Question for non-Americans

[NineOfClubs]

What is the one food item, substance, product that screams "American" to you?

My own choice would probably be peanut butter since so few people in other countries even know what it is.

Or maybe it would be popcorn...

 

[kevbo]

Not zucchini, fettuccine, or bulgur wheat
but that American creation on which I feed...

Cheeseburger in paradise...

 

[Nomenclature]

I've had people from Australia and Britain ask me if I eat Oreos all the time, since i'm American.

 

[treanir]

My own choice would probably be peanut butter since so few people in other countries even know what it is.

Have you ever been in a Dutch supermarket? Peanut butter galore.


Food that screams 'American' would be, erhm... chocolate-chip cookies.
And for that I thank you.

 

[NineOfClubs]

Have you ever been in a Dutch supermarket? Peanut butter galore.


Food that screams 'American' would be, erhm... chocolate-chip cookies.
And for that I thank you.

Had no idea you could buy peanut butter, easily, in the Netherlands.

Does anyone sell peanut butter cookies?

 

[castoono]

We don't use peanut butter at all. You don't find it easily, we got other more successful things similar like Nocilla (made of chestnuts and chocolate)

Hamburgers with Coca-Cola, Chewing gum, Ribs, Donoughts and Pop corn shout America to me.
And Bourbon

 

[EastMed]

Coke and Pepsi. Disgusting stuff!

 

[NineOfClubs]

Coke and Pepsi. Disgusting stuff!

I agree completely. Never drink them.

 

[frankfrank]

Fox News Channel. (Never mind that the ownership actually traces back to Australia, LOL)

I *guess* this could be called a "product" of sorts.

 

[EastMed]

CNN

Utterly ghastly!

 

[EastMed]

Cornflakes

Rather nice!

 

[Anders123]

For me, the number one would probably be Twinkies. They're frequently mentioned on a lot of American based TV shows / Movies I've seen. They've been 'advertised' to me so much through said mediums that if I'm ever lucky enough to go to America, trying one is certainly on my 'to-do' list.

To a lesser extent, despite them being German foods (correct me if I'm wrong), foods like hamburgers / hot dogs (probably from hearing about the copious hot dog stands in NY etc.) spring to mind.

Coke, too.

Hmm...It's all unhealthy; perhaps I'm buying into the stereotypes a little

 

[OogieMess]

Corn dogs!

 

[treanir]

Had no idea you could buy peanut butter, easily, in the Netherlands.

Does anyone sell peanut butter cookies?

We love our peanut butter, we do. I prefer the chunky variety (what else is new?).

I don't recall ever having seen peanut butter cookies. We may have them, though. I'll look out for them next time I'm in the supermarket.

 

[geloge]

for me hamburguers and donuts

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

What is the one food item, substance, product that screams "American" to you?

American: a fat person ordering a huge big mac dripping with grease and a diet coke "so they won't get fat".

 

[giftart]

Peanut butter is everywhere on the shelves! Probably burgers

 

[andysayshi]

I've never thought of peanut butter as American. (It actually dates back to Africa and China centuries ago!)

My first thought is burgers, although the mention of Twinkies above is a good one.

 

[DarkHelios]

It would be African American foods like chitlins, collard greens, pig's feet, etc because these foods aren't eaten in Canada since the African Canadian population is small.

Chicken and waffles. I don't understand how those two goods were put together.

I had been about to comment that all of the foods mentioned in the thread we commonly eaten in Canada as well, though I have to admit that the foods you mentioned don't scream "AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!" to me.

 

[Frenchie]

Burgers, testosteroned beef, peanuts butter (of course), chewing-gum and bubble-gum, sausage with sugar, hot-dog...

For the drinks, Coca-cola and Pepsi-Cola, Seven Up and Sprite, Fanta...