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Kind of curious what the counterpart to this would be. What things are typically ascribed to Americans, that Americans are often unaware of? American Sauce in
by rectangletangle 7y ago
Kind of curious what the counterpart to this would be. What things are typically ascribed to Americans, that Americans are often unaware of?
American Sauce in the Netherlands comes to mind.
- irrational 7y agoProbably nearly everything portrayed in American movies and TV shows. Um, no, there is not choreographed singing and dancing in the cafeteria of American high schools.
- Swizec 7y agoNope the terrible door knobs instead of handles are evreywhere. I was so surprised when I moved to the USA and learned that those aren’t just a comedy trope. People actually in fact use them. That’s what confirmed for me that everything physically possible that I see in American TV is in fact true.
- agency 7y agoI've similarly heard of people shocked to find that red Solo cups[1] are in fact ubiquitous at American college parties, and not just a staple in movies/TV. [1] https://www.staples-3p.com/s7/is/image/Staples/sp41688274_sc7?wid=512&hei=512 https://www.staples-3p.com/s7/is/image/Staples/sp41688274_sc...
- Swizec 7y agoI have literally never seen a disposable red cup in person until I came to the US. They’re surprisingly sturdy and well made.
- scubbo 7y agoI'm a Brit who moved to the States about three years ago. As well as this surprise, I was also shocked to discover that Jaywalking is actually considered a (minor) crime, and not just something that Americans made up to make fun of tourists (similar to Australian Drop-bears).
- NoodleIncident 7y agoIf the factoid I'm remembering is accurate, the "crime" of jaywalking was one of those things automobile manufacturers lobbied for in order to shift the blame for accidents from automobile/drivers to the pedestrians actually getting injured. Of course, before the automobile, streets were for pedestrians just as much as they were for any other means of transportation, and everyone moved slowly enough to get out of each others' way.
- cafard 7y agoIn fifty-plus years of walking around in the cities and suburbs of the US, I have never seen anyone get a citation for jaywalking, though I know it happens now and then. My impression is that the police do it now and then to hassle persons they otherwise disapprove of or dislike. The writer Gary Wills once wrote of some DC police giving him a jaywalking ticket, apparently because he thought that a look at their car before he crossed implied disrespect. But I pretty routinely jaywalk in the presence of the police without attracting their notice. I'm pretty innocuous in appearance, but I see others do this too.
- imgabe 7y agoDo you mean to tell me that in India the passengers on a train don't routinely perform dance numbers on the roof?
- bkyan 7y agoOh, interesting! As an American, I had to google that one.
- rectangletangle 7y agoFor those who are curious it's basically mayonnaise, but not quite. There is no direct equivalent in US cuisine to my knowledge.
- Alex3917 7y agoChipotle sauce, aoili, remoulade...
- rectangletangle 7y agoNot exactly the same thing. It's like mayo but thinner and sweeter, and has little green fleks in it.
- luminiferous 7y agoIs it riffing off ranch dressing? I've heard that ranch is associated with the US, outside of the US. Edit: looks like "american sauce" can refer to a multitude of things. Typically it seems to either be some kind of ranch or thousand island.[1] Both of which are separate from "Sauce Americaine", from French cuisine.[2] 2nd edit: If the OP is talking specifically about Heinz brand "American Sauce", apparently the closest match in American cuisine is either thousand island or big mac sauce/"secret sauce" used on burgers (which is based on thousand island). It is pretty American, come to think of it. [1] https://www.thedailymeal.com/news/travel/which-mayonnaise-heavy-condiment-called-american-sauce-germany/82815 https://www.thedailymeal.com/news/travel/which-mayonnaise-he... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauce_Am%C3%A9ricaine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauce_Am%C3%A9ricaine
- rectangletangle 7y agohttps://www.hollandsupermarket.eu/remia-fritessaus-american-500ml/snacks/mayonnaise/451220/ https://www.hollandsupermarket.eu/remia-fritessaus-american-... http://www.typicaldutchstuff.com/ahamericanfritessaus-pi-3647.html http://www.typicaldutchstuff.com/ahamericanfritessaus-pi-364... https://cf.geekdo-images.com/camo/271763ae14b82c0f612b6b9f61edeed298f65966/687474703a2f2f7777772e6d69636861656c2d736368656c7465722e64652f77702d636f6e74656e742f4d63442d467269746573736175732d312e6a7067 https://cf.geekdo-images.com/camo/271763ae14b82c0f612b6b9f61... This is what I'm referring to. Digging a little deeper it appears like McDonalds may have actually invented the sauce to appeal to the Dutch market, where fritessaus is popular (instead of tomato ketchup). Because McDonalds is American, their take on fritessaus grew into it's own thing called "American Fritessaus," or simply "American Saus."
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- jhbadger 7y agothe "American Favorite" Toast Hawaii (an open faced ham and pineapple sandwich) in Germany.
- rectangletangle 7y agoLol reminds me of Hawaiian pizza (pizza topped with pineapples and thinly sliced ham). Hawaiian pizza is actually a Canadian dish, though it's now popular in most of the US, including Hawaii.
- bhaak 7y agoWhen I was a kid, I was terribly confused about how a country could fly to the moon when it was depicted as quite rural in "The Waltons".
- lordnacho 7y agoIn Denmark when they want to make fun of American self-importance, they call it "guds eget land" or "God's own country". I've never heard the expression in English.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 7y agoI have heard North Carolina described as "God's country". I think this is a reference to its natural beauty, as well as being in the Bible Belt.
- mFixman 7y agoThat phrase is usually used to refer to Yorkshire, a large county in northeastern England.
- rectangletangle 7y agoOn the west coast of the US people sometimes jokingly refer to Oregon as "God's Country," because it has lots of churches.
- muricula 7y agoAs someone who grew up in Oregon, I'm surprised, as when you rank states by religiosity, it's usually way down near the bottom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_religiosity#Results https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ... I'd expect such quips about Utah or the South.
- rayiner 7y agoThis is a popular country song in the radio right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEWGyyLiqY4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEWGyyLiqY4 Though the difference in phrasing (“god’s own country versus god’s country”) is meaningful.
- dragonwriter 7y agoI've heard both “God’s Country” and, though somewhat less frequently, “God’s Own Country” used to refer to parts of America, particularly the rural Midwest and/or Bible Belt.
- smhenderson 7y agoI was a bit surprised to see Americano as a coffee choice. Turns out it’s basically the plain coffee Americans make in regular coffee makers every morning.
- riskneutral 7y agoWell I think Americano is an effort to dilute Espresso in with hot water in order to make it more like the regular plain coffee that Americans are used to.
- mc32 7y agoRight. It’s not coffe from a coffee maker (mr coffee) but rather a diluted espresso shot to mimic the strength of coffee maker coffee.
- aidenn0 7y agoIf it's this[1] you're referring to, it's called "thousand island dressing" in the US, except at McDonalds where it's called "Special Sauce." Also, sandwhiches that traditionally call for Russian dressing, such as a Reuben now typically use it as well (it's more sweet and less spicy than Russian dressing). 1: https://imgur.com/Fh8pSjk https://imgur.com/Fh8pSjk
- rectangletangle 7y agoNot quite, I'm referring to american fritessaus, which is more like mayonaise, and distinct from thousand island dressing (which is popular in the US, In-N-Out calls it "spread"). Digging a little deeper it appears like McDonalds may have actually invented the sauce to appeal to the Dutch market, where fritessaus is popular (instead of tomato ketchup). Because McDonalds is American, their take on fritessaus grew into it's own thing called "American Fritessaus," or simply "American Saus." https://www.hollandsupermarket.eu/remia-fritessaus-american-500ml/snacks/mayonnaise/451220/ https://www.hollandsupermarket.eu/remia-fritessaus-american-...
- fl0wenol 7y agoThe American Fritessaus is similar to Big Mac sauce because they're both milder takes on Louisiana style remoulade. Which was a spicier version of the traditional topping for fried potatoes in France so it's like it went in a circle.
- AlEinstein 7y agoMost people here in Australia have never heard of the Australian Shepherd breed of dogs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Shepherd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Shepherd
- fooblat 7y agoFilet Americain or "American Filet" is a popular dish in the Netherlands and Belgium that I'm pretty sure not many in the USA have heard of.
- rejschaap 7y agoFilet Americain is based on steak tartare. And American sauce is based on Thousand-Island dressing. They are adapted to local taste and customs, but they would be somewhat familiar to Americans.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoGermany has a pastry called “Amerikaner “. At least in the Stuttgart area.
- rectangletangle 7y agoThese exist in the US, but they're called black and white cookies. According to Wikipedia they may have been created in New York by Bavarian immigrants. But it's unclear if the confection's origin is German or American.
- majewsky 7y ago> These exist in the US, but they're called black and white cookies. Most images of Amerikaner, like that on Wikipedia [1], are potentially misleading because they only show the upper side, so it looks like a cookie with frosting. But in actuality, the dough is not flat and evenly distributed like in a cookie, but gets much thicker in the center, see e.g. [2]. Not like a cookie at all. [1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikaner_(Geb%C3%A4ck)#/media/Datei:BandW.jpg https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikaner_(Geb%C3%A4ck)#/medi... [2] http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J6qYwRqgE6M/T76gn5d3XMI/AAAAAAAAA6s/EHXMzDCHLp4/s1600/Amerikaner2.JPG http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J6qYwRqgE6M/T76gn5d3XMI/AAAAAAAAA6...
- code_code 7y ago"Ich bin ein Amerikaner."
- photon-torpedo 7y agoAnd when Kennedy said "Ich bin ein Berliner", he was certainly not referring to the pastry (a jam-filled doughnut, though spheroidal instead of toroidal) known in most of Germany as "Berliner" but known in Berlin as "Pfannkuchen", which in the rest of Germany just refers to a pancake.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y agoAn "Americana" pizza in Finland is ham, pineapple and blue cheese: https://www.kotipizza.fi/dist/pdf/KP_menu_A4_laaja_EN.pdf https://www.kotipizza.fi/dist/pdf/KP_menu_A4_laaja_EN.pdf
- kochikame 7y agoIn Japan, corndogs are called "American dogs"