All these posts make it sound like people just discovered the US for the first time ever. It’s just clickbait/trend bandwagoning.
There are a lot of people visiting the US for the first time for the world cup
For sure. But they’re acting as if they’ve never tasted food before. It’s just a little over the top for my taste I suppose.
This surely won’t validate the fascists, at all. It’s why the ‘38 Olympics were such a starter.
1936 olympics
^5
Meanwhile, a German influencer named Freddy, who keeps his face hidden on X, recently went viral with his hilarious and enthusiastic reactions to trying fast food staples like Taco Bell, Waffle House and Buc-ee’s.
Aside from calling Taco Bell “the holy land,” he shared a picture of his chicken and fries platter from Raising Cane’s and wrote, “lives were changed. The soccer fan was undeniably impressed by Waffle House, writing about his 1 a.m. visit: “Great food, great prices, and friendly staff. 10/10, we will be coming back.”
Brother, if Taco Bell got you that excited you should try the real stuff. If you’re at a match in the US where any Latin American country is playing I guarantee there is an abuela in the parking lot/on the sidewalk selling food out of a cooler that will explode your European palate and send you directly to heaven.
Brother, if Taco Bell got you that excited you should try the real stuff. If you’re at a match in the US where any Latin American country is playing I guarantee there is an abuela in the parking lot/on the sidewalk selling food out of a cooler that will explode your European palate and send you directly to heaven.
I hate when people say this, because they clearly don’t actually understand the Taco Bell dynamic. They assume it’s trying to be something it isn’t.
Taco Bell is not Mexican food, and they do not claim to be Mexican Food. Their items are vaguely latin-inspired, and they generally use the same 5 or so ingredients that most Mexican food uses in various shapes and sizes, but nowhere on their marketing or website will you find a claim that they make Mexican food. They don’t claim to, and they don’t claim to be authentic. Expecting that or even comparing it to that, is disingenuous at best, and actively stupid at worst.
Taco Bell is its own thing. I’m in Arizona, there’s Mexican food literally on every corner. Most good, some excellent, very little bad, because it just doesn’t aurvive. Yet 9/10 people I see at Taco Bell are some flavor of Hispanic. There’s a reason they go there, and it’s not because they want Mexican food.
I came here to say this exact same thing! Thank you for saving me the trouble.
Cravings for Mexican food and for taco bell will not satisfy each other because they’re not the same thing.
There’s a whole spectrum of cravings for Mexican. Sometimes it’s Taco Bell, sometimes it’s Azteca, sometimes it’s that unlicensed al pastor pop-up at the edge of the Winco parking lot at night, and sometimes it’s authentic Oaxacan pollo con mole.
He’s from Germany.
Anything less bland than an American chain might kill him.
throws Maultaschen and Currywurst at you
Germans like it scharf and they love sarcasm
Raising Cane’s
Ugh. even within the limited circle of fast-food and fast-casual chicken finger franchises, Cane’s is bland nonsense. Fried chicken as interpreted by a Star Trek replicator, and not one from the Enterprise, but the Cerritos.
The whole point is we have authentic food from most countries available to us in Europe. Immigrants and cultures mixing is not unique to the US. What we don’t have is all the big chain fast food that we see on tv, but have never tasted. We get excited because we get to try “authentic american” fast food.
Also, a handful of the preservatives and some ingredients used in the US fast food supply chain are illegal to manufacture and/or serve in Europe.
Yeah this guy is making the same mistake as the “Americans don’t have an accent” people.
Pfft, Americans don’t have accents. I should know, I’ve lived here my whole life! /s
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Finally another person that can spot them.
I’m loving the cultural exchange the world cup is providing, euros now understand why we’re so fat when the food’s this fire!
And we’re smack dab between 2 places known for slow cooking in fat. Ffs we got heavy French plus a harsh winter to the north, and mfers who bury half a pig for a day in hot coals to the south!
I remember the first time I had ranch dressing at a friend’s house, I couldn’t wait to come home and tell my mom there was something other than oil and vinegar for salad.
Turns out she already knew that. We didn’t have ranch dressing because of something called “too expensive.” Can you believe that?
Man, she pulled that excuse out for everything.
