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> Europeans who travel to America joke about how much weight they're going to gain on their trip, but it's not really a joke. There's just so much food. America
by tome 8y ago
> Europeans who travel to America joke about how much weight they're going to gain on their trip, but it's not really a joke. There's just so much food. American restaurants serve appetisers that are big enough to be a main course and main courses that could feed a family.
I've heard this a lot but never experienced it. Are portions smaller in NYC (which is the only place in the US I've visted much)?
- nradov 8y agoObviously this varies a lot from restaurant to restaurant. But yes in general portion sizes tend to be larger in the US southeast and midwest regions.
- swift532 8y agoI definitely think so from my limited experience. I ate what seemed like normal meals in bars and ethnic restaurants in NYC, but in other areas we'd go to some place like Chilli's were the calories are insane - most appetizers are over 1000kcal, and most single courses 1500-2000kcal.