# TV shows in other countries about "American cooking" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 3, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943 "2018-11-03T20:09:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943/41 "2018-11-05T14:09:07Z")
> [@HowSoonIsThen](#): > > … > As a side note, I have watched American cooking shows before and have to ask: does anyone else think the hosts are super aggressive? It always feels like I’ve done something wrong and they’re lecturing me. > > … I watch or have watched pretty much all the cooking shows there are, and you can’t generalize. Gordon is a freak anomaly from the dark side of the Planet Zephron. He’s more of a Reality Show than a real cooking show. Jacques Pepin, Lydia Bastianich, Patti Jinich, Sara Moulton, the whole America’s Test Kitchen crew, and even Chris Kimball–they’re all perfectly lovely. They do not berate or insult the audience, either the live one (if there is one) or the home audience. In fact, they’ll often say stuff like, “Here’s how I do it, but adjust for your own family’s taste,” etc. There was a thread on here once asking what celebrity will you really miss when they’re gone, and I chose Jacques Pepin. He’s not only a brilliant chef but just a charming and funny guy. (How come he still has that thick accent after SIXTY years in the USA?? :dubious: ) Watching that man bone a chicken or chop an onion is poetry in motion. He talks about his mother’s restaurant–so sweet. When he had a show with Julia Child, he was so deferential to her and still held his own. And I’ll bet he could take Gordon down if he had to. Probably with just a look. But I digress… ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943/42 "2018-11-05T14:55:25Z")
In my opinion, Gordom Ramsay is very different on the shows on the Fox network in the US than he was when he was on programmes in the UK. I think Fox expects him to play up the yelling, cursing, angry persona. If you have about an hour, [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIkFT_vqYWc) is a link to a YouTube video of the very first episode of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, where he’s at a restaurant called Bonaparte’s in Yorkshire with an embarrassingly ill-prepared “executive chef” named Tim. I think the only time he raises his voice is when he’s served food that’s raw or, in the case of the scallops, spoiled. ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943/43 "2018-11-05T15:13:59Z")
Don’t know about TV shows, but I just found this German youtube channel: [amerikanisch-kochen](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-v9ZU8TO8chuAOsh3UO-gQ). If you want a funny insight into how German’s might view American cuisine, Marshmallow fluff came here a couple years ago. [According to the label](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10211004303117564&set=a.1581495171327&type=3&eid=ARBKwzs-N7e55n9xeEwjjDQGhEdrOhsfkXOS3tJEy0CkFb_SItqKt0xHMLsS3oo5F9ph5__wIbqCNOBP), “the fluffernutter is the most popular sandwich in America”. ---
**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943/44 "2018-11-05T16:56:05Z")
> [@Moe](#): > > According to the label, “the fluffernutter is the most popular sandwich in America”. That’s hilarious. I’ve never actually had one or even seen anyone eat one in my entire life. I always thought fluffernutters were a British thing. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943/45 "2018-11-05T18:35:49Z")
> [@EscAlaMike](#): > > That’s hilarious. I’ve never actually had one or even seen anyone eat one in my entire life. I always thought fluffernutters were a British thing. I prefer to eat Marshmallow Fluff with a spoon straight from the jar. ---
**Author:** ![Tzigone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943/46 "2018-11-05T18:44:53Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > In my opinion, Gordom Ramsay is very different on the shows on the Fox network in the US than he was when he was on programmes in the UK. I think Fox expects him to play up the yelling, cursing, angry persona. If you have about an hour, [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIkFT_vqYWc) is a link to a YouTube video of the very first episode of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, where he’s at a restaurant called Bonaparte’s in Yorkshire with an embarrassingly ill-prepared “executive chef” named Tim. I think the only time he raises his voice is when he’s served food that’s raw or, in the case of the scallops, spoiled. I don’t know the timing here - I don’t know when they aired or anything. Is this very first episode at about the same time as he signed his contract for US work or not? I ask because in non-cooking shows, at least, tone of show or character (even in a reality show, I’d assume) can change over several years. Though, of course, I wouldn’t be surprised if the change is just down the network desires, either. ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943/47 "2018-11-05T19:20:31Z")
> [@EscAlaMike](#): > > That’s hilarious. I’ve never actually had one or even seen anyone eat one in my entire life. I always thought fluffernutters were a British thing. New England. Not England. ---
**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943/48 "2018-11-05T20:50:32Z")
> [@sachertorte](#): > > New England. Not England. Ahh, thanks for clarifying. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943/49 "2018-11-05T23:37:12Z")
> [@HowSoonIsThen](#): > > As a side note, I have watched American cooking shows before and have to ask: does anyone else think the hosts are super aggressive? It always feels like I’ve done something wrong and they’re lecturing me. > > I know Gordon Ramsay is always yelling at someone, but it feels like he’s yelling with the audience. American hosts feel like they’re mad at me. Don’t forget the tightly wound Robert Irvine, who often seems extremely close to cracking open someone’s head like a walnut with those freakish arms of his. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943/50 "2018-11-07T17:01:32Z")
I don’t think [these guys](http://www.waddellmedia.com/programmes/view/paul-nicks-big-food-trip/series-3-paul-nicks-big-american-food-trip) have been mentioned (Nick Nairn & Paul Rankin) They’ve done several series including two set in the US and one in Canada, where they explore traditional dishes of the area they’re visiting. At the end of each program they prepare a meal for some of the people they’ve been visiting. It’s quite lightweight and good fun ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943/51 "2018-11-07T17:25:48Z")
> [@sachertorte](#): > > New England. Not England. I was going to say! This Brit has never heard of such a thing! ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943/52 "2018-11-07T17:43:43Z")
> [@Banksiaman](#): > > On the Australian free-to-air food channel the current run of shows about US food are all US-made and oriented. Same for Spain, although we get them in several channels. There’s a specific episode from one of the cakes shows that’s got to have been repeated a thousand times: the team goes to London and has problems because the ovens aren’t marked the way they’re used to, ingredients which have the same name are somewhat different, others they’re used to buying by the gallon are not available (and none is sold by the gallon), etc. IOW, they encounter many of the same problems that people in Spain do when trying to follow what they’re doing or instructions from an American cookbook. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943.md?page=2)