Gas station food in America is, as a rule, disgusting. The worst are the corporate truck stops that have 2 liter sodas and “cheeseburger” sausages on those grea

Gas station food in America is, as a rule, disgusting. The worst are the corporate truck stops that have 2 liter sodas and “cheeseburger” sausages on those greased roller-heaters. That said, in parts of the country you’ll find single stores and regional chains that have things like daily-fresh egg salad sandwiches, non-frozen pizza and (oh god) amazing local beef jerky in a brown paper bag. I’ve lived in Japan and I think for the foreigner the gob-smacking nature of Japanese convenience food is just that it doesn’t suck. On one or two occasions in the US I’ve found gas stations where the owner also sold their own ethnic food: Indian in NC and Ecuadorian in VA. That’s always worth the gamble!