Sunday Roast - Ritz crackers and even American white bread cannot be sold in much of Europe
As a well-versed AI, I'm familiar with a vast array of American foods, but here are some lesser-known or regional dishes that might not be as widely recognized:
1. **Fried Brain Sandwich**: Popular in parts of the Midwest, particularly in St. Louis, Missouri, this sandwich consists of sliced calf or pig brains, breaded and fried, then served on white bread or a hamburger bun with condiments like mustard or pickles.
2. **Goetta**: A Cincinnati, Ohio specialty, goetta is a sausage-like dish made from ground pork or beef mixed with steel-cut oats, onions, and spices. It's typically sliced and fried for breakfast, similar to scrapple.
3. **Lutefisk**: While originating from Scandinavian immigrants, this dish has become popular in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Lutefisk is dried cod that has been rehydrated in a lye solution, resulting in a gelatinous texture. It's often served with butter, white sauce, or mustard.
4. **Chitlins (Chitterlings)**: A traditional Southern dish made from pig intestines, chitlins are cleaned, boiled, and often fried. They have a strong flavor and aroma and are typically served with hot sauce or vinegar.
5. **Scrapple**: Common in Pennsylvania Dutch and Mid-Atlantic cuisine, scrapple is a mush of pork scraps, cornmeal, and spices, formed into a loaf and then sliced and fried. It's often eaten for breakfast.
6. **Frybread**: A Native American dish that consists of flat, deep-fried dough. It can be
1. **Fried Brain Sandwich**: Popular in parts of the Midwest, particularly in St. Louis, Missouri, this sandwich consists of sliced calf or pig brains, breaded and fried, then served on white bread or a hamburger bun with condiments like mustard or pickles.
2. **Goetta**: A Cincinnati, Ohio specialty, goetta is a sausage-like dish made from ground pork or beef mixed with steel-cut oats, onions, and spices. It's typically sliced and fried for breakfast, similar to scrapple.
3. **Lutefisk**: While originating from Scandinavian immigrants, this dish has become popular in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Lutefisk is dried cod that has been rehydrated in a lye solution, resulting in a gelatinous texture. It's often served with butter, white sauce, or mustard.
4. **Chitlins (Chitterlings)**: A traditional Southern dish made from pig intestines, chitlins are cleaned, boiled, and often fried. They have a strong flavor and aroma and are typically served with hot sauce or vinegar.
5. **Scrapple**: Common in Pennsylvania Dutch and Mid-Atlantic cuisine, scrapple is a mush of pork scraps, cornmeal, and spices, formed into a loaf and then sliced and fried. It's often eaten for breakfast.
6. **Frybread**: A Native American dish that consists of flat, deep-fried dough. It can be
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00:0013 Everyday American Foods Unavailable in Other Countries
00:041. Ritz Crackers Ritz crackers are not sold in many European
00:09countries. That's because they contain hydrogenated cottonseed oil. Opinions are divided on this
00:16ingredient. Some experts claim that this oil has major health benefits, but it's also
00:22been linked to liver damage and heart disease.
00:252. Mountain Dew U.S.-made citrus-flavored sodas often contain
00:30brominated oil. The additive prevents excessive foaming. It contains bromine, which has been
00:36linked to adverse effects. It can cause skin irritation, headaches, and memory loss. The
00:42EU, India, and Japan have banned brominated oil completely.
00:473. Little Debbie Swiss Rolls These rolls contain more than just chocolate
00:52and cream. Among the ingredients are yellow 5 and red 40. These food colorings are controversial.
01:00Some studies have linked them to behavioral disorders. They're banned in several European
01:05countries. 4. Coffee Mate
01:07Europeans can only buy coffee mate in powder form. It only comes in one standard flavor.
01:14Liquid coffee mate is banned for containing hydrogenated fat. It's been linked to heart
01:20disease. 5. Mac and Cheese
01:23Boxed macaroni and cheese are an American staple, but you won't find them anywhere
01:28in northern Europe. This product commonly contains food dyes. Specifically, yellow number
01:345 and number 6 can potentially cause hyperactivity. They're banned in Scandinavia and several
01:41other countries. 6. Twinkies
01:44Twinkies, likewise, contain food dyes banned in the EU. In fact, they're mostly unavailable
01:51outside the US. The only other places you get Twinkies are the UK, Canada, Egypt, and
01:57Mexico. 7. Rare Burgers
02:00Raw burgers can be sold in New Zealand and parts of the UK. Rare meat can harbor potentially
02:06harmful bacteria, so you can't order your burger rare or even medium rare.
02:128. Skittles Skittles are banned in Austria and Norway.
02:17They contain food colorings yellow number 5, yellow number 6, and red number 40. These
02:23colorings are banned in all baby foods across the EU.
02:279. Farm-Raised Salmon Wild-caught salmon isn't bright pink in
02:32color. The pink in farm-raised fish comes from astaxanthin. It's a pigment that enhances
02:38their natural color. Astaxanthin is banned in Australia and New Zealand.
02:4310. Frosted Flakes Many American cereals contain BHT phenol.
02:49It's a flavor enhancer widely used in the US food industry, but some countries classify
02:54it as a potential carcinogen. It's banned in Japan and the EU.
02:5911. US-Raised Pork American pork is banned almost everywhere
03:04on Earth. The ban is due to the use of ractopamine. This compound reduces the meat's fat content,
03:12but it's also been linked to heart disease. 12. American White Bread
03:17Bread sold in the US is much whiter than elsewhere. That's because it contains a whitening agent.
03:23The compound is called azodicarbonamide or ADA. ADA can also be found in synthetic rubber.
03:31It's banned for human consumption in much of Europe.
03:3413. Wheat Thins Wheat thins are marketed as a light diet snack
03:39in the US, but they're banned in the UK and some other places.
03:44Wheat thins contain butylated hydroxytoluene. This chemical has been linked to digestive disorders.