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Taste is subjective, there’s no doubt about that. Controversial foods exist, that’s a fact too. Now combine them together, and you see some weird food combos landing in people’s stomachs.

This time, we will narrow down our investigation into American cuisine only (despite the fact all countries have their culinary quirks!) to find out what common eating habits and foods confuse non-Americans. Turns out there are many of them!

From super-size meaty breakfasts to cheese spread, these are the most eyebrow-raising American delicacies people in other countries just can’t fathom.

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"Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Cookie Dough in a tube, which you guys apparently eat raw, according to the movies. Obviously I have no idea what this stuff tastes like (I can only assume it's awesome), but the concept just seems strange to my Scottish mind.

Having said that, we consume assorted animal innards, oats and spices in a tube allegedly made from a sheeps bladder (aka haggis), so I admit that we're on pretty shaky ground to be criticising anyone else's eating habits.

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    #2

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Sweet potato and marshmallow casserole. What the actual f**k?

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    karl briggs
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This stuff is amazing! Used to have it at a BBQ restaurant called Hickorys near me, but they've taken it off the menu 😭

    PeridotPlatypus377
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed! It is amazing! I always go out of my way to make this for major holidays. The marshmallows are both crunchy and squishy when cooked just right!

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    Robin Roper
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a southerner and we love sweet potatoes but do not put a marshmallow on my sweet potato! That is disgusting. A thin layer of brown sugar, pecans, and butter is perfect.

    Raccoon Queen
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My family makes it once a year for thanksgiving, and I love it, but it’s so bad for you we only make it that one time

    Emily Ward
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never made it. I make candied yams with butter and brown sugar which some people like marshmallows on but not me.

    Spittnimage
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd rather eat sweet potatoes than casserole with fish heads popping out of it or eels in jelly 🤮

    TonyTee
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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It may sound or look weird but it tastes so friggin good 😋 And, overall, I’m not a big fan of sweet potatoes but I DO like it lots mixed with the marshmallows (just not a whole abundance, give me more brown sugar and a little bit of nutmeg)

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm American and you couldn't pay me to eat that junk. Sweet potatoes are great and so are marshmallows. But not together. And BTW, this topic is SOOOOOO overdone. We get it, it's funny to bag on Americans. But it's getting old. Maybe we should talk about those weirdos in Italy (I think?) who love to eat maggot cheese?

    Janos Schumacher
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a Thanksgiving and regional thing. Either you love it or you hate it. I hate it but I understand why someone might like it.

    Tabitha
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay yes, weird, but as a born-and bred southerner, yum. BUT IT DEPENDS ON WHO MAKES IT. I'M NOT EATING YOUR UN-SEASONED YAMS AND MARSHMALLOW CASSEROLE, SUSAN.

    Dela Bee
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't knock it till you try it! I prefer candied pecan crumble on top for a crunchy texture layered with the creamy mash, but toasted gelatin-free mallows are a close second.

    tabithapaquette98
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American here. I have never had it. It's not a dish my family makes for Thanksgiving. It looks yummy though. I really like sweet food. Too much.

    Virginia Umberger
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American here, I put put a broken pieces of pecan ,brown sugar, butter, cinnamon mixture , then sprinkle on top.

    Irene Bucior
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a traditional Jewish dish for the New Year, Rosh Hashana. If you don’t like it, don’t eat it. It represents a sweet New Year. I learned about Christmas and Easter, as did my children, so maybe some people could learn about Jewish traditions.

    Julie Harden
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American here - I don't understand marshmallow on sweet potatoes. Gross.

    Lady Bee
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm from the South (USA), and I really don't know anyone that puts marshmallows on a sweet potato casserole. We add Pineapple chunks, chopped apple and cranberries.

    Sandra Givens
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is not universally loved. I make mine by simply baking a sweet potato in the skin, then peeling and topping with butter on my plate. In casseroles, I mash them and mix with a little orange juice and a spoonful of bourbon, top with chopped pecans and butter, and bake.

    Got Myself 4 Pandas
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love sweet potatoes, so would give this a try but it's not something I'd seek out or make myself - sweet potatoes are sweet enough just roasted with some salt and pepper

    Smotheredinahopelesscrush
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as a foreigner whos lived in america for 8-9 years already, I have to agree w this

    Terry Reaux
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I personally LOVE that as long as you put a sprinkle of cinnamon on the top.

    Ourania Walker
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    US citizen here, I don't like that, sweet potatoes are sweet enough, just need some sweet potato and real butter (I like Kerrygold).

    SK Bruning
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet, I ordered so many massive boxes of white cheddar cheese popcorn from Walmart that I actually ended up at my doctors office with screwed up test results >massive high salt tested! I haven’t touched it since!

    Someone Important
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't a cake. .there is nothing cake like about it. It's a vegetable...

    Someone Important
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been in Europe, they eat some pretty disgusting stuff there so have no room to point fingers.

    Moo
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's delicious!! The flavors actually blend well. I don't get it often, but if it's presented to me I'll eat it!

    Pamela Blue
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. Sweet potatoes are just what they say - sweet. Why on earth would you make a dessert and put in on the table as a savory side? WAY too sweet for any meal unless you are addicted to sugary stuff.

    Worst Cop in Britain
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have to add the pineapple chunks. (No, I'm not joking. This was one of the very very few foods I would actually eat at Thanksgiving.)

    Landithy
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not as bad as it sounds, but I still don't understand why it's a thing.

    Just a ray of f'ing sunshine
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's almost a sport for my family. How brown can we get the marshmallows without burning them...

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    #3

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand A friend visited me from Italy and wanted to try Krispy Kreme donuts. He took one bite and said, 'Now I understand why Americans are fat!' He made me take him back twice for more.

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    #4

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Aerosol Cheese. Seriously America, what the f**k?

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    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Hersheys chocolate. Honestly tastes like the smell of vomit.

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    Dave Van Beurden
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, it does. it has Butyric acid in it (it was added to make the milk last longer in the olden days), and vomit also has butyric acid. Dairy farms in Europe were closer to the chocolate factories, so there it was not needed. And now they just keep it in as Americans are used to the taste.

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    #6

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Processed cheese. There are so many lovely actual cheese, why eat s***ty fake stuff?

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    #7

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand American bread. I lived in the states for six months. At one point shortly after moving, I bought a loaf of bread and made a sandwich. To my surprise, the bread was so sweet. I told my housemates that I accidentally bought dessert bread, but nope — it was just regular bread in America.

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    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand The fact that I ordered one pound of corned beef hash, three eight-inch pancakes with butter and maple syrup, four scrambled eggs with ketchup, six strips of bacon, four sausage links, three pieces of toast, and endless coffee for $12 at a diner. That was my breakfast while visiting the states. I love America.

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    #9

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Lobster is not odd in itself, but seeing “lobster mac’n’cheese” was wierd. Where I’m from, lobster is expensive, exclusive, and considered fine dining, and mac’n’cheese does not exist as a dish you can order anywhere. I love pasta, I love cheese, so pasta with cheese is common in my own kitchen, but that is far away from that “fine dining” lobster.

    My first time in the states was a trip to NYC. I was pregnant at the time, and that’s probably why I allowed myself to order lobster mac’n’cheese for lunch at a restaurant, against my husbands comments on how it was a shame for the lobster to be served like that ... it was bloody delicious. I still dream about it.

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    Tahar Taggle
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lobster is a bit less fancy in north America than in Europe. Until last century, it was deemed a poor man's meal, because it was abundant along the east coast and not very healthy (due to poor understanding on how to preserve and cook it). That's why it has been kept in informal recipes like lobster sandwich or the above.

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    #10

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand The way they eat apple sauce.

    Over here in the UK you would have a very small portion of it with some pork. It's just a condiment.

    In the US they would pretty much have an entire bowl of the stuff and would just put spoonful after spoonful of it into their mouthes. It's like a snack or a meal itself.

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    Phobrek
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OP doesn't speak for the UK. It's apples. Apples are great for lots of things. I use apple sauce in my pancake batter.

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    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand I'm American but no one can pay me to try/eat Spam.

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    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Boxed macaroni and cheese. My partner is Swiss, and he is appalled by Kraft Mac & Cheese. He could not believe I was looking forward to ingesting orange powder mixed with noodles.

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    Fora Nakit
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mac & Cheese is so easy to make from scratch, I could never understand why to buy it as a premade meal made with dubious powder that you need to cook the same amount of time as the original dish.

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    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand High fructose corn syrup.

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    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Not the food but the sheer size of the soft drinks is off putting and I'm from Canada.

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    #15

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand The felt obsession with anything deep-fried is unnerving to me. There's a good few things that are excellent deep-fried, don't get me wrong, but putting literally anything in batter and frying it seems...wrong.

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    KJ
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup deep frying everything is totally nuts, laughs sheepishly as a Scotsman.

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    #16

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Grits. What the f**k even is grits? It sounds like the most unappetising thing ever. "I had grits for breakfast" WHY ARE YOU EATING TINY ROCKS?

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    Brittania Kelli
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like porridge but made with cornmeal. Very cheap and was a staple food fed to African slaves.

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    #17

    Taco Bell.

    They tried to open one over here and it lasted about a week. Don't try to sell Taco Bell to Mexicans. Just don't.

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    J. Grawn
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No wonder. Mexican tacos are great. Taco Bell is not Mexican food it's American food.

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    #18

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Ranch dressing. Why don't you people want to taste the actual salad you're eating?

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    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Mayonnaise on everything but French fries — use butter you savages.

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    #20

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Not exactly *a* food, but breakfasts in general.

    When I was there they looked at me like I was a starving child from the woods with my coffee and toast. MY BODY CAN'T DIGEST CHILI CON CARNE IN THE MORNING, I'M SORRY I'M NOT THAT MAGICAL.

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    #21

    For me, it's not so much a particular 'American' food that I find bizarre, but rather the portion sizes. I'm Australian, and I was raised to eat everything on my plate. I brought that mentality to the US, and I put on 5 kg in over a month. The portion sizes are obscene. I could hardly finish a meal there without feeling ill from eating to much.

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    Brittania Kelli
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many foreign visitors aren't aware of the doggy bag. It is completely common place to not finish your meal and ask the restaurant to box the leftovers for you to take home. When I visit family in the states one restaurant meal is really 2-3 meals.

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    #22

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand I had a friend who would get physically sick at any mention of Hamburger Helper.

    As an American, I think he's nuts.

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    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand A friend of mine brought back loads of American sweets from holiday. The Hershey's chocolate kisses were one of the worst things I've ever eaten. I thought I was going to be sick.

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    morticia_b85
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, American chocolate has an acid added to it that is also found in vomit. Not even joking.

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    #24

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Chicago style deep-dish pizza. Great for the first two bites, but any more than that and I start to feel like my arteries are about to detonate.

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    #25

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Pop tarts, or God forbid microwaving your water when you have a cup of tea

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    Anything sandwiched between donuts or assembled and then fried to finish.

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    Kathryn Baylis
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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Luckily, Fair/Boardwalk Food isn’t a staple of anyone’s diet. It’s just a treat you have when you go to the State Fair or the beach.

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    #27

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand My German brother-in-law lost his mind at the concept of American 'all you can eat' buffets. He was like, 'All of this...all one price? ALL of it?' He was amazed by it.

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know a country that doesn't have all you can eat buffets. Including Germany

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    #28

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Casseroles made with "cream of" anything soup. Green bean casserole, tuna casserole, mushroom casserole. I know what those Campbells soups are like, we get them over here, and the idea of using them as a constituent ingredient in a main meal makes me shudder just from the idea of the sodium bomb. Especially those casseroles that are suggested to be topped with crushed chips.

    Peanut butter and jam (jelly) sandwiches I can get behind. Pumpkin pie was a revelation of awesomeness for a new dimension on what to me is normally a savoury veg. Chicken-fried steak and sausage gravy? Genius.

    But the idea of those casseroles make my stomach turn every time.

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    Emily Ward
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try the green bean casserole. You will change your mind. The others can be iffy

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    #29

    American desserts. I lived in the states for three years, and the amount of sugar Americans dump into their desserts is mind-blowing. They were beautiful to look at, but they were sweet as hell.

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    Greenmantle
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have an American friend who complains that Australian's don't add sugar to whipped cream.

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    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Pumpkin Spice Latte. It was just like REALLY sweet coffee, I didn't get the craze.

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    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Granola as a "healthy" breakfast option. It's basically a dessert.

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    Fembot
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends entirely on the granola. I get it without sugar/honey or make it myself. Also: a few spoonfuls is enough if you mix it with fruit and good low fat (non sweetened) yoghurt

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    #32

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Those coated hot dogs on sticks. I've seen them in movies, they look really weird.

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    Brittania Kelli
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Corn dog. A hot dog covered in batter made with cornmeal, but thick so it's almost like corn bread. The UK batters sausages in greasy chip shop batter, the US batters hot dogs in a savoury/sweet corn batter and puts it on a stick.

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    #33

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Multiple Europeans I've met have been baffled by the popularity of root beer in America. As they say, it tastes like medicine.

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    Brittania Kelli
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They've clearly never tried the British Dandelion and Burdock soda. Tastes like some poisonous potion concocted in the 1800's by a group of hedge witches. Vile.

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    #34

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand I have a British friend who nearly vomited at the smell of Smartfood White Cheddar popcorn.... you know, the kind that comes in the black bag? He said it smells like baby s**t.

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    Moomin from Denmark
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cheddar or parmesan on popcorn - smells like baby-sh1t and dirty feet - but tastes absolutely won-der-ful!!!

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    #35

    My japanese roommate screamed when she saw me eating carrots & celery dipped in peanut butter

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    Kathryn Baylis
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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The ancient Incas and Aztecs ground peanuts into a paste. Peanut butter as we now know it was created as a source of protein for people who couldn’t chew meat. That was around 1895. The rest is just peanut butter becoming more popular, and used in more innovative ways. TBH, giving your kids peanut butter and jelly (jam, not Jell-O) sandwiches can be a way to give them some protein (yes, sugar too, depending on the quality of the other ingredients). I’m 62 now, and grew up eating PB&J sandwiches. I turned out alright, normal weight, normal physical, mental, emotional, and intellectual development, so I can say with authority that it’s not detrimental to health and development in children.

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    #36

    Canadian here... American soda. You can taste the corn syrup. All of my American friends drink Mexican Coke or that 'throwback' pop with sugar instead of corn syrup.

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    Barbara Kayton
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an American, I agree. I always try to source non-corn syrup soda when i have it. It tastes so much better.

    #37

    Marshmallows somehow being a spreadable substance.

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    Carl Roberts
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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just wait until find out about Fluffer Nutters. Peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwich.

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    #38

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand Met some Swiss guys at a house party after a mutual friends wedding. They couldn't believe that we were all actually drinking out of red Solo cups, it blew their minds. They kept on taking pictures and saying "It's just like the movies!

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    troufaki13
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's wrong with that? We also use single use cups in Greece, only they're white. It saves a lot of washing up after parties!

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    #39

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand As an Australian, I would like to know what in the flying firetruck a "Bloomin' Onion" has to do with anything, let alone the rest of Outback Steakhouse's menu.

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    Waffles with chicken. It just seems so wrong.

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    karl briggs
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I went to the Red Dog Saloon in Liverpool recently and tried "chicken tenders, fried toast and syrup"... It was amaaaaaazzzzzzzziiiinnnggggggg!

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    #41

    That super-sweet iced Tea. Maybe that's just a southern thing though.

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    Brittania Kelli
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sweet tea is southern, but usually they ask if you want normal iced tea or sweet iced tea.

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    #42

    The cereal selection. It's my favorite dessert in America.

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    An overwhelming percentage of espresso-based beverages I have been served in the US have tasted like bitter, burnt a*****e. Commonly at Starbucks but also at smaller coffee houses. I love that Americans are big on drip coffee, I feel like it's underrated and not widely available here.. but you guys need to work on the espresso thing.

    Also, last time this thread came up, I listed pumpkin pie and had literally hundreds of angry Americans in my inbox with everything from death threats to their grandmother's secret pie recipe. As an Australian, where we use pumpkin as a vegetable, I've since tried it but it's just weird to me.

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    karl briggs
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, were all going to just ignore the OP saying they know what "bitter, burnt a*****e" tastes like?

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    #44

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand My European family and friends are horrified by Southern grits. I can't even get anyone to try it.

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    Natalie Cilla
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe stupid but honest question: What is the difference between grits and polenta? Isn’t it cooked ground corn? I’ve never eaten grits but I like polenta - why is grits disgusting?

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    Even the basic foods like bread, fruits, spreadable butter and cream taste so.. blargh. So artificial and unfresh.

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    Barbara Kayton
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve heard this time and again from non-Americans, and have tasted the difference myself. The complaint is that the fruits and veggies and meat are all huge in size, but are tasteless. I discovered the difference abroad when I ate pork chops, and asked my husband if they were off, I was so suprised by the unusual flavor. No, they weren’t off, he replied, that is literally how pork tastes. In America, your pork has no flavor.

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    #46

    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand When I first moved here a few years back, biscuits and gravy weirded me out the most, but I have grown to enjoy it. Still looks like vomit, though.

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    rocky mountain oysters

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    Mr Old School Cool
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Round the Bend Steakhouse in Nebraska has a t___ festival every year during fathers day weekend. They used to have bull, pig, and lamb ballz but now just bull. Lamb were the best. The souvenir T-shirts are not safe for work, lol

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    #48

    Twinkies.

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    J. Grawn
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They aren't as good as they were many years ago when the used better ingredients

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    #49

    Not only the unusual combination of peanut butter and jelly, but also the sheer amount of peanut butter that Americans eat.

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    At an old job, a German exchange intern asked me "why I drank beer during lunch", told me root beer tasted like cough medicine after I bought him his first one, and then I didn't talk to him ever again because I realized we would never truly understand one another.

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    Kathryn Baylis
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Root beer isn’t beer, it’s a soda made from the root of the sassafras tree. Sarsaparilla is too, and tastes similar, but not the same. I remember when we were kids, my friends and I would cut off the more tender twigs of sassafras trees (which I remember as being more like large bushes than trees), strip the bark off, and chew on the pith of the twig. Because it’s the source of the soft drinks, of course it tasted like something between root beer and sarsaparilla.

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    #51

    Any kind of cheese in a can

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    L.A. Trefry
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. Gross -- and for the price per ounce of cheese, you could have much, much better quality cheese.

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    #52

    Mint-flavored candies, like York Peppermint Patties. I live in Japan now, and most people I've met here hate mint-flavored things. I gave one to a friend, and he said it was the grossest thing he's ever had...tasted like eating toothpaste.

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    "Make My Stomach Turn Every Time": 35 Non-Americans Roast American Foods They Can't Understand I can't get over all those weird fusion foods that are so popular in America, like burgers topped with deep-fried mac and cheese for buns, sushi burritos, taco pizza, etc.

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    The amount of sugar in American cereal. I could never tell if it was a layer of mold or solid sugar on those Froot Loops.

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    #55

    Cupcakes. I love the idea of having a cute little muffin-like cake, but then you slap ridiculous amounts of sweet cream on top, that is sticky, way too sweet and is of wierd texture. And on top of that, there is often more cream then cake. That's not a good ratio and it starts sticking to your gums. Very difficult to eat and overall not a pleasent experiance.

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    Libstak
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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the frosting. I cut my cupcake in half horizontally and the flip the bottom half on top of the frosting. It creates a sandwich with perfect cake to frosting ratio.

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    #56

    Cornflakes — I'm not a farm animal, damn it. Quit feeding me corn and sugar mulch.

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    I don't understand PB&J.

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    Tootsie rolls!

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    #60

    My Japanese teacher in high school always has her Japanese exchange students try root beer and they always hate it. Made one cry once because of how awful she thought it was

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    J. Grawn
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be how people are brought up. As little kids everyone I knew loved root beer.

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    #61

    I'm convinced that the KFC Double-down is the biggest reason people hate America

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    Petra Schaap
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    one time in NYC we couldnt agree on where to eat, we got more and more hungry and eventually ended up at KFC. We forgot we were in the States and accidentally ordered SO MUCH FOOD but the chicken was so nice and crispy! Though we've seen them all over Europe, they now came to our small town and we went twice, but it was not nice at all. :-(

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    #62

    Not me but we have very good family friends in/from Botswana. My mom tells me that the idea of eating lobster, to them, is disgusting and scary, because they look like scorpions.

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    #63

    Deep dish pizza. This creation is not pizza. It is disrespectful to the Italian culture, especially Neapolitans. Deep-dish completely ruins what pizza is meant to be.

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    Mani
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't like it but don't see how a dish can be considered as an insult to an entire nation, dude needs to chill

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    #64

    The way Americans take coffee to-go. My partner's Italian mother absolutely can't get over the idea of seeing people walk around holding coffees. Americans are the only ones who don't enjoy their coffee while seated at a café.

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    #65

    Beef jerky is too chewy and gives me rotten indigestion.

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    Jared Robinson
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    uuuuuhhhhh jerky is just how food used to be preserved everywhere before refrigeration it is not an american thing at all or even close or even kind of. Jerky has been around since the start of history. probably before.

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    #66

    Mixing sweet and salty foods, like honey-baked ham, pineapple on pizza, frosty fries, corn bread, and then pouring super-sweet soda over all your meals as you eat them... Even after 17 years in the states I still can't do it, f***ers drink some kind of flavored soda with everything, but when I order club soda (soda without flavoring) with my meals they all look at me like I just took a p**s in my cup before drinking it....

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    troufaki13
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The combination of sweet and salty foods is great, depending on which kind of food you're combining. Honey and fruits with meat is around for centuries - there are plenty of ancient recipes.

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    #67

    American jam (jelly) doughnuts are filled with strawberry, Aussie ones are filled with Raspberry.

    Every thing there is sort of the same, but slightly wrong, like uncanny valley.

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    Your Yellow f**ken cheese, that's not cheese!!! you f*****s put it on everything. Im sure i have seen it offered on top of ice cream. of and your coffee sucks as well.... but i love America, its real diverse and a great place for travelling.

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    #69

    California cheese ist awful. Visconsin cheese is very good, though.

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