To adore American food and snacks? Please share your favourites

[giantwaterbottle]

I don't actually think I'm unreasonable though my husband does!

Americans please tell me about your favourite American meal or snack, or even better, both!

Oh and Olive Garden and Chilis. Why have we never had Olive Garden over here?! Their garlic bread is amazing.

The brisket served from plastic tray, the chicken wings and an absolutely massive bowl of spicy soup from a Mexican restaurant. Omg it was like the size of a large cooking pan!

And then the shrimp. It was all I went on about when I got home haha.

Chex mix!!! Love it

I love mac and cheese as a side but have never quite mastered recreating it at home

Any recipes most welcome 🤤

@HermioneKipper

Mmm all the different flavours of pop tarts! And Oreos - why don’t we have all the flavours here?! Mint m&ms

A few years ago Oreos had a stand on the south bank in London giving out different flavours and asking for feedback. I think there was mint, strawberry cheesecake and a couple of others. I've not seen loads of flavours in the supermarket so assume there wasn't good feedback?

I love deli sandwiches in America, ideally with plain crisps on the side. Somehow they taste so much better than sandwiches here - possibly the sheer volume of filling

Honey buns!!!!
Anything grape or apple flavoured

I grew up there and my parents still have a lake house we visit. Every time we go I stock up on as many cheezits as I can fit in my case.

We lived in the south so chicken, biscuits and gravy (sawmill gravy). Neighbourhood pig pickins and shrimp boils.

People talking about all the processed food don’t seem to have ventured very far past the tourist areas!

@CurryLover55

I nannied in the US years ago & had the best Chinese takeaway ever! Just tasted so much fresher somehow. Maybe no MSG. And the Mum I worked for used to buy the most delicious cake bars. I ate them straight from the freezer. Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, apple , chocolate. So moreish!

Egg rolls from Chinese takeaways in the US - much nicer than spring rolls. And 100% American rather than Chinese

Corndogs
Reeces peanut butter cups
Coconut m&ms
Mountain Dew (not the energy version they do in the UK)
Root beer

That's it really. Cannot stand Hershey. It doesnt actually taste of chocolate. American food is all very well but I couldnt survive without marmite, galaxy chocolate, yorkshire puddings and proper bacon!

Denny's pancakes with whipped butter and maple syrup

I think people as the title says snacks, people aren't thinking about American cuisine, just junk food @21Flora!

@Horehound I grew up in Charleston,SC area and you can imagine the varieties of shrimp and other seafood there-southern dish shrimp and grits for instance

My American friend used to make us something called puppy chow. It was amazing!!

If I remember it was shreddies, peanut butter, melted chocolate and icing sugar all shaken up together in a plastic bag. I know what I'm having for breakfast tomorrow

Lived in the US for 6 years....
Spinach dip
Pitta chips
Reuben sandwich
Milky Way dark
Proper bagels
Miracle whip
International delight (for coffee).
Now feeling ‘home’sick....

Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies. They’re so terrible for you but addictive. Can never ever find them in the U.K. or sites that deliver American snacks though.

Oh and Chex Mix with dark chocolate M&Ms in

@chesirecat99 The OP asked about meals and snacks though...

[quote EKGEMS]@Horehound I grew up in Charleston,SC area and you can imagine the varieties of shrimp and other seafood there-southern dish shrimp and grits for instance [/quote]
Ooft yeh! Omg I'm so hungry now!!

Cornbread

Peanut butter crackers
Peanut butter ritz crackers
Peanut butter pretzel pieces

I'm not usually that big on peanut butter but those are always my jetlag snacks when I visit

The pancakes at IHOP

@Horehound lol I am hungry now as well! 🤣

Artichoke dip. Cornbread. Properly made stuffing. Grilled cheese sandwich and pickles. Cobbler. Fudge cake.

I'm a New Yorker, so

Bagels and Bialies
Dunkin Donuts
Ghiradelli's chocolates
Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches
Lobster rolls
Pretzel Crisps, preferably with New York cheddar on them

I expect this thread to be removed shortly for being excessively positive about America.

@21Flora

I grew up there and my parents still have a lake house we visit. Every time we go I stock up on as many cheezits as I can fit in my case.

We lived in the south so chicken, biscuits and gravy (sawmill gravy). Neighbourhood pig pickins and shrimp boils.

People talking about all the processed food don’t seem to have ventured very far past the tourist areas!

Isn't that the whole premise of tourist areas though? An area becomes a tourist attraction because it meets the needs of what holidaymakers are looking for and that's why other places are left untrodden. That's kinda the whole point in a tourist area!