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As a single point of anecdote - as a European visiting America, I also found American candy just insanely sweet. Like, way more than what I'm used to, and it de
by gambiting 2y ago
As a single point of anecdote - as a European visiting America, I also found American candy just insanely sweet. Like, way more than what I'm used to, and it definitely didn't make me go "wow this is tasty". I guess you're used to what you know, but there is something to it.
- ziml77 2y agoYou want real sweetness insanity? Try sweet tea. You will feel so dehydrated after sipping it you'll be begging for a glass of water.
- tharkun__ 2y agoI do agree that our sweet here in NA is sweeter. From a taste perspective however, it's a lot about whatever you are used to, like you say. After more than a year of Keto and not having had any bread, I ate some wheat bread again for the first time. Nothing sweet on top. Just bread (with butter on top). It tasted sweet! And it wasn't even your typical North American floppy toast white bread but just regular, proper wheat bread like you might eat in France in your neighborhood corner bakery (here they usually call it "artisan bread" now). That sweetness went away really quickly after eating bread more regularly again but it surprised me nonetheless and makes your point on getting used to things. Another NA example is cup cakes. There are cup cakes and then there are US cup cakes. I really don't like cup cakes at all. I avoid them. It's a tiny bit of cream with a ton of sugar. Just disgusting. They do the same with actual cakes. You can't buy a proper cake with cream based frosting and some tactful addition of sugar. It's a tiny amount of cream with a load of sugar on a tasteless body of (in many cases overly dry) sponge cake.