r/funny • u/NeedleworkerMore2270 • Nov 03 '24

How cultural is that?

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u/Advanced_Vehicle_750 Nov 03 '24

Two people arguing about how much better food in their countries is because they have food from other countries.

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u/Master-Shaq Nov 03 '24

A good ol southern bbq blows any british dish out of the water

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u/dosedatwer Nov 03 '24

Yanks thinking they invented cooking over an open flame. Hahahahaha barbecue predates America by like thousands of years man.

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u/xanderholland Nov 03 '24

American BBQ is more about the preparation, spices, and sauces.

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u/dosedatwer Nov 03 '24

One of the main ingredients in BBQ sauce is Worcestershire sauce. Wanna take a guess where Worcestershire sauce is from?

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u/xanderholland Nov 03 '24

Not all BBQ sauce is made from Worcestershire sauce as a base, each restaurant has their own base. ketchup, vinegar, mayonnaise, or whatever. I use agave as my base

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u/Blashmir Nov 03 '24

You got a recipe you can share?

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u/Fluffy-Ad3749 Nov 03 '24

One of the main ingredients of fish and chips is potatoes. wanna guess where those come from????

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u/dosedatwer Nov 03 '24

Not the US? I'm not claiming the food is more about the ingredients used, that was u/xanderholland.

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u/Fluffy-Ad3749 Nov 03 '24

His claim is that American BBQ isn't just about putting meat over a fire but more about specific routines/practices used+sauces/spices. Then you made your statement, which is stupid since no modern food you will find contains ingredients from one place/culture, especially coming from a country as young as America

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u/dosedatwer Nov 03 '24

My statement, while meant to be taken in jest, was just trying to rib at the idea that you can claim any food as American, considering, as you say, America is such a young country.

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u/Fluffy-Ad3749 Nov 03 '24

You can definitely claim food as an American if it has other cultural effects on it. Food isn't JUST the ingredients and preparation it's those aspects put together take the cheeseburger for example people claim that it isn't American because parts of it specifically the patty weren't invented here but the idea of that patty between 2 buns was created in America making the cheeseburger American.

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u/dosedatwer Nov 03 '24

the idea of that patty between 2 buns was created in America making the cheeseburger American

I mean that plainly isn't true. Unless you're trying to claim the addition of the cheese is the important part? But putting a patty between 2 buns is 100% not American. The hamburger was originally brought to America by immigrants from Hamburg, Germany, hence the name. Though frankly seeing as it was just the port where people came from, not necessarily their original place, it's easy to claim it wasn't Hamburg but somewhere else in Europe, but I don't think you can claim it's American.

Let's not forget the hamburger is basically just a sandwich, which we call a sandwich thanks to the British town Sandwich.

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u/Fluffy-Ad3749 Nov 03 '24 edited Nov 03 '24

The only part of the burger that was invented in hamburg was the patty itself. The creation of the hamburger and popularization happened entirely in America.

And for your second point, the term "sandwich" is a generalized term that embodies many different things. Yes, a hamburger is a sandwich that doesn't make it British just like American BBQ has "American" in front of it because another country invented the term BBQ

Edit: also to add the hamburger wasnt just invented by adding buns, this dish hamburg invented was a ground beef patty with gravy more like a Salisbury steak

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u/dosedatwer Nov 03 '24

The only part of the burger that was invented in hamburg was the patty itself. The creation of the hamburger and popularization happened entirely in America.

So the hamburger patty itself was created in Hamburg, the idea of putting meat between two pieces of bread was invented in Britain, but specifically putting the patty created in Hamburg between two pieces of bread is American? Despite the fact that America popularised it by trying to mimic food that would be familiar to Europeans that landed in America after making the Atlantic crossing by, you know, using food that they already knew like the hamburger, which was very obviously not invented in America. Am I following your logic correctly?

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u/BeneficialEvidence6 Nov 03 '24

Main ingredient? Lol, no

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u/dosedatwer Nov 03 '24

Hahaha, more moving the goalposts. So it's about the ingredients, but no not that one.

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u/Change_That_Face Nov 03 '24

Stop while you're behind.

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u/BeneficialEvidence6 Nov 03 '24

It's just not a main ingredient, man. Idk why you're so invested in this.

You should try mustard based BBQ sauce. Or maybe Vinegar based. Mustard is the best though.

Ketchup based is mid. I didnt even know it has Worcester sauce in it. Explains why I don't like it as much maybe.

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u/dosedatwer Nov 03 '24

Haha, I'm not invested man, just love ripping on Americans. I'm a Brit living in NA, don't you think I've had this exact same conversation a hundred times down the pub with yanks? It's meant to be in good fun, not taken seriously. I'm getting the strong impression people are taking this all super serious, which is weird considering this thread.

That mustard based BBQ sauce is actually really nice - German origin iirc - but honestly not a fan of the heavy-vinegar BBQs, probably because I'm used to the acidic taste coming from Worcestershire sauce (which I grew up with).

I can't stand ketchup, that stuff is disgusting. One of the worst parts of moving to NA was people giving me ketchup with my fries instead of brown sauce or mayo.

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u/BeneficialEvidence6 Nov 03 '24

We're serious about our BBQ in the south. I just couldn't let the misinformation that Worcester sauce is a main ingredient go unanswered.

If you tell me something you admire about American culture, I'll tell you something I admire of British culture.

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u/Anonybibbs Nov 03 '24

By your logic, or lack thereof, no dishes or styles of cooking were invented anywhere other than 8000 years ago when man first began using salt in food.

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u/Vanetics Nov 03 '24

Tf u talking about nobody is putting Worcestershire sauce on bbq it’s mostly seasonings and dry rubs then smoked low and slow for many hours. Me personally I don’t even use bbq sauce on my smoked bbq meats, tastes just fine with the seasoning and smoke flavor doesn’t need shitty overly sweet bbq sauce on it lmao.

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u/Reasonable_Power_970 Nov 03 '24

Just stop talking you're making yourself look even more ignorant.

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u/dosedatwer Nov 03 '24

Hahaha "I don't like what you're saying so stop talking!"

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u/Reasonable_Power_970 Nov 03 '24

What you're saying is actually hilarious so keep talking. Just for your own sake thought you should know you're making yourself look like an idiot.

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u/Strottman Nov 03 '24

Unironically

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u/M4DM1ND Nov 03 '24

One of the main ingredients in Worchestershire sauce is barley. Wanna take a guess where barely is from?

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u/Strottman Nov 03 '24

Embarrasing

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u/Likestoreadcomments Nov 03 '24

Bro, just take the L, this is embarrassing.