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It's not just American breakfast, almost everything has way too much sugar in it. I've been in the US for almost 4 years. And for the most part i've gotten used
by coenhyde 10y ago
It's not just American breakfast, almost everything has way too much sugar in it. I've been in the US for almost 4 years. And for the most part i've gotten used to the sugar and salt. But it still surprises me time to time.
On a related note i find it funny when my American friends say something has "lots of flavor", all i can taste is salt, no flavors. And when I say something has "lots of flavor" they think it has none.
- eru 10y agoFeed them Thai or Szechuan food.
- smcl 10y agoI had this with a friend from SF who was visiting Prague. We were eating some traditional Czech food and he was complaining that the food was so bland - and bemoaned the lack of Sriracha :-/
- teekert 10y agoExactly my experience. Even when you get a wok-style prepared meal with fresh veggies often there is a sauce poured over it that just makes the whole thing sweet and salty. Salt and sugar are a national addiction in the US. I think it is only fixed by not feeding kids sugar anymore. WHO recommends max 25 grams of sugar per day, for an adult, that means you can eat half a Dunkin Donut Banana Chocolate Chip and no more sugar for you for the rest of the day. It probably has to do with how little Americans cook at home. Just make a meal out of fresh veggies and manually add the amount of sugar and salt that are added to the prepackaged meals from the supermarket. You'll immediately see that it's insane.