tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post3118568323210358059..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: American Food, Seen from a DistanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-74916289288049819082007-09-29T17:50:00.000-05:002007-09-29T17:50:00.000-05:00Makes you wonder how other peoples respond to our ...Makes you wonder how other peoples respond to our American versions of their cuisines, no?J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-37257493547680852322007-09-28T20:31:00.000-05:002007-09-28T20:31:00.000-05:00Okay, so here's something nasty: the last time I w...Okay, so here's something nasty: the last time I was in the UK, I noticed that Burger King was selling a breakfast food that looked (on the posters, from a distance) somewhat like its French Toast Sticks. Upon approaching the poster, however, I found that what they were actually selling were <B>Baked Bean Sticks</B>. Yup, little fried rectangles with baked beans inside. Like a baked bean hush puppy, I guess, but I wasn't going to try it.<BR/><BR/>But even weirder than British versions of American food are Japanese versions of American food. My husband and I ate at one of the homegrown Japanese burger joints, Mos Burger, and he ordered something from the picture menu that looked like a chili dog. When he bit into it, it was more like a "marinara dog"--Rob theorized that whoever originated the recipe had seen pictures of, but never actually eaten, a chili dog. And of course, don't even get started on <A HREF="http://www.chachich.com/mdchachi/jpizza.html" REL="nofollow">Japanese pizza</A>...Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-23918307482752968482007-09-27T15:43:00.000-05:002007-09-27T15:43:00.000-05:00Sounds revolting (the "American" foods). If I were...Sounds revolting (the "American" foods). If I were visiting Britain there's no way I'd want to eat "American" food since I get that at home. LOL.pussrebootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167235847991793325noreply@blogger.com