|
Post by efram on Sept 7, 2012 20:31:24 GMT -5
So besides very few TV shows all I watch is American TV. I have seen over the years many tasty looking things on screen. I want you americans to describe best you can on how the following foods taste because chances are, i will never know.... twinkies pop tarts nutterbutters marshmallow fluff tootsie rolls kool aid taffy reese's baby ruths hersheys I took some of these from a website but i have seen them all somewhere on TV. Other american products were Lucky charms, Mountain dew and Big red chewing gum, those used to be available here but havent been for a long time. I miss them, they were nice. From the list up above, am i missing out on much? I live in a village that a lot of americans visit due to ancestary and from talking to them, our chocolate here is nicer. Am i missing anything by not tasting the above? Also have you tasted food from the UK and ireland? What are your thoughts if you have..... Just like to add, i'm not some obese person wanting food lol, just curious because like i said, i love US TV .
|
|
|
Post by efram on Sept 7, 2012 20:39:55 GMT -5
Just want to add that I am of one of those rare people who is not american yet still lives a good life but LOVES americans, something about the american accent just makes me weak in the knees. Don't be afraid to reply
|
|
|
Post by apolloniajames on Sept 7, 2012 20:43:24 GMT -5
When you say Reese's, do you mean the peanut butter cups or the Pieces? The cups are absolutely divine. The Pieces... not so much.
Other than that, once you taste one overly sugary American snack, you've tasted them all. And Hershey's is very low quality stuff (though I do enjoy their Special Dark bars).
(The preceding has been strictly my opinion.)
|
|
|
Post by efram on Sept 7, 2012 20:48:14 GMT -5
i didn't know there was more than one resse's or hershey's....i'm a bit clueless which is why i wanted answers Thank you for answer, hope to get others about the rest
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2012 20:55:43 GMT -5
I like the British and Irish food I've had; I did a study abroad in London and had great fish and chips, particularly a skate one that was awesome. I also like bubble and squeak and the various curries that can be found. Beef pasties were also very good. I had bone marrow and tripe soup that was excellent at St. John's. Lovely beer too.
As for American food, I like Hershey chocolates; I like Crackle and Mr. Goodbar. The different Hershey kisses are good and I especially like the candy cane one they have for the holidays. I can't say I've had a twinkie in a while but I like them; pop tarts are hit and miss for me. I prefer the simpler fruit flavors vs. the different chocolate or frosted ones; not really a big fan and I like to eat them cold. Haven't eaten enough nutterbutters to comment. I like marshmallow fluff and I'll eat it with different jellies and peanut butter; I prefer it with something else instead of eating it by itself. Tootsie rolls very for me: I don't care much for the chocolate ones but they have various flavors like lime and cherry that are pretty good. Texture is not among my favorites.
I don't drink a lot of kool aid but I liked Ecto Cooler and cherry's good. Apparently, people fry it at fairs but I don't know how that works. Taffy's good; I get it from the beach at Ocean City, Maryland, in little candy sides. I like the fruit flavors and the mint ones. I'm a big fan of reese's because I love peanut butter and they're quite fun to it. I prefer the peanut butter cup but I like reese's pieces too. I've never had the different flavored ones, like vanilla. I like baby ruth but I haven't had one in years. What I really like, as candy bars go, are kit kat bars, with their great wafer texture, and nutrageous bars, with all their peanuts.
|
|
|
Post by Red Impact on Sept 7, 2012 20:57:13 GMT -5
Most American cuisine can basically be summarized as:
Take something some other country does Add cheese/more cheese Triple the portion Put on bread and/or deep fry
As for those particular snacks Twinkies: Tastes pretty much like whipped cream with sugar added. The cake doesn't add a whole lot of flavor.
Pop Tarts: There are many different flavors, so I'll just describe the fruit ones. Imagine spreading a thin layer of jelly on a cracker and putting another one on top of it. The pastry is thin and slightly sweet, and you get a very small amount of the filling, unless it's chocolate or one of those weird flavors. Most have frosting, which from what I understand, is basically royal icing with sprinkles or something swirled in.
Nutterbutters: They taste like almost peanut butter. NOt real butter, they're just slightly off.
Marshmallow fluff: Sugar. Marshmallow is sugar with gelatin, so marshmallow fluff is that but not in any shape.
Tootsie rolls - Basically, they're chewy chocolate. Imagine a piece of milk chocolate, but in a form that you can chew.
Kool Aid - Do you have gatoraid there? If so, imagine that. If not, imagine really, really, really, really, really diluted soda or juice.
Taffy - see Marshmallow fluff, but add some fake tasting extract of some kind. Depending on who makes it, it can be soft and creamy, or hard enough to chip a tooth on.
Reese's - Whether cup or piece, it's the same. They taste like sex.
Baby Ruth - Basically, it's peanuts wrapping caramel, so you sort of get really salty caramel that crunches.
Hershey's - Pretty bleh chocolate. Stuff made elsewhere tastes better, but we're stuck with corn syrup instead of real sugar.
|
|
Sajoa Moe
Patti Mayonnaise
Did you get that thing I sent ya?
A man without gimmick.
Posts: 39,683
|
Post by Sajoa Moe on Sept 7, 2012 20:58:27 GMT -5
I LOVE Nutter Butter cookies. It's basically a peanut butter sandwich cookie with peanut butter cookies.
|
|
mizerable
Fry's dog Seymour
You're the lowest on the totem pole here, Alva. The lowest.
Posts: 23,475
|
Post by mizerable on Sept 7, 2012 20:58:51 GMT -5
Where the hell do you live?
|
|
Massive G
Hank Scorpio
yo hago esto
Posts: 6,224
|
Post by Massive G on Sept 7, 2012 21:05:06 GMT -5
Kool Aid is basically colored sugar water, albeit with a slight fruit flavor. Still pretty awesome.
Reese's peanut butter cups are by far the greatest thing mankind has ever invented. As any combination of chocolate and peanut butter is bound to be.
|
|
Spider2024
Patti Mayonnaise
Dedicated 6,666th post to Irontyger
I believe in Joe Hendry.
Posts: 39,258
|
Post by Spider2024 on Sept 7, 2012 21:05:37 GMT -5
It is indeed pretty hard to define taste, so I'll try the best I can. (Disclaimer: personal tastes may vary)
Twinkies - The yellow cake on the outside has a light vanilla taste to it. The cream inside has a nice vanilla/sugar taste to it, but it can easily get lost in the cake when it's getting chewed up.
Pop Tarts - Whatever the flavor is, they're all equal parts filling, icing (when applicable) and crust, all getting equal flavor. All the filling taste like how they should, the fruit ones are fruity, the chocolate ones are chocolatey, et cetera. The icing bites are a nice bite of sugar.
Nutterbutters - Basically taste like how a hard peanut butter cookie should. Could be a little sweeter.
Marshmallow Fluff - Basically taste like sugar. Really good with peanut butter.
Tootsie Rolls - I'm having trouble explaining it. They taste chocolatey, but not in the same way that actual chocolate does. A little bit more sugary.
Kool Aid - One of my guilty pleasures. Sweet stuff (even if you use Splenda or a sweetner alternative) and all the fruit flavors taste like how they should.
Taffy - Don't really eat taffy.
Reese's - In the cups, the peanut butter is sweetened to perfection for the purpose of a dessert.
Baby Ruth - Not much of a fan. None of the ingredients are as flavorful as they should be, almost like they'd been sitting on the shelf for 6 months before I ate it. Snickers are better.
Hersheys - Not bad for a chocolate bar under a dollar, but not as chocolatey or as tasty as those big chocolate bars, like Cadbury, Lindt, or even Symphony which is almost made by the Hersheys company.
I would recommend any of these if you're ever on our soil, but the strongest recommendations go to Kool Aid and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Other swets I'd recommend would be Butterfinger (nice and crunchy and sweet and peanut buttery) and Twix (the perfect marriage of chocolate, caramel and cookie).
|
|
Sajoa Moe
Patti Mayonnaise
Did you get that thing I sent ya?
A man without gimmick.
Posts: 39,683
|
Post by Sajoa Moe on Sept 7, 2012 21:15:35 GMT -5
If you ever get your hands on a jar of marshmallow fluff, make yourself some fluffernutters (peanut butter and fluff on graham crackers).
|
|
|
Post by Lazy peon on Sept 7, 2012 21:17:53 GMT -5
Where the hell do you live? The old country, cousin!
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2012 21:21:35 GMT -5
Anybody else read the OP and really really want to send the kind some of our American sweet treats?
Like... I'm not much on sweets except for ice cream, but I hate that somebody wants to try them and can't.
|
|
Goldenbane
Hank Scorpio
THE G.D. Goldenbane
Posts: 7,331
|
Post by Goldenbane on Sept 7, 2012 21:36:35 GMT -5
I don't really have anything to add that hasn't already been said, but I wanted to say something to you. Thank you so much for the kind words about my country. Sorry to get weird/patriotic/stupid/whatever on you like this, but as someone who's dreamed and dreamed of going to a wonderful place like England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, or even France, it makes me so sad to hear those countries be the ones that seem to bash us the most (a lot of times deserved, but a lot of times undeserved too). I love England, Scotland, and Ireland, and dream so much of going to those countries and seeing the land and people, but I'm so broke and poor that I seriously doubt I'll ever have the chance. It seems so rare that folks from Europe have anything nice to say about the States...and I'm fully aware that we bring it on ourselves, but I'm honestly grateful when someone like yourself comes along and says something nice.
|
|
|
Post by Long A, Short A on Sept 7, 2012 21:40:45 GMT -5
Kool-Aid is quite the drink depending on who makes it. Another poster compared Kool-Aid to Gatorade, but KA has a fruitier and smoother taste. I think Gatorade taste like Kool-Aid that has been watered down to the point that it's just colored water. I refuse to try deep fried Kool-Aid.
Red Impact is right on the money about Tootsie rolls. I like the fruit versions they release at this time of year.
I don't mind Hershey's, but I don't have the same Pavlovian response to something being "real".
I will not touch Marshmallow fluff with a 30 foot pole. I don't like marshmallow off shoots like Peeps and Circus Peanuts.
|
|
|
Post by efram on Sept 27, 2012 17:35:23 GMT -5
I don't really have anything to add that hasn't already been said, but I wanted to say something to you. Thank you so much for the kind words about my country. Sorry to get weird/patriotic/stupid/whatever on you like this, but as someone who's dreamed and dreamed of going to a wonderful place like England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, or even France, it makes me so sad to hear those countries be the ones that seem to bash us the most (a lot of times deserved, but a lot of times undeserved too). I love England, Scotland, and Ireland, and dream so much of going to those countries and seeing the land and people, but I'm so broke and poor that I seriously doubt I'll ever have the chance. It seems so rare that folks from Europe have anything nice to say about the States...and I'm fully aware that we bring it on ourselves, but I'm honestly grateful when someone like yourself comes along and says something nice. I've always loved american things, from the TV and films and all the people from there I have met. Lots of good things have come from there so I can't understand the hate, but to be fair, the US doesn't get much hate from ireland as it does from the rest of Europe. I've lost count of the amount of Irish americans I have met who have left here with nothing but good things to say. Personally i think the hate is all jealousy
|
|
Bo Rida
Fry's dog Seymour
Pulled one over on everyone. Got away with it, this time.
Posts: 23,580
|
Post by Bo Rida on Sept 27, 2012 18:05:34 GMT -5
I can't tell if you're from the UK or Ireland, if it's the former you should be able to get pop tarts from the big supermarkets in the UK, possibly Ireland too, I quite like eating the iced strawberry ones cold.
Just to echo that hersheys doesn't taste like the chocolate you're used to and is best avoided. I think them and reese's are available in some places too if you really want to try them though.
Edit: That last post makes it a bit more clear that you're in Ireland but it still shouldn't be too hard to get hold of Pop Tarts.
Actually just try ebay.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2012 18:10:48 GMT -5
Why not try ordering some of the treats you're interested in from Amazon?
|
|
Marvelously Mediocre
Fry's dog Seymour
Beggin' for a little SWAGGAH!
Haha. What a story Mark.
Posts: 21,224
|
Post by Marvelously Mediocre on Sept 27, 2012 18:17:15 GMT -5
I'm from the UK and have had pretty much everything listed in the OP. Go to your nearest city centre and there will probably be a shop that sells all American sweets. They really aren't much to write home about at all. The only reason I go to those kinds of shops now are to buy Vanilla Coke which for some f***ed up reason wasn't popular enough in the UK. Other than that I'm just grateful we already have the American sweets that are actually good (Twix, Skittles, Starburst etc.) in addition to our own, amazing chocolate.
Also I found all American cereal to be disgusting. Fruit Loops especially nearly made me sick.
|
|
|
Post by turkeysandwich on Sept 27, 2012 18:20:00 GMT -5
I love marshmallow fluff, as someone said earlier, mixed with peanut butter on a graham cracker or even on a regular cracker, it's divine. I like most everything you listed, except maybe Tootsie Rolls or taffy since they always get stick in the teeth.
|
|