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People not from the USA - what American food do you want to try?

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,880
    Loved it!!!
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 16,984
    Your lazagna.
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,427
    Fascinating read.  I've visited about 10 different countries and have always enjoyed the "local" cuisines (except for a couple british items).  
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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    Botch said:
    ........... have always enjoyed the "local" cuisines (except for a couple british items).  
    Name and shame please, we won't (probably) get offended.
  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,427
    edited September 2017
    Oh noes, that was quick!   :o  :blush:
     
    I normally had your light "continental" breakfasts (where I began a lifelong love of tea) but one weekend I ordered a "heavier" breakfast.  The bacon was boiled, not fried.  That was sick and wrong.  
    The other thing is all the "smashed-pea" inclusions, and this is more me, I don't like peas unless the water is boiling first, pick them in the garden, shell them as you race back to the house, blanch quickly; then peas are okay.  Otherwise, canned, mashed, smeared, even frozen, I just don't care for them.  
    I haven't tried blood sausage, I could like it; just the idea gives me a mental block (and yet I'ved had Rocky Mountain Oysters).  
     
    I'm interested in what American foods you'd like to try, Eoin.  Were I to cook for you it'd be pork spareribs and beef plate ribs; the ribs you've shown look so different from what we have.  

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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,727
    I've always wondered what spotted **** tastes like (I know that doesn't sound right). Pics have looked somewhat appealing. How the heck did it get that name though?

    @botch black pudding (blood sausage) is awesome. I've had it an an Argetninian place too.  

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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    Botch said:
    Oh noes, that was quick!   :o  :blush:
     
    I normally had your light "continental" breakfasts (where I began a lifelong love of tea) but one weekend I ordered a "heavier" breakfast.  The bacon was boiled, not fried.  That was sick and wrong.  
    The other thing is all the "smashed-pea" inclusions, and this is more me, I don't like peas unless the water is boiling first, pick them in the garden, shell them as you race back to the house, blanch quickly; then peas are okay.  Otherwise, canned, mashed, smeared, even frozen, I just don't care for them.  
    I haven't tried blood sausage, I could like it; just the idea gives me a mental block (and yet I'ved had Rocky Mountain Oysters).  
     
    I'm interested in what American foods you'd like to try, Eoin.  Were I to cook for you it'd be pork spareribs and beef plate ribs; the ribs you've shown look so different from what we have.  

    Continental breakfast is called that because it's what they eat on the continent - bread, cheese, ham and pastries aren't British. Never had boiled bacon for breakfast, that's a bit strange and not correct for a full English. 

    Not sure what to say about black pudding (blood sausage), it is fantastic and a must for a cooked breakfast. In Northern Ireland the full breakfast is an Ulster Fry and includes black pudding and white pudding - made from tripe, which is also fantastic.

    Finally, mushy peas are a must with fish and chips.

    It would be good to try BBQ US style to compare with my efforts, for which I have no real reference point. Ribs, brisket etc. would be really interesting to try. I see a lot of good stuff on here from a lot of great cooks, there's so much to try.
  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,657
    Eoin said:
    Botch said:
    Oh noes, that was quick!   :o  :blush:
     
    I normally had your light "continental" breakfasts (where I began a lifelong love of tea) but one weekend I ordered a "heavier" breakfast.  The bacon was boiled, not fried.  That was sick and wrong.  
    The other thing is all the "smashed-pea" inclusions, and this is more me, I don't like peas unless the water is boiling first, pick them in the garden, shell them as you race back to the house, blanch quickly; then peas are okay.  Otherwise, canned, mashed, smeared, even frozen, I just don't care for them.  
    I haven't tried blood sausage, I could like it; just the idea gives me a mental block (and yet I'ved had Rocky Mountain Oysters).  
     
    I'm interested in what American foods you'd like to try, Eoin.  Were I to cook for you it'd be pork spareribs and beef plate ribs; the ribs you've shown look so different from what we have.  

    Continental breakfast is called that because it's what they eat on the continent - bread, cheese, ham and pastries aren't British. Never had boiled bacon for breakfast, that's a bit strange and not correct for a full English. 

    Not sure what to say about black pudding (blood sausage), it is fantastic and a must for a cooked breakfast. In Northern Ireland the full breakfast is an Ulster Fry and includes black pudding and white pudding - made from tripe, which is also fantastic.

    Finally, mushy peas are a must with fish and chips.

    It would be good to try BBQ US style to compare with my efforts, for which I have no real reference point. Ribs, brisket etc. would be really interesting to try. I see a lot of good stuff on here from a lot of great cooks, there's so much to try.
    salmon and peas is a new england tradition, never served here with fried fish though. fried fish gets tarter sauce
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    Eoin said:
    Botch said:
    Oh noes, that was quick!   :o  :blush:
     
    I normally had your light "continental" breakfasts (where I began a lifelong love of tea) but one weekend I ordered a "heavier" breakfast.  The bacon was boiled, not fried.  That was sick and wrong.  
    The other thing is all the "smashed-pea" inclusions, and this is more me, I don't like peas unless the water is boiling first, pick them in the garden, shell them as you race back to the house, blanch quickly; then peas are okay.  Otherwise, canned, mashed, smeared, even frozen, I just don't care for them.  
    I haven't tried blood sausage, I could like it; just the idea gives me a mental block (and yet I'ved had Rocky Mountain Oysters).  
     
    I'm interested in what American foods you'd like to try, Eoin.  Were I to cook for you it'd be pork spareribs and beef plate ribs; the ribs you've shown look so different from what we have.  

    Continental breakfast is called that because it's what they eat on the continent - bread, cheese, ham and pastries aren't British. Never had boiled bacon for breakfast, that's a bit strange and not correct for a full English. 

    Not sure what to say about black pudding (blood sausage), it is fantastic and a must for a cooked breakfast. In Northern Ireland the full breakfast is an Ulster Fry and includes black pudding and white pudding - made from tripe, which is also fantastic.

    Finally, mushy peas are a must with fish and chips.

    It would be good to try BBQ US style to compare with my efforts, for which I have no real reference point. Ribs, brisket etc. would be really interesting to try. I see a lot of good stuff on here from a lot of great cooks, there's so much to try.
    salmon and peas is a new england tradition, never served here with fried fish though. fried fish gets tarter sauce
    Mushy peas?

    In the North where we are, pie and peas with mint sauce is a favourite. Got plenty of mint in the garden for this purpose, my preferred pie is steak and kidney
  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
    The Brits are like the Borg.  They have incorporated plenty of colonial cuisine into their lexicon of daily meals.  Except for American BBQ...  

    Curry is a British definition of an Indian spice mix.
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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    The Brits are like the Borg.  They have incorporated plenty of colonial cuisine into their lexicon of daily meals.  Except for American BBQ...  

    Curry is a British definition of an Indian spice mix.
    Yes, curry in the curry house is definitely a British interpretation. I do have some proper Indian cook books as well and do this at home. BBQ here is usually terrible, last time I saw 'brisket' is was pulled and sitting in a warming tray, curling at the edges. I didn't try it. The same place had pulled pork, didn't try that either, mine looks way better and I'm an amateur.
  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,657
    Eoin said:
    Eoin said:
    Botch said:
    Oh noes, that was quick!   :o  :blush:
     
    I normally had your light "continental" breakfasts (where I began a lifelong love of tea) but one weekend I ordered a "heavier" breakfast.  The bacon was boiled, not fried.  That was sick and wrong.  
    The other thing is all the "smashed-pea" inclusions, and this is more me, I don't like peas unless the water is boiling first, pick them in the garden, shell them as you race back to the house, blanch quickly; then peas are okay.  Otherwise, canned, mashed, smeared, even frozen, I just don't care for them.  
    I haven't tried blood sausage, I could like it; just the idea gives me a mental block (and yet I'ved had Rocky Mountain Oysters).  
     
    I'm interested in what American foods you'd like to try, Eoin.  Were I to cook for you it'd be pork spareribs and beef plate ribs; the ribs you've shown look so different from what we have.  

    Continental breakfast is called that because it's what they eat on the continent - bread, cheese, ham and pastries aren't British. Never had boiled bacon for breakfast, that's a bit strange and not correct for a full English. 

    Not sure what to say about black pudding (blood sausage), it is fantastic and a must for a cooked breakfast. In Northern Ireland the full breakfast is an Ulster Fry and includes black pudding and white pudding - made from tripe, which is also fantastic.

    Finally, mushy peas are a must with fish and chips.

    It would be good to try BBQ US style to compare with my efforts, for which I have no real reference point. Ribs, brisket etc. would be really interesting to try. I see a lot of good stuff on here from a lot of great cooks, there's so much to try.
    salmon and peas is a new england tradition, never served here with fried fish though. fried fish gets tarter sauce
    Mushy peas?

    In the North where we are, pie and peas with mint sauce is a favourite. Got plenty of mint in the garden for this purpose, my preferred pie is steak and kidney
    peas get lightly steamed, never mushy =) we have an english pie shop nearby, lots of meat pies you may have never seen to appease the locals but they have great pork pie and beef/kidney.  pies are out of the ovens starting 9am, always a breakfast crowd.

    http://www.thwaitesmarket.com/index.php

    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
  • @Eoin - not sure where you are in UK but I know this guy has spent some time in the US (Texas) and knows how to do it right!!
    https://www.greatfoodclub.co.uk/business/low-n-slow-street-food/

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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    @Eoin - not sure where you are in UK but I know this guy has spent some time in the US (Texas) and knows how to do it right!!
    https://www.greatfoodclub.co.uk/business/low-n-slow-street-food/
    He's in Birmingham and I'm there tomorrow to see a customer. I've emilailed him to see where he's going to be.
  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,727
    edited September 2017
    Eoin said:
    Botch said:
    Oh noes, that was quick!   :o  :blush:
     
    I normally had your light "continental" breakfasts (where I began a lifelong love of tea) but one weekend I ordered a "heavier" breakfast.  The bacon was boiled, not fried.  That was sick and wrong.  
    The other thing is all the "smashed-pea" inclusions, and this is more me, I don't like peas unless the water is boiling first, pick them in the garden, shell them as you race back to the house, blanch quickly; then peas are okay.  Otherwise, canned, mashed, smeared, even frozen, I just don't care for them.  
    I haven't tried blood sausage, I could like it; just the idea gives me a mental block (and yet I'ved had Rocky Mountain Oysters).  
     
    I'm interested in what American foods you'd like to try, Eoin.  Were I to cook for you it'd be pork spareribs and beef plate ribs; the ribs you've shown look so different from what we have.  

    Continental breakfast is called that because it's what they eat on the continent - bread, cheese, ham and pastries aren't British. Never had boiled bacon for breakfast, that's a bit strange and not correct for a full English. 

    Not sure what to say about black pudding (blood sausage), it is fantastic and a must for a cooked breakfast. In Northern Ireland the full breakfast is an Ulster Fry and includes black pudding and white pudding - made from tripe, which is also fantastic.

    Finally, mushy peas are a must with fish and chips.

    It would be good to try BBQ US style to compare with my efforts, for which I have no real reference point. Ribs, brisket etc. would be really interesting to try. I see a lot of good stuff on here from a lot of great cooks, there's so much to try.
    You're welcome to come visit us in Houston anytime . We'll get some good 'cue in ya :)

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  • CTMike
    CTMike Posts: 3,247
    The daughter of a friend and coworker got married this weekend to an Irish gent.  When his visiting family was asked if there was anything they wanted to see, the answer was "Walmart." Seems they loaded up on Lucky Charms and the like and they will be hosting an "American Breakfast" party when they get back home. 
    MMBGE / Large BGE / XL BGE (Craigslist Find) / SF30x80 cabinet trailer - "Ol' Mortimer" / Outdoor kitchen in progress.  

    RECOVERING BUBBLEHEAD
    Southeastern CT. 
  • CTMike
    CTMike Posts: 3,247
    My first time in the U.K. Was Scotland back in 1982. Went to the local shop for some fish and chips. It came wrapped in newspaper, and the lady behind the counter asked if you wanted salt and vinegar on it as she was already pouring it on. If you said no she just stopped sooner. 

    My first Full English Breakfast was a disaster. Egg was cooked in a ring, black on the bottom, runny on top. Fried tomato was ok, the included sausage and bacon was pretty good as I recall. 
    MMBGE / Large BGE / XL BGE (Craigslist Find) / SF30x80 cabinet trailer - "Ol' Mortimer" / Outdoor kitchen in progress.  

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    Southeastern CT. 
  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 17,125
    Eoin said:
    The Brits are like the Borg.  They have incorporated plenty of colonial cuisine into their lexicon of daily meals.  Except for American BBQ...  

    Curry is a British definition of an Indian spice mix.
    Yes, curry in the curry house is definitely a British interpretation. I do have some proper Indian cook books as well and do this at home. BBQ here is usually terrible, last time I saw 'brisket' is was pulled and sitting in a warming tray, curling at the edges. I didn't try it. The same place had pulled pork, didn't try that either, mine looks way better and I'm an amateur.
    Don't feel bad; most of the BBQ here is terrible as well. 
  • johnnyp
    johnnyp Posts: 3,932
    Eoin said:

    I see a lot of good stuff on here from a lot of great cooks, there's so much to try.
    True that. 

    let me get crazy here for a moment.  Butt blast next year?  (I won't be at brisket camp).  
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  • stv8r
    stv8r Posts: 1,127
    Felt the love for Thrasher's Fries in OC MD....Yes they are that good!
  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 9,794
    CTMike said:
    The daughter of a friend and coworker got married this weekend to an Irish gent.  When his visiting family was asked if there was anything they wanted to see, the answer was "Walmart." Seems they loaded up on Lucky Charms and the like and they will be hosting an "American Breakfast" party when they get back home. 
    They know to pour Budweiser over them, right?

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
    Foghorn said:
    CTMike said:
    The daughter of a friend and coworker got married this weekend to an Irish gent.  When his visiting family was asked if there was anything they wanted to see, the answer was "Walmart." Seems they loaded up on Lucky Charms and the like and they will be hosting an "American Breakfast" party when they get back home. 
    They know to pour Budweiser over them, right?
    They'll probably ruin it with Budweiser Budvar Brewery beer.

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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    @GATraveller the low-n-slow guy only does Friday in Birmingham plus events, so no luck today.

    @johnnyp butt blast one day when we get a chance to have a long enough holiday to be able to come over to the US.
  • Eoin said:
    @GATraveller the low-n-slow guy only does Friday in Birmingham plus events, so no luck today.

    @johnnyp butt blast one day when we get a chance to have a long enough holiday to be able to come over to the US.
    Bummer

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,427
    Eoin said:  
    Continental breakfast is called that because it's what they eat on the continent - bread, cheese, ham and pastries aren't British. 
    Well, I'm either not remembering correctly or was told wrong.  I thought a continental breakfast was simply a lightly-sweetened (not the saccharine sugarbombs we yanks are stuck with) pastry, and tea; nothing else (they never included even cheese nor ham).  That was nice most mornings.    
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,657
    Botch said:
    Eoin said:  
    Continental breakfast is called that because it's what they eat on the continent - bread, cheese, ham and pastries aren't British. 
    Well, I'm either not remembering correctly or was told wrong.  I thought a continental breakfast was simply a lightly-sweetened (not the saccharine sugarbombs we yanks are stuck with) pastry, and tea; nothing else (they never included even cheese nor ham).  That was nice most mornings.    
    sounds more similar to a complimentry "continental" hotel breakfast that some hotels used to make but with coffee and/or tea, usually set up in the lobby or just off of it
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
    from http://www.thekitchn.com/what-is-a-continental-breakfast-and-what-makes-it-continental-239400

    Where does the term come from?

    The term "continental breakfast" originated in Britain in the mid-19th century. To the British, "the continent" refers to the countries of mainland Europe. A "continental breakfast" describes the type of breakfast you'd encounter in places like France and the Mediterranean. It's a lighter, more delicate alternative to the full English breakfast — a heaping plate of eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, beans, and roasted mushrooms and tomatoes.

    Continental breakfasts were also a stark contrast to American-style breakfasts, which boasted large helpings of eggs, breakfast meats, pancakes, potatoes, and toast. Europeans recoiled at the American-style breakfast, which they found too heavy and far too greasy. They preferred much more modest breakfast fare like fruit, bread, and pastries. So hotels aimed to please their more refined palates.



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