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> It could be an interesting experiment to live on only these two. And a painful death, most likely... Anyway, there is plenty of good food in America. How mu

> It could be an interesting experiment to live on only these two. And a painful death, most likely... Anyway, there is plenty of good food in America. How much you'll find depends on which stores you go to and where they're located, as the cheaper stuff tends to be absolute garbage, but I've found crappy cheap junk foods in European store as well. The worst wine I've ever had by far was in Greece. (I was young, and it was a 1 euro for a bottle, IIRC.)

MuffinFlavored 3y ago
> Anyway, there is plenty of good food in America. How much of it can be achieved without being "unhealthy" for you? For example, I can think of some good barbecue or burgers or steaks. How many people don't have "portions too big" covered in too many unhealthy sauces/cheeses/etc.? Say something basic is 600 calories. To make it good with mayonnaise, butter, cream, cheese, etc. you can quickly double the entire caloric intake for the meal. You are either going to make a dish "good" through its texture (meat typically), spices, or savoriness/richness from fat of some sort, no?
pavlov 3y ago
I wasn’t entirely serious. The reason why food tastes worse has as much to do with nostalgia as with objective factors. Yes, one could buy the most expensive sourdough bread in New York, but can it ever rival the memory of that one bakery in the Old World? Truly local products don’t suffer this unfair comparison. One never drank a Swedish bourbon or ate clam chowder in Paris. Maybe this is why Europeans are so attached to regional foods and their name protections. The diversity makes the experience more unique.