Top 29+ Foods That People Miss When They Leave The United States Of America, As Shared Online

#1

The US has plenty of high quality cheese. Why do Europeans eat one Kraft single and assume that’s all we have?

#3

Tex-Mex just ain’t right in Europe. Whenever I’ve had it anyway.

#5

Biscuits and sausage gravy with lots of black pepper

#7

Corn muffins. It's one of the few American foods I still make after moving away. Proper ones with buttermilk. Also buttermilk pancakes.

#9

Mexican food. I lknow it's not "American" but I'm from the west and every time I've lived abroad the Mexican food is the worst. When I come home I shovel my mouth full of tacos. We've probably got the best Mexican food outside of Mexico/Central/South America.

#11

Pumpkin pie

#13

This is shared with Canada but maple syrup. I’ve tried birch syrup in Europe before but it has a very different flavor that has its own merits. Candies made from maple syrup such as fudge are a real treat and of course it’s hard to beat on buttermilk waffles, pancakes, or French toast.

#15

The one thing i crave when I'm overseas is chocolate chip cookies.

#17

Since it’s Thanksgiving week, I’ll put Pecan Pie on the list. And honestly, if you’ve been to the South for any amount of time, you’ll realize not many places outside of the South get it right lol. Funny you mention spinach dip. Ours didn’t make it to Thanksgiving…Hopefully she’ll make more haha Speaking of dip, one thing Euro gets right is baguettes. The best baguette we have here is two hours away. Why? Why can we not make decent baguettes here lol

#19

Grits

#21

BBQ (not grilling, but slow cooked / smoked BBQ) NY itself with reinventions of foods from the mother land provides: NY Style Pizza - It's not italy, nor is it supposed to be, but it's pretty amazing when done right (could argue Chicago Style pizza as well for a different approach that can't be found elsewhere). Kosher and Kosher style delis, specifically Pastrami/Corned Beef and other such sandwiches (Canada has great "smoked meat" but much of Canada and the US has cultural and culinary overlap). NY Bagels (our breads in general fall so short of other countries... heck I love going to Mexico for the bread and pastries!... but Bagels we do right in a select few areas).

#23

Honestly, brownies. I don’t know what it is but I’ve never had a brownie in another country (excluding the brownies my Canadian friend makes) that tastes like a brownie. It sounds silly because there are a million ways to make them and I’ve had everything from super fudgey to cakey brownies in the US and they’re just not the same elsewhere. It just seems like chocolate cake here in Spain even when billed as a brownie. That’s just my experience though and I’m absolutely not saying they don’t exist elsewhere! I’d be curious to hear if others have the same perspective or if you’ve had a good one outside of the US!

#25

Boiled peanuts! We do them either regular plain salted or Cajun style. I have a slow cooker and it takes about 12 hours to make. Sit on the porch with a cup of hot boiled peanuts, ice cold beer and enjoy the simple things in life. If you want to make them, you need raw or green peanuts. Roasted will not work. Wash them in water until the water runs clear. Then fill up a slow cooker or big pot, season with whatever you want and boil until done. Slow cooker takes about 12 hours on high and boiling in a big pot takes about 6 hours. They’re done when they are the same texture as cooked beans since it is a legume after all. Not crunchy or raw tasting and “al dente”.

#27

Creamed spinach - the luxe version they serve in fancy steakhouses.

#29

Italian beefs and mission burritos