the chocolate was deliberately nasty tasting as many think a bit like vomit. Included in army rations it stopped the soldiers eating it unless at a last resort. Serviceman in Europe who gave their ration away did little to endear the US to them.
@TimWardCam Living as a vegetarian in the US, I ate my share of conference meals.
The choice of vegetarian entrees are: a) overcooked pasta smothered in a too-thick alfredo-like sauce; b) barely-drained spaghetti pasta with watery-thin tomato sauce.
weirdly all those “american specials, just like in tv!” corners and shelves are always packed full in grocery stores. no one wants to buy that more than once cause.. well. if you are accustomed to european food you will most likely dislike american products.
@TimWardCam We're not homogeneous. Some regions have terrible food. Some have excellent food. But you have to go with what is good locally. If you have a region I can make some recommendations.
a) I'm ok, I'm vegetarian. b) alright, why can't UK produce anything better than Galaxy "chocolate" or salted fat called cheddar? - already closer to US than EU?
I keep hearing horror stories about chocolate. Is American chocolate really so bad overall? We have so many really good ones in Europe ranging from milk ones to different percentages of cocoa up to 99% (it's really ultra bitter, my sweet spot is 60%) from so many companies you can always find something. And it doesn't even need to be Swiss or Belgian which are usually the high end ones. Germans are really good at it.
@TimWardCam I have never been to those states, but I've heard food is very expensive there. Tourist traps and fast food have very poor quality. Like frozen food prep level bad. The chains will want ever higher profits, and in the past few years they have reduced quality. Some American cheese will taste very bad, and even come in individually wrapped plastic. Good burger joints will usually offer cheddar or similar. But there's a lot more then just burgers.
The good stuff will be fresh, never frozen. The Midwest generally does beef well. Chicken can be hit or miss depending on how it was raised and transported. Seafood is great on the coasts (generally. You have to get a good cook too).
If you drive out of the touristy streets, any restaurant with a lot of trucks there is a good bet.
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it is *not* chocolate at all.
at best, "chocolate" / chocolate-substitute / reformed wax
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Unknown parent • • •@TimWardCam Living as a vegetarian in the US, I ate my share of conference meals.
The choice of vegetarian entrees are: a) overcooked pasta smothered in a too-thick alfredo-like sauce; b) barely-drained spaghetti pasta with watery-thin tomato sauce.
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in reply to Mike Galsworthy 🦣 • • •b) alright, why can't UK produce anything better than Galaxy "chocolate" or salted fat called cheddar? - already closer to US than EU?
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Unknown parent • • •@TimWardCam I have never been to those states, but I've heard food is very expensive there. Tourist traps and fast food have very poor quality. Like frozen food prep level bad. The chains will want ever higher profits, and in the past few years they have reduced quality. Some American cheese will taste very bad, and even come in individually wrapped plastic. Good burger joints will usually offer cheddar or similar. But there's a lot more then just burgers.
The good stuff will be fresh, never frozen. The Midwest generally does beef well. Chicken can be hit or miss depending on how it was raised and transported. Seafood is great on the coasts (generally. You have to get a good cook too).
If you drive out of the touristy streets, any restaurant with a lot of trucks there is a good bet.
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