Russian tries to understand American food /comparing American and Russian diets

[@DepressedRussian]

Did you like my background? Yes, all my clothes are black or white

[@NicaVero_]

😄👍

[@johnbaker1256]

Zebra or panda ??

[@johncraig4820]

I notice you chose to match the American Eagle.

[@viddyo]

It makes the decision process quicker.

[@kellibaker8532]

My clothes have a lot of blues. Background makes me feel like I’m visiting a friend’s apartment and we are having a conversation

[@gttgnn]

Americans: burgers. Russians: potatoes French: escargot Italians: spaghetti Germans : wuerstel...welcome in the land of clichés and prejudices

[@coolmojito]

Nah, Germans eat raw pork sandwiches...

[@stevenhenry5267]

Hamburgers are not inherently American.

[@wtfdidijustwatch1017]

@@stevenhenry5267 Love this. Love it when someone says this. Because it is a blatant lie. Hamburg steak is German, the dish where it’s only the patty with potatoes. The sandwiched version is very much American. Please Google something before opening your mouth. Hope this helps. 😊 👍

[@LBsamba]

@@wtfdidijustwatch1017 huh? So do you agree with both comments above?

[@wtfdidijustwatch1017]

@@LBsamba I disagree and agree.

[@stoneysauce]

Fast food in america is just too expensive now. You cant make money fast enough to be able to afford it on a regular basis. I learned to live on mac and cheese in college, not realising at the time that the purpose of college was actually to get you accustomed to the fact that you'd be eating mac and cheese for the rest of your life.

[@RickDeckard6531]

Education makes one so, so cynical :-)

[@stevenhenry5267]

Greed is behind it. They increased prices at three times what inflation was/is.

[@archsys307]

Man alive. Have some ambition

[@LeafBurrower]

Fast food is disgusting in concept and delivery. Make some food at home, schmuck.

[@Skirkly]

I live in Southern US. I don't eat fast food at all except smoothie King and I get a low sugar smoothie. I eat lots of chicken and salmon. I eat qiunoa, lots of beans, bean pasta, lentils, vegetables (raw ones that I buy and cook) and some frozen and canned vegetables that I cook myself. I make sourdough bread once in a while, but I don't eat a lot of bread because I don't have a lot of sandwiches. Rarely do we have pizza. I like to make sourdough pizza. My favorite dish to eat out is a grilled chicken salad or fish tacos. Breakfast is either oatmeal, Cheerios, and once in a while I have waffles or pancakes which I make myself with flour. Been eating this way more than 10 years along with my husband. Not everyone eats a "typical" American diet that people from the Non US thinks we eat. But some do.

[@Desidiosuss]

I'd say multiple things will influence what a typical American diet looks like: Level of education, income level, region, how much time they have to devote to food preparation, and if they live in the city, country, or suburbs. Waffles & fried bacon for breakfast would be a special weekend breakfast to me, not a regular thing. Thanks for posting!

[@robothunter1035]

Yeah, who's got time for waffles and bacon when you gotta get to work? I'm lucky get some toast in before I gotta go.🙂

[@cliffc2546]

Cannot tell you how many non-Americans think all Americans eat are hamburgers and fast food. It's nonsense, of course. However, the US like many other countries does have an epidemic of obesity, even while over all, life expectancy has steadily increased, Covid years being an exception. The obesity likely has multiple converging causes, but in general it's probably due to a sedentary lifestyle and a cheap "food ocean" we live in. Eventually this will resolved, one way or another.

[@TzarYuri]

So true. I can’t think of anyone in my life who regularly eats breakfast, let alone the breakfast pop culture portrays Americans to eat. I grew up in the south and I only ever ate breakfast on Sundays and only half the time it was somewhat close to country “breakfast” food. If we were to eat just the popular idea of American breakfast every day there wouldn’t be a thin American in sight lmao

[@LeafBurrower]

@@cliffc2546 Have you ever been in a US supermarket? Fresh food scattered around the periphery, the inner aisles crammed with all kinds of industrially produced, densely processed, disgusting muck.

[@1ouncebird]

Hello Alena. Americans eat soup. One thing to remember though: a large portion of the US becomes quite hot in the summer and bordering months so you won't see as much soup being eaten at those times. In the fall and winter though - plenty of soup. And a lot of us like a spicy soup/stew-like dish borrowed from Mexico called chili.

[@steven-k.]

"Soup" aka salt water with flavouring.

[@KawaTony1964]

My mom usually made for dinner a meat, a starch, a vegetable, and a dessert. So, for example: pork chops, green beans, mashed potatoes, and ice cream; fried chicken, peas, scalloped potatoes, and apple pie; Swiss steak, broccoli, egg noodles with gravy, and chocolate cake.

[@richardlong3745]

Glad to see your becoming more active once again I enjoy your perspective on the topics you decide to look into, not all Americans choose to eat fast food regularly or even occasionally plus right now fast food is becoming somewhat expensive. Stay safe and keep the new content coming because you offer a interesting and insightful viewpoint on current cultural biases between peoples.

[@jdanon203]

Does the Russian tea come with polonium or do we have to contact FSB to get that added?

[@brianpack369]

The wheat porridge you mention is also common in the US. It's sold pretty much exclusively under the brand name Cream of Wheat. Although, oat meal is much more popular.

[@blafonovision4342]

American from Iowa here. We don’t actually eat that junk all the time. It’s a once in a while thing. Most of what we eat is home made and farm fresh. In the big cities, there is more processed food, because it is the city. And it’s more expensive.

[@HIBOOSTSUPRA]

Always excited for a new video, made my Wednesday a lot better! 😀

[@asan1050]

I am very happy that you support Berries! That was the Best part of the video, Thanks for posting this video

[@craigh.9810]

No, most Americans don’t eat fast food every day, and most families eat home-cooked meals for dinner. It is very likely though that Americans eat more fast food than other cultures, but let’s not exaggerate.

[@mnblkjh6757]

😂🤣

[@Strawberry-fk6iw]

Most American families are not eating home cooked meals in 2024.

[@mracer8]

@@Strawberry-fk6iwI feel sorry for you. Have you ever go to an American supermarket. What do you think they do with their grocery?

[@Strawberry-fk6iw]

The majority of American families are not eating home-cooked meals. McDonald’s or frozen foods are the new norm. If you happen to be an individual in America who buys fresh ingredients from the grocery store and cooks meals at home, you’re an oddity.

[@ianh8039]

McDonalds is disgusting!!

[@Jeremyramone]

Depends on the region, here in San Diego my diet is mostly Mexican themed, but I enjoy pizza once in a while

[@dennisstafford-cq2xz]

Many breakfast include Oatmeal. Other dishes: Mexican food normally includes a meat, onion (green onions), cheese, lettuce (chopped), jalapeno pepper, diced olive, salsa (pico de gallo), eggs (includes fried, poached, scrambled, boiled), waffles, pancakes, baked potatoes, boiled potatoes, soups (cheddar, tomato, chicken noodle, bean, vegatable, beef stock w veggies, cabbage, mushroom, etc.), Italian dishes (spaghetti, lasagna, rosatti, manicotti, etc.), fresh fruits, celery, cabbage, broccoli, squash, eggplant, radish, kohlrabi, tomatoes, yogurt, fish, lobster, salmon, crab, alligator, turkey, pork, beef, chicken, lamb, mixed vegatables (usu. green peas, corn, pimento, chopped green pepper, onion, ), Vietnamese (bien ma, pho soup) , Thai (rice, ramen, noodles), Chinese, German (potato salads, cabbage, sauerkraut, etc. ) gefelterfer Fish, smoked salmon, bison meat, American foods include apple butter, BBQ, pies(usually fruit), meat/vegatable pies (chicken and turkey pot pie), Japan (Sushi, et al), Fresh Tuna. So it is not just fast foods. Today I made myself chicken soup, cucumber salad, and fruit juice (you would call it a composte). There is every food in the world almost available in a large US supermarket.

[@joeshmooo5327]

Thanks for the video! Your english is amazing.

[@johncraig4820]

Americans think the typical Russian diet is Vodka and Sunflower seeds.

[@LittlePinksBeGone]

So are you telling me it's NOT?!

[@fernmaier6842]

You are forgetting cigarettes...

[@Maplelust]

cuz it is.

[@answerman9933]

I have lived in American for decades and have never heard any American think that a typical Russian diet is vodka and sunflower seeds.

[@JuhnnyPaint]

I've eaten at the Russian dinner table They make excellent meat loaf and they serve it in little football shape. The best thing was pork that was marinaded and cooked on the shishkabob Russians and Americans get along like they are brothers I love them. & I'll never raise a hand against them

[@milk-it]

I grew up in Australia, but with a Dutch mother and her cuisine. Ridiculed to no end about me eating allegedly stinky cheese, salad and salted herring lunches at school, I would still take the Russian version over anything today, and I still eat such cuisine today. I'm 47, 183 cm tall and weigh just under 70 kg - I owe this diet and exercise to such great health.

[@rickardt3547]

We eat alot of herring here in Sweden also, I really like it! :-)

[@milk-it]

@@rickardt3547 I lived in Sollebrunn in Sweden for a while, and felt quite at home!

[@majorqueue1676]

You're missing barbecue. :-) KC burnt ends, Texas Brisket, Carolina ribs... with sides of potato salad, coleslaw, baked potatoes, and a good dill pickle for good measure. I don't know that we could say that America truly *originated* BBQ, but we certainly originated the styles I named earlier.

[@bernieschiff5919]

Deep fried food and meats are one of the reasons for the high percentage of heart disease in southern states.

[@ARWest-bp4yb]

Hi Alina, America's getting better as natural and organic foods are more accessible, even in regular supermarkets. Growing up our mom was a great cook and our grandfather had a vegetable garden, so we ate pretty well most of the time. Different parts of the country are known for certain kinds of food, like the Midwest where dairy products are produced, they like lots of cheese & butter lol! We have cousins in Illinois that eat beef for breakfast, lunch and dinner, while here in the northeast we tend to eat more seafood. Thanks for sharing, always enjoy your perspective!😄👍👍

[@stevenhenry5267]

No,we're getting worse. Waaaaay too much corporate influence and monopolization.

[@mh-qq2hj]

We don’t eat fast food much at all. We will occasionally eat in a restaurant but we usually cook our own food at home. Eating out has gotten too expensive for food i would say is mediocre at best. Add in a tip and it’s just not worth it.

[@hu_b]

It's funny to me when people say "restaurant quality" like it's a good thing.

[@Doogal2007]

Great video, love seeing you.

[@grahamelliott9506]

at the moment, vegetarian and vegan , as well as keto, are quite popular in the USA

[@almc93]

I love your channel (and Natasha and Nikki and Zack, Ivan and all), but I would like to say (growing up) that I did not and still do not eat fast food. I think it is good to know that though there are many folks in the US that eat in this manner, many, many of us eat healthy, whole foods with no additives, sugar or other unhealthy ingredients. Anyway, I have some Russian and Ukrainian heritage, and also much more Lithuanian and Polish heritage, so I really appreciate your (and your friend's) channels. I love to support you all because I get to learn about my heritage from Russia. You young folks are all so brave to take a stand regarding the war, and I hope someday to have the Russian world open up again so that you can all go home again if you so wish. Thank you and best to you! Also, my favorite band is Otava Yo from Russia! They are excellent and extremely fun too!

[@krishessler8527]

South US you can find alligator and snake meat. In Northern US you can find bison, caribou, moose an deer. North East is a lot of Dutch foods.. Mashed potatoes and or other vegetables with steak, lamb, cow or pork. Fish an Chicken everywhere.

[@tail66]

Dont forget seafood for the northeast ... lobster, clams, crabs, fish

[@basedsketch4133]

Being in New England we don't eat tons of seafood but at the coast most get their fried clams and such I see a lot I don't enjoy any sea food. We at my house have a lot of chicken we eat a lot of summer squash and zucchini or tomatoes I love acidic foods or vinegary or spinach or lentils. I drink a lot of red tea, red bull on occasion as I work third shift it's my go to. Pasta like one a week maybe. Lobster is a Maine thing but I doubt that every day but in the Gulf in the US I'm sure you get tons of shrimp and crab.

[@1945thom]

When I was growing up my mom made a wonderful beef vegetable soup, it was all canned in glass one quart jars. It was so delicious on cold winter days. We were poor so we ate a lot of maccaroni and cheese. Our basic diet would be food we could afford. We raised our own beef and potatoes and vegetables. Our meals would often be roast beef or chicken, potatos and gravy and a vegetable (beans, carrots, beets, spinach, etc). Soups were more for lunch, to be eaten with a sandwich. Our beverage was always milk. Desert would be a canned fruit we raised in out garden

[@Horzzo]

This was so good to watch an an American. I know entire families that eat only fast food. Many of us are eating healthy though. Not all this junk.

[@Snow-Journal]

As a Canadian and not American maybe it's a bit different but i only eat fast food once a month or less. I eat steak once a week, perogies, pasta, and stirfries mostly for lunches and suppers. For breakfast during the week i have a bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon with capers and on the weekends i make bacon eggs and hashbrowns and all of this is supplemented with fresh fruit and steamed or roasted vegetables and salads. And most of the people i work with eat around the same.

[@CMB21497]

When I think about Russian food, I think about salo, borscht, smoked fish (that could be 2 years old), veriniki, shashlik, buckwheat, homemade cheese, black bread, sour cream on everything and salads with mayonnaise. Lots of salads with mayonnaise. Everything pickled in brine and vinegar. There are also many fried things as well. Oh, and cheddar cheese is orange and not yellow. It has to do with a British tradition going back hundreds of years from when the cows had a beta carotene rich diet. That lady added the coloring to the Twinkie. Not that a Twinkie is healthy. There is a joke about Twinkies having a shelf life of forever. Cottage cheese is nothing like homemade cheese. Farmers cheese would be closer. Some children in the U.S. are given soup in a thermos to take to school. It sounds like your mother made pretty healthy meals. Seriously though, this isn't representative of Russian cuisine. Russian food isn't very healthy either. You nailed Russian food when you said cheap. They make it tasty though. The cheapest way to get this food was to grow it. In the U.S., you are unlikely to have anyone say they killed, gutted and plucked the feathers off of their own chicken. In 1919, Russians were finally leaving feudalism behind. About 100 years after Western Europe. That is why they chose cheap. The reason so many Americans choose processed foods today is because here, they are cheap and convenient as well.

[@tonymaries1652]

Some English cheeses like Leicester, a hard but slightly crumbly cheese, are orange because the cheese dairy adds beetroot juice. A quality cheese made in a smaller dairy is less likely to have any artificial ingredients in it. There is a certain amount of package engineering with cheese. I have a friend who used to work in a cheese packing warehouse. He said that Marks and Spencer cheddar is exactly the same as Morrison's cheddar, although it is packaged as a premium product and sold at twice the price of Morrison's, which has a much more working class clientele.

[@joannunemaker6332]

It's good seeing you again. I enjoyed this video. 😊❤

[@jake-qn3tl]

She's Buryat I think

[@johnvelas70]

One correction: it was the Russian Cossacks who made it into France about 2-3 months before Napolean (during his retreat) who invented fast food. It was also Cossacks who gave the French the word "bistro". The only reason I know is a friend who is fluent in French was reading a diary from an officer in Napolean's army. He wrote that when he got back to France, his wife would say "bistro" to his kids and servants. She learned the word from the Cossacks.

[@runrig97]

Celery w/peanut butter is a popular snack. Can't stand celery myself though.

[@crimestoppers1877]

Yes the USA is mostly diverse cultures and diverse attitudes and behavior within each culture. I reside in an area with many Serbs and Asians so this is very diverse. Hot pot, noodles and Sarma ROFL.

[@jeffbreezee]

I spent a few months in the Ukrainian Army last year. The chow hall typically served us Borscht, cutlet, Shuba or Oliviyea(if that's spelled right). I found the food bland and lacking texture for an American guy. After spending 30 years in the US military, we had burgers, pizza, tacos, burritos, etc. in the US chow halls. Also, there was the main meal line with typical mashed potatoes, fried chicken or grilled, some times steak and shrimp with baked potatoes and the salad line.

[@aLadNamedNathan]

My father and all of my uncles served in WW2. My uncle Carl's unit for some reason was being fed by the Brits for a month or two. They were served mutton for every meal. He said he could've cried, it was so bad.

[@paulsalyer6866]

The U.S. is very well known for fast food, but most of us are on a budget and want to be health conscious. However, fast food on occasion is enjoyable. We have busy schedules, yet natural is best. Thank you for sharing good information. Edit: I love borscht because I love beets. I like to put half of an hard boiled egg on top.

[@porterbrass]

I’m an American and eat a basic healthy diet. Smoothy and granola bar for breakfast. Salad for lunch. Normal dinner. Go out for Friday fish fry. My other dine out favorites- Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Indian. Many people eat McDonald’s far more than they should. I eat it on occasion but try not to make a habit of it. I love pizza and BBQ the most. I only eat the restaurant bacon and eggs or pancakes when traveling or on vacation.

[@stevepool8034]

Search for a book by Jeff Smith, entitled The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American and it will open your eyes to what foods and dishes are truly American. There are many.

[@steven-k.]

Ah, pizza and Gatorade, the cornerstone of any nutritious luncheon. 🍕

[@curtvona4891]

This made me hungry. Enjoyable vid. Thanks❤

[@eric00921]

About time you show yourself Hi from NYC. You must double as a camera person. You have been missed. I like you; you are direct, and display a no-nonsense approach.

[@CoffeeAndPaul]

I'm an American making the home-cooked goodness from scratch EVERY DAY. I'm 48 & grew up without a microwave because I grew up without electricity, because I grew up on the Navajo reservation. To this day I still don't have a microwave in my house. Yeah, we fry alot of stuff. I fry chicken. I make Navajo frybread which is fried. I absolutely adore fried okra & right now I have a big bag of Korean Beksul fried-chicken breading mix sitting in one of my pantries. But we're about more than that. One thing that many Americans have access to that a lot of the rest of the world do not including Russia are truly international, local grocery stores. I don't mean 1 grocery store covering three Continents, I mean that local to me are American grocery stores, a couple Mexican grocery stores, an African grocery store, a few Greek, Turk, & Middle Eastern grocery stores, 1 East Indian grocery store, a Vietnamese grocery store, a couple legit Jewish delicatessens, & the usual Korean grocery stores. I can get to all of them in less than 30 minutes of driving & I legit do hit all of them up. I'm an amateur cook but I WILL cook you up a meal that tastes so good & is so nutritious that it will make you slap your own mama 😍!! P.S. I literally did just make mac & cheese tonight... using unflavored almond milk, generic grocery store cheddar cheese AND a sheep cheese... ...that's imported from Ireland. That's the free market at work, that I can buy cheese from everywhere in the World without breaking the bank to get them, & my mac & cheese recipe WILL make you want to defect from Russia when you taste it 🤣👍. Us Americans can bring the heat in the kitchen. Yeah, the Japanese & French & many other cultures CAN outcook us on their home turfs, sure, but we Americans have indigenous ingredients in America like corn, red & green chiles, winter squash & potatoes, that the rest of the World do magic with while forgetting where they actually all came from, the Americas. I grew up herding sheep & goats. I know the exact age to slaughter a lamb & what to feed it to make it taste great, & I will make you a modern & nutritious lamb stew with European-tradition mire poix that has a seasoning mix that, mixed with lemon juice. Worcestershire sauce & horseradish, will instantly change your preconceptions about the difference between soups & stews. I can stew, yes, but I like to make my stew to an average soup's delicacy. Just because I'm feeding 30 people doesn't mean I have to sacrifice taste.

[@pablodelsegundo9502]

lol, love how you omitted the SUGAR in the Russian women's breakfast...😏

[@pablodelsegundo9502]

Check out Early American if you want a look at historically American food. As for me, I haven't eaten McDonalds since 2005 or so. Pizza and chicken sandwiches are basically the only fast food I consume. I think you need to vacation in America to get a good look at what's eaten regularly. Texmex and barbecue are king in my state (Texas), but as you noted, it varies wildly depending on the region. I hope you and your gf (if that's still happening) are doing well. You certainly seem less depressed in your 2024 videos!

[@aLadNamedNathan]

Thanks for the recommendation for the Early American channel. Townsends is a similarly good channel.

[@The1cdccop]

Depends on what region of the USA you are in. Because we have so many different ethnic backgrounds here, many of the dishes here are influenced by whatever people brought with them. Hispanic, European, Middle Eastern, Asian, ect. We just put our spin on it.

[@theboogeyman9813]

People eat differently based on culture and education and money.

[@AlexGowen-j8q]

I love your videos!!! Keep up the great work!

[@manlybaker3098]

The most stark differences in the American diet are between CityPeople and rural people.

[@ellenorbovay5226]

Yeah, we have a lot of obesity problems here in the US. Its contributing to the health crisis, which strangely, two of our presidential candidates, never say anything about! We need to start teaching kids to eat less and get more exercise, because most kids have a weight problem now. Our big corporations have messed up the breads with Roundup and genetically modified seeds, and a lot of the bread is bad, and it can make you sick. We don't see much buckwheat here, it sounds healthy!

[@VicariousAdventurer]

The same winter wheat as Russians grow is grown in cold states in the US, then bleached. Does it make it easier to bake, or were USAians embarrassed by yellow flour when the Euros who grew summer wheat popped by?

[@Axxman300]

There isn't a typical American diet. What you eat depends of where you live, what you can afford, and your cooking skills. Burgers are expensive, even more so now, so not everyone eats them daily. Good large pizzas cost around $45 or more, the cheaper options are not very good. The more cosmopolitan parts of the US will have diverse food options, even in the fast-food areas. Where I live in Central California we have access to cheap produce (vegetables and fruits) so those of us who know how to cook have a fairly diverse diet. When we eat out we have restaurant choices of Japanese/Sushi, Chinese, Mexican, Greek, and Italian food that can be reasonably priced. Americans eat a lot of chicken because it is cheaper than beef. We like like soups and stews when we have the time to make them. I live on the coast, there is a lot fish consumed here. Most Americans have cereal with milk for breakfast, or oatmeal with yogurt, and fruit. The staple of the American diet is the sandwich, not the burger. Anything that tastes good between two slices of bread: chicken, roast beef, bacon-lettuce-tomato, ham, or sliced veggies will do. We even have special plastic bags for our sandwiches. And right now a burger costs around $12 US, while a home-made sandwich will cost around $1.45 US (or less). The US diet can be as healthy as the individual wants it to be. We (most Americans) just have access to ALL the options at any given time. Not every American has this option, though, and the only food they have access to is processed foods, canned foods, and microwave dinners (anything you can buy at a Dollar Store or 7-11). The most important factor of the American diet few people discuss is our decadent desert options. We have 50 flavors of ice cream, and it's all cheap. Thanks to our European heritage we have a mountain of pies ready for sale everywhere at any time. Big Box stores have destroyed most small businesses with bakeries being the exception. We have donuts (the original fast food), and a sea of pastries, fresh breads, pies, and cakes. And because this is America we often combine these deserts. It's not a successful birthday party without cake and ice cream. And don't get me started on Barbecue. Anyway, fun video.

[@aLadNamedNathan]

Where I live, all the bakeries disappeared long before the big box stores ever moved in.

[@jaimegatseos6121]

I just found your content and am facinated by your video's and your friends channel also sorry about how messed up the whole 🌎 is. Good luck stay safe keep posting very interesting thanks 👍

[@mobeale]

You forgot to mention the chocolate offered after consuming a healthy Russian breakfast! Enjoyed the video.

[@AddieDirectsTV]

16:47 so like to contrast this… I had a Greek yogurt this morning, some mixed berries (strawberries & blueberries), and a bit of cheese for extra protein. And black coffee. I probably need some sort of carb in there but I’m still working on that lol. Suggestions?

[@jboren3693]

I, too, have yogurt and fruit for breakfast. I started adding some healthy granola and it is delicious.

[@AddieDirectsTV]

@@jboren3693 oooh that’s a good idea!

[@volnay853]

This video and your comments says so much about Russian culture..

[@bostontx]

4:17 it's either applesauce or maybe packets of ranch for the celery 4:49 looks like just waffles 6:38 cream of mushroom soup? hard to tell 7:47 eat soup? yes 10:24 mac salad is just macaroni pasta, mayonnaise, sour cream. usually supposed to add olives & red peppers 10:58 potato puff (or tater tot) is like a hashbrown - diced potatoes with a fried outside shell 11:36 hey, nice salad

[@LRD113]

You speak really really good English… incredible good in fact… 😘

[@DavePetersen-n7s]

Plus literate in 2 or 3 alphabets - impressive.

[@MattTee1975]

Typical American school provided lunch in the US in the 80s/90s: personal pan pizza, curly fries, soda.

[@stevenhenry5267]

That's because of corporate influence. Remember that here in the U.S ketchup is considered a vegetable by the USDA.

[@MattTee1975]

@@stevenhenry5267 yes, I know.

[@EinhanderPilotSantos]

When I went to China my Russian friend said he just wanted a big loaf of bread as a souvenir. That's it just bread 😂

[@St4rDestr0yah75]

Hello ! First of all I appreciate Your content, I find it very entertaining, Good Job ! No planned meals in My household ... We eat whatever We want or crave LOL ! For breakfast, I had Hot Chicken Wings, a poutine and washed it down with a Vanilla Milkshake !!! Random meals here LOL ! I Hope You Have A Good Day, Be Safe, May God Bless And Watch Over You !!!

[@AddieDirectsTV]

11:49 this seems atypical tbh. I think some of this is that she has ELEVEN kids. Also for some of those “salads” and “cakes” look up “That Midwestern Mom.”

[@somtngwong7781]

Ok this topic needs more than one video. Yes, the US has been diverse for a long time. People on the coast will eat more seafood. I live in the upper Midwest, initially settled by central and northern Europe so traditionally you would get meat and potatoes and cabbage, etc. In the southeast traditional cooking has a lot of fat and sugar. One thing to note about most American moms is they often have an outside job and there is not much free time for food preparation.

[@jc3drums916]

Some (low-income) communities lack access to fresh produce, because the corporations which own all the grocery stores won't open stores in those communities, combined with the fact that some people from those communities can't afford cars and have to use public transportation (which usually sucks). It makes grocery shopping an ordeal. It's understandable why some Americans eat so much fast/processed foods.

[@DFWTexan42]

We don't have a national cuisine, but we do have local ones. Here in Texas, we have 3: Southern - Biscuits and Grevey, Chicken fried Steak. 2: Tex-Mex: -Tacos, Burritos, Enchiladas. 1: BBQ - Brisket, Ribs, Sausage. I eat a variety of American fast food, Asian and Italian. But I don't go a week without at least a serving or two of our local cuisines. Sides are usually things like fried okra, green beans, potato salad, greens, or beets.

[@WillLlamas]

In America, you have the CHOICE to eat like a slob or eat the most healthy organic food and food from all over the world.

[@stevenhenry5267]

Except ,from a money standpoint,you don't.

[@wtfdidijustwatch1017]

@@stevenhenry5267 That’s because your standpoint is from the view of an ignorant European. 😊

[@jason_m_schmidt622]

@@stevenhenry5267When you cut out all the crap foods and sugary drinks you’d be surprised how much money you have for good food.

[@hu_b]

@@jason_m_schmidt622 yep. Soda, chips, breakfast cereals are not cheap. And if you account for nutritional benefits in your calculation of cost, real food is much less expensive.

[@RickDeckard6531]

Average life expectancy (World Bank statistics, based on 2022): USA 77, Canada 81, Russia 73, UK 77, France 82, European Union 81. Russians die four years younger than Americans despite buckwheat and borscht, but both nations die younger than in the EU. What surprised me is the big difference between Canada and the US. What's going on there?

[@alittlebitgone]

US healthcare system has fallen very far down the list for developed nations.

[@jeffreysims1249]

fentanyl and other drug overdose is killing alot of young americans this has a huge affect on Average Life expectancy.

[@jimthain8777]

@@jeffreysims1249 It's doing the same here in Canada too. The difference is we ALL have health insurance from the government so no hospital will turn you away, however, you may die waiting to see a doctor, unfortunately. The US really does need universal health INSURANCE. That way everyone can get healthcare when they need it. It should NOT be political at all!

[@tweezerjam]

@@jimthain8777its like DUH!

[@wtfdidijustwatch1017]

⁠@@jimthain8777 No, it’s not doing the same in Canada. You people just want to pretend you have the same problems the US does.

[@KawaTony1964]

Macaroni salad is like Macaroni and Cheese except, instead of cheese, you use mayonnaise, diced vegetables, and possibly other flavorings like mustard. It's easy to make. I like it with tomato, celery, green pepper, and a little mustard in addition to the mayo. Most people and the kind you buy at the grocery store have a very small amount of vegetables. I like it with more than the usual amount of vegetables.

[@airsoftdude1990]

I think fast food burgers is stereotyped as the American diet because of the obesity epidemic and because fast food is what we primarily export so people in other countries see American food as like McDonald’s because that’s what they get in their countries. There is a lot of fast food here but there is also a big push here to eat healthier and you see fast fast food restaurants opening up that have fresh healthy food like Chipotle or salad and go. Also American food is super regional because it’s a huge country. I personally don’t eat fast food. Living in Arizona, the majority of what I make at home or buy is Mexican. If you go to Louisiana or New York or Florida or Iowa the local food is going to be very different.

[@patrickandrews5166]

Most Americans DO NOT eat like that. I haven’t eaten McDonals in probably 3 years and it was only in a pinch. Children eat McDonald’s. From watching KZbin, I actually can’t believe how often Russians and other Eastern Europeans eat McDonald’s. And they LOVE it!!! 😩 Most Americans joke about McDonald’s food as being the lowest level of food that bad food is compared to. Yes, we do eat fast food but not as often as foreigners think. I rarely eat fast food however my teenaged son eats it was too much. Yes, Americana’s eat soup. Try Maryland she crab soup sometimes. 😉

[@solconcordia4315]

I suspect that any food which is eaten rarely and only on special occasions tend to be taken as being great food. When I first arrived in the U.S.A. and tasted McDonald's fast foods, I considered it great ! 😸 When people in a class asked what my favorite food was, I said McDonald's and everybody was staring at me as if I had spoken something very sacrilegious ! 🥴😆🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲

[@belovedone151]

I wouldn't say 'most Americans.' Maybe say, "Most of the people I know." I like McDonalds. I go through phases though. A year ago I went to McDonalds about once a week for about 4 months. Last time I went there was probably about 3 months ago but sometimes I get a craving for a Big Mac of a Fish sandwich. I don't like chips. I think it's safe to say that a lot of Americans like chips though because when I go to the grocery stores, there are entire isles devoted to chips.

[@coolmojito]

McDonalds is not the same in Europe. They actually use good ingredients here. They came very close to getting lynched for using bad ingredients, so they had to change their tune.

[@steven-k.]

Americans do eat like that, did you watch the Jamie Oliver series where he went round the school districts? In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to find out that most Americans eat worse than that. There's a reason there's a fast food restaurant on so many street corners.

[@coolmojito]

@@steven-k. wasn't the Jamie Oliver thing in the UK? I remember the nugget part, but not the children's accent

[@alcalderonjr4579]

I had a frozen dinner today for dinner process sodium and I’m proud of it so there!

[@wayausofbounds9255]

Tater tots are diced and formed potatoes that's then deep fried or baked.

[@BackWordsJane]

You need to watch reaction videos to Brits who have been to America and eaten regional cuisine.NO we do not eat burgers and hotdogs all the time. Traditional foods abound. Southern and Texas BBQ ,Southern fried chicken. Louisiana Cajun and Creole food like Gumbo and Jambalaya,New England clam chowder, lobster rolls,crab cakes... Its like me saying Russians eat Borscht

[@stevenhenry5267]

Pizza is Michigan's state food 🤣

[@TheBigBad2]

The fact is no typical American diet exists. The US has very unhealthy food and extremely healthy food. And people mostly fit in the middle. Although the life expectancy in the US almost a decade longer I am not sure what that has to do with.

[@aceboogisback9946]

I wish I ate a breakfast like that first one, for me it was usually cold cereal

[@patchup]

I would say Steaks, Barbecue meats, turkey, pumpkin and squash foods are more American than ethnic. The USA and Mexico have been keeping large animals for a long time. The Buffalo & steers/cows herds are much larger than many other countries. It is just because of the immense about of good grazing land. We know the pumpkins and squash were a main winter food for indigenous and colonists. Fast food has only been around since the 1960s.

[@LRD113]

Hey sweetie ♥️ good video as always… with love ❤️ from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@Ultra-Violet]

Check out how many American food products and additives etc are banned in the EU.

[@stevenhenry5267]

The U.S is a corporate state. Bought and paid for by corporations.

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

Berries are great bput they are SO expensive. I can't always afford the 6$ raspberries. I only get them when they're on sale. I love avocadoes but I eat them mostly when I'm on the West Coast. It's hard to find good ripe avocadoes in a small town on the East Coast.

[@erfgthygreas1709]

American food for dinner. Steak, ribs, pork chops. Chicken wings .Bake potatoes.

[@belovedone151]

I live in the US. I eat soup occasionally. I like pozole, consomme, chicken noodle, etc... I also like a big fat medium rare hamburger with bbq sauce and jalapenos. For dinner today I had a chicken pot pie and some pineapple. Then I washed it down with some low fat chocolate milk. I hardly ever eat chips. I'm interested in that borsht though. I've never had it.

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

I'm Canadian and I often eat bacon for breakfast. I also eat celery sticks LOL.

[@aLadNamedNathan]

In America, we have regular bacon, and then we have something else we call "Canadian bacon." What do you Canucks call it?

[@domlesombred6844]

Basic of healthy diet: Salt: 5gr daily AT MAX, count every meal and every shadowy addition (can for exemple will usually add a lot) Sugar: 52 gr daily at max, you can also add the same amount of fructose, a fruit and a pastry is ok, 2 fruits mehh and 2 pâstries is to avoid. Count the vegetables you regularly eat, it have to sum up to 20 25. Meat and fish: not necerly every day, far from it (we are reaching the 10 billions humans on our earth, we can't eat that much meat every day, not enough room) Bean (red, white etc etc...), lentils and some peas: very good for proteins 1 egg a day and a small diairy to bring what vegetables don't. And if you can 2 tablespoons of nut oil for the omega 3 (very good for your brain and your vital organs) (beware not hazelnut oil or olive oil or etc etc no NUT oil only)

[@matthewpowers1097]

I was afraid Honey Boo Boo was going to be the American video for a minute there.

[@Kordanor]

Hey there! Just want to mention a quick thing about the editing: It seems like whenever you make a cut, you cut yourselff off. So if you end the sentence with the word "Food." It instead ends with "Foo". Furthermore it seems like there are small breaks in between of a split seconds to the next cut. This is a bit problematic as you have some brackground static. Which isn't terrible in itself, but due to the pauses, you hear the static noise go away, and come back for this split seconds. Just something I wanted to mention, maybe it helps with editing the video. Take Care!

[@JimScholfield]

Your english is getting quite good young lady!

[@Jaggerbush]

LOL stick to what you know. Americans think all Russians eat for three square meals is Vodka. An Alaskan diet is much different than a New Orleans diet that is much different than a Miami diet. America is HUGE. While we are a nation of immigrants - we also do have our traditions. I'm from Pittsburgh - we have Doutche Town (sausages, sourcaurt, potato pancakes) Little Italy/Bloomfield (Pizza and pastas) South Side Ukraine - stews, perogies So even in a typical american city - its made up largely of ethnic pockets like that. You can't believe everything you see here, can you?

[@aLadNamedNathan]

Chipped ham.

[@anthonyvais2]

In America you can pretty much eat however you want, I eat an anti-inflammatory diet, but have access to Polish food, Czech Food, Italian Food, Mexican Food, Cajun Food, Soul Food, Morroccan food, Lebenese cuisine, Chinese Food, American Style Chinese Food, French Food, Irish Food and of course the burger and less healthy foods.

[@d.5471-r1r]

I think you are right about pizza. We never had it much only a 4 or 5 times growing up here in the US. But I think like Gen Z or Millennials think pizza is a meal. ... My sister worked at a pizza hut part-time in highschool and I used to pick her up after work... and she would give me small container for the salad bar there, as an exchange for picking her up.... which was really a pretty good late night snack. ... In college I ordered pizza for delivery in the dorms on weekends some but not much. I would usually eat the whole thing in one night. Because you'd think... "there's only 2 more pieces, I'll just eat them and be done with it and never order this stuff again."..... What foods are delivered in Russia? btw... buckwheat is not available for purchase in the stores here, maybe like peanut butter is not available there? (or is it?) ... Also, sorry I missed your annual birthday buy me a coffee donation.

[@aLadNamedNathan]

I live in an area where buckwheat is the primary agricultural product, and most of the time, you can't buy it in the stores here, either! Some stores do stock it in September and October, but what they sell is not locally produced. Buckwheat cakes were the traditional breakfast here--and I do mean EVERY morning! That has completely disappeared here, though. When I was growing up, my family still had regular pancakes for breakfast every day--but not buckwheat cakes, since we couldn't get the flour. Even back when I was a kid and I told people that, they looked at me as if I were insane--but there was a time when it was true of every family in my area.

[@ContrarianExpatriate]

Let me correct you. America DOES have traditional cuisine! Have you seen the tradition Thanksgiving dinner? Also, traditional cuisines are eaten on Christmas and Easter holidays also. Have you heard of Southern American Foods? They have nothing to do with fast foods!

[@hu_b]

the food in the South has a lot in common with fast food though. High fat, sugar, salt...

[@redroseeeeeeeeeeeee]

I wouldn’t eat any of these menus. Also, I’m always happy to see you post a new video.

[@Alan-t1w2u]

I'm not in USA, but growing up, breakfast: either porridge or something on toast, like eggs, spaghetti or baked beans. Lunch to take to school: usually sandwiches. Evening meal: meat, potatoes and vegetables. Usually beef, but sometimes chicken or fish, and sometimes a meat stew with vegetables in. Followed by some sort of pudding with stewed fruit. Hardly ever fast food, maybe for a treat. We have a lot of American fast food chains in the cities, so plenty of people are keeping them in business, not me. I have to wonder if that woman was making other than average food for her kids, hence a video about it. Looks over the top.

[@michaelkrue4528]

You have a very interesting take on American food. Many Americans do indeed eat too much processed food, but many do cook their own meals, trying to provide balance in their diet. I became tired of the way so many were processed that I started to make my own dishes. I try to make my night meal of a meat or fish, potato or pasta, and a vegetable or fruit. I eat McDonald's on Saturdays mostly. The fact that we have so many different ethnicities provides the variety of foods. Here in Maryland we have the blue crab. The local spice is Old Bay and is found on everything. There is even beer with Old Bay in it. Some places are known for the barbecue and other things. People do like to do outdoor grills. I eat soup every day for lunch. We have all kinds of soups here, way to many to list, and I eat the whole variety. My bread is soft wheat. As far as the red beets of Russia I hate red beets since I was a baby. My mother said I used to spit them out on her. I always wish you the best. Take good care of yourself.

[@AddieDirectsTV]

6:09 looks like some sort of a crock pot casserole/hot dish. Given the meat and the cream of whatever soup that she’s putting in there. (That’s the thing you don’t know what it was.) 6:52 that breakfast board looks good. Though I could do without the waffles. And just do the berries and some yogurt.

[@ulisirius9027]

OT: Literature: Karin Boye "Kallocain 1940: ein Roman prophezeit den Weltstaat" On the sideSezession written by Benedikt Kaiser.

[@HPCthulhu2011]

Soup is rare but so is fish. We eat beef or hamburger or chicken and maybe pork. If i want fish then I might add a can of tuna to a salad however you can buy fish except it is expensive. Lots of fast food places everywhere. Im now mostly just eating once per day instead of two or three separate meals.

[@stacymcmahon453]

Why are all you guys in the comments acting like all hamburgers are fast food? It's probably one of the most commonly home made American foods.

[@jacobfrederick3614]

It’s the perceived notion, Americans are too lazy, to cook. Burgers, pizza, chicken, donuts, onion rings, potato chips Are all food, cooked in the kitchen, while growing up. Going out to eat, was rare. Even rarer, now. Eating processed foods, isn’t appetizing, to me.

[@stacymcmahon453]

@@jacobfrederick3614 Funny, isn't it? All of that stuff is better when home made, but I think even a lot of Americans associate it as store-bought snacks.

[@aLadNamedNathan]

@@jacobfrederick3614 Doughnuts, onion rings, and potato chips are things that have never been cooked in my kitchen. You gotta have a deep fryer first! Not a common kitchen utensil--in these parts, anyways.

[@jacobfrederick3614]

@@aLadNamedNathan you can buy a fry pan. Look in a thrift store. The one here, I am guessing, is from the 70s.

[@FJA---]

I just learned about Syrniki in Natasha’s video. Haven’t made them yet, but looking to making them this weekend.

[@andershaugen5463]

Pro tip: dont use regular cottage cheese but a dried out variant.

[@MattTee1975]

If you really wanna get specific, corn on the cob could be considered traditional American food since corn was genetically engineered by Native Americans.

[@fernmaier6842]

Until a few years ago it was very weird to eat corn on the cob in Europe... I tried to do it once in my grandmother farm and they were very amused...

[@MattTee1975]

@@fernmaier6842 That's interesting, I never considered that it might be weird outside the US.

[@hu_b]

Traditional methods of plant breeding are a lot different than genetic engineering which has only been around for 30 years or so. Native Americans were not transferring specific genes between plants.

[@MattTee1975]

@@hu_b I'm aware, it was just a broad generalization, jeez.

[@hu_b]

@@MattTee1975 It's the wrong term for traditional plant breeding so it's misleading. Happens to fit with corporate pro GMO spin that they're similar. Only one method can produce a glow in the dark sheep though.

[@gregmuon]

I eat fast food once every couple months or less. That's pretty typical for an American I think. You're wrong, there is a traditional American cuisine. It was primarily based on English and Dutch food. Nowadays, however, international food has become more popular in the last 3 or 4 decades.

[@eddiescott747]

This video cracked me up Alena 😂

[@robertweidner2480]

How to understand American food: Don't try to understand it. Just sit back and enjoy the taste of 'Merica!