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[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 161 points 5 days ago (15 children)

Meanwhile, a German influencer named Freddy, who keeps his face hidden on X, recently went viral with his hilarious and enthusiastic reactions to trying fast food staples like Taco Bell, Waffle House and Buc-ee’s.

Aside from calling Taco Bell “the holy land,” he shared a picture of his chicken and fries platter from Raising Cane’s and wrote, “lives were changed. The soccer fan was undeniably impressed by Waffle House, writing about his 1 a.m. visit: “Great food, great prices, and friendly staff. 10/10, we will be coming back.”

Brother, if Taco Bell got you that excited you should try the real stuff. If you’re at a match in the US where any Latin American country is playing I guarantee there is an abuela in the parking lot/on the sidewalk selling food out of a cooler that will explode your European palate and send you directly to heaven.

[–] OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml 86 points 5 days ago (2 children)

He's from Germany. 

Anything less bland than an American chain might kill him.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 41 points 4 days ago

throws Maultaschen and Currywurst at you

[–] Iusedtobeanalien@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Germans like it scharf and they love sarcasm

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 39 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Brother, if Taco Bell got you that excited you should try the real stuff. If you’re at a match in the US where any Latin American country is playing I guarantee there is an abuela in the parking lot/on the sidewalk selling food out of a cooler that will explode your European palate and send you directly to heaven.

I hate when people say this, because they clearly don't actually understand the Taco Bell dynamic. They assume it's trying to be something it isn't.

Taco Bell is not Mexican food, and they do not claim to be Mexican Food. Their items are vaguely latin-inspired, and they generally use the same 5 or so ingredients that most Mexican food uses in various shapes and sizes, but nowhere on their marketing or website will you find a claim that they make Mexican food. They don't claim to, and they don't claim to be authentic. Expecting that or even comparing it to that, is disingenuous at best, and actively stupid at worst.

Taco Bell is its own thing. I'm in Arizona, there's Mexican food literally on every corner. Most good, some excellent, very little bad, because it just doesn't aurvive. Yet 9/10 people I see at Taco Bell are some flavor of Hispanic. There's a reason they go there, and it's not because they want Mexican food.

[–] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I came here to say this exact same thing! Thank you for saving me the trouble.

Cravings for Mexican food and for taco bell will not satisfy each other because they're not the same thing.

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[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 40 points 5 days ago (8 children)

Raising Cane's

Ugh. even within the limited circle of fast-food and fast-casual chicken finger franchises, Cane's is bland nonsense. Fried chicken as interpreted by a Star Trek replicator, and not one from the Enterprise, but the Cerritos.

[–] milkisklim@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Well certainly not the Cerritos officers' replicators....

[–] EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 5 days ago

They get multiple slices of pizza! AND PESTO!

[–] EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 5 days ago (2 children)

You take that back!

The cerritos officers replicators have spicy mayo!

Starfleet wouldn't even curse the lower deckers with cane's chicken.

I swear they are only kept afloat by how quick they sling the chicken out, and their toast. It's like people don't know how to make their own toast...

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[–] Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world 37 points 4 days ago (8 children)

The whole point is we have authentic food from most countries available to us in Europe. Immigrants and cultures mixing is not unique to the US. What we don't have is all the big chain fast food that we see on tv, but have never tasted. We get excited because we get to try "authentic american" fast food.

[–] TheOctonaut@piefed.zip 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah this guy is making the same mistake as the "Americans don't have an accent" people.

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[–] green_goglin@thelemmy.club 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Also, a handful of the preservatives and some ingredients used in the US fast food supply chain are illegal to manufacture and/or serve in Europe.

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[–] renrenPDX@lemmy.dbzer0.com 64 points 4 days ago (2 children)

All these posts make it sound like people just discovered the US for the first time ever. It’s just clickbait/trend bandwagoning.

[–] valar@lemmy.ca 45 points 4 days ago (14 children)

There are a lot of people visiting the US for the first time for the world cup

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I remember the first time I had ranch dressing at a friend's house, I couldn't wait to come home and tell my mom there was something other than oil and vinegar for salad.

Turns out she already knew that. We didn't have ranch dressing because of something called "too expensive." Can you believe that?

Man, she pulled that excuse out for everything.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 38 points 4 days ago (3 children)
[–] x00z@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

Finally another person that can spot them.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

For... Ranch dressing? Which brand? Or a plot by the Ranch Dressing Council?

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[–] kieron115@startrek.website 19 points 4 days ago

Don't tell me what to do you're not my real dad

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 34 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Godric@lemmy.world 37 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I'm loving the cultural exchange the world cup is providing, euros now understand why we're so fat when the food's this fire!

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[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 39 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (6 children)

You can make it yourself for a fraction of even the price of the packets.

Just made a small batch for wings. It's much better than anything store bought.

Hidden Valley Original Ranch Dressing Clone

1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup buttermilk (Greek yogurt works fine)
Dried Parsley Flakes
Ground Black Pepper
Msg (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
Dried Thyme

I like to add a touch of dried dill or dill seed also. Edit: also lemon juice or a touch of rice vinegar.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 25 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)
[–] qwank@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

Makes Shit Good

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[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (6 children)

One potential problem: I don’t know how it is in the rest of Europe, but in France basically all mayonnaise includes Dijon mustard, so you can’t just use it straight in an American recipe. I did usually see at least one brand labeled “American mayonnaise” that did not include mustard, but people would need to be aware of the difference.

I’d be curious to know if mayonnaise more or less always included mustard and it was for some reason stripped out of the recipe that made its way to the US (my guess would be the British having some role), or if mustard was a later addition to the French recipe after it had already crossed the Atlantic.

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[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 29 points 5 days ago

Fuck that, we put ranch through dialysis machines.

Fuckin’ chug your ranch, godspeed!

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 26 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Wait until they find out ranch makes great lube.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 31 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Brings a whole new element to tossing a salad

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[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] valar@lemmy.ca 16 points 4 days ago (8 children)
[–] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Homemade ranch with fresh herbs, garlic, buttermilk and fish sauce is amazing.

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

will someone please tell these people about the dry ranch packets that you just mix with milk or butter milk.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

Hope they’re not buying g the shelf stable bottles after falling in love at a restaurant. They will be sorely disappointed when they get home…

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (14 children)
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[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 4 days ago

This definitely fits in NotTheFrenchOnion

[–] Aatube@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 days ago

also, finally an article whose body is oniony!

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (6 children)

I might be crazy, but I feel like I am the only one who dislikes ranch. Its just so bland and always prefer blue cheese. I mostly only have it with wings anyway. There is a place by me that does mexican food and im pretty sure they give me ranch with this chicken appatizer, but its filled with dill and tastes great. If it was a variation of ranch then there is definetly hope for it! Just to bland on its own and cant figure out what all the rage is for it.

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