TheBile 0 #1 February 4, 2003 I'm in the UK and I'm going to an American Restaurant on Sunday. Any advice on what I should try ?Gerb I stir feelings in others they themselves don't understand. KA'CHOW ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #2 February 4, 2003 a large big mac mealPhoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rdutch 0 #3 February 4, 2003 Im curious as to what American food is? Please post back and let me know what is on the menu. I have a friend that moved to Iceland and she was all excited to go to "The American restaurant" in rejavik. She was dissapointed because all that was on the menu was Hamburgers and Fries. I'm sure with all the burger Kings and Mcdonalds over here we could be thought of as burger eating feind's but really I dont think of the Hamburger as the all american food. But still dont know what is. Ray Small and fast what every girl dreams of! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #4 February 4, 2003 Quote I dont think of the Hamburger as the all american food. But still dont know what is. Warm apple pie!! ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoby 0 #5 February 4, 2003 QuoteIm curious as to what American food is? Please post back and let me know what is on the menu. Yeah, the notion of an "American" restaurant beyond fast food seems bizarre. I mean, there are regional foods here, such as clam chowder, BBQ, and cajun cooking, but I can't think of anything that is American besides fast food. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygal3 0 #6 February 4, 2003 mmm..with vanilla bean ice cream and real whipped cream!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #7 February 4, 2003 >but I can't think of anything that is American besides fast food. I think we have a lot of them. Our microbrew industry is starting to rival Germany's, and California wines are now known the world over. We have a lot of hybrid cuisines - Tex-mex, New York deli, cajun, and a bunch of odd regional ones (like the Montana prairie oyster festival, Appalachian cuisine, even the Portland microbrewery cuisine, which is almost as much about food as it is about beer.) I think in some ways we're too big to have one national cuisine. Appalachia, Boulder and Los Angeles are more different from each other than Belgium and Luxembourg are in terms of food. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #8 February 4, 2003 Mequite grilled just about anything. Salmon, chicken, steak. mmmmm. And I'm thinking the only thing that's really different about American Restaurants is that the portions are way too freaking big. Best meal I ever ate was in Rome. Took about 5 hours. Ooooh. Carpaccio. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lizzieb 0 #9 February 4, 2003 Quote Mequite grilled just about anything. Salmon, chicken, steak. mmmmm. And I'm thinking the only thing that's really different about American Restaurants is that the portions are way too freaking big. i agree completely...and people wonder why there is an obesity problem in the US Quote Best meal I ever ate was in Rome. Took about 5 hours. Ooooh. Carpaccio. the italians know how to do meals...i lived in florence during college and have never had such good food. dinner never took less than 2 hours. ahhh...the wine...the pasta...all so fresh and so delicious!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pablito 0 #10 February 4, 2003 Hamburger and French Fries (chips for them), then the rest is a copy from other places arround the world. Just my 2 cents "If you don't overcome your fears they will overcome you first" Shady Monkey/6Segundos Rodriguez/AKA Pablito Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #11 February 4, 2003 GRITS!!! FFF The more you complain, the longer God makes you live. "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #12 February 4, 2003 There are plenty of foods that are uniquely American, and not even regional. Twinkies. CheezWhiz. Lunchables. Spam. Pop Rocks. Mmm. Shelf-stable crap. I need to go to 7-11. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #13 February 4, 2003 Lets face it, although americans like to take the piss out of British food (even though most have never even heard of a Chicken Tikka masala.) American food is really just junk crap. (Except Pumpkin pie, damn that tastes good!) When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #14 February 4, 2003 Quotetake the piss out of British food (even though most have never even heard of a Chicken Tikka masala.) I found very little good food in Britain. Most of it came from their glory days of colonialism. The Indian food was quite good, but hardly representative of traditional British fare. But I'll take British beer over most American stuff any day. Most American food is pretty crappy these days. No argument there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #15 February 4, 2003 What about roasted turkey, stuffing, various veggies and cranberry sauce. Very American. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
