Subj : American foods
To   : Nightfox
From : Ed Vance
Date : Tue Jun 25 2024 15:47:50


> Recently there has been some discussion about candies here, and there were
> discussions of some candies in other countries that aren't available in the
> US (at least, ones I hadn't heard of).  This made me think about certain food
> items in the US that aren't very common in other countries.  I've read about
> some of these, but I'm curious what people here might think, if you're
> familiar with these and if so, if you like them or not.

> Peanut butter: I've heard about people in other countries trying peanut
> butter, and for those who haven't tried it before, it seems people may be put
> off by it at first due to it being thick and sometimes sticking to your gums,
> etc..  I personally like peanut butter - I like the flavor and consistency.
> I sometimes like peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, and sometimes as a spread
> for celery, etc..

> Miracle Whip: I thought this was fairly common, but apparently it's not,
> outside of the US (and I think Canada too).  I've heard Miracle Whip is
> somewhat similar to 'salad cream' in the UK.  Miracle Whip is similar to
> mayonnaise but has a bit sweeter flavor.  It can be used in place of
> mayonnaise on sandwiches & such. I've heard people say it's technically a
> salad dressing, though I've never tried it on salad, myself.  I do like
> Miracle Whip, but it seems a lot of people these days don't.

> Ranch dressing: This is a popular salad dressing in the US. It's basically a
> savory creamy dressing (I'm not sure exactly how to describe it, but I'd
> probably say it tastes herby).  It's also popular as a dip for vegetables
> (sometimes it's made as a thicker Ranch dip), and the Ranch flavor is also a
> popular flavor for tortilla chips and sometimes potato chips & other things.

> Nightfox
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Your writing about favorite food(s) in  North America cause me to remember the
rectangle shaped frozen Fish.

In thee evening while watching television when a commercial came on I would get
a piece of frozen fish out of the refrigerators freezer, take the lid off of
the Deep Fryer and put the fish in the basket and lower the basket on to the
solid grease, turn the temperature dial all the way up and then go back in the
room to watch TV.

When the next commercial came on I would go turn the Deep Fryer off and make my
Fish Sandwich and go watch the rest of what I been watching 

I don't know if that routine would work today because the  commercial time(s)
are 2 or 3 times longer than I remember they were when I was a kid.
2 or 3  commercials in a row appear during their time slots is what is shown
nowadays.
Ed
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