Eric Chomko skrev:
>Iggy Drougge wrote:
>> I find it somewhat interesting how Americans define "foreign". Doesn't that
>> require something "indigenous"? =)
>Ha! We are accused of being "typical" or "ugly". Those comments make us
>indigenous.
>(And they say that WE have double standards!)
It's such a mess, really. What I did find funny was how Americans define
what's foreign, though. Americans are traditionally immigrants, after all.
>> I can't say that I know much about American cousine, save for hamburgers,
>> but there is a shop in Stockholm which specialises in American food, and I
>> must say that the general impression I've got is that it's absolutely
>> deranged.
>But guess what? I can go to any large city and even smaller ones and get:
>Chinese, Korean, Thai, Indian, Mexican, Greek, Italian, Jewish, African (and
>others) food.
>In fact, all those and more are all within an hour of my house, with many
>choices of many. What I lack is good German food nearby, but that is another
>story.
>Can you get that variety where you live?
Certainly. And Mongolian BBQ, too. =)
There is a great kiosk with German sausages, too. I don't know much about
German food, though. When I was on holidays in Germany, all I ate was kebab
and Chinese food.
But German kebabs are different. They're made by Turks, and called "kebap".
They often contain chicken.
>> Two examples: Mustard and mayonnaise mixed into one bottle. Smoke essence,
>> added to food in order to get a "grilled" quality.
>> And everything is very colourful.
>> Oh, and then there's that marshmallow butter, which I think you're supposed
>> to have on your sandwich. Makes Nutella seem like a wholesome product. =)
>Sounds like Japanese (oops, forgot to add that to my list above) steak house
>food.
>IOW, authenitic Japanese food is not steak house food, its an
>American-influenced version of Japanese food. Authentic Japanese food is
>sushi, sashimi, sukiaki, etc.
I know all about Japanese food (I'm a Japanese student), but what is Japanese
steakhouse? Teppanyaki? Teriyaki? Is it good? I really like teriyaki sauce.
>It sounds like what they are passing off as "American food" is a euphemism
>for "weird food".
I think that's the main selling point, too. My family loves it.
I often eat a soup called "Americana", and that seems a lot more wholesome,
like a minestrone, and no marshmallow in sight.
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Received on Thu Nov 08 2001 - 16:57:48 GMT