Typical Dutch

[Marileen]

Do you know these products?
They are typically Dutch.
What are your country's products?

SPECULAASJES

STROOPWAFELS

TOMPOUCE

TULPEN

KLOMPEN

HAGELSLAG

VRUCHTENHAGEL

GEVULDE SPECULAAS

PEPERNOTEN

KRUIDNOOTJES

 

[GaleriaGila]

Well, THEY ALL LOOK DEE-LISH!!
Just beautiful...

I guess classic American foods would be hamburgers and fries, traditional holiday meals (Turkey, dressing, pumpkin pie), and probably chili and barbecue. Desserts include ice cream, pies, brownies, peanut-butter (that's also an entree!). America is so huge and so built upon immigration that regional foods are frequent. Clam chowder in the Northeast; tacos out West (really, everywhere these days); collard green and fried chicken down South. My favorite... derivations of Mexican food, "Tex Mex" dishes, and traditional Mexican dishes.

Now I'm hungry.

 

[Kiwibird]

My husband LOVES stroopwafels. I must admit, they are insanely tasty. I bet the rest of that would put me into a sugar coma because I would eat all of it lol

US? I would say comfort and fried foods are really our 'unique' food, but we have so many cultures here there is a crazy amount of variety like Gail was saying. In fact, virtually all "american" cuisine has been influenced by a different culture in some way, even if it was invented here. I would probably be able to find food from 15 different parts of the world within a 15 minute drive of my front door. Here's some super american food and treats I can think of:

Biscuits and gravy (hubby likes this)

Grits and collard greens

Cotton candy

Candy corns are my favorite candy, though I haven't eaten them or candy in general in a very long time...

 

[GaleriaGila]

Oh, KIWI.............. how did I leave out grits, especially?????????????????????????

AND MAC'N'CHEESE??????????? Okay, I'm gonna get a picture!

 

[GaleriaGila]

And it's totally regional-izeable...

Lobster in the NE; Chorizo in the SW; bacon in the midwest; shrimp on the West coast; and on and on...

 

[Teknogeddon]

Dude, No joke I lived in Germany for 4 years as a kid. So I'm like... jonsing now. I know what those taste like. Depending on how close you are to an airport/base we do get some of the products.

You know what I miss? the 70 flavors of RitterSport.
We get maybe 5 here. I miss the variety.
That Chocolate was bomb.

REAL black forest cake would get you drunk. And it was awesome.

 

[Bundiibird]

These are from Australia.

Lamingtons

Vegemite

Weetbix

Meat pies

Anzac biscuits/cookies

Pavalova

Twisties

Milo

And my personal favourite from my childhood - Fairy Bread

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[plumsmum2005]

My husband LOVES stroopwafels. I must admit, they are insanely tasty. I bet the rest of that would put me into a sugar coma because I would eat all of it lol

US? I would say comfort and fried foods are really our 'unique' food, but we have so many cultures here there is a crazy amount of variety like Gail was saying. In fact, virtually all "american" cuisine has been influenced by a different culture in some way, even if it was invented here. I would probably be able to find food from 15 different parts of the world within a 15 minute drive of my front door. Here's some super american food and treats I can think of:

Biscuits and gravy (hubby likes this)

Grits and collard greens

Cotton candy

Candy corns are my favorite candy, though I haven't eaten them or candy in general in a very long time...

Absolutely fascinated by this thread and do recognize some. Am intrigued by Biscuits and Gravy and what on earth are grits? Biscuits and gravy over here would be

And not something to be recommended IMO. Please pacify my curiosity LOL

 

[Bundiibird]

Plumsmum, that is exactly what biscuits and gravy mean in Australia as well.

 

[plumsmum2005]

This is my offerings from England - Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding. and Roast Potatoes and Gravy, gosh this thread is making me hungry.

Fish, Chips and Mushy Peas

And of course love it or hate it Marmite

 

[plumsmum2005]

Plumsmum, that is exactly what biscuits and gravy mean in Australia as well.

So we are both thinking

 

[Kiwibird]

Absolutely fascinated by this thread and do recognize some. Am intrigued by Biscuits and Gravy and what on earth are grits? Biscuits and gravy over here would be

And not something to be recommended IMO. Please pacify my curiosity LOL

LOL! No, that would not be a good combination:26: People in the UK call what we call "cookies" biscuits. We also call what you call "crisps" chips and what you call "chips" fries. As for how I'd describe an (American) biscuit? It's kinda like a bun, but very rich because it contains butter and buttermilk. Most people eat biscuits and gravy with breakfast but biscuits are good with any meal (especially when one adds cheese and garlic!):

Baking Powder Biscuits Recipe | King Arthur Flour

Grits are are made of corn and similar to hot cereals, but often flavored to be savory rather than sweet.

 

[Marileen]

It is so much fun to read and vieuw this
Nice to learn about your country's

 

[Kiwibird]

This is my offerings from England - Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding. and Roast Potatoes and Gravy, gosh this thread is making me hungry.

My dad grew up in England and my grandma would make Yorkshire pudding for Thanksgiving. I remember it being very tasty, but have never been able to find adequate substitutes to make it without using meat drippings. It won't puff up right.

 

[plumsmum2005]

This is my offerings from England - Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding. and Roast Potatoes and Gravy, gosh this thread is making me hungry.

My dad grew up in England and my grandma would make Yorkshire pudding for Thanksgiving. I remember it being very tasty, but have never been able to find adequate substitutes to make it without using meat drippings. It won't puff up right.

So your biscuits are scones LOL We have them with cream and jam.
Confused re Gravy = sauce ?

Use lard for yorkies but any bun tin containing very hot oil, smoking! will do the trick, really! Have a go, yum!

 

[plumsmum2005]

Even more confusing with American input we now have cookies and biscuits. These are what we call cookies

 

[Kiwibird]

Ah, isn't it fun how language evolves? Yes, gravy is a sauce here. We call those cookies too, but also the 'biscuits' you showed would also be called cookies. Americans would call all these things cookies:

And scones here are like a sweet treat, sorta like a pastry but not as difficult to make. I've never actually eaten one, but they sell them in coffee shops and are usually flavors like blueberry or chocolate chip:

Have tried several variations of vegetarian and vegan yorkshire pudding, but it's never worked I get dense flying saucers lol. Maybe I'll try again next month for Thanksgiving with olive or avocado oil and a higher fat content nut milk.

 

[plumsmum2005]

Re Yorkshire Puds I don't use much milk as makes batter heavy & less likely to rise, add water to thin down, practice makes perfect and it takes a couple of batches, yes do have a go and let us know how you got on? BTW I have used a product by Unilever called Flora White instead of lard which I believe is OK (Vegetarian).

Have a go making 'your biscuits' and adding grated cheese, yum!

 

[SirEdwin89]

This is my offerings from England - Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding. and Roast Potatoes and Gravy, gosh this thread is making me hungry.

My dad grew up in England and my grandma would make Yorkshire pudding for Thanksgiving. I remember it being very tasty, but have never been able to find adequate substitutes to make it without using meat drippings. It won't puff up right.

So your biscuits are scones LOL We have them with cream and jam.
Confused re Gravy = sauce ?

Use lard for yorkies but any bun tin containing very hot oil, smoking! will do the trick, really! Have a go, yum!

I don't know if I would say they are quite comparable to scones. (at least not the ones I've had at tea houses, but those might just be an Americanized version) Scones to me are a bit more crumbly, and sweeter.
Biscuits (unless they are overdone) are usually softer and fluffier, and not as inherently sweet.

As for gravy, yeah I would say sauce is fairly accurate. fairly thick consistency for a liquid, usually has a turkey/sausage flavoring base.
Usually we just cover the biscuits in it ^_^

 

[Scott]

Regional foods in the southwest U.S. are heavily influenced by the shared border with Mexico. Many of the dishes are known as TexMex* as they lack authenticity and are not found in the internal regions of Mexico.

High on my list of favorites is the fish taco platter, as shown from one of my favorite restaurants:

Two fish tacos are shown top and bottom; grilled or fried fish with cabbage and a "secret sauce" inside two thin soft taco shells. Black beans in an edible tortilla shell at right, salsa garnish at center. Missing from this file photo is the shell filled with Mexican rice, usually to the left in place of the orange garnish.


*TexMex is a sometimes derogatory term for "inauthentic" cuisine, though it is delicious and has a huge following. Yes, the "Tex" is for Texas!