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Whenever I visit the US I always have this feeling that most food is mushy. It’s almost made to be easy to swallow with lowest effort.
by notimetorelax 7y ago
Whenever I visit the US I always have this feeling that most food is mushy. It’s almost made to be easy to swallow with lowest effort.
- hombre_fatal 7y agoWhere are you from, for comparison? The stereotypical cuisine from most nations I can think of is "mushy", from Indian curry dishes to noodle dishes to breads/pastas to beans/legumes to basically anything that's carb heavy. Off the top of my head, the only "non-mushy" cuisine I can think of might be a meat heavy one and maybe an uncooked vegetable one. The former definitely describing my upbringing in Texas. Felt like I grew up on beef and mustard greens.
- notimetorelax 7y agoYour're right, I'm comparing to French or Italian cuisine. Even more thoroughly cooked German or Swiss still retains more texture.
- fiblye 7y agoYou're not alone. As an American, it's something I'm aware of too. Vegetables especially seem to be cooked in a way that barely retains their textures, unless they're very lightly steamed.