From Easy Cheese to red velvet cake, here’s what the French think is kinda strange about American food.
one.
Red velvet cakes.
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You do you, America, but really, why color a cake red? Especially when it doesn’t even taste like anything that’s red!
two.
Combining sweet potatoes and toasted marshmallows.
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Not gonna lie, sweet potato casserole is delicious, but the concept of combining any vegetable with a melted candy is just very weird.
3.
People’s obsession with mayo.
Four.
People putting a ton of ice in their water, no matter the season.
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It’s refreshing in the summer, but why put five ice cubes in your drink in the middle of January?
5.
Calling this shredded cheese “mozzarella.”
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Mozzarella isn’t meant to be processed and shredded, it’s meant to be eaten fresh.
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Not getting/taking a lunch break and eating at their desks instead.
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Lunch breaks are the best, because 1) you get to take a break, 2) said break involves food. So why don’t Americans take them??
8.
Drinking milk with dinner.
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According to old Hollywood movies, Americans always have a glass of milk with their dinner. And that, my friend, is very strange.
9.
Drinking their coffee to go.
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Sure it’s more efficient, but it’s also way less enjoyable than sipping on it at a terrasse.
10.
And adding a ton of different flavors to their coffee.
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Caramel frappuccino, peppermint mocha, gingerbread latte, pumpkin spice latte… What is wrong with just coffee?
eleven.
Deep-frying everything.
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Deep-fried butter? Deep fried Oreos? America, do you have no shame?
12.
Jell-O, and topping Jell-O with whipped cream.
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It’s transparent and it wiggles. Just the fact that it exists and that people still consume it is mind-blowing.
13.
Serving fried chicken with waffles and syrup.
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At first, I wondered what kind of monster decided to pair these together. But then I tried it, and now I wonder what kind of genius decided to pair these together. But it’s still WEIRD, OK?!
14.
String cheese.
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String cheese is a (weirdly addictive) abomination. Seriously, what do Americans have against good cheese?
fifteen.
Fried foot.
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1) It’s not walkable. 2) What is it even??
16.
Three-liter wine bottles.
You gotta admire the thirst and the dedication but Americans’ love of big portions is a tad weird.
17.
Putting a scoop of ice cream in their soda.
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Think about root beer floats, really think about them, and tell me they’re not weird.
19.
Combining peanut butter and jelly.
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It’s just such a weird combo for non-Americans (even though it kinda makes sense once you actually try it).
twenty.
Snow cones.
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Covering ice with syrup is just weird. Why not just eat an ice cream or a sorbet?
twenty-one.
Using crackers to eat cheese.
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Crackers are fine but bread is better.