I know it’s not really addressing the question, but CocaCola soft drinks such as coke and sprite are actually better in Australia as they use cane sugar as opposed to the high fructose corn syrup of the US

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What America has done to cheese is a crime against nature. That liquid stuff in a can, just... Why?!

I'll also never understand the American fascination with making everything cherry flavour. For one thing, cherries don't taste like that. For another, why would you want a soft drink, a snow cone, or even a condom that tastes like cough syrup?

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Why do people assume this is every American househood? We have terrific dairies all over that make good cheese (Humboldt cheese anyone? I miss it) I’ve had canned cheese once - and I ate it to be polite.

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I don't think anyone is assuming that. There's a lot of really good food in the US. However, as a country, you are known for creating all of these highly processed foods. Is it really fair to get upset at people pointing out the fact that it exists, and that it's gross and unhealthy?

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Yeah, when you think about it, it's first-rate assholery. Nearly everything mentioned was developed at a time when we had a huge population boom and were just crawling out of the Great Depression and women were starting to work for the first time. It's basically like going to China and complaining, "rice, rice, rice, why does everything have to be served with rice?" It's not like Americans complain to Italians that spaghetti sucks, or complaining to Japanese that Ramen sucks or complaining to the UK that .... OK, nevermind. We make a LOT of fun of British food, but come on... it's British food... you still get my point.

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But this isn't about rice or ramen. We're talking about food that's highly processed and made in factories. It's a uniquely American invention that leaves the rest of the world scratching its collective head, wondering how it can even be considered food. There are fantastic American dishes that come from very poor communities, just as you described (see: many of the styles of cooking from the south) but we're talking about things that are made by corporations in factories. Hardly the same thing.

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When I was in USA I liked your cheese and I can confirm that you can definitely buy nice cheeses in an US grocery store. It's just... Other countries don't have that abnormity you call 'cheese' although its just yellow plastic stuff at all. And if it's there it's minimal in comparison while at your stores it's at least half of the cheese aisle. That's why people still stumble over this

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No no. It's a processed cheese food product; laws make sure this garbage specifies that. And as an American, this shït is nasty and I don't understand why someone thought it was a good idea.

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The simple reason for "American cheese": It melted easily and had a good shelf life at a time when better cheese was very comparably expensive in America. A lot of American foods that get complaints on the internet were invented just after World War 2, when we had a suddenly booming population, just a handdful of years separated from hunger. People didn't go hungry (as they still did even in many parts of Europe), but they did get attached to a lot of high-calorie, fast, convenient, cheap snacks like Wonder bread, Hostess snacks, Oscar Meyer hot dogs and balogna, Spam, American cheese, etc. To this day, Ritz crackers have the recipe for a no-apple apple pie that sounds absolutely terrible.

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Exactly! I have been American my whole life and have never even tasted this, much less had it in my house.

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I think it might be regional too - in the south this was more common but in the Northwest it’s actually a little hard to find in stores. I’ve never even tasted it.

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Well, I mean, I’m fully aware that there are awesome cheeses in the US and that a majority of Americans (or so it seems to me anyway) feel exactly as I do about that orange stuff in individual packaging, but what I’m wondering is if that spray… cheese? (Is it cheese, or is it just called cheese, does anyone know?) Anyway; if it exists outside of the US? I’ve never seen it anywhere other than in American movies, ever, which doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist elsewhere - but I think maybe the post could be more about the existence of that spray cheese-ish stuff than about the false notion that that’s the ONLY kind of cheese in the US. If they do think that, their insight in American cheese culture is lacking, if I’m to be diplomatic.

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Because you guys still think good cheese is something special. It's like your beer. We get the whole "we have some great craft breweries!". Yeah, I'm sure you do, but what you consider "craft" is just normal for us, and the same goes for cheese. You have some great dairies? Well done. We just assume we can get quality cheese from the local corner shop. And indeed we can. To sum up: you think quality is special; we consider it the norm.

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So you think we cant get quality cheese from the local corner shop? That's a pretty stupid assumption. We can get high quality cheese just like other countries. This whole thing people from other countries have about American cheese is tiresome old and not original. And your smug attitude about what we think is special and what is the norm could not be more wrong.

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I think you have it a bit wrong. For many of us, the quality you talk about is our norm.

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We don't at all. You find weird and awful American food products in YOUR stores is because of movies and television. Hardly anyone over here eats that junk, it's just part of popular culture.

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Fat Harry... is not wrong.

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I love sweeping generalizations about what Americans eat.

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I ordered Nachos in Barcelona and it came with the "cheesy" yellow goo. Don't get me wrong, there is plenty of good food around too. But same with the US, yes you find this cheesy c**p, but you can also find food that is to die for. Just look at these burgers we ate, I've never tasted a burger in Aus anywhere close to as good as these. BTW, I live in Australia. https://photos.app.goo.gl/TLjKy5QuydxdrztG7

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Squeezy cheese is basically made for 12 year old boys who just want to play with the can and will eat anything not nailed down. But we do have good cheese here. Look up Tillamook cheese. They have a Vermont White Cheddar that is excellent. Why isn’t this imported instead of friggin cheese in a can ? Lol. I don’t know anyone who’s had that since they were a kid.

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I travel to the US a lot for work, and generally the food is great. But, sorry, cheese is definitely America's blind spot. You really have to make some effort to find artisan cheeses. There just isn't the culture like there is in Europe. Where I'm from, my local shop sells at least 15 different regional cheeses. Most made within 50 miles of here, and the majority protected by official regional designation of origin rules too.

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American here and I agree. I can find really great cheese near me, it is available, but it is not universal. When I am in Europe any grocery store has a fantastic cheese selection. So it’s not the America is lacking in great cheese it’s just that America doesn’t have great cheese as accessible.

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American here, I don't know a single person who actually eats this.

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I live in Vermont, there's a pride here about farm to table. We have farms within two miles of anywhere I've lived in Southern Vermont. Fresh maple syrup everywhere, Dutton farms grow giant fruit that has actual taste. Winter's are hard because grocery store fresh is just not the same 🥰. You can find indoor growers too in winter, just harder to find .

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Canned cheese is proof god does not exist. Because if he did, he would SMITE that garbage ASUNDER.

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I am not from the U.S. and even I can not understand this fuss about plastic cheese. I like it. I lile to cook with it because it melts well and I also like the taste. Yes its plastic, but most of the cheeses are, if you are not buying the top quality which is unspeakably expensive. And what about cheetos? Everyone loves it though it has the same plastic cheese flavor. So I don't get it..

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That's the thing. In a UK supermarket we have a huge selection of cheeses in a wide range of price points, but there might be a small handful of "plastic" cheese products and the rest are real cheeses. And no, everyone doesn't love Cheetos, it would be difficult even to find someone who stocks them in the UK.

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Literally no one eats that garbage. I'm 58yo and I've never had it in my life.

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I know Americans who love cheese in a can. Why would it exist if literally no one ate it?

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I used to eat it as a kid. It was tasty and fun. I also eat and love expensive cheeses. Making a cheese dip with Velveeta? Heck yes. I also do dip with regular cheese as well. I love dominos pizza and every other iteration of pizza everywhere. I like certain things and am not a snob about other stuff. There are cultural differences all over the world and something good to me is not someone else. No judgement here.

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The manufacturer must have a dreadful business model if no one eats it.

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I ate "squirty cheese" when I was a kid. You'd squirt it onto crackers and the like. It was fine enough when I was a kid XD

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Yeah, please don't think all Americans eat that c**p canned cheese. I live in Wisconsin, the self proclaimed "Cheese Capitol of America" and we have amazing cheese here. I don't eat the stuff in a can or the processed "American" cheese.

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I thought it very funny my vet gave my dog squeeze cheese. Point taken.

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"Cherry" flavoring is over-powering. It disguises a lot of flavors, including the nasty taste of cough syrup. One similar thread complained grape flavor didn't taste like grapes; I knew the answer to that: the American who "invented" "grape" juice (prevented it from spoiling) used a different species of fruit than was used to make wine, the "concord grape." Since I don't eat cherries, I can't explain this case.

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Tillamook cheese 🧀 is the best!

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Our Tillamook cheese from Oregon is the bomb!

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Ngl, canned cheese is a guilty pleasure about once every 12-18 months. If you look in my fridge right now, I have some gorgonzola, pecorino, parm reggiano, brie, aged cheddar, and a bit of caciocavallo... but as I said, sometimes spray cheese is the dirty little secret I am in the mood for.

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Cheese Whiz has one purpose. Philly Cheese Steaks.

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It's not bad. Still gonna side with provolone for a Philly.

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My mum and little sister went to New York just a couple of months ago and I asked them to get me a can of this. I loved it! I typically buy amazing cheese here in Scotland but I really enjoyed this! I just had it with crackers. Obviously I wouldn't eat it ALL the time but it was a nice one off.

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First, this is a joke product in the US. I know one person who eats it and I have never seen it in anyone else's house or been offered it by anyone else. Second, I googled it to make sure since my friend who does eat it is Chinese and he told me its popular over there. The number one market is actually China. I hypothesize (no proof) because its actually an oil in water emulsion instead of real cheese so it has no lactose in it.

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Hardly anyone eats this anymore. My suspicion is the boomers keep this around. Once they go, I doubt it'll remain on the shelves.

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Ok, I think I can help clear this debate up. I can’t think of any household I know that would have this canned cheese in their kitchen. BUT, has anyone been camping? Boating trips? That canned cheese is a staple food if you’re going to be on water or in the middle of nowhere. Squirt it on a cracker, give it to the kids. I still buy it occasionally for nostalgic reasons. “Oh I haven’t had that in forever “ and then no it doesn’t taste that great and I don’t buy it again for a long while.

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When I go on a camping trip here in the UK I take a big block of a very mature hard cheese (which doesn't need refrigerating and will last forever) and a few saucisson or dried meats such as venison (for the same reason).

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Yes, dried meets are regular, trail mixes, granola and crackers. And it might depend on the area but here that canned cheese seemed to always be one of the staples when I was little.

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When you are a kid this is just fun - as you get older I mean it's gross.

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It's best use is to keep my dog distracted while the vet gives him a shot.

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Don't act like a slice of American cheese is worse than maggot cheese.

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Liquid cheese is only good for getting a pet to take meds

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I don’t know ANYONE who eats this. I’m so sick of seeing it on these lists.

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The directions on the original cans of E-Z Cheese (in their entirety): For best results, remove cap.

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Not gonna lie. I like the cough syrup flavour.

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There are millions of amazing cheeses in the US and imported from all over the world. I heart cows, goats, and sheep. Give me a triple creme any day of the week!

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the soft drink is understandable to a degree, the snow cone is a sign of desperation, the condom is something i do not have the ability to understand.

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I like cherry sno cone syrup but I wouldn't touch spray cheese with a ten foot fork

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Why doesn't Easy Cheese make a nacho cheese flavor variation?

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the only reason id use spray cheese is because anything in a can like that is flamable due to the can.

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I love cherry sprite. So good. Bur only from a freestyle machine and red. Not the c**p sprite came out with.

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Agreed! I hate anything else cherry flavored, though love fresh cherries.

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Gotta disagree. Squirty cheese is like gold ribbon in a can

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I like the cheddar and sharp cheddar cheese in a can. The American cheese is nasty. All of them are awful if you just spray it into your mouth. It is good on crackers, preferably with some sort of meat as well, but don't eat it straight from the can.

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Almost no one eats squirty cheese. Not even sure how they stay in business

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I love that cherry flavour 😂 it’s hard to find it in aus

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Seems like most of the things mentioned are packaged food and drinks that they only disliked so I’ll go the other route.

American barbecue, Buffalo wings, and the Cajun type of stews were my favorite.

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There's a store not far from me called USA Foods so I have had a fair bit of US snacks and your chocolate tastes not like chocolate. And I have read about why that is and it has to do with milk regulations and so on but it's just not pleasant to eat.

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I've tried a few of your cereals, like cookie crisp and those lucky charms things. I used to think coco pops were sugary. You guys take sugary to a whole new level.
As for what I think tastes good, milk duds. Love milk duds.

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Anytime I think of American food, I think, high sugar, high corn starch, hormone fed livestock and that weird orange plastic cheese thing.

Oh and excessively large portion sizes.

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Good: Pumpkin pie. I thought it was a bizarre idea. My fiancé fell in love with it whilst he was eating from a USAF mess for a few months. I found a recipe online and talked it over with an American friend and made him one during a covid lockdown baking spree. It was amazing. We got a pre-made one from our local Costco a few months ago. That one was trash. I’ll stick to making my own.

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Also good: Barbecue.

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Your chocolate is vile. It tastes like bile. Sorry for the rhyme haha

I’ve never understood the popularity of Oreos. Also Reese’s peanut butter cups. I was so excited to try them because id read about them but I think I almost had a vom, they were so BAD.

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Biscuits and gravy. They served it to my Mum when she was in Texas on holiday. What the hell you guys.

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Hated bread. Your regular bread is donuts. Impossible to find bread that wasn’t dessert.
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When I went to America I liked there food but there’s so much of it it overflows.

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American breakfast cereals are awful. I tried cinnamon toast crunch and lucky charms once and it was just bizarre. Why do you people eat candy for breakfast? Breakfast is supposed to be a slow release food to give you long-lasting energy to get through the day, not just sugar and marshmallows...

American coffee is awful. It's either stale, burnt drip coffee or a starbucks bucket-sized monstrosity with a ton of sugar. I always cringe when I see people talk about a frappuccino like it's a normal thing for a human to consume on the regular.

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Twinkies are f****d. I tried kool-aid (tasted like medicine) and capn crunch (wayyy too sickly sweet; high fructose corn syrup?). Butterfingers are weird, it's like a peppermint crisp texture, very strange experience. Hostess donettes were weirdly not sweet enough. I don't get the ranch obsession, and hersheys chocolate is vile.

I've never tried that white lumpy gravy, but I don't think I'd be able to eat it, its so off putting visually.

Enormous foldy pizza is great, pop tarts are really good (I think toast em pop ups are better). Chips ahoy bikkies are good. Takis are awesome, I've only had the fuego ones which were spicier than I expected, but really good. I love Krispy kreme.

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I struggled with the butter and eggs, the colour and taste was a lot different from what I am used to.On our last day in America after holidaying for 4 weeks I was craving a home cooked meal and the meal I ordered had green beans in it. I was surprised to see they had battered & deep fried the beans, rather than just cook them.
The best food I had was some brisket nachos at the drags, absolutely delicious.
The free soft drink refillls (brought to table without me asking for more) were hard to get used to, I had to say no a few times and the servers weren't able to accept that I didn't want it just because it's free.

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I was on a recent thread where a homemade dessert was revealed to have mayonnaise in it. Many Americans on the thread were horrified by the idea of mayonnaise.

I was taken aback. Not only is mayonnaise simply beaten-up oil, egg yolk, and vinegar or lemon juice (common ingredients in many desserts and other things), but American cuisine is otherwise famed for pop-tarts, string cheese, eggo waffles, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Kool-Aid, ranch.

While acknowledged as being fast food / snacks for kids, these items aren't generally met with dozens of *ewww!* replies. But mayonnaise seemed to be really disliked.

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Deep fried butter and candy Bacon come to mind as being ewww, put geez I love a Philly Cheese steak and Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia

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I have lived in the US before, so I do have some inside knowledge (though I do understand some foods are pretty regional).

Genuinely never understood the love for PBJ sandwiches. The combination of the two is kinda something I never would try.

I don't think most things are disgusting per se. However the sizing of the products are pretty gross. As you mentioned the XL Big Gulp - it isn't what is in it, but the quantity that makes me a bit ill.

What I love?

I love A&W Root Beer. It is starting to become a bit more common here then it use to be, but one still have to go to specialist food stores or a Coles with an International Food and Beverage Aisle/Section, and on top of that it is still pretty damn expensive.

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Big fan of Hershey's Kisses myself.

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here's a list: those Philadelphia cheese things, that's it

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I tried your "biscuits". As I suspected, really bad scones. Milk in gravy is tantamount to a war crime, too

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Been a long time since I have been but I still have no idea why you broil steak. Couldn't wait to get home to get a properly cooked steak!

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I’m a sugar fiend, so I had the culinary time of my life when I was in the states. Sweet tea, Kool Aid, Cinnabon, Count Chocula, Halloween candy from Walmart- all fantastic. However, I seriously don’t understand how people can eat biscuits and gravy.

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