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Just wondering if the following are available/ eaten outside the US, or if Americans traveling abroad have seen these elsewhere:
- chili dogs
- corn dogs
- red velvet cake
- milkshakes
- flavored popcorn
- chicken-fried-steak
I just returned to the States after living in Ireland.
They do have chili dogs but you will mostly find them at Eddie Rockets (or Johnny Rockets in the States). But, you can buy hot dogs at their grocery stores and I think I saw 'American style' chili on the shelves. However, their hot dogs don't have as many preservatives as our's; I bought a package thinking I could have it for a few days, but it began to mold on the third.
Corn dogs are again something you could find at an American-style chain restaurant.
There's this food market that takes place every Thursday near the Grand Canal. There is a woman who has a cupcake business and she offer's Red Velvet Cupcakes. I do think it is considered to be exotic for them.
Cupcakes are gaining momentum, as are Milkshake bars. There are a few gourmet milkshake chains setting up shop around Dublin.
Flavored popcorn, yes, but not many flavors. Mostly cheese and I believe toffee popcorn.
No to chicken fried steak. Actually, 'Southern' Fried Chicken has become quite popular over there; every store's deli offers 'Southern' Fried Chicken bagettes. The sad truth is that all versions of 'Southern' Fried are just a replication of KFC's recipe.
Ironic: Corned Beef is no longer a popular dish you will find at most pubs. You'll see it on the menu at popular touristy pubs but Corned Beef and Cabbage is more of an Irish-American thing.
According to many Americans and Mexicans, the Mexican food in Europe is terrible, they claim it's not famous over there because the quality is so poor. Possibly only Paris has decent Mexican restaurants as in my last google search I found that there are dozens of them in Paris alone.
According to many Americans and Mexicans, the Mexican food in Europe is terrible, they claim it's not famous over there because the quality is so poor. Possibly only Paris has decent Mexican restaurants as in my last google search I found that there are dozens of them in Paris alone.
You can throw Australia on top of that. We do have mexican places hear, but they are very few and far between.
I love root beer, especially the small boutique brands you get there but that's another one not available in Oz except from speciality, import stores. Besides, the word 'root' is very rude here so there'd never be a product with that word in the name here. It's equivalent to the eff word.
So, out of curiosity, how do you refer to those parts of the trees that grow underground and anchor the trunk and take in moisture and nutrients from the soil. It is that part of the sassafras tree from which 'root' beer takes its name.
I mean, in America, the word 'pork', when used as a verb, can be used to mean 'fornicate' in a very crude way, but no one is shy about eating 'pork' products (except Jews and Muslims, of course).
So, out of curiosity, how do you refer to those parts of the trees that grow underground and anchor the trunk and take in moisture and nutrients from the soil. It is that part of the sassafras tree from which 'root' beer takes its name.
I mean, in America, the word 'pork', when used as a verb, can be used to mean 'fornicate' in a very crude way, but no one is shy about eating 'pork' products (except Jews and Muslims, of course).
Those parts of the plants are known as roots, nobody is shy about using the word in that case. But you just wouldn't get a common product with that in its name here. We have something similar to root beer - sars - but it's not as good, and not very popular. Unfortunate name though.
Nor do we 'root' for our teams, we barrack for them. And you wouldn't say you're rooting around for something. You'll be up for a bit of snickering. I'm familiar with the connotations of 'pork' in North America - but it's not as commonly viewed as a rude word as 'root' is here.
Aaah!!! I looked up Chicken Fried Steak, and all it is is FRIED CUBESTEAK. What a stupid name - Chicken Fried Steak.
LOL! Why is it a stupid name? What makes calling it Cubesteak any better? I can see how it might not make much sense though, if a person doesn't know why its called that.
Aaah!!! I looked up Chicken Fried Steak, and all it is is FRIED CUBESTEAK. What a stupid name - Chicken Fried Steak.
But, it isn't simply frying cubesteak. You don't just throw it into a pan and fry it in oil. You brine it, batter it, and then you shallow fry it much like Fried Chicken thus the name.
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