🇬🇧BRIT Reacts To THINGS SOLD AS "AMERICAN" BUT AREN’T REALLY..

[@ginao8935]

As an American, may I please set the record straight? At NO time, ever, does a hot dog belong in a jar or can 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@TheGelasiaBlythe]

Now all I can think about is those Vienna sausages. My sister and I were convinced, as kids, that those were made of cat food, and not from Vienna.

[@sikksotoo]

@@TheGelasiaBlythe They smell like they are

[@TheGelasiaBlythe]

@@sikksotoo seriously. So, so cat food-ish of a smell. That can't be a food enjoyed by actual humans in a cultural hub like Vienna. Viennese cats? Most definitely.

[@ΒΞΔΝ]

It's because they don't need refrigeration. Many things are sold like this in EU such as eggs not needing to be cold. They don't have huge supermarkets as regular as the USA does so they keep the refrigerated section limited whereas in the states we have 3-10 huge isles of frozen and refrigerated items depending on the market.

[@RHCole]

@@TheGelasiaBlythe ...and now all I am thinking about is that fake Vienna Sausage commercial from National Lampoon's Dirty Movie 😆

[@tibowmew]

I've always found it hilarious how people advertise red Solo cups in other countries. They're literally just cheap party cups that can be used for birthdays, picnics, etc.

[@corneliussnow8215]

It's so bizarre but, blame Hollywood I guess? The entertainment industry of America is monstrously massive and globally reaching so our films, shows, and music get shown in practically every corner of the world. These are bound to have scenes of parties and these cups are bound to be in them. To us Americans, they're just cheap but, durable plastic cups perfect for any kind of party. In foreign countries where these weren't sold before, they sorta gained a mystical cult status as a quintessential symbol of American Partying. Like, I've legit read stories of people meeting or housing foreign visitors and a package of these red cups or Hell, even just an individual one, are taken back home as a souvenir.

[@MartinMazur]

Then being sold as “American”, can charge probably way more than we would consider paying for.

[@nacy55]

Yeah red Solo cups are used a lot at frat parties and stuff like. But there's also blue Solo cups and green Solo cups and yellow Solo cups. But some reason the red Solo cups wins the prize

[@druhol6753]

Solo cups are popular at parties because you can mask the alcoholic beverage that you’re drinking when you’re under 21. Something that’s not an issue overseas

[@Hanpee18]

When I visited London we found a small shop that was an “American store” and it was just junk food but also like junk food I hadn’t seen in decades. It was really funny.

[@lalida6432]

Funny because I’ve been to England and I thought they were very addicted to sugary things.

[@EiferBrennan]

The original hamburger was called that because it utilized a grinding technique from Hamburg but was created in the United States. Grocery stores in the United States also do have what we call international sections.

[@terrigaines1812]

It depends on what grocery store you go to actually because some stores do carry international foods.

[@PhycoKrusk]

It's tricky to tell exactly what was the first to sell a hamburger - they probably did exist at State fairs in some form (if not exactly how we know them today) for as long as there have been State fairs. It is, however, _fait accompli_ that the first proper "hamburger joint" is Louis' Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut.

[@TheLastGarou]

Pounded steak, in the Hamburg style.

[@xflamxingox]

@@PhycoKrusk There's also a claim from Seymour, WI that the hamburger originated there. There's even a burger chain in New Zealand called Burger Wisconsin. I've also heard claims from somewhere in Texas, I believe, so who knows for sure? lol

[@anndeecosita3586]

Some grocery stores are entirely international.

[@kevinbrown-ge6sz]

This video explains why a lot of European KZbinrs think we eat so much sugar. I've never tried marshmallow spread in my life.

[@Laura-mi3nv]

I think most people only ever use it for rice krispy treats.

[@RHCole]

@@Laura-mi3nv Fluffernutter sandwiches [chef's kiss] Peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwhich. Decadent, sugary, best with a sliced banana on it.

[@themoviedealers]

Mostly consumed in New England.

[@JustinJurazick]

I ate it a lot as a kid on peanut butter but yeah its not really something I ever really reach for anymore lol

[@bobbimccain2385]

Marshmallow spread on a graham cracker is a great little healthy snack, and tastes soo good.

[@jariemonah]

Turkey and roast dinners aren't what we describe as American Christmas meals. "Roast dinner" is a British term that we never use. And turkeys are mainly Thanksgiving and many people get tired of it by Christmas so we go for ham.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

But there’s a lot of variation. Both regional and by family.

[@jariemonah]

@@JustMe-dc6ks Yes, but I'm just trying to discredit this misconception that Kabir has about Americans having the same Christmas meals as the Brits. We don't call them "roasts" and many of us don't do turkey on Christmas.

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

Regarding your closing comment....yes. And here's a personal anecdote for ya. I had a Filipino girlfriend that I met on Facebook back in 2017. And one of her running comments was that Americans just ate burgers all the time. My response was, no we don't. We eat all kinds of things. But since then, I've learned by watching channels like yours, Joel & Lia, Sean, Beesleys, and Lost in the Pond, is that Europeans, at least Brits anyway, tend to call any food item made with a burger bun a burger. And I'm here to tell you that that is not what defines a burger. A burger is any sandwich made with a hamburger patty or patties. Anything else, like a fried or grilled chicken breast, pulled pork, fried pork tenderloin, roast beef, sliced chicken, turkey, or ham, is just a sandwich. The bun is not what defines the sandwich. It's the meat. And only an actual ground beef patty, aka a hamburger, does a burger make. When I hear Joel & Lia order a chicken sandwich and he calls it a chicken burger, all I can do is recoil in disgust. Lol. Like what? No...

[@JuneBaby01]

I'm with you on that, I don't know why it's so difficult for them to get it...burger=ground beef( deer, bison, etc.) patty on a bun, anything else(poultry, pork, fish)=sandwich!

[@msdarby515]

Absolutely! I also picked up on the burger thing by watching several channels. Then I saw something (forgive me, I don't remember what it was) where an American took someone to eat at a BBQ joint and their guest kept saying "burger" in reference to a pulled pork sandwich. Finally the American corrected them that "this isn't a burger" which then confused the guest who asked what we call it and the host responded, "It's just a sandwich." So they kept on and again the guest referred to it as a burger a few times but corrected themselves. This entire time it's driving me crazy because I understand that neither one of them knows why one is saying "sandwich" and the other is saying "burger". But.....finally, in the end, the guest again says burger and the host asks, "Why do you keep calling it a burger?" and the guest says, "Isn't that what you call food you put on a bun!!" So then the host explained, much as you did, that a burger in the USA refers to hamburger only....although I have to say it did bug me a little that he didn't add, as you did, that it's chopped beef, or "mince" as they call it, because the guest still seemed quite ruffled about the whole concept. LOL

[@JMM33RanMA]

@@JuneBaby01 You do know that supermarkets [at least in the northeast] sell ground meat that might be turkey, chicken, pork or a mix. The same is true for commercially made meatballs. I've seen buffalo/bison here for an outrageous price double, triple or more per pound than regular beef. I've found that the beef, turkey and pork is the best for consistency and flavor but you have to be sure that the content is 50% beef and that the pork % is more than the turkey. You wealthy people who insist on 100% sirloin steak ground beef are really funny.

[@cherylflam3250]

The sad thing is….as often as they are told they are wrong….they don’t believe us. And won’t change !

[@unnecessaryapostrophe4047]

I'll go so far as to grant them that a ground meat patty of any kind, including poultry, could be a burger. But no, a filet on a bun is not a burger.

[@eksortso]

The green McDonald's shake, which disappeared for awhile but came back recently, is a "Shamrock Shake," which comes out special around St. Patrick's Day. It's not radioactive green, but it's green enough, and lots of Americans are nostalgic for these McIrish McShakes. I had it once, and I can't remember it properly but I thought it was mint-y. I could be wrong. I'm diabetic after all.

[@bagnome]

"McIrish" just sounds doubly Irish. haha

[@eksortso]

@@bagnome Does it? I always thought that "Mc" was predominantly Scottish, or it has been among people I've known. But I may be biased. I'm from Western Pennsylvania, which had lots of Scottish and German influences, and Pittsburgh with more Eastern European influences. And the "McIrish McShake" thing came from a funny friend of mine. I love it!

[@xzonia1]

You're correct; they're minty. :)

[@smallsparry]

That was green orange juice...not a shake 😉

[@eksortso]

@@smallsparry Was it mint-flavored orange juice? One way or another, somebody got ripped off!

[@philbarrows2431]

Concerning that "Christmas Turkey"... I'm sure some fellow Americans indulge in turkey, but my family and most of my friends are done with the big turkey feast after Thanksgiving Day. I think ham or roast beef is more likely for Christmas dinner. We're on the west coast and if crab season starts on time, we feast on dungeness crab and sourdough bread - Yum!

[@MichaelScheele]

Fortune cookies originated in the San Francisco area among Japanese and Chinese immigrant restaurateurs. They appear to be based on a Japanese, not Chinese, dessert item. From what I understand, they have had only moderate success in marketing them in China, where they are billed as an American item. Hot dogs (aka frankfurters or wieners) and hamburgers are of German origin, but America made them its own. It's similar to the way America made pizza its own. A number of foods (e.g., tomatoes and potatoes) originated in the New World and were adopted by many European countries and used in popular dishes associated with their respective countries.

[@monicapdx]

Yep, I just read an entire chapter - or so - in a book about Chinese food in America that tracked down the origination of fortune cookies. Boiled down: a Japanese guy in San Francisco invented them. The book is The Fortune Cookie Chronicles by Jennifer Lee. Not that great a book, honestly. Pretty forgettable, which is why I don't remember how many chapters studied fortune cookies. I had to check my library records to get the title and author.

[@Xai888]

To add, when the Japanese were taken to the prison camps during WWII, the Chinese then took it over

[@philbarrows2431]

@@Xai888 That I didn't know.

[@lalida6432]

I love telling people Kikkoman Soy Sauce was created in America.

[@hlessiavedon]

@@lalida6432 same with instant "ramen" like maruchan.

[@sikksotoo]

We have a full two-sided aisle of international foods in our stores. It's mostly Asian, Hispanic and Kosher products. At least in Phoenix.

[@heatherharroff4790]

Literally the same in Dallas. But I’ve never noticed kosher I’m sure they have it but I’ve just never paid attention. But for sure the Asian and Hispanic.

[@zenjeongrebelle1808]

@@heatherharroff4790 I think kosher has its own isle now

[@heatherharroff4790]

@@zenjeongrebelle1808 well that makes sense.

[@anndeecosita3586]

@@heatherharroff4790 I’ve seen kosher items in Winn Dixie and Kroger stores I’ve been to in the South.

[@johnspartan5515]

We do have "international" isles in our markets. A good 3 shelves have all of the uk items from the blue can baked beans, Branson pickle, chutneys, shortbread, teas, etc. Just to add to the faux, apple pie comes from Germany as well!🤣👍

[@carolmoilanen4530]

The green shake from McDonald's is a Shamrock shake sold in March for St. Patricia day basically tastes minty

[@carolmoilanen4530]

Patrick’s Day lol

[@yugioht42]

That “American” cookie is likely a try at the black and white cookie. It’s basically a butter cookie dipped into white and black icing in equal halves. It’s not really that different from normal cookies just that it’s color is unique.

[@MichaelScheele]

Black and White cookies are more of a New York thing, even though I've seen them in the Seattle area. There's even a Seinfeld episode that references the Black and White cookie.

[@tg19581]

That cookie is only sold in a few states on the east coast. The rest of the country has never heard of them...maybe a few more die to food network

[@JMM33RanMA]

Te only original American cookies are the Toll House chocolate chip cookie and the Fig Newton, both said to have been invented in Newton, Massachusetts. Marshmallow Fluff and NECCO Wafers were also invented here, not great things to be remembered for.

[@karlamackey4675]

They actually look pretty good. I'd definitely try those cookies.

[@purpellnurpell8095]

@@tg19581 Publix grocery stores sell black and white cookies in their bakery all over the southeast. I’m sure plenty of other places do too

[@deeperthings]

I lived in France for a year. They also have "bifteck américain" ("American steak"), which is basically raw hamburger with stuff mixed in it; "sauce américain" ("American sauce"), which is tasty on fries: "sandwich américain" (which they also call a "mitrailleuse", or "machine gun") which is just like they showed in the video. Beyond that, what we call "French kissing", they call "bisous américain": "American kissing". I also lived a few months in Luxembourg, and they had a British store where I could buy a few things (like cranberry sauce) that just don't show up normally on the continent. And yeah, it was a basically exoticized view of British culture. Bonus pro tip: when you see salmon sushi, it is Norwegian. Atlantic salmon is a clean fish, suitable for the making of sushi. The salmon known to the Japanese is Pacific Salmon, and it is safer to eat raw pork than to eat raw Pacific salmon. For 35 years now, a Norwegian ex-pat has been promoting salmon sushi in Japan, but it has barely caught on there. You can find it all over the USA. It is still Norwegian. Extra-bonus pro tip: fortune cookies started in the Japanese restaurants in California. When the US government rounded up all the Japanese from the west coast and interred them in camps in the mountain west, the existing supply of fortune cookies were sold to the Chinese, who then used them in their restaurants in California. So, that's only been a thing since WWII and is more American than Chinese.

[@Stepperg1]

The red solo cup has been around since the 1970s made by the Solo Cup Company. It was developed for parties so that they could be easily found and thrown away. Toby Keith did the cups proud in a song, which he did not write, on his album Clancy's Tavern. The inventer thought families would love them for picnics, too.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

The song of course has come out since we found out ‘furriners’ had declared them an American icon. 😂

[@bobbimccain2385]

@@JustMe-dc6ks furriners Love it…

[@AndyHoke]

In the U.S., we have an aisle (or more for large stores) for international foods. Some near me have specific Asian or Hispanic sections. 53, and I learned that european stores usually have American section. It makes sense for people crossing the Atlantic frequently.

[@KatMom007]

Yes! In our stores we have Heinz Baked Beans!

[@themourningstar338]

@@KatMom007 You do realize that Heinz is an American company right? Heinz was already selling food in Britain, but food rationing during WW2 is what made Heinz baked beans a staple over there and made them a big part of their food culture. Even the navy beans used in it are also native to the Americas.

[@lalida6432]

Asian people know not to shop here. Everything usually costs at least twice what it costs at a good Asian grocery store. Those aisles are mostly for Americans who don’t know any better.

[@ThatsGoldJerry575]

Kabir asks with hope: "Do you guys have a British food section!?" Us: ".....nope" lol

[@mommaelspeth]

My H‑E‑B has a British section. Ribena, irn bru, brown sauce, mushy peas, oat cakes, etc.

[@lalida6432]

Not enough for a whole section. At some of the nicer stores, I might see part of a shelf dedicated to British stuff at the end of a very long International (read Latino) section.

[@geedavia1785]

Honestly... I think *Kabir, Joel & Lia* play a game where they cleverly throw shade at Americans & American traditions (all while) *Profiting off them.* *Lawence's* *"Across the Pond"* Vlog was the *Forerunner of this Genre,* & tries to dispel myths & enlighten folks from both sides of the Atlantic and beyond w/a whimsical approach. *He gets it.* *The Beasley's* are also kind of cool with their approach because they seem to be seeking knowledge & acknowledge-while *Kabir, Joel & Lia* *Subtly Sneer* at everything from language to our traditions & our country, in general... Not saying- Any of them are wrong or terrible (just) be careful (especially you) *Kabir. You don't wanna get on our bad side* *+ We can spot bad actors- PHONIES* *A Mile away.*

[@claregale9011]

@@geedavia1785 so you prefer the channels that never put the u.s. in a bad light ?? No country is perfect especially not the u.s. , I see a lot of the reverse too in American youtubers taking the piss out of british traditions etc .

[@geedavia1785]

@@claregale9011 1. Make your *Own Conclusions.* Don't try to put words in my mouth. I mentioned 4- channels & 5- Brits. Yet you managed to extrapolate the rubbish you replied? *I think my previous reply was self-explanatory...* 2. My reply has nothing to do with "Countries". It has everything to do with those 3-who's existence is due a large part to their *U.S Centric Channels, trying to be cheeky.*

[@SUPRAMIKE18]

That green McDonald's drink is real, it's the Shamrocks Shake, a mint flavor milkshake you can get around St Patrick's day (it will also temporarily make your tounge bright green lol)

[@CR-pp7ls]

I really liked this Fauxthenticity topic. Yes, I promise you guys, despite appearances, we do sell/buy/eat veg/other fresh produce here all the time in the US. Along with the crazy stuff.

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

Ah yes, the Red Solo Cup. I must've missed that part when the Beesely Channel reviewed this video. But anyway, yes, it's just a cup. Nothing special about it, but it's literally like the only real, disposable cup sold that is fairly durable. Meaning that it doesn't squish very easily. Other disposable cup are made of a foggy translucent plastic that squishes easily and often gets knocked over because when you go to grab it, you squeeze it in your fingers and the liquid within gets pushed up and out. Red Solo cups don't do that, so that's why they are preferred more times than not. It's not that they're specially for Parties or anything, it's that they're a good durable disposable cup that is MASS PRODUCED and is popular because of it. The fact that foreign countries don't produce these cups themselves is a mystery.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Basically this. The combination of durable and disposable. Being largish doesn’t hurt either, and fun fact the lines molded into them are measurements.

[@bobbimccain2385]

Correct me if wrong , but I think the red solo cup is environmentally friendly.

[@lazarusblack9995]

True story: Was visiting Iceland with wife and friends and we decided to try a "The American Restaurant". Inside, it was a lot like a Culver's (a chain of restaurants in the US Midwest). Behind the counter, there was an enormous photo of a cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and special sauce. Looked great. I didn't trust it - however, preferring to order the fish & chips, which Iceland does extremely well. Anyway, everyone got their order and quickly discovered the hilarity. It was like they decided what was on the burger from the photographs. Bun and lettuce and cheese was okay. Burger was unseasoned. But instead of the pickle were raw cucumber chips. Instead of the tomato, was a red bell pepper. And instead of the Special Sauce (aka Fry Sauce aka Mayo&Ketchup) was Iceland's national condiment: unsalted mayo and paprika. But holding it up to the photo, it looked spot on! Just tasted awful. I was the only one who wasn't starving an hour later.

[@sethjaffe9095]

Most hot dogs sold in America are not sold in glass jars or cans. The vast majority are sold in shrink wrapped plastic bags. The only placces I see them are in foreign food stores and are primarily imported from Germany.

[@cljohnson3254]

I live on the OK/AR state line in the US, within 3 hours of Texas. We have a large Mexican, South Vietnamese/Laotian, and Pakistani population as Fort Smith, AR once held Fort Chaffe, where they brought refugees during many wars. My family is of Japanese, Afghani, Cherokee, Irish, Welsh, Spanish, & Scandinavian heritage. Most people don't expect the "ethnic" spread we have in these states, but we are here. We just have our own stores to shop at and skip the chain stores "ethnic" sections.

[@lashutterbug]

I imagine that the Swedish "American Sauce" also tastes good. It's not too far from the sauce on Big Macs, which is basically Thousand Island Dressing (mayo, ketchup and diced pickles). I've added hot sauce to this mixture and it really adds some zip to it. Removing at least some of the mayo would probably increase the effect.

[@oneslikeme]

7:31 I'm pretty sure that drink is sold at McDonald's every year on St. Patrick's Day. It isn't an everyday thing, it's a part of a "fauxthentic" Irish holiday. In fact, we tend to put green dye in lots of things for St. Patrick's Day. Beer comes to mind lol

[@jamesoliver6625]

Here in central Texas, I would describe the cultural cuisine as a heavy blend of the three primary influences from our history, Mexican, German/Eastern Europe (Wends, Czech, Bohemian), and western Cattle industry and their associates. As a kid, depending upon which friend's house we ganged up at after school, our snacks went from tortillas and dessert empanadas to kolaches to actual blends of the sausage wrap (a westernized bratwurst in a tortilla with mustard or barbecue sauce on it). My assumption at the time (12 years old in the early 60s) was that kids in the blended areas like south Chicago might get the same from Korean to Polish kid food where all those cultural cuisines had blended in a likewise manner into "American".

[@lalida6432]

I’m from Detroit and they have a very heavy Polish and Greek influenced cuisine. Now, it’s more heavily influenced by MIddle Eastern and Mediterranean food because so many have settled in the Detroit area. Seeing pita bread is very common in Detroit now.

[@SpecsCloud]

7:37 Thats a Shamrock Shake, it's not that green for starters, its a light green, and it's an item that only appears during Saint Patrick's day. Its a basic mint milkshake but if you sell something at only one time of the year people will go bonkers over it lol

[@lalida6432]

I think the idea of fried chicken in Asia is very relatable. It’s one of those cuisines that translates because Asian countries had a familiarity with frying chicken before KFC. KFC just made it crispier. That’s why KFC is a hit in Asia. The concept was already familiar.

[@zzkeokizz]

The cookie part of the fortune cookie came from Japan. It’s called senbei. The fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco The sushi with the rice on the outside is a California roll. Real sushi has seaweed on the outside.

[@MrHolven2012]

Mayonnaise+ relish=tartar sauce. Mostly used for fried fish here in the USA. Fry sauce is a combination of mayonnaise and ketchup or BBQ sauce and maybe some spices. It's also a mainly Utah thing here.

[@terrigaines1812]

Actually, my husband likes to dip his fries in tartar sauce and so did my mother.

[@JMM33RanMA]

Thanks for that, I was going to mention tartar sauce before reading your post. Here in Massachusetts, there are three choices popular for fries and clams, ketchup, vinegar & salt and tartar sauce. My father's family preferred vinegar & salt [thought it was french], my mother's family preferred tartar sauce and my friends put ketchup on everything, except the friends from Plymouth and Cape Cod who put cranberry sauce on most things.

[@Anthony-GoAvsGo]

My family now uses yum yum sauce to dip fries in. Last year we ran out of ketchup so we used yum yum sauce and it was gooood

[@terrigaines1812]

@@Anthony-GoAvsGo What does it taste like? I've always wanted to try it but the color is off-putting to me.

[@MrHolven2012]

@@terrigaines1812 what does which one taste like? It will taste like whatever you want to put in it. If you mix the mayo and relish with a bit of ketchup and you have 1000 island dressing, AKA big Mac sauce 😉

[@derred723]

i'd guess those things have been characterized as quintessentially American because a big American export is "fast food" which is hamburgers and hot dogs. I've also noticed that a lot of things in tv and movies are taken as real American life where 99% of Americans will see a movie or tv show and instantly recognize where things are gross exaggerations for the sake of tv and not real. The solo cup thing is hilarious. Nobody in America pays much attention to the cup until foreigners mentioned it as a noted thing.

[@jimwilcox2964]

The grocery stores here in Iowa have Asian and Mexican aisles. Being in a college town with a lot of International students there are also small independent asian and mexican grocery stores. Also a British one because Marcus who owns the Mucky Duck pub is from England.

[@pawpaw__]

Aye, oh, uggghhh

[@yugioht42]

True Japanese sushi is rice on bottom with fish on top with maybe a dab of wasabi in the middle. That or just straight fish with rice on the side, possibly just a bowl of rice with fish topping the entire thing. There are no rolls in traditional sushi. There is also a ton of rules in this thing. Two really stand out do not season the sushi as soy will destroy the taste, and eat in the exact order the chef hands it to you, lasting no more than 30 minutes it will be a dinner you never forget. Oh and don’t use chopsticks as traditionally it’s eaten with the fingers.

[@lalida6432]

When I was a kid, I was in Thailand and my cousins took me to a pizza place (this would’ve been the 80s before Pizza Hut landed there) that was being hailed by everyone in Bangkok. I went and it was the thinnist dough with just a smattering of tomato sauce and some processed parmesan on top. Truly terrible. When I came home, I realized it was exactly like the Chef-boy-ardee pizza that was sold in a box here. They were somehow just taking that pizza in a box, making it and selling it over there. I was truly amazed.

[@douggaijin]

In 1995, my wife and I, went back to Việt Nam to visit her mother. We went to District 1 ( downtown) Sài Gòn and there were two restaurants next to each other with signs in English, ‘California Fried Chicken’ and ‘California Pizza’. I was taking photos and the owner of the chicken restaurant ask me to come in, taste it and let him know if his chicken tastes like American fried chicken. It was pretty good but the taste was unique since it was fried in peanut oil.

[@rasapplepipe]

That green drink from McDonald's is a shamrock shake the most authentic Irish cuisine you can get here in the U.S.

[@license2kilttheplaidlad640]

We always called them Malox shakes because that's what they taste like

[@RHCole]

More authentic than corned beef and cabbage.

[@anarchyneverdies3567]

😂

[@richardwest4554]

Not true. Try going to Boston and an authentic Irish pub you'll never regret it.

[@rasapplepipe]

@@richardwest4554 next thing you are going to tell me is that Lucky Charms cereal is not authentic Hibernian food either. Always wanted to go to Boston they love my surname there.

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

P.S. It's like the rest of the world learned our culture by watching our commercials. I mean, those foods were revolting. Some of those hot dogs, on Coney Island, you could get the death penalty.

[@gregthebaritone]

Some of these things are popular in America, but only in a particular region or at a particular time. A-1 steak sauce was really big in the 70s and 80s. I barely knew about Fluff when I was a kid, and I don't think my mom ever bought it. However, when I got to college in Boston and interacted with a bunch of people in the Northeast, most of them loved it and a very popular sandwich for kids was a fluffernutter, which was a peanut butter and Fluff sandwich. I think that goldfish crackers and pop tarts are still pretty popular today.

[@sassycatz4470]

I have to say that, since my family has turkey for Thanksgiving, we tend to not eat turkey on Christmas. We usually eat prime rib, filet, a roast or something like that. However, never, in all my born days have we ever had KFC for Christmas. Oh, and that creamed corn on a pizza sounds utterly disgusting. By the way, using red solo cups at parties is a way older tradition than the existence of Tik Tok. I'm pretty sure we used them when I was a college student and the internet definitely wasn't a thing back then. At least, not outside of the Defense Dept.

[@xzonia1]

We were using them in the 80's when I was a teen. Ironically, the Solo cup is popular in the US because it's a cheap, durable cup to use that can be disposed of guilt-free (from a financial perspective), and these other countries are charging $80 or more for a bag of them? Oh geez, talk about defeating the purpose of a thing! X)

[@phromic]

yeah my family has a beef roast because we just had a big thanksgiving turkey feast and just finished its left overs not to long ago and made things like turkey stock as well . another turkey feast on Christmas is actually over kill ext...

[@Fuzz32]

Hotdogs are an odd one. The sausages we call “Hotdogs” originate from two places. One of them the Wiener originates from Vienna, Austria. While another the Frankfurter originates from Frankfurt, Germany. Both appear similar but are different in one way. I can’t remember which one it is, but one is a mixture of pork and beef while the other is all pork. However, the item we know as a “Hotdog” was invented in the United States. Though in truth no one actually knows where. Same is true for the Hamburger. There’s a place in Connecticut that claims it but there are also two other places that claim it. And funnily enough, for a very brief period in the 60s (or 70s I can’t remember) there were actually more KFC restaurants than MacDonald’s. That has since changed. And authentic sushi has seaweed on the outside. The rice on the outside originated in Canada I think (or California it’s been a while since I’ve heard it).

[@michelef88063]

The marshmallow fluff is a northeastern thing. You make a sandwich with peanut butter and marshmallow fluff and it is called a fluff-a-nutter... I loved those growing up and even name one of my cats Fluff-A-Nutter.

[@msdarby515]

Kabir: "Would you guys eat this pizza?" (shows pizza topped with fruit). Me: Man....people are still pissed off at Hawaiian pizza and that still has meat on it. LOL However, if I had to choose between that and the creamed corn pizza.......bring me fruit!!

[@themourningstar338]

I totally agree, I'd absolutely go for the gross looking fruit pizza over the creamed corn one 🤮. The idea of creamed corn pizza is so freaking bizarre and disgusting. It must be yet another throwback to something to do with American GI's in WW2. Probably saw them eating canned cream corn or something (like the Belgians with the pate weirdness) and decided we eat tons of creamed corn...???? A lot of the questionable British food is also a throwback to the war, so I'd bet that's where at least some of these things stem from in Asia and Europe (though some Europeans looove to stereotype Americans, so there's the element of that too). For the record though, I enjoy Hawaiian pizza! Pineapple does belong on pizza... maraschino cherries however, do not. The only place a maraschino cherry has any business being imo is in an alcoholic cocktail LOL!!

[@lalida6432]

Yes, that pizza looked like a pizza with a fruitcake on top of it.

[@msdarby515]

@@lalida6432 LOL, it actually did!

[@Timmycoo]

Love Kabir immediately catching on the "aboot" followed by the Vancouver sign behind. I also think your plethora of vids of US gourmet throughout the states tells the tale that there isn't really an "American" food but an amalgamation of cultures. As a former Californian... oh I shudder at the sight of that pizza lol.

[@odog1999]

7:38: That's a Shamrock Shake, photo-edited to look neon green, sold around St Patrick's day

[@dklapec]

You had a lot of fun with this one. Well done.

[@JPMadden]

How is it that eating raw fish is now popular worldwide, yet we all call it by the wrong word? Raw fish is "sashimi" and "sushi" is the vinegared rice often served with the fish.

[@illman8876]

The Supermarket chain "Wegmans" in the NY/NJ/CT tri-state area ABSOLUTELY has a UK aisle, as well as polish and german and Indian products. Can't really speak for the rest of the country. It allowed me to try the british canned beans, and Irn-Bru.

[@skyydancer67]

I love Wegman's but outside NY and even NJ, it still gets harder to find some of the carribean staples. They get get lumped in with the Latino products on occasion too.

[@hkjuhucampbell4005]

In my 75 years, I have never seen or bought hot dogs or wieners in a can or a jar. Wouldn't know where to find them.

[@ndfnq7811]

The international aisle

[@Counterpoint1951]

The only product I've seen like this is Vienna sausages, which are small wieners packed in a can. You can find them in regular grocery stores alongside the other canned meats like Spam. I would eat them on rare occasions but haven't done so since I was a kid (over 20 years ago). They were much more popular from the 1940s-1970s, though.

[@GenXfrom75]

The reason I initially thought that fortune cookies were Chinese is because the Chinese family that owns the one I purchase from regularly insists that we have one for each family member. 🤣

[@ratdoglabark1011]

You have to watch the music video by Toby Keith Red Solo Cup.

[@patrickduffy8881]

The green drink was a McDonald’s Shamrock Shake, it’s mint flavor and only available in March for a couple weeks before St Patrick’s Day.

[@m.montague5228]

It’s not that green though. I’ve never had one that green before. Unless they enhanced the color to make it look like antifreeze? 😂 It’s been years since I’ve had one so who knows.

[@mdf3530]

7:33 That’s a Shamrock Shake. It’s mint flavored with a bunch of green food coloring. It’s a seasonal offering around St. Patrick’s Day.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

For a “traditional” St Patrick’s day.

[@mdf3530]

@@JustMe-dc6ks Goes well with corned beef and cabbage 😂

[@corneliussnow8215]

Funnily enough, a different British channel I follow reacted to this video as well and they also asked if we had British sections like the UK might have American sections. I was watching it after work in a supermarket which has several international sections. The largest were Latin American, Asian, and Italian but, British/Irish, Indian, and Jewish/Kosher had smaller sections. They didn't really advertise them as he sort of described though. The store doesn't display them like the American section he showed does. They aren't displaying it with signs that say things like "Travel across the Pond and experience the Royal taste of the United Kingdom!" it's more like "Hey, they got a shelf of British stuff. Cool." With that said, here was a list of the things the supermarket I work at carries .Jacob's Cream Crackers .Jacob's Jaffa Cakes .McVities Digestive Biscuits .McVities Hobnobs .Nestle Aero Bars .Nestle Munchies .Maltesers .Barry's Tea Irish Breakfast and Gold .Marmite .Colman's Mustard .HP Sauce .Heinz Tinned Cream of Tomato Soup .Heinz Tinned Baked Beans .Heinz Salad Cream Dressing .Robinsons Barley Lemon Water .Robinsons Apple and Black Currant Juice .Colman's Shepherd's Pie Mix .Branson Original Pickle .Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles .Wine Gums .Bounty Bars

[@NormaWills]

In the beginning of the video, they showed a picture of an "American" section at a grocery store. It's amusing to see A1 steak sauce made in the US by Kraft Heinz. It was originally called Brand's A1 sauce. It is a brown sauce that was originally created in the UK by Brand & Co. (a subsidiary of Premier Foods). I know that they eventually changed some of the recipe for the US version, such as they switched malt vinegar to spirit vinegar.

[@lalida6432]

I remember when I was young, going to a fancy steakhouse with my parents. It used to be considered gauche to ask for A1 at a nice restaurant. But so many did it that the fancy places eventually gave in. Now pretty much all steakhouses carry it.

[@jeanbaptistevallee4500]

We had a "Foreign Food" section in the market my mom used many years ago. On the way home from school we`d sometimes stop by for candy. As we got a bit older we would also check out the Spotted Dick in a can. No internet in those days, and those old 'Play Boy" magazines never mentioned a word....

[@carolgrosklags8933]

One time I was at a local supermarket and in the international aisle I spotted a can of spotted dick and I bought it. On the way home I was laughing on the bus and people were starting to be worried about me. Because here in America spotted dick might mean that you have a diseased private part 😂

[@JMM33RanMA]

The internationalization of food is a very interesting topic. Americans do like wings, especially "Buffalo Wings," Supposedly originating in Buffalo, NY [but I doubt it]. They are spicy and delicious, and the best around was in a small local African American BBQ restaurant. At first they were reluctant because "white people aren't used to our food." I had the same problem in Korea, so I said if I can eat Korean food for breakfast, I doubt this will be a problem. Like the Koreans they watched me, waiting for a negative reaction that never came. My favorite Mistaken for American food in S. Korea and Japan was Omuraise which they assumed to be American [Home Rice] it is absolutely fantastic and I highly recommend it. It's an omelet on top of a mound of fried rice and usually served with ketchup on top [though the locals may not have or like ketchup and substitute local sauces that are also delicious. BTW, pineapple pizza [or pineapple with ham] is often called Hawaiian or California Pizza, but was invented in Canada. A really Hawaiian or Samoan version would use Spam™, not ham. It tastes great but doesn't help the health of your arteries. Interestingly, Spam™ is popular because of WW II. Yes it's American, but the GIs hated it, especially after week of it. They wanted to help starving locals, especially the children, so they gave away their Spam™ to the locals, who, starving, thought it simply marvellous. I met some Europeans who eat it once a year to remember WW II and generous GIs. In Asia, not only is that also true, but Asians are crazy about pork in any form, Spam™, ham, sausage, tripe, etc. I tried was was turned off by pigs blood soup, and refused to try English blood sausage or similar chorizo. Thanks, Kabir, for a fantastic, not to say delicious, video. BTW the only true American foods are corn on the cob, pumpkins and squash, turkey, some beans and venison. In New England the famous foods are fish & chips, clam chowder, lobster and various seafoods that are likely European [at least partially] in origin. Every town and restaurant has a version of clam or fish chowder, and lobster bisque sounds french.

[@amberfuchscia709]

I live in a very culturally diverse area in California. Our grocers carry imported foods from all over the world, mostly integrated with everything else. We do have a section usually devoted to Mexican and various Asian cuisines. That is most likely because some people want to skip the search and just find what they were looking for immediately. As for the extremely unpalatable Californian Pizza...OMG!!! Who would actually eat that???

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

Regarding Spaghetti and other pasta/tomato combos. Since Marco Polo brought pasta back to Italy from Asia and tomatoes are native to South America, Spaghetti and Lasagne etc aren't actually Italian, but an Asian South American hybrid food that some awesome Italian chef mixed together and it went viral in the mid 1600's. Same with Pizza (Italian bread/SA tomato sauce hybrid) because tomato sauce didn't exist in Italy until the Spanish brought them back to Europe. Oh, and potatoes are also Native to South America, and many other foods that people think originated abroad.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Like the beans in the baked beans sold in Britain by the American company Heinz who are better known for condiments and tomato products here.

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

He sounds Canadian... His “take” on his neighbors to the south, is entertaining... 👍🏻

[@claudiakarl7888]

I think the flags and signs behind him are hint too 😉

[@RHCole]

The accent could be northern midwest as well. Minnesotans just sound like overly happy rural Canadians 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@anitamariaa]

He's from Vancouver, BC. He has a ton of content about North America comparisons, US, Canada, Europe, etc. ❤️🙂

[@hifijohn]

aboooot!

[@Blue_Star_Child]

Yeah, he's Canadian but is a writer for the Washington press also. He does alot of great videos. He sorta thinks Canada and America except for some differences really have the same culture.

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

I can't really fault Japanese KFC guy. Every tradition has to start somewhere, and if the good people of Japan didn't like it, they wouldn't do it. I'm betting he doesn't regret all those Yen, tho...

[@meltedplasticarmyguy]

As he stated early on, every country does this, and the US is no exception. One thing to note, about 99.9% of all "American" food is just reimagined ethnic food. Back during the mass immigration, many times when the immigrants came over, traditional ingredients were hard to come by, so they had to use what was available, thus creating a new version of traditional dishes. Over time, the new cuisine took on a life of its own, and some foods diverged so much that they are hardly recognizable from its traditional roots. The US is also a massive melting pot and the different cultures mingled, creating fusion foods. I would say that the only true American food are the traditional Native American dishes.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Chicken fried steak, and thus also its descendants country fried chicken and country fried pork, apparently came from German settlers in Texas adapting Wiener schnitzel.

[@greytooth898]

I don’t understand why the red Solo cups were included as “faux-thentic.” We really do use those a lot for events with a lot of people so that you don’t have to clean 30 glasses.

[@HyperWolf]

Probably because they make it seem as though it’s a must have for every American party. When it’s just one of the cheapest cups out there. Whenever the transparent, or other colored cups, are cheaper, people use those instead. There’s even a lot of Americans who have never been to a party where they used red solo cups. 😂

[@invisigoth510]

We have the international aisle which has a variety of foods from various countries The British Aisle has HP sauce, marmite, marmalade, shortbread, malteasers, particular brands of black tea & breakfast tea (Twinings, Rose, Tetley-brands which we have here), mushy peas, Heinz Beans, Tea Biscuits, lemon curd, clotted cream, various types of digestive biscuits, Jaffa cakes, Jammie Dodgers, Irn Bru, salad cream. Assorted candies

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

British sections aren’t as common as Mexican or Asian. Though many of the teas and cookies might still be found in the regular aisles.

[@invisigoth510]

@@JustMe-dc6ks we have a lot of overlap at our store. The shortbread is also on the regular cookie aisle (walkers), the teas are all brands that are made here while the ones on the UK aisle are imports even though it’s the same brand. The marmalade & lemon curd are a brand from the UK but lemon curd & marmalade are on the jam & jelly aisle. & I’m in Texas, so while we do have a Mexican aisle it’s actually brands that are popular with the local Hispanic community, meanwhile the whole grocery store is Mexican influenced The interesting aisle is the East Asian aisle, it’s next to the Chinese aisle which is really Americanized Chinese-esque brands & the East Asian asile is mostly Japanese & Korean products. With the large Vietnamese community we have, I’m surprised there aren’t more Vietnamese products

[@princessjava42]

Old Bay! Went to a Publix today, and they have the international aisle with different sections. From what I've seen in stores on the East Coast, the UK section typically has canned beans, mashed peas, tea, digestives, etc.

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

Alright, let me see if I can set the record straight on American pizza toppings by listing them all here... First of all Meats... 1) Pepperoni 2) Sausage (standard American Pork sausage) 3) Italian Sausage (seasoned with Fennel, a flowery herb native to Mediteranean shores) 4) Canadian Bacon (basically seasoned ham) 5) shredded Bacon 6) anchovies (tiny smelly fish) 7) Shredded chicken 8) Pulled BBQ pork Veggies: 1) Onions 2) Mushrooms 3) Green Bell Pepper 4) Red Bell Pepper 5) Jalepeno peppers 6) Pepperochini peppers 7) Spinach leaves Fruits: 1) Apple 2) Pineapple 3) cherry tomato slices Cheeses: 1) Mozzarella 2) Cheddar 3) Provolone 4) Colby They make 7 cheese pizzas, but I don't know what those other 3 cheeses would be... But the secret to any good pizza is the marinara sauce. If that ain't right, then the whole pizza doesn't taste very good.

[@terrigaines1812]

Who the hell puts apples on pizza?

[@themoviedealers]

Other cheeses could be Parmesan, Pecorino Romano or Provel.

[@ndfnq7811]

Peppers are fruit, olives are fruit. Other cheeses: feta, monterey jack, ricotta, romano, parmesan

[@jLutraveling]

We rally do not have a British section in our store. FYI we normally do not have turkey on Christmas since many in the US have turkey on Thanksgiving. On Christmas this year we had Prime Rib.

[@kevinprzy4539]

Lmao I'm crying at you doing the African accent with the American slang

[@mortensen1961]

And a thick British accent to boot. . . .😁😁

[@mauruhkatigaming4807]

"In Spain, duct tape is called 'American tape.'" Somewhere in rural Ontario, Red Green fumes silently.

[@md_vandenberg]

Canada is still part of the North American continent.

[@ndfnq7811]

Canada is in America. Just not in the US

[@oAPXo]

I think the question you asked in the end is due to sports (possibly), especially in baseball, almost every stadium has their own hot dog they make, I know the LA Dodgers have their own, literally called a Dodger Dog.

[@enidrobertson4858]

I've heard that most of the things that other countries think make Japan weird are also thought to be weird by the Japanese. In Texas our largest supermarket chain has an Asian food section. The Mexican section is surprisingly small, but then most Mexican foods are not thought of as exotic here and are more often simply found throughout the store. Oh, and there is no British section.

[@georgehutter339]

The green shake is a shamrock shake, its good as hecc. Its mint flavored, also there's a stereotype of americans eating nothing but fast food and mounds of it. Tbh im surprised nobody is selling meatloaf, its pretty bomb if you make it right

[@raylewis2121]

You mean a Shamrock Shake is not authentic Irish fare?

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

To quote Kelly Bundy, “The mind wobbles.”

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

Alright next up...American style breakfast... Meats: 1) Bacon 2) patty Sausage 3) Ham 4) Canadian Bacon 5) Linked Sausage Eggs: 1) Fried 2l Scrambled 3) Over-easy 4) Sunny side up. 5) Omelet Veggies: 1) Hashbrowns 2) Tater tots (small barrel shaped hashbrowns) 3) Grits (pulverized Hominy (a large white colored corn kernel)) Grains: 1) regular toast 2) biscuits w/ Sausage gravy 3) pancakes/flap jacks/hotcakes 4) waffles 5) French Toast Fruits: Just about anything really....with maybe the exception of apples...but apple juice is often drank at breakfast. But most common breakfast fruits are: 1) Oranges 2) Strawberries 3) Blue Berries 4) Raspberries 5) Bananas 6) Pineapple 7) Cantelope 8) Honey Dew 9) Watermelon 10) Kiwi

[@dklapec]

Spot on...varies a bit from region to region but pretty good job here. Mabe add oatmeal?

[@terrigaines1812]

You must not have ever eaten at a Cracker Barrel or anywhere in the south for breakfast because fried apples are definitely a breakfast item.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

And cream of wheat.

[@MrPenguinLife]

I had a fantastic fig pizza with white sauce at a pizza shop in an old brick warehouse building in a town in north eastern Mississippi last year.

[@dmikewilcox]

In general hot dogs and chicken nuggets are the kind of food on a 'kid's menu' at a restaurant. Those, along with mac and cheese, are served for a reduced price, and smaller portions, for small children. They are often (at diners) displayed on a paper place mat with simple games and coloring elements, along with tiny boxes with four cheap crayons. There are some food stands that sell nice regional hot dog specialties, or may be on menus, but are not what most adults want. In Chicago we have big beef franks on poppy seed buns, topped with finely chopped onions, and pickled peppers, sweet relish, and tomato slices. On top of that is a little yellow mustard and dill pickle spears. They are loved by adults. I have never seen a 'British Food' display. Many grocery stores have a aisle, or part if an aisle, dedicated to international foods, which can be foods from anywhere. To get good German type foods, Aldi is a cheap choose, but the quality of the products is good. (I know milage varies in other countries, but here Aldi has good products avvery cheap prices.) Some stores may have Mexican foods in its own section. Here near Chicagp some stores mix Mexican food in with other similar domestic foods. We of course have various Asian, African, and Latin grocery stores. I live in Joliet (Blues Brothers - Statesville Prison). Here we have really good Mexican groceries and bakeries. We have these products. Most would rather have a nice cooked meal. Christmas is ham or turkey. Still we all do love fried chicken ANY time. Dutch 'American Style Sauce'. We do have companies selling pretty much this, but it is usually in a round jar with a lid and labeled as 'Sandwhich Spread. I know some states do use mayo with fries, but ewe.... The raw beef patte is not ours, but I would buy it, because frying pans exist. The bright green drink is a McDonald's Shamrock Shake. It is a normal McD's shake but is mint flavored and full of green food coloring. We drink them I. And around Saint Patrick's Day, if we are not aware that McD's is garbage. Britain, why can or jar hot dogs? They are already a garbage food. Why make them more garbage? We do, however, have cans of teeny tiny 'cocktail weenies'. They are a disgusting white folk cocktail party food from the 70s that you ate with a toothpick, or a tiny plastic sword, and were in a gross sauce. You can have that crap too, if you want. You can probably them near the Spam. Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spamity.... never mind. All the pizzas sound horrid. I prefer either cheese or mushroom, onion and green pepper. The most iconic American pizza (forgetting about all the regional favorites) is pepperoni. For breakfast most of use eat a bagel with cream cheese, or cereal with milk, or maybe toast with butter and a couple of fried eggs. Hot dogs are not a breakfast food. Small heavily spiced 'breakfast sausages' are and are often shaped like a tiny burger patty, instead of a tube. Bacon. Bacon is beloved. Fried rice? Rice with fried egg, diced ham and very tiny veggie bits (like peas and carrots). Most of us don't make our own. We get it as takeout or as a frozen meal. Chinese restaurants also sell it plain (without the ham), or with various other meats (chicken, shrimp, etc.) and often you can get pineapple instead of meat. We eat it plain, but usually order other dishes too. Columbia's hot dog sounds awesome. We do have a lot of plastic parties and red is the most common time. They are for crap college parties and backyard barbecues. We (if we are not eating in our under pants, with our feet up, off a salad bowl, watching crappy reality shows and drinking crappy beer) use actual full sized table cloths, but then do sometimes put place mats on top of the table cloth. It does seem like overkill. The African's selling American clothing thing is hilarious. Calling brass knuckles 'American Fists' is pretty fair. We didn't invent them, but they were very common in our history. A 'legal' variation is to just tuck a roll of quarters (a type of coins) into your fist. It is legal to carry and still let's you hit harder and some what protects your hand during impact. (Do not actually hit anyone please. Violence is an a answer, in the sense that it does have an effect on the situation it is used in, but it is most often not a 'good' answer. Live by the sword and die by the sword.

[@frankisfunny2007]

those red Solo cups are just plastic, red cups. Nothing luxurious about them, honestly! Plus, you can buy a pack of 12 for about $4 for just the brand, Solo. You can get 24 for $5 with other brands.

[@claudiakarl7888]

Plastic cups are no longer sold in Europe

[@anndeecosita3586]

There are international sections in grocery store chains but also independent grocery stores that are entirely international. Produce and seafood are usually cheaper there

[@nestoraquino-serrano7058]

7:33 - Ah, yes. The Shamrock Shake, out around St. Patrick's Day.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Minty.

[@samhutchison9582]

The solo cup thing is just hilarious. They're cheap cups meant to be thrown away. They've made our junk into an icon.

[@kramermccabe8601]

The "shamrock shake" is sold on St Patrick day special. It's just a vanilla shake with green food coloring

[@YetiUprising]

2:22 Oreo O's is the only food that he showed that's really not common. All the other stuff is huge.

[@bigbake132]

They have it every food store that I've been to. It came out a long time ago.

[@YetiUprising]

@@bigbake132 yeah you can find it everywhere but he was trying to say those are things that are not commonly eaten.

[@bigbake132]

@@YetiUprising Ah ok

[@sammybosox]

Ads. The answer to your question is ads - American fast and packaged foods companies with global reach

[@karlamackey4675]

We do have Marshmallow Fluff but the only things I use it for is a salad I rarely make and Rice Krispie Treats.

[@missouriluv]

Just like many others have put our international aisles in the grocery stores near me (Missouri) is usually a whole or half an aisle with Hispanic and Asian (usually split between Southern and Eastern Asian) food.

[@tomhalla426]

Hamburg steaks in Germany were pounded beef. Making it with ground/minced beef is American. Even other Canadians comment on JJ McCullough’s exaggerated accent.

[@laurataylor8717]

The American cookies are half moon cookies. That is actually a real thing unlike many of many of these made up "American" things. My local grocery story has the international aisle divided by countries, so I can go pick up British items, Japanese items or something from several other countries.

[@INDYANDY4C]

Funny that a Canadian is sticking up for us. Thanks JJ.

[@Genesis50000]

7:38 that green thing is the Shamrock shake from McDonalds it's usually only available around St. Patrick's day, it's a mint flavored take on the standard shake and honestly it's vile.

[@stephanbach1652]

Aboot is the way someone from Virginia Wouk’s say about. They would also say hoose instead of house. Just one of the USA’s many regional differences. Virginia ascents are really very charming.

[@dakin7612]

Red Solo cups were cheap and a lot of people used the yellow or blue. Toby Keith had a country song, "Red Solo Cup", that made the red cup iconic.

[@themoviedealers]

J.J. is a great KZbinr. I love his content and I would recommend reacting to more of his videos.

[@spaceshiplewis]

Relish and Mayonnaise (plus a few other ingredients) is basically tartar sauce and goes well on fish

[@camillethomas3631]

That’s a Shamrock milk shake. Only sold at McDonald’s during the month of March for St. Patrick’s day. It’s mint flavored.

[@righthandoftyr947]

As a sort of reverse example, if you walk through an American supermarket you'll see what appear to be Nestle products everywhere, but there's almost no genuine Nestle products in the US. If you flip them over and read the fine print on the back you'll almost always find that it's really made under license by a US food maker and the only thing that it actually gets from Nestle is the branding. The reasons for this mostly have to do with some economic protectionist policies from a century ago that made it very difficult for Nestle to compete in the US, so they signed deals for American companies to make their products and sell them in the US instead. The protectionist policies pretty much died out after the world wars, but many of the licensing deals endure to this day.

[@kenholst3541]

The raw ground beef served with onions on rye bread is traditional on new year's eve in Wisconsin

[@lalida6432]

I think that green mcdonalds drink is supposed to be the ‘Shamrock Shake.’ Only sold around March and inexplicably very popular. Ode to the Irish, I guess. I’ve never had one.

[@timriehl1500]

My grocery store has an "international" aisle where I get my Hobnob and Tim Tam fix.

[@staceybert1975]

The green drink in McDonald's cup in the Shamrock shake from st. Patrick day.

[@koelekahuna9370]

Re: Spaghetti Westerns- what esle is even more ironic is that noodles or pasta was Italianized from the Chinese, thanks Marco Polo.

[@devinjenkins4752]

We DO eat burgers and hotdogs A LOT lol. You might not see it in movies but we do lol. Any and EVERY cookout or grill session is packed with both. Summer day at the pool? Burgers and hotdogs. Party? Burgers and hotdogs lol...