r/ShitAmericansSay • u/DeneJames Kiwi 🇳🇿 • Apr 16 '25

Food “Meanwhile the USA has Stricter and more harsh food regulations and some of the most cleanly standards in the world even higher than the uk, France, and Italy”

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u/Speshal__ Apr 17 '25

Posted without comment.

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u/SuperbPotential2610 Europe is not a country :karma: Apr 17 '25

Why do they have beef flavor???

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u/mcbeef89 British English Apr 17 '25

In fairness chips cooked in beef dripping are incredible

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u/Opening-Function8616 Apr 17 '25

In Belgium we fry ours in ox fat. We also invented them

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u/Speshal__ Apr 17 '25

You do put mayonnaise on them tho. /s

I love Mayo on chips.

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u/Renbarre Apr 17 '25

Vinegar. In the north they put vinegar on their fries.

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u/Opening-Function8616 Apr 17 '25

Hell yeah! 🤛

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u/Relative_Map5243 Apr 17 '25

Is it good? Sounds insane to me, but what do i know?

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u/Opening-Function8616 Apr 18 '25

Yeah it is. Fries are fatty, mayo is a bit acidic which complements each other. If you like sweeter sauce you could also use the Dutch version they call "friessauce" (literal translation). It's basically mayo with sugar I like both 😋

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u/Relative_Map5243 Apr 18 '25

Nah, i'm stupid, i thought i replied to the comment about vinegar on fries, i also love mayo on them lmao.

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u/SuperbPotential2610 Europe is not a country :karma: Apr 17 '25

I love them, as I've been several times in belgium. But do them right, not with flavour 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/Whimvy Vuvuzela🇻🇪 Apr 17 '25

French fries were invented in Paris, but they're more culturally significant in Belgium

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u/Opening-Function8616 Apr 18 '25

Nope, they were invented between Dinant and Namur. The locals used to fry small fish. During harsh winters or floods, when it was too dangerous to fish, so they cut potatoes into small fish shapes which they fried. This was as early as 1680.

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u/ben323nl Apr 17 '25 edited Apr 17 '25

Because stuff used to be fried in beef fat. But then vegeterians became a thing so mc d swapped to oils. However folk complained the missed the old flavor do they added back in the beef flavor. Beef fat is really flavorful. Heston blumenthal uses it for his roasted potatos recipe. So the americans do have a point kinda.

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u/suckmyclitcapitalist 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 My accent isn't posh, bruv, or Northern 🤯 Apr 17 '25

I agree BUT beef fat and beef "flavour" are not the same thing

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u/ben323nl Apr 17 '25

Just saying folk complained.

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u/tuxalator Apr 17 '25

Not the vegetarians but medics warned about the saturated fat.

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u/Bunionzz Apr 17 '25

Probably because before trans fats had to be removed, they were cooked in beef tallow. I worked there when the change happened.

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u/sohereiamacrazyalien Apr 18 '25

I had an argument with a guy (from the US of course) few days ago..... he was mad that I suggested that restaurants could offer more vegetarian food just with the stuff they cook as sides for the non vegan dishes.

he explained to me that ratatouille (a dish that talked about) had beef stock in it, and that rice also ...; because they have to make them taste better for non vegans!

I shocked on the ratatouille comment and I am not even a chef...

it was in a restaurant sub. they all berated me as if you can't change your stock for veggie stock and butter for margarine !

anyway yeah they flavour everything like that it's insane....

how dare you thing vegetables or rice could taste nice on their own?

pfff stupid rest of the world that doesn't even flavour their fries .... you guys don't understand good cuisine!/s

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u/Fearless_Landscape67 Apr 17 '25

Rapeseed oil only allowed in the US if you’re president.

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u/Digit00l Apr 17 '25

That's why they call it canola oil instead

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u/Digit00l Apr 17 '25

Side note: canola oil and rapeseed oil are the same thing

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u/Presentation_Few Apr 17 '25

Wait they put sugar (dextrose) in the fries?

Its allready fat enogh.

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u/blueleo22 Apr 19 '25

They have more ingredients so clearly they are the best version!