American food to feed to a British friend?

[FinnLassie]

Breakfast burrito.

Probably my weirdest experience in the US food wise. Pretty delicious, though. Still make it here back in Finland occasionally.

[Bohandas]

my experience is that the most characteristic food thing going on in the US is the various barbecue traditions.

I agree. Barbecue. Hotdogs, hamburgers, stuff like that.

[Yuki Akuma]

Get him something with that weird tastes-like-perfume fake grape flavouring.

Like, also other stuff, but that? That is not a thing you can find in the UK. It's weird.

[Mr Blobby]

Is Bovril something different in the UK?

From a quick search, seems the US edition is called 'Bovrite' - the UK edition can't be imported due to the beef fat or something [?]. From accounts they're fairly similar.

Not that it matters much, though - as it's a fairly niche product here in the UK anyway.

[golentan]

Can I recommend toasted ravioli? Deep fry the little guys in hot oil, then serve with a chunky marinara dipping sauce like you might use for mozzarella sticks. One of the things I miss from living in St. Louis.

[FinnLassie]

Can I recommend toasted ravioli? Deep fry the little guys in hot oil, then serve with a chunky marinara dipping sauce like you might use for mozzarella sticks. One of the things I miss from living in St. Louis.

My veins are clogging up by just reading this.

[golentan]

My veins are clogging up by just reading this.

Yep! Your veins are clogging... with FLAVOR!

Seriously, they are delicious, and they're an american food which pretty much nobody expects.

[Togath]

Also my British friends seem baffled by... fried ham.
I'd sort of assumed slices of a baked ham fried in a pan with butter were everywhere.

[Aéquitas]

Pizzaburger ofcourse!

[thorgrim29]

Also my British friends seem baffled by... fried ham.
I'd sort of assumed slices of a baked ham fried in a pan with butter were everywhere.

What else are you supposed to do with cold ham?

[golentan]

What else are you supposed to do with cold ham?

Eat it cold as part of a hoagie.

[Sapphire Guard]

Steak, because a lot of the additives are banned in Europe.

[Spacewolf]

What else are you supposed to do with cold ham?

Yea toss it in a sandwich I had one earlier today, although what's the difference between fried ham and Gammon exactly thinner slices?

[Razade]

Yea toss it in a sandwich I had one earlier today, although what's the difference between fried ham and Gammon exactly thinner slices?

Not much in the U.S. Ham can be from the back legs of a pig just as easily as elsewhere. Only difference is the curing process.

[Coidzor]

Yea toss it in a sandwich I had one earlier today, although what's the difference between fried ham and Gammon exactly thinner slices?

Gammon doesn't seem to be fried. If you took gammon and then pan-fried it, I imagine it would be fairly similar to fried ham, except the gammon would have only been cooked once whereas the ham might have been cooked anywhere between 1 and 3 times.

[Spacewolf]

Gammon doesn't seem to be fried. If you took gammon and then pan-fried it, I imagine it would be fairly similar to fried ham, except the gammon would have only been cooked once whereas the ham might have been cooked anywhere between 1 and 3 times.

Gammon can be fried or roasted, it's pretty nice either way. If it's fried it's usually served with either a fried egg or pineapple on top depending on your preference. If it's roasted usually served along with roast potato as a sunday meal.

Hmm interesting I do think I can remember having warmed up cold cuts of ham at some point but can't remember what the meal was.

[Wardog]

Any decent grocery store will sell mince. In a jar. Ostensibly for making mince or mincemeat pie. It's really disgusting and I don't know exactly who actually eats it or why, but they do sell a fair bit around Christmas time. So unless they're part of that mince-eating subculture, it's going to be something they either haven't heard of, confuse with meat pies and then get disgusted when it's not meaty at all, or it's something they've only ever seen in passing at the store.

What's wrong with mince pies? Is that just a personal opinion (if so, fair enough), or is there something about spiced fruit pies that clashes with the American taste, or is it just that Americans do mincemeat wrong?

[Amidus Drexel]

What's wrong with mince pies? Is that just a personal opinion (if so, fair enough), or is there something about spiced fruit pies that clashes with the American taste, or is it just that Americans do mincemeat wrong?

I wouldn't say there's anything wrong with it - just that it's not so much a thing over here, you know? I suspect most Americans don't know what mince is, and have never had a mince pie.

[2D8HP]

... I suspect most Americans don't know what mince is, and have never had a mince pie.

It's like eggnog, fruitcake, and turkey for dinner. Just for holiday "traditions", but not something you have most of the year.

[veti]

What else are you supposed to do with cold ham?

Sandwich, with mustard. Side dish. Pasta salad. Tossed salad. Pizza topping. Fried rice. Eggs benedict. Fried eggs. Green eggs. Eggs and chips. Chicken casserole. Bolognese sauce. Macaroni cheese. Cauliflower cheese.

Ham is just about the most versatile form of meat there is.

[thorgrim29]

I was being facetious but still, pan frying is a good way to use it

[Peelee]

Sandwich, with mustard. Side dish. Pasta salad. Tossed salad. Pizza topping. Fried rice. Eggs benedict. Fried eggs. Green eggs. Eggs and chips. Chicken casserole. Bolognese sauce. Macaroni cheese. Cauliflower cheese.

Ham is just about the most versatile form of meat there is.

Eggs Benedict with cold ham? What a horrid thought. Let us never speak of this again.

[Coidzor]

Eggs Benedict with cold ham? What a horrid thought. Let us never speak of this again.

Well, you ideally wouldn't leave it cold, but ham, canadian bacon, and actual bacon are potential ingredients for the pork portion of the dish.

[thorgrim29]

Or eggs woodhouse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVgmI-YF16g

[golentan]

Or eggs woodhouse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVgmI-YF16g

That... Wow... That is absurd.

Though I'd totally be willing to take some notes from it. Artichoke hearts on eggs benedict seems like a good idea.

[kyoryu]

Breakfast burrito.

Probably my weirdest experience in the US food wise. Pretty delicious, though. Still make it here back in Finland occasionally.

If you can get a good one in the PNW.

Living in Austin, I of course prefer breakfast tacos.

[Mando Knight]

Eggs Benedict with cold ham? What a horrid thought. Let us never speak of this again.

You don't have to leave the cold ham cold, y'know.

[Algeh]

While I'm not a big fan of sardines (not a big fan of fish in general, and I get enough salt in my diet as it is), can confirm that bread and tomato soup go very well together.

I think of a grilled cheese sandwich as the traditional accompaniment to tomato soup. Pretty much any combination of tomato, cheese, and carbs is delicious (see also: most Americanized Italian food), but dipping a grilled cheese sandwich into tomato soup is a totally a "comfort food" meal to me.

Haven't tried it with sardines, though. I've been a vegetarian for a long time now, and I wasn't a big tomato fan back when I used to eat meat. I seem to recall that you can get canned fish in some kind of tomato sauce pre-packaged, so assuming that that's a thing people actually eat it would also make sense to eat similar fish with tomato soup.

Of course, my grandpa thought it was reasonable to drink a mixture of tomato juice and beer (is this an Idaho thing? a older generation thing? Or just one of those things my grandfather decided was a good idea for his own reasons?), so I guess tomato is one of those flavors that some people will eat with just about anything.

[golentan]

I think of a grilled cheese sandwich as the traditional accompaniment to tomato soup. Pretty much any combination of tomato, cheese, and carbs is delicious (see also: most Americanized Italian food), but dipping a grilled cheese sandwich into tomato soup is a totally a "comfort food" meal to me.

Haven't tried it with sardines, though. I've been a vegetarian for a long time now, and I wasn't a big tomato fan back when I used to eat meat. I seem to recall that you can get canned fish in some kind of tomato sauce pre-packaged, so assuming that that's a thing people actually eat it would also make sense to eat similar fish with tomato soup.

Of course, my grandpa thought it was reasonable to drink a mixture of tomato juice and beer (is this an Idaho thing? a older generation thing? Or just one of those things my grandfather decided was a good idea for his own reasons?), so I guess tomato is one of those flavors that some people will eat with just about anything.

A quick search suggest that isn't just a "your grandpa" thing. Called a Red Eye (or with a couple other ingredients, a Michelada).

Seems like an odd thing to me, but then again... My grandpa took his morning orange juice with poison. Literally. He was a chemist, and he measured out the poison very carefully so that it would be neutralized by the acid in the OJ, and vice versa.

[Yuki Akuma]

Tomato juice is a semi-common mixer for spirits, but putting it in beer is kinda weird. If only because beer isn't usually a mixing alcohol.