I’m not sure about that. I grew up in New England and knew people who made maple syrup, but I’ve never heard of mixing it with peanut butter.
I love pb, and I love real maple syrup, but mixing them together doesn’t sound too appealing. I do like pb & honey, though. It’s especially good on toast.
Before a BBQ chain called Famous Dave’s expanded their menu, they used to have bumper stickers that proclaimed “We like vegetarians – they make us laugh.”
That must vary quite a bit depending on where you are in the US. Its very easy to find vegetarian (or even vegan) food on the menu of most restaurants in California.
Most of the food being called American food is regional food.
I’ve never had half the stuff talked about in this thread and I’ve lived in the US all my life.
Corn on pizza intrigues me. I have never heard of such a thing. :eek: Corn is my favorite vegetable and pizza is one of my favorite non-vegetables. I am going to look into making one of these foods of the gods this weekend.
Well, yes, but take out fast food restaurants and what is American food if not regional food? Even those foods that are common across all of the states will have significant regional differences (sweet vs. non-sweet iced tea, thick vs. thin pizza crusts, etc.).
Er…you put jam in oatmeal? :dubious:
I put milk and brown sugar in oatmeal and cream of wheat. Fruit + oatmeal just sounds bleh to me.
I put butter, cheese, salt and pepper in grits, but I had never eaten grits until 2 years ago when I moved to Georgia. (They don’t serve them in Arizona, or at least they didn’t when I was growing up).
When I was in the UK and Ireland one thing I found AMAZING was the large amount of choices that I (vegetarian) had in restaurants. It is a huge difference from here in America, where some restaurants have NO vegetarian options (I’ve been places where the mashed potatoes were made with chicken broth and the salads were all pre-made and had chicken or bacon on them!)
My boyfriend and I often share an entree at a restaurant, and sometimes we STILL have some to take home. It makes it cheaper to eat out 
:dubious: corn on pizza? Haven’t seen that before.
In case it isn’t clear, Opal’s hatred of apples & fruit in general is at least somewhat atypical, rather like my personal dislike of “ranch” (actually buttermilk) salad dressing (or BBQ; I think my dislike of BBQ is something of an outlying anomaly).
Without mentioning pineapple and crazy concontions like mashed potato and lobster, I just don’t think corn is ‘Italian’ enough for pizza in most American’s minds. Every other regular pizza topping is fairly common in Italy (think peppers, onions, sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms etc.)
However, I see a corn pizza in my near future. I would guess a white/alfredo sauce instead of red, and maybe parmesean instead of provolone, some red peppers and garlic too?
Oh, and OpalCat is the only one to get the grits / cream of wheat / oatmeal thing right so far. 
Quiddity is probably talking about the American chocolate bars that are readily available in Canada - Butterfingers, Hershey’s, etc. These are truly crap, and don’t hold a candle to their Canadian counterparts (Crispy Crunch, Dairy Milk, etc.).
I think if you compare the front-of-the-store bars in the US to the front-of-the-store bars is the UK, the US stinks. Sure, at our local grocery store you might (or might not) be able to find some Ghirardelli’s tucked away down the candy aisle. I’ve never seen it at a convenience store, not that I can remember. The hippie food stores tend to sell fantastic US chocolates, lots of organics and premium blends.
In the UK, though, I remember every store carrying Cadbury’s near the front, where in the US we have Snicker’s and Kit-Kat. And a UK Cadbury’s is a wonderful treat, completely different from the brown-candle monstrosity they sell under that brand name here in the states.
Daniel
Fairly common as a topping for barbecue sandwiches in the South, or at least my region of it. It’s also pretty tasty on hot dogs.
Speaking of Cadbury’s, is it true, as Wikipedia claims, that Cadbury’s Flakes are only sold in the UK (I guess Ireland too) and Australia? This is a product so delicious that it could not possibly fail in any market it was introduced to. Surely it could make a killing in North America?
Hm. I have a Cadbury Flake box here. Someone probably shipped a car part in it or something.
Huh. They’re kinda all over the place here. I was in a convenience store this morning, and the Ghirardellis were up front, next to the register, in the impulse-buy section (y’know, next to the novelty lighters, the meth pipes with the fake roses stuffed in them, and assorted other bric-a-brac.)
Me neither, nor have I heard of it. And I’ve heard of PB & mayo, which, despite always having all the ingredients available, I’ve never wanted to try.
In fact, all European flakes are made in the Cadbury’s plant in Coolock, Dublin, Ireland (have a look at the label). It’s coz Irish milk gives the best texture. Not sure about the Aussie ones.
I took someone to a Texas steakhouse not knowing he was a vegetarian. When he asked the server if there were any vegetarian options, he was informed that as alternatives to steak they do serve pork and chicken. Pigs and chickens are apparently vegetables in Texas.
NExt time I’m in a gas station I’ll look specifically, but i’m pretty sure I’ve not seen them. I do sometimes buy chocolate at gas stations/convenience stores, and I like Ghirardelli’s, but I’ve never bought the latter at the former, which makes me think either I’m super-oblivious or it’s not common in NC. (Or maybe they don’t sell them in candy-bar-sized units, which is how I buy chocolate at gas stations)
Daniel