15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

Categories: Food and Drinks | North America

We have already told you about glasses full of ice, three-liter bottles of wine and other quirks in American culture that Americans themselves do not even notice. In the same post, we will talk about sophisticated dishes and combinations of products, many of which can easily shock any "our" person.

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

Let's start with the potatoes that are dear and close to our heart. Not only that, Americans never clean it before cooking, believing that everything most valuable and useful is hidden in the peel. They went even further and came up with a separate dish, which is called potato skins (or "potato peel").

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

If you still managed to find peeled potatoes in America — you should know that, most likely, they were taken out of a tin can.

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

This creative installation is a celery with peanut butter and raisins. It is considered a healthy and nutritious snack, especially popular with children.

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

Americans are not satisfied with the taste of coffee. They like coffee with the taste of everything else — caramel, mint, pumpkin, ginger, and so on and so forth. Is it worth mentioning that you should definitely drink this coffee on the go.

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

Of course, dessert is supposed to go with coffee. That's just not quite clear, why should it be painted in bright red?.. Especially if it tastes like absolutely nothing red.

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

Fried chicken with waffles and honey or maple syrup is almost the most popular breakfast in the southern United States. But our man will never understand this…

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

Pancakes with bacon and the same maple syrup are not inferior to chicken with waffles in popularity.

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

By the way, about bacon — it sometimes happens in chocolate. But here everything is clear, because bacon is almost lard. Hello to Ukraine!

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

American pastille, apparently, is so unsightly that you can use it only after burning it, preferably on a bonfire. If you then put it between two cookies along with a chocolate bar, you will get S'more — a favorite entertainment in hiking.

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

Well, if it didn't work out with a fire, you can just bake it on top, for example, sweet potatoes. After all, nothing complements delicious and healthy vegetables like molten chemical sweetness.

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

Such an absurd combination at first glance, as pineapples and ham in a "Hawaiian" pizza, has long been common and does not surprise anyone. But the Americans do not give up and continue their experiments with Italian classics. For example, how do you like this creation of "Pizza Hut" with mini-hotdogs around the perimeter?

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

In America, they love ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING deep-fried. And preferably in batter. For many, delicious food must necessarily be crispy. Otherwise, it's not interesting. The size, as you understand, also matters. This is, for example, a roasted turkey leg.

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

Deep-fried Oreo cookies? Of course, why not!

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

Deep-fried pickles? You are welcome!

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

Well, this... I bet you'll never guess what it is. Because it's a deep-fried piece of butter. On a stick. Why? What for? There is no answer.

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

This culinary delicacy is called Root Beer Floats. It is difficult to explain even what Root Beer itself is to those who have never tried it. Oh-oh-very vaguely it resembles our kvass. And now imagine that for some reason you threw ice cream into the kvass…

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

This "dish", which Americans proudly call a pie, consists of "Fritos" chips with chili and melted cheese on top. It is served directly in a bag of chips. That's right, why all these conventions and plates.

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

It is unclear why there is ice poured with syrup and why you can't eat normal ice cream or sorbet instead.

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

Americans like everything to be easy, simple, fast and convenient. Well, who doesn't? But the "light" cheese in a can is still a little too much…

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

Spam is a distant American relative of our stew. Its origin is quite understandable — during the Second World War, it was necessary to find a cheap alternative to meat. What is surprising is that for unknown reasons, spam has become very popular in Hawaii.

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

Spam is actively used in traditional Hawaiian cuisine and all sorts of oddities are prepared from it. For example, sushi. At the same time, using the jar as a mold.

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

An absolute classic of American cuisine, little understood by someone else. Why make the sweet even sweeter?..

15 unimaginable culinary oddities of Americans

We have specially left this apotheosis of American cooking "for sweet". Turducken, which is the name of this dish, consists of three words, they are also the main ingredients: turkey( turkey), duck (duck) and chicken (chicken). In order to prepare this masterpiece, you need to put the chicken in the duck, which, in turn, should be put in the turkey. How and, most importantly, why they do it, we are afraid to even imagine.

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