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Apr 21, 2017
4:33:20pm

cougarstolz All-American

Your examples seem to come from the age of mass production and processed

foods becoming commonplace. They rose to the top because of affordability, not because of taste. Most other country's foods (i.e. western europe) became popular over centuries and would naturally be of a higher quality than the processed junk of the 1950s.

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Why does the world's richest country have terrible taste?

Dissenter

4/21/17 4:02pm

EVERY country has their share of nasty foods

ManicBlue

4/21/17 4:03pm

Yes, but there are better versions of all of those readily available.

Dissenter

4/21/17 4:16pm

I like all kinds of mustard including Frenchs

ManicBlue

4/21/17 4:26pm

Yeah, Italy has all that nasty wonderful pasta. Who eats that al dente stuff?

spoxjox

4/21/17 5:01pm

You probably love it with cow tail, tripe, or rabbit intestines too. They do.

ManicBlue

4/21/17 6:00pm

Cheap and easy. Also nostalgia.

SandYFan

4/21/17 4:03pm

relics of pre WWII....well mostly

Nat Gas Man

4/21/17 4:04pm

IMO, Swiss chocolate is highly overrated. And none of the things on your list

Cosmodiar

4/21/17 4:06pm

No, they aren't high class, but they are the standard

Dissenter

4/21/17 4:09pm

I don't think you'd find many people that would agree that your list is the

Cosmodiar

4/21/17 4:18pm

At least we have root beer!

Superkid

4/21/17 4:07pm

I prefer Ginger Ale / Fresca. Oh boy.

rtNelson

4/21/17 4:08pm

Probably a lot has to do with marketing.

rtNelson

4/21/17 4:07pm

You must not really go to foreign countries and see what they actually eat there

Indy Coug

4/21/17 4:08pm

Link?

Sandy Lyle

4/21/17 4:09pm

You mean in northern Europe? Sure, but they have the worst food in the world.

chilango

4/21/17 4:11pm

You mean in places where they often don't have much of a choice outside of

4/21/17 4:55pm

FRENCH'S mustard. It's french.

Ragnar Danneskjold

4/21/17 4:08pm

lol, French's is a brand. It is not France's Mustard

Dissenter

4/21/17 4:10pm

Yeah but he didn't get his last name from Bulgaria

Indy Coug

4/21/17 4:13pm

Agree to disagree.

cheezedawg

4/21/17 4:25pm

Can't disagree with that

byusuvu

4/21/17 4:55pm

At least we aren't eating these CB-bannable-named products

Bob Vance

4/21/17 4:08pm

Also, try reading up on Icelandic food a little. That will make you feel better

Bob Vance

4/21/17 4:14pm

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Abe Froman

4/21/17 4:11pm

Eh, whatever. It was more for dramatic effect than anything else

Dissenter

4/21/17 4:18pm

Maybe that's why we are the richest. We don't waste our money

cougarfann888

4/21/17 4:15pm

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Abe Froman

4/21/17 4:19pm

America hasThe best food in the world

4/21/17 4:19pm

RE: America hasThe best food in the world

foofcoug

4/21/17 4:23pm

Exactly

4/21/17 4:23pm

Wonder Bread is the industry leader in sales, 'good food' doesn't seem to matter

Dissenter

4/21/17 4:24pm

Because it's what poor people can afford

4/21/17 4:29pm

Children tolerate it best. It doesn't blunt the flavor of their PB & jelly.

mantis mutu

4/21/17 8:16pm

When you consume in quantities like we do, you're less able to afford quality.

russkiejedi

4/21/17 4:22pm

Traveling to Europe makes me sad for American food; traveling to South America makes me miss American food.

RealComfortableJeans

4/21/17 4:33pm

some parts of Europe...not all

Nat Gas Man

4/21/17 4:35pm

I'm thinking France, Switzerland, and Italy.

RealComfortableJeans

4/21/17 4:36pm

Your examples seem to come from the age of mass production and processed

cougarstolz

4/21/17 4:33pm

Hey, an actual answer to the question! Thanks, that's an interesting point

Dissenter

4/21/17 5:25pm

This is what I was going to say. During the industrial revolution a whole bunch

ray ray

4/21/17 10:31pm

I literally don't know any Americans who consume those products except when

oxcoug

4/21/17 4:34pm

I lime easy cheese for car trips and camping, but it probably is more nostalgia

TaiJuan

4/21/17 4:43pm

Yup. Confusing brand recognition for favorite/best.

cougarstolz

4/21/17 4:44pm

It's like how in the UK the "American section" in the stores are 90% poptarts.

4/21/17 7:57pm

you're right, we should eat this

Cougarclaw

4/21/17 4:40pm

We have incredible food too

4/21/17 4:43pm

Is there really anything that's incredible "American" though?

4/21/17 4:56pm

maybe I don't understand the question. There is a ton of great American food

4/21/17 5:01pm

Just questioning what is really American. Most of our food is

4/21/17 5:08pm

Your idea that we ruin native foods is just not based in reality

CSoul

4/21/17 5:11pm

Sorry where did I say that's all there is?

4/21/17 5:21pm

I didn't deny that we have many restaurants that do a terrible

CSoul

4/21/17 5:28pm

BarBQ, hamburgers, southern comfort food, Cajun food, and

4/21/17 5:18pm

good explanation thanks

4/21/17 5:27pm

American BBQ. The way we smoke and grill meats is very American.

BigTD

4/21/17 5:03pm

Are you kidding?

CSoul

4/21/17 5:09pm

I liked your terrible takes more before the name change

byuTX

4/21/17 5:11pm

Nothing like a sensitive defensive Texan.

4/21/17 5:28pm

Only thing I can think of is a self proclaimed expert on basically everything but with consistently terrible takes

byuTX

4/22/17 7:21am

There are a lot of cheeses developed in the U.S.

4/21/17 4:59pm

Russian bread is so much better ours.

wiffleboy

4/21/17 5:03pm

American restaurants have re shaped the world in the past 30 years

Josef K

4/21/17 5:03pm

What? How so?

chilango

4/21/17 8:24pm

we are a country made up of outcasts from every other country.

claw

4/21/17 5:11pm

Ketchup, Hotdogs, Rootbeer, Cola, sugar-coated cereal.

mantis mutu

4/21/17 5:55pm

Ketchup came from China to England and then to the US...

Nat Gas Man

4/21/17 10:55pm

And the Chinese got the tomatoes from America.

mantis mutu

4/22/17 5:59pm

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