Ladies, ladies, please: Keep your pants on. This is disgusting.
Good lord, girls. What is going on in our country? That statistic is insane. Which candidate would be most likely to address an issue like that? I want to know.
But, come on, let's move past that. Let's talk about nice things, like the macaroni and cheese I made last night. Let's talk about how I get teased for making it because my flatmate has never seen it before. But in truth, there are a number of common American foods that will draw a questioning eye over here:
-PB&J: No one knows it. At all. And it kind of repulses them, too.
-Bananas and PB: The thought turns stomachs. They don't use peanut butter over here at all, so the concept is completely foriegn to them.
-Waffles with whipped cream and strawberries: Waffles here are a savory dish served typically with baked beans on top (pukes. am i right?)
-Pancakes with syrup: Over here pancakes are paper-thin crepes, and are typically savoury.
-Mac and Cheese: Again, not a combo you'll find over here. In fact, you won't find macaroni in any grocery store, so I make my mac and cheese with rotini or conchigili.
-V8 or tomato juice: Totally grosses them out. (well, grosses me out too, to be honest)
Then there's things you'll see eaten here that will turn your stomach over and upside down:
-Tripe: sheep's intestine
-Haggis: sheep's stomach filled with offal (innards) and baked or boiled. More in Scotland than here.
-Savoury treacle: Gelatin with suspended peas and carrots. You see it here on Polish menus.
-Baked beans and toast for breakfast. Sometimes on the side of an egg/bacon/sausage plate even.
-Black pudding: Cow's intestine stuffed with cow offal and tinted with ox blood.
-Chip roll: Sub filled with steak fries. In other words, steak fry sandwich. In other other words, heart attack.
-Batter burger: Hamburger battered and deep fried on a bun. Or, sometimes just a 1/4 lb of batter deep fried on a bun.
And oh, does the list go on. Funny that they'll scoff at bananas and peanut butter but easily down a chip roll. And Americans are called the fattest nation! Hmph!
Anyway, don't worry: I'll school them for us all. I brought devil's food cupcakes to work (one woman had one and said "kerry! devil's food! now that's a clever name!"). I made pancakes with syrup for Stephen....who ate them with his bare hands. LOL, still has some learning to do. And I'm sharing my mac and cheese recipe with some coworkers today, too. We'll get there, America!!
Anyway, have a great Wednesday! THANK GOD this week is halfway over!
Good lord, girls. What is going on in our country? That statistic is insane. Which candidate would be most likely to address an issue like that? I want to know.
But, come on, let's move past that. Let's talk about nice things, like the macaroni and cheese I made last night. Let's talk about how I get teased for making it because my flatmate has never seen it before. But in truth, there are a number of common American foods that will draw a questioning eye over here:
-PB&J: No one knows it. At all. And it kind of repulses them, too.
-Bananas and PB: The thought turns stomachs. They don't use peanut butter over here at all, so the concept is completely foriegn to them.
-Waffles with whipped cream and strawberries: Waffles here are a savory dish served typically with baked beans on top (pukes. am i right?)
-Pancakes with syrup: Over here pancakes are paper-thin crepes, and are typically savoury.
-Mac and Cheese: Again, not a combo you'll find over here. In fact, you won't find macaroni in any grocery store, so I make my mac and cheese with rotini or conchigili.
-V8 or tomato juice: Totally grosses them out. (well, grosses me out too, to be honest)
Then there's things you'll see eaten here that will turn your stomach over and upside down:
-Tripe: sheep's intestine
-Haggis: sheep's stomach filled with offal (innards) and baked or boiled. More in Scotland than here.
-Savoury treacle: Gelatin with suspended peas and carrots. You see it here on Polish menus.
-Baked beans and toast for breakfast. Sometimes on the side of an egg/bacon/sausage plate even.
-Black pudding: Cow's intestine stuffed with cow offal and tinted with ox blood.
-Chip roll: Sub filled with steak fries. In other words, steak fry sandwich. In other other words, heart attack.
-Batter burger: Hamburger battered and deep fried on a bun. Or, sometimes just a 1/4 lb of batter deep fried on a bun.
And oh, does the list go on. Funny that they'll scoff at bananas and peanut butter but easily down a chip roll. And Americans are called the fattest nation! Hmph!
Anyway, don't worry: I'll school them for us all. I brought devil's food cupcakes to work (one woman had one and said "kerry! devil's food! now that's a clever name!"). I made pancakes with syrup for Stephen....who ate them with his bare hands. LOL, still has some learning to do. And I'm sharing my mac and cheese recipe with some coworkers today, too. We'll get there, America!!
Anyway, have a great Wednesday! THANK GOD this week is halfway over!
thanks, i'm not hungry anymore.
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