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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 18:57:49 GMT
I've been wondering about this, so now's a good time to ask.... If cookies are called biscuits in the UK, what are biscuits called? I'm not sure we have anything that's the equivalent of what you call a biscuit. Scones are sweet and eaten with butter, jam and cream. ![:drool:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/je5sYA42O6Gc12IRDzCd.jpg)
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Post by winogirl on May 8, 2015 19:14:34 GMT
Based on lists like this, I am thinking more and more that I really was meant to live somewhere other than the US. Me too. I don't eat anything on that list except once in a while I throw some hot dogs on the BBQ grill and sometimes I make Sloppy Joes. And Jello? Only if it's in a shot glass mixed with vodka ![:tongue:](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png)
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Post by gar on May 8, 2015 19:15:21 GMT
From previous discussions it seems that possibly dumplings or savoury scones (or a cross between the two!) are the nearest we have to the American biscuits.
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Post by greenlegume on May 8, 2015 19:22:42 GMT
That list had a lot of Southern foods on it.
I grew up eating Frito Pie all the time. But never, ever had it in a bag. Even at the fair or other outdoor/walking events, it was always in one of those little boat-type containers. I think of taco-in-a-bag as a whole different animal, since it has lettuce, tomatoes and other taco toppings like sour cream. Not to mention the doritos or tortilla chips instead of fritos.
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Post by Lexica on May 8, 2015 19:42:20 GMT
The only two things on that list that I eat are peanut butter and pumpkin pie. I don't eat much Jello, but I don't mind it. It just isn't something I pick up unless I have a recipe that calls for it. I have a cake of my mothers that uses lemon Jello. Yummy cake, but you would not know the Jello was in there. I haven't eaten any of the other listed foods. I've seen some for sale at the fair, but haven't wanted to try them.
I must be a bad American.
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Post by littlemama on May 8, 2015 19:49:52 GMT
I wouldn't say "hate". You won't find biscuits and gravy or grits on a breakfast menu here in Canada unless it's some new trendy upstart, lol! Frito pie is not a thing here, but my SIL adds those toppings to a bag of Doritos and calls it "tacos in a bag". We call them "walking tacos" whether it is Fritos or Doritos in the bag. I've never heard of Frito Pie. A lot of the things on that list are things that many Americans don't/won't eat, too.
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Post by akathy on May 8, 2015 19:52:34 GMT
And unique to my country? Lefse (can be disgusting or delicious, depending on who makes it), smalahove (revolting) and lutefisk (disgusting). Minnesota is the land of lefse and lutefisk! My in-laws are of Norwegian descent and we have both every Christmas. I once carried four packages of lefse in my carry on luggage to Texas for my SIL ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg)
I agree - lutefisk is not good, but then I am of Polish descent. Bring on the sausage and sauerkraut.
One of the BEST things about this board is the world perspective. I love it.
There's a big population of Scandinavian people in North Dakota so lutefisk and Lefse are made here all the time. Not unusual at all. i've been doing a lot of Thai cooking lately and a lot of recipes call for peanut butter so it must be found in some form in Thailand.
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 8, 2015 19:58:40 GMT
Oh, and Nutella is Germany's peanut butter. Get yourself a Nutella crepe from one of their imbiss stands if you're ever in country! My daughter eats Nutella WITH Peanut butter. On white bread, on whole wheat bread, on bagels, on english muffins and also rolled in a tortilla. She just loves the combination that they go on anything... and well everywhere. The counter needs to be wiped well.
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Post by monklady123 on May 8, 2015 19:59:46 GMT
When I was in Africa there were two French women teaching at the local Catholic high school (they were sort-of like a French version of the Peace Corps) and I introduced them to the American way of eating it. They'd never tasted it in any form before coming to West Africa. The people there use it in their sauce that goes on rice, and it's a common regional food. But, they only use a few big spoonfuls in a pot of sauce. They never spread it on bread like us disgusting Americans. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Q_m8lDOvc_3Le3r1GKdf.jpg) I introduced my French friends to peanut butter and jelly. lol After we all left Africa I heard from the French women that it was impossible to buy it in France except in the imported food sections, and it was very expensive. I thought that was pretty funny since in the US it's cheap and everywhere. Anyway, the first time I went to visit her after we'd left Africa I brought her two of the mega-size jars. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg)
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 8, 2015 20:00:43 GMT
I've had everything on that list but chicken fried steak. Haven't a clue what that is. Don't like pumpkin pie. That's about it.
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Post by conchita on May 8, 2015 20:05:44 GMT
Oh, and Nutella is Germany's peanut butter. Get yourself a Nutella crepe from one of their imbiss stands if you're ever in country! My daughter eats Nutella WITH Peanut butter. On white bread, on whole wheat bread, on bagels, on english muffins and also rolled in a tortilla. She just loves the combination that they go on anything... and well everywhere. The counter needs to be wiped well. Yup! I've got one kid who will slather peanut butter, Nutella, cookie butter, strawberry jam and banana slices together for his ultimate peanut butter/jelly sandwich. He'll eat it on white crustless bread, hot dog buns and tortillas, too. Crazy kids! Lol! ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Ivm7lm0DayrhoRpwvCeH.jpg)
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Post by monklady123 on May 8, 2015 20:09:31 GMT
As for "frito pie", I'd never heard of anything like this until I went to Santa Fe, New Mexico. A little restaurant in town served it, and it was basically an individual-sized bag of Fritos with chili poured on top and then various optional toppings. We LOVED it and bought it every time we went into town. lol
I came back home and made it for my family and they loved it. Turns out that it's served at concession stands at football games, although not at our school apparently.
Now I need to go read the actual article from the OP. lol
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Post by shannoots on May 8, 2015 20:12:18 GMT
I studied abroad in Spain in 1999...I remember people from my group bringing peanut butter because it wasn't (readily) available. I also remember that was the first time we had Nutella. It was not available, at least where I lived, in the US in '99.
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 8, 2015 20:16:43 GMT
My daughter eats Nutella WITH Peanut butter. On white bread, on whole wheat bread, on bagels, on english muffins and also rolled in a tortilla. She just loves the combination that they go on anything... and well everywhere. The counter needs to be wiped well. Yup! I've got one kid who will slather peanut butter, Nutella, cookie butter, strawberry jam and banana slices together for his ultimate peanut butter/jelly sandwich. He'll eat it on white crustless bread, hot dog buns and tortillas, too. Crazy kids! Lol! ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Ivm7lm0DayrhoRpwvCeH.jpg) My daughter won't put peanut butter and jelly together. Go figure. She will eat them separate. I loved peanut butter and honey sandwiches as a kid. Yum. Thank goodness it's almost time for me to make dinner. I'm for some reason hungry!
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Post by conchita on May 8, 2015 20:20:17 GMT
Yup! I've got one kid who will slather peanut butter, Nutella, cookie butter, strawberry jam and banana slices together for his ultimate peanut butter/jelly sandwich. He'll eat it on white crustless bread, hot dog buns and tortillas, too. Crazy kids! Lol! ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Ivm7lm0DayrhoRpwvCeH.jpg) My daughter won't put peanut butter and jelly together. Go figure. She will eat them separate. I loved peanut butter and honey sandwiches as a kid. Yum. Thank goodness it's almost time for me to make dinner. I'm for some reason hungry! I've been trying to figure out what's for dinner. Now I think we may have a make-it-your-way sandwich night!
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Post by scrappert on May 8, 2015 20:22:58 GMT
You can get peanut butter in grocery stores in both Norway and Sweden. THE HORROR!!!! ![:shocked:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/JvSt42CUoZ9LG952aAaF.jpg)
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Post by littlemama on May 8, 2015 20:23:23 GMT
As for "frito pie", I'd never heard of anything like this until I went to Santa Fe, New Mexico. A little restaurant in town served it, and it was basically an individual-sized bag of Fritos with chili poured on top and then various optional toppings. We LOVED it and bought it every time we went into town. lol I came back home and made it for my family and they loved it. Turns out that it's served at concession stands at football games, although not at our school apparently. Now I need to go read the actual article from the OP. lol Oh, so it's what we call "walking tacos" here. I would not think of that if I heard "pie". LOL
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Post by oldcrow on May 8, 2015 20:24:01 GMT
Just wondering are butter tarts solely a Canadian thing. I rarely hear anyone outside of Canada mention them. They are one of my favorite sweets.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 20:24:11 GMT
I studied abroad in Spain in 1999...I remember people from my group bringing peanut butter because it wasn't (readily) available. I also remember that was the first time we had Nutella. It was not available, at least where I lived, in the US in '99. I think Nutella was introduced to the US later than it was here.. I remember having it as a child in the 80s/90s. And not hearing US people/US ads for it until later.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 20:24:37 GMT
Just wondering are butter tarts solely a Canadian thing. I rarely hear anyone outside of Canada mention them. They are one of my favorite sweets. Mine too!!!! I think they are Scottish/Canadian.
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Post by scrappert on May 8, 2015 20:24:40 GMT
So no, root beer floats aren't common here! AND DOUBLE THE HORROR!!! ![:shocked:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/JvSt42CUoZ9LG952aAaF.jpg)
I can not survive without peanut butter. I have a sandwich everyday. And root beer floats?? Love them.
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Post by greenlegume on May 8, 2015 20:25:04 GMT
Just wondering are butter tarts solely a Canadian thing. I rarely hear anyone outside of Canada mention them. They are one of my favorite sweets. What are butter tarts? I'm intrigued ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg)
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Post by Jockscrap on May 8, 2015 20:29:45 GMT
Sorry but I have to challenge that as nonsense, peanut butter is available in every supermarket in the UK and Ireland and is not an 'unusual' food for people to have at all. The 3 people from Scotland here did not grow up with peanut butter. And apparently the peanut butter their family gets back home now is not the same as here. Just from what I have observed here. I don't know how people live without peanut butter. But out of 12 in office only 2 of us eat it. We are also the only 2 that were born in Canada I'm a Scot in my late 40s and I've been eating peanut butter since I was old enough to eat. Definitely not a rare, unusual or rarely eaten food in the UK. The local supermarkets have several brands plus own brand PB on the shelves. My favourite way to eat PB is on toast with brown sauce on it. I have yet to find anyone else who'll try it!
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 20:34:59 GMT
My favourite way to eat PB is on toast with brown sauce on it. I have yet to find anyone else who'll try it! What kind of brown sauce do you use? We usually have HP in our fridge... I'd totally try your combo. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) My favourite hot dog topping combo is peanut butter, thinly sliced onions, pickles/good relish, and homemade thousand island dressing, and a few drops of Sriracha sauce. I had this for lunch today and almost started a thread about weird food combos you love that make other people disgusted. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Q_m8lDOvc_3Le3r1GKdf.jpg)
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Post by rodeomom on May 8, 2015 20:42:05 GMT
Off topic,... For my last meal on this earth I would have: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with white gravy, corn on the cob with salt and butter, fried okra, sliced tomatoes. Big glass of sweet tea. Blackberry cobler with homemade vanilla ice cream. This would all be made by my Granny.
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Post by oldcrow on May 8, 2015 20:42:16 GMT
Just wondering are butter tarts solely a Canadian thing. I rarely hear anyone outside of Canada mention them. They are one of my favorite sweets. What are butter tarts? I'm intrigued ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) The filling is made with sugars, egg, corn syrup and butter, you can add raisins and or nuts if you like. Put in unbaked tart shells and bake til done. I usually heat my filling on the stove before putting in the shells because it makes them a little runny when done baking and therefore more fun to eat. They are similar to something like pecan pie.
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Post by Jockscrap on May 8, 2015 20:44:03 GMT
ashley, yes HP brown sauce. I always think of PB as savoury, so to me PB with something sweet like jam (jelly) is odd. I have a savoury tooth anyway. Please let me know what you think of the PB/brown sauce combo - everyone who's ever seen me have it goes bleurgh, but they don't try it to taste how delicious it really is!
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Post by greenlegume on May 8, 2015 20:44:26 GMT
What are butter tarts? I'm intrigued ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) The filling is made with sugars, egg, corn syrup and butter, you can add raisins and or nuts if you like. Put in unbaked tart shells and bake til done. I usually heat my filling on the stove before putting in the shells because it makes them a little runny when done baking and therefore more fun to eat. They are similar to something like pecan pie. Thanks-they sound good ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) I like pecan pie, so that probably helps.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 20:46:52 GMT
What are butter tarts? I'm intrigued ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) The filling is made with sugars, egg, corn syrup and butter, you can add raisins and or nuts if you like. Put in unbaked tart shells and bake til done. I usually heat my filling on the stove before putting in the shells because it makes them a little runny when done baking and therefore more fun to eat. They are similar to something like pecan pie. Or you can add a few chocolate chips ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg)
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Post by gonewalkabout on May 8, 2015 20:48:43 GMT
It's definitely in Australia!
And what is unique to Australia you should try? You know what I'm going to say right?
VEGEMITE!
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