Ask a foreigner

[Gs172003]

Warning, snobby European in-coming.

American Nutella is way sweeter than European Nutella. So are many other things. The exact same product....significantly sweeter in the US than in Europe.

Cheese....TOUCHY subject for this European. So are sausages :D:bag:

Lol my husband is European so I understand :)

 

[Gs172003]

Marmite is DELICIOUS :inlove:
Vegemite just makes me happy :happy:

I ate both as a kid, though. Funny story.... When we moved back stateside there were a number of things I couldn’t wrap my head around & kept looking for everywhere (proper toilets, instead of western toilets, candy that you ate the wrappers -botan rice candy- don’t get me started on the numbers of butterscotch, firehots, etc. I put in my mouth and waited for the plastic to dissolve! :hilarious: ) AND “the stuff you put on toast”. I didn’t know what it was called, or what it was, and various attempts to “make toast right” included (but was not limited to) black strap molasses :eek: bouillon cubes (maybe Americans rub it on their toast instead of using a knife? NOPE! This is AWFUL!) :sick: Nesquick, chili paste, something German that may not have actually been a food based product, Nutella, mole, several different dark jams, the stuff that goes on the Icelandic x as cake my mom makes every year ( :wtf: super duper gross, doesn’t qualify as jam no matter what she says), and ketchup old enough to have been made with death apples :whistling: It was in my grandparents panty.

Eventually I gave up forgot all about it... until my 30s and OMFG!!! This is IT! I’ve been looking for this for TWENTY YEARS!!! :D :D :D :D

Lol lol bless your heart

 

[somerandomguy]

It was called the Marathon Bar and they stopped selling it here in the 80's

Isn't that just a Snickers bar though?

 

[LuckiLee]

Nope @somerandomguy. It was just chocolate covered braided caramel. About 10 inches long.

 

[somerandomguy]

Sounds like a Charleston Chew with better ingredients ?

 

[Friday]

Sounds like a Charleston Chew with better ingredients ?

No. Such. Thing.

Charleston Chews are a small piece of divine providence brought down from heaven itself, a tiny piece of ambrosia, for us to remember the magic & joy of eternity. Each painful bite, a memory of bliss.
Related Search : Cadbury Creme Eggs :sneaky:

 

[LuckiLee]

That's how I felt about the Marathon Bar!! Heaven sent. ? We have a new candy shop in town and the owner says he can order them but can't keep them on the shelf. I gotta look into this....

 

[bellbird]

Related Search : Cadbury Creme Eggs :sneaky:

They've changed the recipe!! They're rubbish now <cries in confectionary>

 

[Friday]

They've changed the recipe!! They're rubbish now <cries in confectionary>

Well... on the upside? There are still Devilled Eggs ;)

(A moment inside Friday’s Head >>> The DEVIL’S work!!! :mad: >>> Wait. That’s deviled eggs. Devilled Eggs are one of life’s perfect foods. >>> Well... on the upside? )

I really can see that, though, on a status update in one of Neil Gaimans books on how humanity is being brought down : :devilish: The recipe for Cadbury Creme Eggs? Altered :smug:

 

[Freida]

kraft singles, they are different to american cheese though right?

Cheese....TOUCHY subject for this European.

cheese ish. Although they do make the best grilled cheese sandwiches! A friend came here from france - she couldn't wrap her mind around american cheese or velvetta but what really got her was spray cheese in a can. Yes - you read that right. You spray it from a can ..usually on celery. :laugh:

My wife just eats it with a spoon right out of the jar!

One of my favorite things in the whole world -- discovered it when I lived in Europe and then I had to wait years before they started selling it here! I can't even have it in the house - I'll eat it right out of the jar for dinner :laugh:

The recipe for Cadbury Creme Eggs? Altered

yes -- I was so sad *(

 

[Muttly]

This has turned into a food thread

I don't consider velveeta cheese :P I may be from the US but I have some standards when it comes to cheese

I wonder if I would like European Nutella. I don't like American. It's too sweet.

Never had marmite. Vegemite, in my opinion, is nasty.

And... hmm...what was the last thing I was going to comment on??? oh, never heard of bologna in a jar. Learned something new

@Friday, what did you mean by proper toilets?

 

[Friday]

This has turned into a food thread