot sauce!
The ground beef in the chili is boiled instead of browned, giving the chili a fine-grained texture, and the chili has notes of cinnamon and chocolate because...there's cinnamon and cocoa in it! Oh yeah! I almost forgot! A coney! Hot dog bun with chili, onions and cheese and a little mustard on the bun.
It's a Cincinnati classic!

 
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Tacosand enchiladas.  I know that is a mexican dish, but in the southwest it has been completely adopted.  

Biscuits and sausage gravy.  Navajo tacos.  Fry bread.  Good smoked bacon.  

 
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