# What would you serve in an American Restaurant?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-serve-in-an-american-restaurant/341983>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 28, 2006, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-serve-in-an-american-restaurant/341983 "2006-01-28T13:51:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-serve-in-an-american-restaurant/341983/81 "2006-02-01T23:01:02Z")

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> [@Ponster](#):
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> Oggy! Oggy! Oggy !

Oi Oi Oi!

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**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-serve-in-an-american-restaurant/341983/82 "2006-02-02T07:47:09Z")

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> [@Paul in Saudi](#):
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> Oddly, in my travels pancakes, sausage and maple syrup always struck people as strange. The mixture of sweet and savory is off-putting to some.

For me, it’s the specific combination of sausage and maple. Each has its own strong flavor, and I think when you eat them together they go to war in your mouth and you taste the bloody aftermath.

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**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-serve-in-an-american-restaurant/341983/83 "2006-02-02T11:43:04Z")

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> [@sturmhauke](#):
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> For me, it’s the specific combination of sausage and maple. Each has its own strong flavor, and I think when you eat them together they go to war in your mouth and you taste the bloody aftermath.

Wait, I have some maple flavored sausage links at home – commercially bought. They taste fake, so I don’t like them, but typically, the sweet playing off of the savory is delicious.

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