I used to work in a little diner and a family had a daughter that wanted chopped onions, lettuce and mayonnaise on her grilled cheese..and it is really good 💯
@@ConstantChaos1I've never had one with ketchup, but I do like some good old yellow mustard to dip one in! I think I got a taste for it, because of grilled ham and cheese sandwiches.
Seen way too many Europeans wanting to try marshmallow dishes and substitute marshmallows with marshmallow fluff spread. THEY ARE NOT THE SAME! Fluff spread is thicker, sweeter and stronger tasting. Normal marshmallows are lighter, fluffier and more subtle in flavor.
yep 100% this. i don't like too much sugar in a single setting. but regular marshmallows are light enough that i can actually snack on them and go through half a 1lb package in a single sitting. marshmallow fluff spread, not so much. way too much sugar at once, and it'd make me feel sick.
Yes sweet potatoes or candied yams with brown sugar and marshmallows on top is something we have every Thanksgiving and Christmas, so at least twice a year for my family.
Hmm I would say not every Sweet potato casserole has marshmallows, everyone makes it differently. Oh and sweet potatoes and Yams are two different vegetables...
@@HyruleKnil Yeah the are different, but my family has used them somewhat interchangeably for this dish depending on availability, and yes not everyone uses marshmallows, but that is what is traditional in my family.
@@chazsewell oh yeah, definitely not knocking your family traditions. Either one can be good with similar flavor profiles, I've just found a remarkable amount of people think they are the same thing. I have a Jewish background and the American version of Marshmallow is considered non-kosher because of the pork bones so I've tried a whole lot that doesn't include marshmallows. The UK version uses Mallowroot as a binder instead of gelatin (I think that's where the marshmallow gets its name) but it's hard to get stateside.
The difference with rootbeer for Americans and non-Americans is, in America our medicine DOESN'T taste similar. So, you guys take a sip and immediately think of medicine. That doesn't happen for Americans because our medicine DOESN'T taste like that. I will tell you that as an American I DO hate cherry-flavored candies. That's because pretty much all cough syrups have a cherry-flavored option and that's what my parents would buy. They have the same fake cherry taste that cherry-flavored candies do. So cherry candy always makes ME think of medicine and I hate it 😂
This. Root beer is one of my least favorite sodas but I still enjoy it every once in awhile. But it's also never been the taste of my medicine or toothpaste.
It's orange flavor for me. As a child I had a lot of ear infections and the antibiotic syrup for young children was orange flavored. Horrible horrible fake orange flavored. I still won't touch orange flavored anything unless it's made with real oranges.
Peanut butter eaten with a spoon is a thing but we don’t generally sit there eating spoonful after spoonful. It is just one spoonful to curb hunger/cravings.
I was at work on 9/11. I realized if there was an emergency where I couldn't get home, I was out of luck because I had no food at my office. So I kept a stock of non-perishables: canned food and a jar of peanutbutter. Of course I would replace the canned food about every six months. But I would replace the peanutbutter every 1-2 months because I would eat a spoonful as an afternoon snack.
if you put a spoonful (smooth, not chunky) into a freezer and eat it later when it's frozen, it actually has a texture similar to ice cream and it's a wonderful snack/treat
@@briandishman2084 When I was a kid I called it a Root Beer Flood instead of a Root Beer Float. I guess because i always poured the Root Beer in too fast!
I love Rootbeer on a hot summer day. Rootbeer in general is my favorite soda, and rootbeer floats (rootbeer with a scoop of vanilla ice cream) are amazing. Also, from what I've heard, Americans tend to dislike certain fake cherry/grape flavors because it's commonly used in their cough syrups.
We had it 3 nights ago for supper. I don't even care that much for tomato soup, unless I have a grilled cheese sandwich to dunk in it!! LOL Something about that combination is just crazy good!!
You know I thought that would be more of a European origin food, plus food caries some much in the US. Tomato soup and grilled cheese is not really a good southern thing!
They mentioned sweet potato casserole, but I think the whole thanksgiving dinner deserves its own video. Turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, pumpkin pie/pecan pie...out of all the American dishes, nothing to me is more American than a classic thanksgiving dinner.
@@davidj.379 yep we do that too! Now they sell those sandwiches at sub shops around Thanksgiving time. My husband also started making Thanksgiving Leftover pizza. The cranberry sauce is the sauce! Then drop small clumps of potato, turkey, and stuffing all over and drizzle cranberry sauce on top after it's cooked ❤
@@emilyrln One year after Thanksgiving, we were eating leftovers and I filled my entire plate with mashed potatoes and gravy. It's always been my favorite, but that was too much even for me. 😄
People sometimes use more complex cheeses in their grilled cheese sandos, but for a truly God tier pairing, don’t get fancy with it. Mild melting cheeses like jack, mild cheddar, Colby, or American pair best with the acidity in tomato soup. It’s sublime.
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is an autumn/wintertime staple. Nothing better on a cold wintery night. Dipping the grilled cheese in the tomato soup is THE BEST!
@@pacmon5285 Same here. I'll put gravy on fried chicken with biscuits or mashed potatoes, but I'd never put it on chicken and waffles. That gets syrup and only syrup. (Well, butter too, of course) LOL We also sometimes drizzle fried chicken with honey. Yum!
When people say they eat peanut butter "with a spoon", the vast majority of the time, it's a singular spoon. Like... need a quick snack? Just grab a spoon, scoop some peanut butter, and be on your way. It's not likely to be spoonful after spoonful. And personally, I tend to also accompany it with some apple slices or other fruit.
my prefered peanut butter eating device (outside sandwiches) is with ritz crackers. for me i've found the slightly salty-buttery crackers go well with peanut butter... and a peanut butter and nutella mix.
For the sweet potato casserole, the toasted marshmallows work great. The toasted sugars when baking give the casserole a subtle caramel flavor which pairs well with sweet potatoes.
20:48 - In the US, doctors recommend peanut butter because it's high in protein. In Europe, they complain that it's high in calories. Compared to other things Americans eat, peanut butter doesn't have that many calories. It's not like we eat a whole jar in one sitting.
In fact Peanut Butter was invented by a doctor to help get protein to patients who couldn't chew. A lot of the US brands of PB contain a lot of sugar. If that was cut out it would be lower in calories and healthier.
True! Peanut butter can be an excellent source of protein for people who follow a vegan diet or who just don't have other protein rich foods easily available to them. I think that American cheese also gets a bad reputation, because many people purchase the individually wrapped singles, instead of the American cheese that you can get sliced fresh at the deli counter. It's still considered to be a "processed" cheese, but the type that you get from the deli, actually has more milk and less oil (if any in some cases) than the singles. It also contains fewer additives/preservatives than it's plastic wrapped counterpart. I can't remember the last time I purchased the singles, tbh.
@@nobodyimportant2470 Get Natural Peanut Butter, the big brands even have no-stir. All it takes is awareness of what you are buying. It's America, we have like a dozen options of everything.
My favorite description of the combo of tomato soup and grilled cheese is-- it's bread, cheese, and tomato/basil. It goes together the same way pizza does.
I regularly have grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup. They're GREAT on cold days. Buttered bread, fried in a skillet, then salty-ish cheeses of choice (like cheddar, or havarti), made into a sandwich, then a bowl of tomato soup. Cut the sandwich in quarters and dip in the tomato soup. So good! It's comfort food. Sweet potato casserole is sweet. The marshmallows add to the flavor of the sweet potatoes. If you've never had a sweet potato, they are sweet, as they are. It's especially popular around Thanksgiving time. When sweet potatoes are cooked, their sugars get emphasized. You should try a root beer float, with ice cream. Grits is actually really good, and it can be eaten SO MANY ways! You can have it with butter, salt and pepper, you can have it with cheese, you can have it with shrimp (one of my personal favorites), sausage gravy, etc.
Very true. Grilled cheese and tomato soup is quintessential American food. You eat it a lot growing up, it's definitely on the list of 'kids food'. You eat it as an adult and not just from nostalgia. It's a common lunch, dinner, snack. Can be made as cheap or as fancy as you want.
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is the same idea as a Margherita pizza. The acidic soup cuts the salty fat of the sandwich plus you get the different textures of the two. They pair beautifully.
One thing about root beer I find all the time with reaction channels is that its often tried without properly chilling. Not ice... chilled in a fridge just this side of frozen. This heavily changes the way it tastes... warm soda just hits different. Then, if that doesn't work for you, try with vanilla ice cream. Its critical to see the creamy side of root beer that is missed when you are picturing the medicinal taste instead.
Putting very cold near frozen Root Beer in a heavy frozen mug is a better way of serving Root Beer, (or Root Beer over vanilla ice cream/a Root Beer Float). In my childhood, it was the coldest drink (at the drive in) during the very hottest part of the summer.
Thumbs up: Grilled cheese and tomato soup or tuna salad sandwich and tomato soup are favorites. Root beer is the best, but it has to be really cold. Root beer floats with vanilla ice cream are the best. Corn dogs are okay, but only at a fair. Otherwise, I vote for regular hot dogs in a bun. Peanut butter - natural only, no sugar and no salt. Thumbs down: Sweet potato casserole with marshmallows is disgusting. It’s the one dish I absolutely avoid at Thanksgiving. Pop tarts are also gross. Grits are a southern food, not my favorite as a northerner. Sliced white bread was okay when I was a kid, sweet and goes well with peanut butter and jelly or bologna sandwiches with Miracle Whip (sweet mayonnaise-like spread). I won’t eat it now.
I add a little baking soda and milk to my tomato soup to make it creamy tomato soup. The baking soda keeps the milk from curdling in the acidic tomato soup. Edit: forgot about the butter y'all, my bad. I measure with my eyes for most things, so in order; about half a tbsp of butter, a pinch of baking soda, and I use the can the tomato soup came in to add a can of milk, then heat it up.
@@PurpleMoonStorm thank you! The last few times I tried to follow the can instructions it curdled and got gross so we stopped trying. I really appreciate it!
@@tamyramcgough6862 Root beer is best with lots of ice and even better with crushed ice in a heavy glass or a mug taken well frosted from the refrigerator.
He might not like a root beer float, since he's tried root beer and didn't like it, but I imagine he'd love a Coke float (Coke and vanilla ice cream). He should try both to be sure, though. :) Lol
The video tries to create drama by labelling corndogs as 'junkfood'. Hotdogs aren't bad for you. Cornbread may be less healthful because its refined carbohydrates, but who thinks cornbread is junkfood? Frying is just fine, as long as its not vegetable oil.
My husband loves the grilled cheese / tomato soup combo. Personally, I prefer Chicken Noodle soup... but, yes, it is certainly a common combo, especially in the winter... And yes, Root Beer is amazing on a hot summer day, especially MUG or A&W Root Beer... And, over vanilla ice cream in a Root Beer float ❤😊
Grew up on grilled cheese w/tomato soup. Today... still love grilled cheese, but can't stand even the smell of tomato soup. I like to put honey on my last piece of fried chicken, then it's like dessert. Chicken and Waffles are a common combo in the US... and have restaurants that just serve that combo. I like Hershey chocolate with almonds. There is better chocolate out there, but Hershey is easy to get almost anywhere (this is from a person who prefers dark chocolate). Hard to ever pass up a corn dog. It's so tasty! Favorite side dish is the sweet potato casserole -topped with the marshmallows. Also like to puree my sweet potatoes with a little brown sugar. Used to love the Blueberry pop tarts... would love it still- but no longer has enough icing anymore. Root beer is my favorite soda... also good to put a little vanilla ice cream in it. (also love root beer candy barrels/sucker's and often make root beer cupcakes). I've done root beer tastings too! There are so many different root beers out there... and even better when cold on tap at a brewery. I like grits with brown sugar for breakfast. Yes, we have baguettes. Peanut butter on toast for breakfast today! Yes, Peanut butter by the spoonful! That was my dad's favorite late night snack. Cannot stand American cheese... it's not a cheese and has very little flavor. I prefer sharp cheddar cheese. note: not sure why there are lines through my words. I didn't do that. Meant every word written.
They showed American and Korean style corn dogs. Korean corn dogs have mozzarella cheese and diced potatoes on the outside, sometimes fish sausage inside, I find they tend to be bigger. I like both. You can buy both frozen to make at home. Generally the Korean style you find at an Asian grocery store like H Mart. I’m from the South we LOVE fried foods. I thought chicken and waffles weird when I first heard of it, but tried it. WOW so good together. There is a local brunch place that has chicken and waffles with jalopeno butter. It’s phenomenal.
Yea it was weird to be like "no other country can understand a corndog" while showing Korean corn dogs and I'm pretty sure their written language as well.
Sweet potatoes are prepared much like pumpkin. with cinnamon and sugar. I remember going to A&W drive-ins as a kid for an icy mug of root beer back in the early 60's. The taste back then was MUCH better than what you get today!
It's totally true! I had a sandwich and soup earlier this year. The acidity of the soup keeps the cheese of the sandwich from being too heavy or too rich.
I like to rip pieces off my grilled cheese and soak them in the soup so that they are perfectly saturated with the tomato soup. Then I will scoop the out with a spoon.
Flour is ground wheat, corn meal is ground corn. Grits is made from corn meal. Biscuits are made from flour. Flour is soft and powder like. Corn meal is gritty. America grows a lot of corn.We make a lot of products with that corn.
Grits are a bit more complicated. Cornmeal is ground raw corn. Grits is corn cooked in lye till the shell falls off an it puffs up, it's then dried and ground in to grits.
we should really stop making so much corn its a garbage crop only reason we make so much is because the government pays for it. sure tastes good but its nutrition is near the bottom
@@emilyrln its not as creamy I'd say not a big fan of grits though so maybe you would find it different as for taste I mean if you are okay with corn you are probably fine with grits.
I would say this differently. Flour is pulverized wheat, a little different.. Ground wheat is Cream of Wheat. Ground Malt is Malt 'O' Meal. Ground Corn is Grits. Ground Oats is Oatmeal. They are all great with milk and sugar.
11:42 Sweet potato casserole is so common. It's not just for Thanksgiving, at the steakhouse. You can get a regular baked potato with cheese and bacon or you can get a sweet potato with the marshmallows and the sugar and the syrup and everything
I personally don't like the dish, but that's because I don't like sweet potatoes. Saying that, the marshmallows do a great job of making the dish edible for me. So that I can eat a bit out of every dish to be polite when we are occasionally invited over for Holliday dinners. At least for me and my family, sweet potato casserole isn't complete without the marshmallows, even if you put others toppings on.
My sister-in-law thinks my family is weird because we don't add milk to our tomato soup, but I don't know anyone who's never eaten grilled cheese and tomato soup (unless they're allergic to milk or tomatoes or whatever that prevents them from eating it). It's extremely common. :)
When I was in grade school and the lunch ladies got to make the menu, once a month we would have tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch especially on cold days in the winter.
My grandmother always made sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving - she also mixed up some crushed pineapple with the sweet potato and topped it with marshmallows. I love it!!!!! Tastes like home.
Yes, "ice cold = 32°F" NOT simply refrigerated, which in USA is often 40°F. Root beer needs to be really cold to taste right. And adding ice cubes dilutes the flavor. IMHO🌻
Ideally, root beer should not have ice but should be poured into a frosted glass mug removed from the freezer. Many commercial root beers are made almost completely from artificial ingredients. Look for real cane sugar and preferably saffrol-free sassafras extract.
grilled cheese and tomato soup is extrememly common and often considered comfort food...you cut the grill cheese in half and dip it in the soup....I haven't had it in a while because I've made a lot of changes to my diet but used to have it quite often
Growing up A&W DRIVE through was the best . They even had the child size mugs for awhile. After so many moves they were lost. I liked soda in glass bottles to. Plastic and cans just isn't the same..like milk on cartons taste better to when I drank milk. They say it's because in the plastic the light effects it. Guess it's what you're used to. But sometimes the old way was best
A&W carhop service with a frosty mug of draft root beer was our after church treat some Sundays in the 60s when I was a kid. I haven't seen draft root beer in glass mugs at an A&W in decades. I didn't think it existed anymore. Draft is SOOO much better than having it as just another soda. I will sometimes get glass bottled high end root beer for a treat. Closer but not quite.
@17:54: Yep, love me some grits. Hearty, perfect for mixing up with eggs and bacon. It'll take on whatever you throw at it, and just make it more filling.
11:30 okay, here is my best pitch for sweet potato casserole. Sweet potatoes are not new in desserts, they are very sweet, and can be made into sweet potato pies and other common desserts. Similar to pumpkin pie, whipped cream fits relatively well with sweet potato pie, and the only difference is substituting marshmallows for the whipped cream. Plus, adding pecans makes it even sweeter, making it really tasty, even if it sounds weird.
I never make sweet potatoes with marshmallows, and still treat them like a dessert with the brown sugar and pecans. They’re sweet potatoes. They’re already sweet.
Corn dogs can also be bought in the freezer section of grocery stores. Take them home, bake them, microwave them or deep fry them. They aren't as good as fair or sports ones but will cure that craving. White Castle, another hamburger restaurant, sells tiny bit-sized ones made using vienna sausages. I worked at a hospital ER on the night shift. If the ER wasn't busy, someone would make a White Castle run as it was about 6 blocks away.😊 I love root beer. I would choose a toot beer over a coke or pepsi.
Corn Dogs should be tried for the first time at an US "Fair". The Texas State Fair is a good place for fried foods. It was the birth place of the Corn Dog. The experience of being at the Fair is a part of eating a Corn Dog.
Even in the US, Ferro Rochet Chocolate is very much available everywhere from small gas stations to Super Walmarts. These little hazelnut balls of heaven are my abseloute fav, but Hersheys is also a top contender in my book.
Sweet patatoes with marshmallows are a staple at every thanksgiving dinner. Corndogs are great anytime...i eat them with ketchup and mustard. Rootbeer is great with icecream...Rootbeer float. Grits is good, when made properly. PBJ sandwiches are the best. Yes we eat peanut butter by itself...i love dipping apple slices in it. Grilled cheese is awesome especially with tomato soup. Cheese wiz is disgusting.
As it's Canadian Thanksgiving today, I felt the need to step in and say that sweet potato casserole is pretty traditional. Not only are there roasted marshmallows on top, but the actual sweet potatoes are cooked in butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Then you put the puree in a pan, cover it in marshmallows, and bake it until the marshmallows are brown. It's not for everyone, but damn, is it good.
Chicken and waffles has become more common as time goes on. While you didn't really see it much when I was a kid, I'd say half or more of the places I get breakfast from offer it now. I had some really nice chicken and waffles just last weekend at the Cajun place near my house.
I haven’t had grilled cheese and tomato soup in a long time. But my mom used to make it all the time in the winter. Very comforting. Dipping the grilled cheese in the soup, good times.
sweet potato casserole is wonderful. The flavor mixes very well and the pecan nuts gives it a wonderful pop. Plus the nuts give it a different consistency.
Marshmallows on a casserole are usually baked ..they were originally put on top and broiled .....it can give a toasted brown crispy "Glaze" ......similar to to sprinkled brown sugar ......sweet potatoes are often prepared with molasses and nutmeg/cinnamon/cloves......that is a spiced apple cider autumn staple. The sweet and spicy is a "traditional" fall winter comfort/holiday taste combination.
Grits are made from white corn (AKA maize) treated with an alkali solution. That makes a corn-variant called hominy. Hominy allows niacin to be digested, while corn does not. Hominy ground and boiled to make grits, which is eaten as a porridge, with butter or red-eye gravy. It has become particularly popular with shrimp, a dish that originated in Charleston, SC. Grilled cheese and tomato soup is VERY common.
I'm Canadian and I do like sweet potato casserole with the marshmallows. It's really good and the caramel taste from the toasted marshmallows does add a nice note to the sweet potato, but I do admit I have a sweet tooth. Root beer is also my favorite kind of pop, though my cough syrup growing up was cherry or grape flavoured so I never had the medicinal association. You're telling me if I do some traveling I might find what is essentially root beer flavoured cough syrup? Sounds lovely. Grilled cheese with tomato soup is good, though I use a medium cheddar. If you want to get fancy you can add a little bacon and fried onion to your grilled cheese but just cheese is good on its own for dipping in your tomato soup. You can add a little smoked Gouda or Gruyere as well for a more complex flavour, so long as it's a cheese that melts nicely you're probably good to add it to cheddar or american to alter it to your tastes.
@4:43, Yes, we have Fererro Roche. I LOVE them!!!! Something I used to give my dad on special occasions, as he was the big chocolate lover in the family.😅 (In fact, I think I introduced them to him, during my time in the military. I was stationed overseas, and thought of him when I found them)
The Butyric acid isn't a separate ingredient, it's a byproduct of HOW the chocolate is processed, some vacuum process, and because of tack of oxygen, butyric acid is produced.
Butyric acid is also a flavoring element in butter (butyros comes from the Greek for butter) and many aged cheeses. When Milton Hershey (actually the food chemists working for him) tried various milk products to mix with the chocolate pastes, they found that slightly soured milk worked best. And American kids have grown up with that flavor and think it tastes the way chocolate should.
Sweet potato casserole has a lot of memories for me growing up. My mom's was so good, she passed away 2 years ago and miss it. She was Mexican but made the best American foods 😂
Yes and grilled cheese and tomato soup go together fantastically. Dipping the grilled cheese in the tomato soup is heaven . I have that for lunch at least twice a month
After the 1960s, most, but not all, root beer is made with methyl salicylate. It's the same ingredient in wint-o-green Life Savers and the scent in Ben Gay, not to mention a lot of toothpastes. Previously, real root beer was made with sassafras root, and was *so* much better. Originally it was yeast brewed then chilled after carbonation took place, hence the name. With access to sassafras root, it's pretty easy to make it at home with real cane sugar. Champagne yeast works the best.
Root beer is tricky. The brands are kind of all over the place in terms of flavor, so sometimes you find one that tastes amazing but then another that tastes awful.
@@siliciaveerah9327 Unfortunately, a lot of birch beers are also artificially flavored with methyl salicylate now as well. Real birch bark syrup, cane sugar, cinnamon, and real vanilla will give you an excellent drink. Yeast carbonation makes it even better.
24:16 tomato soup with grilled cheese is a common "I'm sick but not throwing up, comfort food.". It's also a comfort food for other times but is well known as a staple "sick child food".
Sweet potato casserole (made with cinnamon and nutmeg) is one of my favorite things, but we don't add the marshmallows - too sweet then. An A&W root beer float is one of the best things in the world. But only A&W in a chilled frosty mug!! Any other brand just doesn't cut it. I'm not a big fan of bread, but I love a big tablespoon of creamy peanut butter for a snack. Had some yesterday!
yep. add a bit of bourbon to the sweet potatoes, cinnamon, brown sugar, melted butter, cloves cook them up until tender. add marshmallows and put under the broiler to toast them.
I put the streusel on mine then put the marshmallows on for the last 10 minutes that way I get both versions and crunchy and gooey and creamy. All T the same time ❤
ROOT BEER IS MY FAVORITE SODA, Sweet Potato Casserole is amazing, Grits plain with a good amount of butter is delicious, especially with some creole shrimp. Tomato soup n grilled cheese perfect fall/ winter meal.
There used to be A&W Root Beer fast food places and they served it in big frosted mugs … the best. Tomato soup and grilled cheese … we had it after playing or working outside for hours in the snow and cold…mmmmmm!
I love root beer. I was in Tombstone Arizona and found some Sarsaparilla I really liked. They were selling it at Big Nose Kate's. The tall foamy head on the top after pouring it into an ice-cold mug. The bubbles dancing just above the drink. That slight burn as I let it slide down my throat. Loved it!!
You asked about Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup. I used to work next to a restaurant that actually had that on the menu. They would serve Grilled cheese on Sourdough bread, with a toasted basil tomato soup. Cost a good bit (was a slightly fancier than the average lunch place), and they made the soup fresh daily, but wow was it good. It's actually been a while since I had it, but now I'm craving it again, LOL. That said, you tend to eat a soup like that by dipping the sandwich into it and almost scooping it into your mouth with the sandwich. The flavors REALLY work well together.
Sweet potatoes with browned, melty marshmallows on top is unbelievable, CORDON BLEU WIZARDRY (especially to kids at Thanksgiving) that gets any mom a Michelin star!
I think part of why grilled cheese + tomato soup is such a tradition in the US is that, aside from going together well, it's VERY kid friendly. Even very picky kids are usually happy with the taste/texture of both items.
And the kids' version is very quick and easy to make. Just heat up some canned soup while you fry a buttered bread and cheese sandwich, it's the easiest meal ever.
dunno about that most kids I know hate tomatoes and even I to this day can't eat them raw unless there are just a few pieces I don't even hate the taste that much they just make me gag lol
@jacksmith-vs4ct Yes, I would say most kids actually hate tomatoes, but tomato soup is a different story. Most kids seem fine with ketchup. If so, they'll likely enjoy tomato soup mixed with milk, as long as it isn't chunky. Tomatoes still make me gag and I also can only eat tiny bits of it in certain deepdish pizzas, and I'm 33. I always tell my picky nephew that they shouldn't lump tomatoes in with all the tomato-flavored foods, just like grapes and cherries.
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is one of the best cold day/sick day meals in American history lol Also, as an American, I side with foreigners on Hershey chocolate lol. Not a fan. I do like the syrup for chocolate milk. But not a fan of the bars or kisses. Also not a big fan of corn dogs personally. I find the hot dog usually undercooked for my liking. But that's not a popular opinion lol. As for sweet potato casserole, yes, absolutely delicious. It's mainly a Thanksgiving tradition. Similar to the chicken and waffle concept, it's a delicious sweet pairing on a plate full of salty turkey, gravy and mashed potatoes.
With American Thanksgiving coming up, possible video idea: Prepare a traditional American Thanksgiving meal. With sweet potato casserole included of course lol.
Grits are basically a coarse polenta (so take longer). I make them with a six to one ratio plus salt, butter, white pepper. Then doctor them up however you like. Cooked grits also freeze well. I like serving them with roasted vegetables.
I'm super picky about textures (hate oatmeal, for example), so I resisted trying grits for years. Then a lovely woman from Oklahoma made them with Rotel (canned tomatoes and peppers) and a bunch of cheese, and I swear I could eat that every day. Grits cooked properly are creamy and if they're seasoned or mixed with other things, they're delicious.
Sweet potato casserole is delicious. The sweet potato yams are boiled, mashed, and mixed with brown sugar and cinnamon. I only use little marshmallows on top, but you can also add pecans. We also have sweet potato pie and sweet potato fries. Sometimes, I just boil the yams and eat em with a bit of butter and maple syrup.
I'm not crazy about corn dogs, but I sure like the breakfast on a stick consisting of a sausage dog dipped in pancake batter. Andre, everything you react to marshmallows, it cracks me up. Try the marshmallows here in the States. I find the ones in Mexico taste a bit different. Maybe the ones in Portugal are a little different too.
Easy way to explain Grits, there is an Italian counterpart called polenta, just grits are usually prepared with simple savory flavorings of salt, pepper, butter, and cheese, whereas polenta tends to be made sweet.
God...shrimp and grits... like I dont even like grits and thats damn near the best. Have it with a beer or mimosas and thats a good ass start to a day off.
Now I’m from the south. Georgia and Florida in the USA. Grilled cheese and tomato soup. Very common. I eat it all the time. Us down here in the south. Chicken and waffles. Yes. Called souls food. Hershey chocolate is the best. Got corn dogs in my freezer. Sweet potato casserole has been in my life growing up. Another southern thing. Root beer is very suther. Also called sassafras. Root beer is a southern thing and my family still makes it from the plant. Grits are a southern staple for breakfast. Buttered grits, shrimp grits. Bacon grits. Cheese grits. Peanut butter. I use it in my oatmeal, I use it in y protein shake, I eat it with a spoon , I eat it with celery. I eat It as a obj. All the time.
Root beer is from the colonies. Its final form was first produced in Philadelphia after they started carbonating it. Its a common option for the entire US.
1. Chicken & waffles are a very common breakfast item. You can get some form of this at a LOT of restaurants, or make it at home yourself. Not fancy in the slightest. 2. Hershey's is probably the most common chocolate. Ppl use it for everything, baking or even just eating it whole. TBF, it was actually designed as a military food.(If I remember correctly.) 3. Sweet Potato Casserole I feel like is a more Southern/Eastern food. As someone who grew up in the North West & lived in the Mid West for quite awhile, It just wasn't a thing. 4. Pop Tarts are everywhere. There are hundreds of flavors & basically any store that sells food will have them, or a knock off/healthier version, be it a grocery store or a gas station. Some ppl eat them cold, straight out of the freezer, or toasted. Not a fan of them myself, in either form. 5. Root Beer is a very acquired taste. There are a few different brands that sell Root Beer, & it's almost a war between brands. But it is a very common drink. It's also very famous for the Root Beer Float. I do not enjoy Root Beer. 6. Grits are a very Country kind of food. You'll find them mostly in the South/East/& in any farming community. It's kind of like Mashed Potatoes. Most commonly you add salt & butter, but you can have it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. 7. Sliced bread is literally everywhere. I will say, the soft sliced bread is used mostly for sandwiches; toasted or not. It's pretty good in most of it's forms, but yes, it's a lot more sweet than that harder breads. You probably won't go to anyone's home or store & not find some form of sliced bread, be it white, wheat, or gluten free. 8. Peanut butter is amazing. Peanuts are great as is, but in a spreadable/dippable form, it's even better. I'll sometimes just take a spoonful of crunchy peanut butter & eat it by itself. But It's amazing in a sandwich, on crackers, or, a personal favorite, with cold grapes. 9. American cheese is a hit or miss, it does look & feel like plastic but it doesn't taste like it at all. It kinda just tastes like mild cheddar cheese. I will say, cheese wiz is pretty good. It's like a cheese dip, in a can. Much better than traditional American cheese. 10. Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup is a very common thing. It's quick, easy, & a lot of ppl really like it. I'm not a fan of Tomato Soup myself.
Important note in the USA alot of our questionable foods to foreigners. Was an attempt not to starve during the dustbowel. A massive drought that lasted a while during the 1930s.
Sourdough with Colby Jack, Provolone, and and Cheddar cheese. Top it with a dusting of Italian seasoning and butter toast it. Adda a good homemade Tomato Bisque and you have a winning combination.
From an internationally travelled American... 1. Chicken and waffles: the entire Southern United States loves the stuff. It's a pillowy, crunchy, sweet, savory, spicy melange of textures and flavors; the trick is the hot sauce maple syrup you put on the chicken and waffles along with a strawberry compound butter spread on the waffle. 2. Hershey's chocolate: there's better out there, in my opinion...but then again, I prefer semi-sweet and darker chocolates. Depends on tastes, I assume. 3. Corn dogs: you have to get them fresh made at a state fair or the like. Again, it's a savory salty/sweet due to the honey cornbread batter on the dog. They're delicious with a dijon mustard dipping sauce. 4. Sweet potato casserole: also known as candied yams, a must-have side for any Thanksgiving feast. I'm not a fan, but don't knock it before you try it. 5. Pop-Tarts: best enjoyed by kids, not adults. A proper pastry or Danish is much better in my opinion. 6. Root Beer: best thing ever when paired with a scoop of vanilla ice cream in what we call a Brown Cow. 7. Grits: another one that the entire Southern US thrives on. They vary by region, but king among them is shrimp and grits from the Louisiana Bayou. 8. Sliced bread: Yup, US mass produced bread has way too much sugar in it. But you can get lower sugar bread in the US. 9. Peanut Butter: yup, if you aren't alergic you practically live off the stuff in the US as kids. 10. American Cheese: a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup combo is one you have to try at least once in your life.
I agree that a danish is better but I do occassionally enjoy a couple of frosted Pop-Tarts baked in the oven till piping hot and spread with lots of butter.
Absolutely, grilled cheese and tomato soup it is a common combination here. We eat it more in the winter in my family because we live in the warmer, southern US. Chicken and waffles would not just be eaten for breakfast, and may actually be eaten more often for supper. My favorite weird combo is southern white gravy with cantalope. Don't knock it if you haven't tried it. There is no "better" when talking about corndogs vs hot dogs. Sometimes you want a corndog, sometimes you want a chili slaw hot dog. Corndogs are great when you are at a carnival or fair as it is a "mobile" meal. My sweet potato casserole is more like a dessert made with eggs, butter, cream and spices with a crunchy topping of pecans and toasted mini marshmallows. It is delicious! Grits are hard to make correctly. First, you need good grits, stone-ground. They need to be salted well, watched and whisked constantly while cooking. And they take a bit of time to cook. Some cooks make grits with cream instead of water. I'm just a peasant -- I love Waffle House grits, if the cook knows what they are doing. Many poeple like cheese in their grits. I would rather have my grits simply with butter, salt and pepper.
you haven't lived until you go to a drive in Root Beer stand on a hot summer day and have a Rootbeer Float! (Chilled mug with scoops of vanilla ice cream and filled the rest of the way with Rootbeer) p.s. I am now subscribed!
Yes, sweet potato casserole with marshmallow on top is good. The marshmallows melt down, so they are almost more like sugary sauce, but the edges of the marshmallow crisp. It's good.
Like you've been told many times try a root beer float at least once, use a tall glass 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream it will foam up so add the well-chilled root beer slowly you will want a straw and spoon. :) Sweet potato casserole has a lot of variations, it is almost pie-like, for mine, the yams or sweet potatoes, orange juice, pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon and some butter. I skip the marshmallows. but the simplest version is warm cooked and peeled sweet potatoes or yams, sliced, then dotted with butter a bit of cinnamon and a very small amount of brown sugar, the sugar is just to slightly caramelize the potatoes, topped sparingly with marshmallows lightly broiled until the until the butter and sugar melts and marshmallows toast. Pretty much everyone has had the basic lunch of tomato soup and grilled cheese, its a very simple but satisfying lunch especially on cool days. I have a new jar of crunchy peanut butter on my shelf. corn dogs are wonderful, second only to a simply grilled hot dog in a bun, I'm not into a lot of condiments but mustard is good on corndogs.
Grilled cheese with tomato basil soup!! We make stacks of sandwiches, place triangles around the bowl, and dip away... also have a bowl of spicy brown mustard to dip the sandwich in. No clue where I picked that one up, but everyone I feed it to enjoys it. Not mustard and soup at same time in same bite though.
Sweet Potato Casserole, AKA the Candied Yams. My family makes it every Thanksgiving, but we do not have that breading under the mellows. It's made with cooked cubed sweet potatoes, brown sugar and butter, and jumbo marshmallows baked on top. It's a wonderful dish to pair with turkey
American Cheese is made by grating melting down a combination cheddar, colby, and some other cheeses, into a vat. Then emulsifying agents, salt, colorings, and spices are added to the mixture. Its extruded into sheets and packaged. Its a sort of amalgamation cheese thats primarily made to be 1) extremely shelf stable to last a long time and 2) because it already has emulsifiers in it it melts extremely easily and doesnt curdle. Theres a whole historical thing about how it came into existence (google "US government cheese" and/or "US cheese caves"), but its an american staple and versatile because of the specific process its made in. The emulsifiers used for it btw are the same that exist in lemons. Sodium Citrate Also: Grilled Cheese literally wont melt correctly if you dont use either American cheese or some other emulsifier.
I’m putting my personal stamp of approval on the new Lunchables Crispy Grilled Cheesies, Original American Cheese Sandwich. They're in the frozen section & there are two per package; they really are ready after microwaving for one minute. Also, the cheese is real, as evidenced by there being the same amount of calcium per sandwich as an 8-oz glass of milk. Pepperoni Pizza Sandwich is another flavor, although I haven't tried those.
A fun fact add-on to this information: Nacho cheese, the melty, gooey cheese sauce you see served with chips or pretzels also uses Sodium Citrate to achieve its gooey-ness. The chemical formula for Sodium Citrate is "Na3C6H5O7", which spells out NaCHO if you remove the numbers. Amazingly, the fact that Nacho cheese has the name it does is entirely unrelated to the chemical formula that allows it to be gooey. A Mexican cook nicknamed "Nacho" invented the specific concept of tortilla chips served with melted cheese as a snack in 1943, In the 70s, it became commercialized in the US, and it was discovered that the best and cheapest emulsifier to use for a cheese sauce was Sodium Citrate. One of those "God has a sense of humor" moments, that NaCHO makes for the best nachos.
Nothing better than on a cold winter day you just finished shoveling snow or playing in the snow the kids to come inside and have some grilled cheese and hot tomato soup. you dunk that grilled cheese in and omg its amazing and you get like insta warm from it. Also chicken and waffles is served at our kids schools lunches probably about once every three weeks or so. I personally am not a huge chicken and waffle fan though. Pretty much sweet potato casserole we have every holiday.
Yes grilled cheese and tomato soup are delicious together. I had it for dinner a couple nights ago.
To add to this, we'd have them for school lunches a couple times a month. Very common and delicious.
Same!
Had it for lunch about 2 weeks ago. Probably have it every month since I was a kid and I'm almost 72 y/o.
I have them for lunch a few times a week!
It’s a classic combo although I don’t eat it because I hate tomato soup.
It’s true. I HAVE eaten a grilled cheese without tomato soup and I have eaten tomato soup without the sandwich, but truly, it’s not the same.
Try it with Cheez-Its.
I used to work in a little diner and a family had a daughter that wanted chopped onions, lettuce and mayonnaise on her grilled cheese..and it is really good 💯
ditto.
Grilled cheese and ketchup works in a pinch or at a bar
@@ConstantChaos1I've never had one with ketchup, but I do like some good old yellow mustard to dip one in! I think I got a taste for it, because of grilled ham and cheese sandwiches.
Seen way too many Europeans wanting to try marshmallow dishes and substitute marshmallows with marshmallow fluff spread. THEY ARE NOT THE SAME! Fluff spread is thicker, sweeter and stronger tasting. Normal marshmallows are lighter, fluffier and more subtle in flavor.
100% this
yep 100% this. i don't like too much sugar in a single setting. but regular marshmallows are light enough that i can actually snack on them and go through half a 1lb package in a single sitting. marshmallow fluff spread, not so much. way too much sugar at once, and it'd make me feel sick.
@@dead-claudia •grabs a bucket o’fluff and a spoon• “it really depends on how your week is going”
Oh my goodness! No please tell me no one does this. Fluff and marshmallows are absolutely not interchangeable. That would be gross.
Marshmallow fluff belongs on fluffernutter sandwiches, not sweet potatoes.
Yes sweet potatoes or candied yams with brown sugar and marshmallows on top is something we have every Thanksgiving and Christmas, so at least twice a year for my family.
Love candied yams
Hmm I would say not every Sweet potato casserole has marshmallows, everyone makes it differently. Oh and sweet potatoes and Yams are two different vegetables...
@@HyruleKnil Yeah the are different, but my family has used them somewhat interchangeably for this dish depending on availability, and yes not everyone uses marshmallows, but that is what is traditional in my family.
@@chazsewell oh yeah, definitely not knocking your family traditions. Either one can be good with similar flavor profiles, I've just found a remarkable amount of people think they are the same thing. I have a Jewish background and the American version of Marshmallow is considered non-kosher because of the pork bones so I've tried a whole lot that doesn't include marshmallows. The UK version uses Mallowroot as a binder instead of gelatin (I think that's where the marshmallow gets its name) but it's hard to get stateside.
Yes candies yams but we never have the marshmallows
The difference with rootbeer for Americans and non-Americans is, in America our medicine DOESN'T taste similar. So, you guys take a sip and immediately think of medicine. That doesn't happen for Americans because our medicine DOESN'T taste like that.
I will tell you that as an American I DO hate cherry-flavored candies. That's because pretty much all cough syrups have a cherry-flavored option and that's what my parents would buy. They have the same fake cherry taste that cherry-flavored candies do. So cherry candy always makes ME think of medicine and I hate it 😂
This. Root beer is one of my least favorite sodas but I still enjoy it every once in awhile. But it's also never been the taste of my medicine or toothpaste.
It's orange flavor for me. As a child I had a lot of ear infections and the antibiotic syrup for young children was orange flavored. Horrible horrible fake orange flavored. I still won't touch orange flavored anything unless it's made with real oranges.
Me too.
which medicine? There are literally 1000s of medicines surely not all European medicines taste the same.
Absolutely agree with cherry flavored candies
Peanut butter eaten with a spoon is a thing but we don’t generally sit there eating spoonful after spoonful. It is just one spoonful to curb hunger/cravings.
Or when you’re an individual with blood sugar issues and need something to help sustain you long enough to get something more sufficient.
I was at work on 9/11. I realized if there was an emergency where I couldn't get home, I was out of luck because I had no food at my office. So I kept a stock of non-perishables: canned food and a jar of peanutbutter. Of course I would replace the canned food about every six months. But I would replace the peanutbutter every 1-2 months because I would eat a spoonful as an afternoon snack.
if you put a spoonful (smooth, not chunky) into a freezer and eat it later when it's frozen, it actually has a texture similar to ice cream and it's a wonderful snack/treat
Chocolate milk and a spoonful of PB, quick and easy.
I will admit that I do have a jar and a spoon at work and will have about 4 or 5 spoonfuls mid afternoon to hit that afternoon hunger.
root beer with Vanilla ice cream
ice cream first then root beer over top,. Look out for the foam.
In a glass, we call it a root beer float. Of course, you can pair any soda with vanilla ice cream.
@@briandishman2084 When I was a kid I called it a Root Beer Flood instead of a Root Beer Float. I guess because i always poured the Root Beer in too fast!
this!!!!
A&W.
I love Rootbeer on a hot summer day. Rootbeer in general is my favorite soda, and rootbeer floats (rootbeer with a scoop of vanilla ice cream) are amazing.
Also, from what I've heard, Americans tend to dislike certain fake cherry/grape flavors because it's commonly used in their cough syrups.
Grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup are ABSOLUTELY an American tradition. I had that for dinner twice last week.
It is also the best lunch when you have a soar throat!
We had it 3 nights ago for supper. I don't even care that much for tomato soup, unless I have a grilled cheese sandwich to dunk in it!! LOL Something about that combination is just crazy good!!
@@darcichambers6184there's definitely something about it that's soothing!
I'll make a hot ham and cheese with tomato soup because I'm hungry and it's delicious. Just add a good sliced ham.
You know I thought that would be more of a European origin food, plus food caries some much in the US. Tomato soup and grilled cheese is not really a good southern thing!
They mentioned sweet potato casserole, but I think the whole thanksgiving dinner deserves its own video.
Turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, pumpkin pie/pecan pie...out of all the American dishes, nothing to me is more American than a classic thanksgiving dinner.
after thanksgiving, i make turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce sandwiches. i call them my thanksgiving sandwiches.
You're making me hungry! Can't wait for Thanksgiving!
@@davidj.379 yep we do that too! Now they sell those sandwiches at sub shops around Thanksgiving time. My husband also started making Thanksgiving Leftover pizza. The cranberry sauce is the sauce! Then drop small clumps of potato, turkey, and stuffing all over and drizzle cranberry sauce on top after it's cooked ❤
Mashed potatoes and gravy!!! 🤤 fr my mom's gravy is my favorite part of the entire meal 😂😂😂
@@emilyrln One year after Thanksgiving, we were eating leftovers and I filled my entire plate with mashed potatoes and gravy. It's always been my favorite, but that was too much even for me. 😄
Had grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup last night. They are especially satisfying on cold winter evenings.
that sounds good actually!
Yes, it's good year round but is a particularly satisfying and comforting cold weather food.
Can't have tomato soup without grilled cheese... sometimes I put a little ham in the sandwich too...
Yes...
People sometimes use more complex cheeses in their grilled cheese sandos, but for a truly God tier pairing, don’t get fancy with it. Mild melting cheeses like jack, mild cheddar, Colby, or American pair best with the acidity in tomato soup. It’s sublime.
Yes I've eaten grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato. I have also eaten peanut butter by the Spoonful
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is an autumn/wintertime staple. Nothing better on a cold wintery night. Dipping the grilled cheese in the tomato soup is THE BEST!
Basically pizza if you think about it... bread, melted cheese and tomato sauce.
Dipping is a must! If you want to get fancy, make your soup with a little basil!
I don’t dip the sandwich but I love this combo!
3:00 She said smothered in syrup and gravy, but you'd never do both. It's one or the other. Depending on if you want more savory or more sweet.
Thanks, I wondered about that. I may lose my southern card, but I've never had chicken and waffles.
Gravy on the chicken, not the waffle. Syrup on the waffle.
@@garycamara9955I suppose that's an option. Though, I usually eat them in the same bite. So, I wouldn't mix it.
@@garycamara9955 That makes sense.
@@pacmon5285 Same here. I'll put gravy on fried chicken with biscuits or mashed potatoes, but I'd never put it on chicken and waffles. That gets syrup and only syrup. (Well, butter too, of course) LOL We also sometimes drizzle fried chicken with honey. Yum!
When people say they eat peanut butter "with a spoon", the vast majority of the time, it's a singular spoon. Like... need a quick snack? Just grab a spoon, scoop some peanut butter, and be on your way. It's not likely to be spoonful after spoonful. And personally, I tend to also accompany it with some apple slices or other fruit.
I literally just finished my spoon full for dessert.
my prefered peanut butter eating device (outside sandwiches) is with ritz crackers. for me i've found the slightly salty-buttery crackers go well with peanut butter... and a peanut butter and nutella mix.
I use crackers
With fruit for me. Cut up an apple and drop a big dollop of peanut butter on the plate or take a dollop on the spoon and cover the banana.
My grandmother used to sprinkle a little sugar in her peanut butter, or mix butter in the peanut butter sandwich...i like both actually!!
For the sweet potato casserole, the toasted marshmallows work great. The toasted sugars when baking give the casserole a subtle caramel flavor which pairs well with sweet potatoes.
20:48 - In the US, doctors recommend peanut butter because it's high in protein. In Europe, they complain that it's high in calories. Compared to other things Americans eat, peanut butter doesn't have that many calories. It's not like we eat a whole jar in one sitting.
In fact Peanut Butter was invented by a doctor to help get protein to patients who couldn't chew.
A lot of the US brands of PB contain a lot of sugar. If that was cut out it would be lower in calories and healthier.
True! Peanut butter can be an excellent source of protein for people who follow a vegan diet or who just don't have other protein rich foods easily available to them. I think that American cheese also gets a bad reputation, because many people purchase the individually wrapped singles, instead of the American cheese that you can get sliced fresh at the deli counter. It's still considered to be a "processed" cheese, but the type that you get from the deli, actually has more milk and less oil (if any in some cases) than the singles. It also contains fewer additives/preservatives than it's plastic wrapped counterpart. I can't remember the last time I purchased the singles, tbh.
@@nobodyimportant2470 No added sugar Peanut butter is fairly easy to get though
"It's not like we eat the jar in one sitting."
Speak for yourself. 😅
@@nobodyimportant2470 Get Natural Peanut Butter, the big brands even have no-stir.
All it takes is awareness of what you are buying. It's America, we have like a dozen options of everything.
Root Beer, Birch Beer, Sassafras Tea, Ginger Ale and Mint Teas were grown and made at home long before sodas became a thing.
And not all rootbeers are made the same. Henry Weinhards or Dad's in a cold bottle is so much better than anything canned.
I have not had a homemade root beer in YEARS!
Boylands Creamy Red Birch Beer is one of my favorite drinks and I can't find it anywhere around Houston.
That is the reason root beer isn't classified as a cola
LOVE Birch beer its so hard to find any more
My favorite description of the combo of tomato soup and grilled cheese is-- it's bread, cheese, and tomato/basil. It goes together the same way pizza does.
I regularly have grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup. They're GREAT on cold days. Buttered bread, fried in a skillet, then salty-ish cheeses of choice (like cheddar, or havarti), made into a sandwich, then a bowl of tomato soup. Cut the sandwich in quarters and dip in the tomato soup. So good! It's comfort food.
Sweet potato casserole is sweet. The marshmallows add to the flavor of the sweet potatoes. If you've never had a sweet potato, they are sweet, as they are. It's especially popular around Thanksgiving time. When sweet potatoes are cooked, their sugars get emphasized.
You should try a root beer float, with ice cream.
Grits is actually really good, and it can be eaten SO MANY ways! You can have it with butter, salt and pepper, you can have it with cheese, you can have it with shrimp (one of my personal favorites), sausage gravy, etc.
Very true. Grilled cheese and tomato soup is quintessential American food. You eat it a lot growing up, it's definitely on the list of 'kids food'. You eat it as an adult and not just from nostalgia. It's a common lunch, dinner, snack. Can be made as cheap or as fancy as you want.
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is the same idea as a Margherita pizza. The acidic soup cuts the salty fat of the sandwich plus you get the different textures of the two. They pair beautifully.
Sure, just don't use American cheese =)
One thing about root beer I find all the time with reaction channels is that its often tried without properly chilling. Not ice... chilled in a fridge just this side of frozen. This heavily changes the way it tastes... warm soda just hits different. Then, if that doesn't work for you, try with vanilla ice cream. Its critical to see the creamy side of root beer that is missed when you are picturing the medicinal taste instead.
yeah... warm root beer is an experience to say the least.
I go real old school and drink chilled Sarsparilla in a glass bottle. That's the real good stuff.
Putting very cold near frozen Root Beer in a heavy frozen mug is a better way of serving Root Beer, (or Root Beer over vanilla ice cream/a Root Beer Float). In my childhood, it was the coldest drink (at the drive in) during the very hottest part of the summer.
Thumbs up: Grilled cheese and tomato soup or tuna salad sandwich and tomato soup are favorites. Root beer is the best, but it has to be really cold. Root beer floats with vanilla ice cream are the best. Corn dogs are okay, but only at a fair. Otherwise, I vote for regular hot dogs in a bun. Peanut butter - natural only, no sugar and no salt. Thumbs down: Sweet potato casserole with marshmallows is disgusting. It’s the one dish I absolutely avoid at Thanksgiving. Pop tarts are also gross. Grits are a southern food, not my favorite as a northerner. Sliced white bread was okay when I was a kid, sweet and goes well with peanut butter and jelly or bologna sandwiches with Miracle Whip (sweet mayonnaise-like spread). I won’t eat it now.
So true
I add a little baking soda and milk to my tomato soup to make it creamy tomato soup. The baking soda keeps the milk from curdling in the acidic tomato soup.
Edit: forgot about the butter y'all, my bad. I measure with my eyes for most things, so in order; about half a tbsp of butter, a pinch of baking soda, and I use the can the tomato soup came in to add a can of milk, then heat it up.
That's odd. I've used whole cans of milk instead of water and never once had it curdle
Wait. At what point do you add the baking soda?
@@DragonRiderShiru I added an edit to answer that plus I forgot an ingredient. 😆
@@JohnMorris-c5v odd indeed. What magical brand do you use? 😆
@@PurpleMoonStorm thank you! The last few times I tried to follow the can instructions it curdled and got gross so we stopped trying. I really appreciate it!
I LOVE ROOT BEER!! Please try a root beer float!! Vanilla ice cream and root beer in a frozen mug!🥰
My favorite is chocolate ice cream and root beer float.
We still have an A&W drive in my town, it's the best place to get a root beer
@@tamyramcgough6862 Root beer is best with lots of ice and even better with crushed ice in a heavy glass or a mug taken well frosted from the refrigerator.
He might not like a root beer float, since he's tried root beer and didn't like it, but I imagine he'd love a Coke float (Coke and vanilla ice cream). He should try both to be sure, though. :) Lol
We all love root beer. We just argue over who makes the best root beat.
I like Corn Dogs. The outer 'casing' is cornbread.. which I love. You can generally find them also in a supermarket.
The video tries to create drama by labelling corndogs as 'junkfood'. Hotdogs aren't bad for you. Cornbread may be less healthful because its refined carbohydrates, but who thinks cornbread is junkfood? Frying is just fine, as long as its not vegetable oil.
My husband loves the grilled cheese / tomato soup combo. Personally, I prefer Chicken Noodle soup... but, yes, it is certainly a common combo, especially in the winter...
And yes, Root Beer is amazing on a hot summer day, especially MUG or A&W Root Beer...
And, over vanilla ice cream in a Root Beer float ❤😊
Cherry soda with chocolate ice cream is good too
@@lonegrimo6098 oohhhh, never tried that.... Great, now I've gotta go to the store..
I Hate root beer . . . but I LOVE root beer floats ! YUM !
A&W with chocolate ice cream makes a great float.
@@lonegrimo6098I got to try that, sounds really good.
Grew up on grilled cheese w/tomato soup. Today... still love grilled cheese, but can't stand even the smell of tomato soup. I like to put honey on my last piece of fried chicken, then it's like dessert. Chicken and Waffles are a common combo in the US... and have restaurants that just serve that combo. I like Hershey chocolate with almonds. There is better chocolate out there, but Hershey is easy to get almost anywhere (this is from a person who prefers dark chocolate). Hard to ever pass up a corn dog. It's so tasty! Favorite side dish is the sweet potato casserole -topped with the marshmallows. Also like to puree my sweet potatoes with a little brown sugar. Used to love the Blueberry pop tarts... would love it still- but no longer has enough icing anymore. Root beer is my favorite soda... also good to put a little vanilla ice cream in it. (also love root beer candy barrels/sucker's and often make root beer cupcakes). I've done root beer tastings too! There are so many different root beers out there... and even better when cold on tap at a brewery. I like grits with brown sugar for breakfast. Yes, we have baguettes. Peanut butter on toast for breakfast today! Yes, Peanut butter by the spoonful! That was my dad's favorite late night snack. Cannot stand American cheese... it's not a cheese and has very little flavor. I prefer sharp cheddar cheese.
note: not sure why there are lines through my words. I didn't do that. Meant every word written.
They showed American and Korean style corn dogs. Korean corn dogs have mozzarella cheese and diced potatoes on the outside, sometimes fish sausage inside, I find they tend to be bigger. I like both. You can buy both frozen to make at home. Generally the Korean style you find at an Asian grocery store like H Mart. I’m from the South we LOVE fried foods. I thought chicken and waffles weird when I first heard of it, but tried it. WOW so good together. There is a local brunch place that has chicken and waffles with jalopeno butter. It’s phenomenal.
I prefer Vikings, a Swedish meatball shaped like a sausage on a stick then battered and fried.
Yea it was weird to be like "no other country can understand a corndog" while showing Korean corn dogs and I'm pretty sure their written language as well.
Sassafras, ginger, and sarsaparilla are medicinal roots used in sodas. Most of the spices in cola are also useful.
That's true but all the sugar in modern soda, cola, & pop really subtracts from the benefits.
Sweet potatoes are prepared much like pumpkin. with cinnamon and sugar.
I remember going to A&W drive-ins as a kid for an icy mug of root beer back in the early 60's. The taste back then was MUCH better than what you get today!
yes it is an umami bomb of savory flavor and the contrast from the crispy bread to smooth savory soup is phenomenal
It's totally true! I had a sandwich and soup earlier this year. The acidity of the soup keeps the cheese of the sandwich from being too heavy or too rich.
I had a grilled cheese and tomato soup two days ago!! It’s SO delicious!! I highly recommend it! Make sure and dip the grilled cheese into the soup!!❤
I used to eat that, but now I just put sliced tomato right in the grilled cheese sandwich. I have made it with ham also.
I like to rip pieces off my grilled cheese and soak them in the soup so that they are perfectly saturated with the tomato soup. Then I will scoop the out with a spoon.
I grew up on grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup lunches as a child. And, if I was lucky, there would be a slice of ham in my grilled cheese.
I put ham in mine too sometimes!
Tuna fish sandwich dipped in tomato soup is good too.
A little pesto makes for an excellent grilled cheese
@@tatterfox And add a little basil to the soup.
Or bacon. 😋
0:29 It's true this is considered a comfort food here in the U.S
Flour is ground wheat, corn meal is ground corn. Grits is made from corn meal. Biscuits are made from flour. Flour is soft and powder like. Corn meal is gritty. America grows a lot of corn.We make a lot of products with that corn.
Grits are a bit more complicated. Cornmeal is ground raw corn. Grits is corn cooked in lye till the shell falls off an it puffs up, it's then dried and ground in to grits.
I love polenta (especially with sharp cheddar cheese and some salt and pepper). I should try grits and see what they're like,both taste and texture 🧐
we should really stop making so much corn its a garbage crop only reason we make so much is because the government pays for it. sure tastes good but its nutrition is near the bottom
@@emilyrln its not as creamy I'd say not a big fan of grits though so maybe you would find it different as for taste I mean if you are okay with corn you are probably fine with grits.
I would say this differently. Flour is pulverized wheat, a little different.. Ground wheat is Cream of Wheat. Ground Malt is Malt 'O' Meal. Ground Corn is Grits. Ground Oats is Oatmeal. They are all great with milk and sugar.
11:42 Sweet potato casserole is so common. It's not just for Thanksgiving, at the steakhouse. You can get a regular baked potato with cheese and bacon or you can get a sweet potato with the marshmallows and the sugar and the syrup and everything
Or sweet potato fries with a marshmallow dipping sauce.
I personally don't like the dish, but that's because I don't like sweet potatoes. Saying that, the marshmallows do a great job of making the dish edible for me. So that I can eat a bit out of every dish to be polite when we are occasionally invited over for Holliday dinners. At least for me and my family, sweet potato casserole isn't complete without the marshmallows, even if you put others toppings on.
Yes tomato soup & grilled cheese sandwich IS common..
My sister-in-law thinks my family is weird because we don't add milk to our tomato soup, but I don't know anyone who's never eaten grilled cheese and tomato soup (unless they're allergic to milk or tomatoes or whatever that prevents them from eating it). It's extremely common. :)
When I was in grade school and the lunch ladies got to make the menu, once a month we would have tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch especially on cold days in the winter.
@xzonia1 my family doesn't add milk to the tomato soup either.
@@iheart801 ❤
Not on the East Coast
My grandmother always made sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving - she also mixed up some crushed pineapple with the sweet potato and topped it with marshmallows. I love it!!!!! Tastes like home.
Yes, "ice cold = 32°F" NOT simply refrigerated, which in USA is often 40°F.
Root beer needs to be really cold to taste right. And adding ice cubes dilutes the flavor. IMHO🌻
Ideally, root beer should not have ice but should be poured into a frosted glass mug removed from the freezer. Many commercial root beers are made almost completely from artificial ingredients. Look for real cane sugar and preferably saffrol-free sassafras extract.
@@stevenvarner9806there is a WI root beer company (Sprecher) that uses honey in their root beer. It is actually really good.
grilled cheese and tomato soup is extrememly common and often considered comfort food...you cut the grill cheese in half and dip it in the soup....I haven't had it in a while because I've made a lot of changes to my diet but used to have it quite often
love Culver's root beer - or getting it from an actual A&W restaurant in a frosted mug... and root beer floats in the summer are the best!
Growing up A&W DRIVE through was the best . They even had the child size mugs for awhile. After so many moves they were lost. I liked soda in glass bottles to. Plastic and cans just isn't the same..like milk on cartons taste better to when I drank milk. They say it's because in the plastic the light effects it. Guess it's what you're used to. But sometimes the old way was best
Me too
A&W carhop service with a frosty mug of draft root beer was our after church treat some Sundays in the 60s when I was a kid. I haven't seen draft root beer in glass mugs at an A&W in decades. I didn't think it existed anymore. Draft is SOOO much better than having it as just another soda. I will sometimes get glass bottled high end root beer for a treat. Closer but not quite.
@17:54: Yep, love me some grits. Hearty, perfect for mixing up with eggs and bacon. It'll take on whatever you throw at it, and just make it more filling.
11:30 okay, here is my best pitch for sweet potato casserole. Sweet potatoes are not new in desserts, they are very sweet, and can be made into sweet potato pies and other common desserts. Similar to pumpkin pie, whipped cream fits relatively well with sweet potato pie, and the only difference is substituting marshmallows for the whipped cream. Plus, adding pecans makes it even sweeter, making it really tasty, even if it sounds weird.
I never make sweet potatoes with marshmallows, and still treat them like a dessert with the brown sugar and pecans. They’re sweet potatoes. They’re already sweet.
Corn dogs can also be bought in the freezer section of grocery stores. Take them home, bake them, microwave them or deep fry them. They aren't as good as fair or sports ones but will cure that craving. White Castle, another hamburger restaurant, sells tiny bit-sized ones made using vienna sausages. I worked at a hospital ER on the night shift. If the ER wasn't busy, someone would make a White Castle run as it was about 6 blocks away.😊
I love root beer. I would choose a toot beer over a coke or pepsi.
Corn Dogs should be tried for the first time at an US "Fair". The Texas State Fair is a good place for fried foods. It was the birth place of the Corn Dog. The experience of being at the Fair is a part of eating a Corn Dog.
Even in the US, Ferro Rochet Chocolate is very much available everywhere from small gas stations to Super Walmarts. These little hazelnut balls of heaven are my abseloute fav, but Hersheys is also a top contender in my book.
Ferrero Rocher are really delicious.. do you have Raffaelo also? Not with hazelnut but with coconut
Sweet patatoes with marshmallows are a staple at every thanksgiving dinner. Corndogs are great anytime...i eat them with ketchup and mustard. Rootbeer is great with icecream...Rootbeer float. Grits is good, when made properly. PBJ sandwiches are the best. Yes we eat peanut butter by itself...i love dipping apple slices in it. Grilled cheese is awesome especially with tomato soup. Cheese wiz is disgusting.
As it's Canadian Thanksgiving today, I felt the need to step in and say that sweet potato casserole is pretty traditional. Not only are there roasted marshmallows on top, but the actual sweet potatoes are cooked in butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Then you put the puree in a pan, cover it in marshmallows, and bake it until the marshmallows are brown. It's not for everyone, but damn, is it good.
Candied yams are similar, but much better.
as a canadian ive never had this
This is how I make it here in Oregon and I especially loved it as a child.
It's called candied yams in the south!
But, it's essentially the same.
@@victorglaviano Except that candied yams a) usually aren't mashed and b) are made from yams instead of sweet potatoes. I prefer candied yams.
Chicken and waffles has become more common as time goes on. While you didn't really see it much when I was a kid, I'd say half or more of the places I get breakfast from offer it now. I had some really nice chicken and waffles just last weekend at the Cajun place near my house.
Chicken and waffles is more a Southern thing, (and communities of southern transplants).
@@bcase5328 I spent my life all along Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. I really feel like became WAY more common the last couple of decades or so.
I haven’t had grilled cheese and tomato soup in a long time. But my mom used to make it all the time in the winter. Very comforting. Dipping the grilled cheese in the soup, good times.
sweet potato casserole is wonderful. The flavor mixes very well and the pecan nuts gives it a wonderful pop. Plus the nuts give it a different consistency.
Marshmallows on a casserole are usually baked ..they were originally put on top and broiled .....it can give a toasted brown crispy "Glaze" ......similar to to sprinkled brown sugar ......sweet potatoes are often prepared with molasses and nutmeg/cinnamon/cloves......that is a spiced apple cider autumn staple. The sweet and spicy is a "traditional" fall winter comfort/holiday taste combination.
Grits are made from white corn (AKA maize) treated with an alkali solution. That makes a corn-variant called hominy. Hominy allows niacin to be digested, while corn does not. Hominy ground and boiled to make grits, which is eaten as a porridge, with butter or red-eye gravy. It has become particularly popular with shrimp, a dish that originated in Charleston, SC.
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is VERY common.
Now as a southerner... Grits, butter, bacon, cheese and biscuit is the breakfast of champions... Put some lead in your pencil, a very southern saying!
I'm Canadian and I do like sweet potato casserole with the marshmallows. It's really good and the caramel taste from the toasted marshmallows does add a nice note to the sweet potato, but I do admit I have a sweet tooth.
Root beer is also my favorite kind of pop, though my cough syrup growing up was cherry or grape flavoured so I never had the medicinal association. You're telling me if I do some traveling I might find what is essentially root beer flavoured cough syrup? Sounds lovely.
Grilled cheese with tomato soup is good, though I use a medium cheddar. If you want to get fancy you can add a little bacon and fried onion to your grilled cheese but just cheese is good on its own for dipping in your tomato soup. You can add a little smoked Gouda or Gruyere as well for a more complex flavour, so long as it's a cheese that melts nicely you're probably good to add it to cheddar or american to alter it to your tastes.
@4:43, Yes, we have Fererro Roche. I LOVE them!!!! Something I used to give my dad on special occasions, as he was the big chocolate lover in the family.😅
(In fact, I think I introduced them to him, during my time in the military. I was stationed overseas, and thought of him when I found them)
The Butyric acid isn't a separate ingredient, it's a byproduct of HOW the chocolate is processed, some vacuum process, and because of tack of oxygen, butyric acid is produced.
But made chocolate shelf stable in pre refrigeration early 20th Century
Butyric acid is also a flavoring element in butter (butyros comes from the Greek for butter) and many aged cheeses. When Milton Hershey (actually the food chemists working for him) tried various milk products to mix with the chocolate pastes, they found that slightly soured milk worked best. And American kids have grown up with that flavor and think it tastes the way chocolate should.
It is 100 percent true that tomato soup and grill cheese are common and it’s awesome last time I ate it was last week.
Sweet potato casserole has a lot of memories for me growing up. My mom's was so good, she passed away 2 years ago and miss it. She was Mexican but made the best American foods 😂
Yes and grilled cheese and tomato soup go together fantastically.
Dipping the grilled cheese in the tomato soup is heaven .
I have that for lunch at least twice a month
Root beer is an acquired taste… A frosted mug with a cold root bear is a treat! 😂❤
After the 1960s, most, but not all, root beer is made with methyl salicylate. It's the same ingredient in wint-o-green Life Savers and the scent in Ben Gay, not to mention a lot of toothpastes. Previously, real root beer was made with sassafras root, and was *so* much better. Originally it was yeast brewed then chilled after carbonation took place, hence the name. With access to sassafras root, it's pretty easy to make it at home with real cane sugar. Champagne yeast works the best.
I still stand by saying birch beer is better than root beer
@@siliciaveerah9327 I love birch beer too, as well as root beer and sarsaparilla.
Root beer is tricky. The brands are kind of all over the place in terms of flavor, so sometimes you find one that tastes amazing but then another that tastes awful.
@@siliciaveerah9327 Unfortunately, a lot of birch beers are also artificially flavored with methyl salicylate now as well. Real birch bark syrup, cane sugar, cinnamon, and real vanilla will give you an excellent drink. Yeast carbonation makes it even better.
The unami you get when you mix sweet and salty is fantastic.
Nothing beats a tall glass of icy barqs rootbeer on a summer day with a pizza.
yes indeed ~ i did a taste test between barqs & a&w & barqs far far superior ~
Agreed! Barqs is is absolutely the best of all root beer brands. That bite it has is like nothing else
24:16 tomato soup with grilled cheese is a common "I'm sick but not throwing up, comfort food.". It's also a comfort food for other times but is well known as a staple "sick child food".
Sweet potato casserole (made with cinnamon and nutmeg) is one of my favorite things, but we don't add the marshmallows - too sweet then. An A&W root beer float is one of the best things in the world. But only A&W in a chilled frosty mug!! Any other brand just doesn't cut it. I'm not a big fan of bread, but I love a big tablespoon of creamy peanut butter for a snack. Had some yesterday!
Don't forget to add-on the Vanilla Ice cream.Because having it as a float is the best wand to be honest the only way I can drink root beer
We usually add a brown sugar and pecan topping to ours, but we usually don't add much sugar to the sweet potatoes, so it balances out.
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is delicious...and a good meal when you are sick with a cold.
Marshmallows have been put on sweet potatoes since I was a little girl 70 years ago.
yep. add a bit of bourbon to the sweet potatoes, cinnamon, brown sugar, melted butter, cloves cook them up until tender. add marshmallows and put under the broiler to toast them.
I put the streusel on mine then put the marshmallows on for the last 10 minutes that way I get both versions and crunchy and gooey and creamy. All T the same time ❤
Here in the Carolinas we prefer pecans on top of sweet potato casserole .
@victorwaddell6530 my family does too!
@@victorwaddell6530 Both are great. I could eat some right now 😋.
ROOT BEER IS MY FAVORITE SODA, Sweet Potato Casserole is amazing, Grits plain with a good amount of butter is delicious, especially with some creole shrimp. Tomato soup n grilled cheese perfect fall/ winter meal.
There used to be A&W Root Beer fast food places and they served it in big frosted mugs … the best. Tomato soup and grilled cheese … we had it after playing or working outside for hours in the snow and cold…mmmmmm!
I love root beer. I was in Tombstone Arizona and found some Sarsaparilla I really liked. They were selling it at Big Nose Kate's. The tall foamy head on the top after pouring it into an ice-cold mug. The bubbles dancing just above the drink. That slight burn as I let it slide down my throat. Loved it!!
You asked about Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup. I used to work next to a restaurant that actually had that on the menu. They would serve Grilled cheese on Sourdough bread, with a toasted basil tomato soup. Cost a good bit (was a slightly fancier than the average lunch place), and they made the soup fresh daily, but wow was it good. It's actually been a while since I had it, but now I'm craving it again, LOL. That said, you tend to eat a soup like that by dipping the sandwich into it and almost scooping it into your mouth with the sandwich. The flavors REALLY work well together.
Sweet potatoes with browned, melty marshmallows on top is unbelievable, CORDON BLEU WIZARDRY (especially to kids at Thanksgiving) that gets any mom a Michelin star!
You don't eat fried chicken with a knife and fork. Pick the damn thing up with your fingers and take a bite.
You do with chicken and waffles
@@patrioticz2858 This. I don't mind if my hands get greasy, but any syrup or stickiness on my hands is a hard pass. I'll take the silverware lol.
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the same with pizza, just pick that shite up and eat it.
@@ChocolatePiazza Pizza is different, I agree on that
I think part of why grilled cheese + tomato soup is such a tradition in the US is that, aside from going together well, it's VERY kid friendly. Even very picky kids are usually happy with the taste/texture of both items.
And the kids' version is very quick and easy to make. Just heat up some canned soup while you fry a buttered bread and cheese sandwich, it's the easiest meal ever.
i hated tomato soup as a kid, but love it as adult
dunno about that most kids I know hate tomatoes and even I to this day can't eat them raw unless there are just a few pieces I don't even hate the taste that much they just make me gag lol
@jacksmith-vs4ct Yes, I would say most kids actually hate tomatoes, but tomato soup is a different story. Most kids seem fine with ketchup. If so, they'll likely enjoy tomato soup mixed with milk, as long as it isn't chunky.
Tomatoes still make me gag and I also can only eat tiny bits of it in certain deepdish pizzas, and I'm 33. I always tell my picky nephew that they shouldn't lump tomatoes in with all the tomato-flavored foods, just like grapes and cherries.
@@HashimotoDatsu as a kid I loved raw tomatoes. I loved tomato sauce. But tomato soup? Not really. It was nothing like tomato sauce!
Tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich is awesome!
A frosty mug of root beer is the best. Add some ice cream for an awesome root beer float.
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is one of the best cold day/sick day meals in American history lol
Also, as an American, I side with foreigners on Hershey chocolate lol. Not a fan. I do like the syrup for chocolate milk. But not a fan of the bars or kisses.
Also not a big fan of corn dogs personally. I find the hot dog usually undercooked for my liking. But that's not a popular opinion lol.
As for sweet potato casserole, yes, absolutely delicious. It's mainly a Thanksgiving tradition. Similar to the chicken and waffle concept, it's a delicious sweet pairing on a plate full of salty turkey, gravy and mashed potatoes.
With American Thanksgiving coming up, possible video idea: Prepare a traditional American Thanksgiving meal. With sweet potato casserole included of course lol.
Yes … grilled cheese and tomato soup is very common.
16:08 Root Beer is hit and miss, some brands taste great while others taste horrible.
Always made better with a touch of vanilla ice cream. The FLOAT! WOOOO
Grits are basically a coarse polenta (so take longer). I make them with a six to one ratio plus salt, butter, white pepper. Then doctor them up however you like. Cooked grits also freeze well. I like serving them with roasted vegetables.
Nope nope nope, never grits.
I'm super picky about textures (hate oatmeal, for example), so I resisted trying grits for years. Then a lovely woman from Oklahoma made them with Rotel (canned tomatoes and peppers) and a bunch of cheese, and I swear I could eat that every day. Grits cooked properly are creamy and if they're seasoned or mixed with other things, they're delicious.
Sweet potato casserole is delicious. The sweet potato yams are boiled, mashed, and mixed with brown sugar and cinnamon. I only use little marshmallows on top, but you can also add pecans. We also have sweet potato pie and sweet potato fries. Sometimes, I just boil the yams and eat em with a bit of butter and maple syrup.
I'm not crazy about corn dogs, but I sure like the breakfast on a stick consisting of a sausage dog dipped in pancake batter. Andre, everything you react to marshmallows, it cracks me up. Try the marshmallows here in the States. I find the ones in Mexico taste a bit different. Maybe the ones in Portugal are a little different too.
Homemade marshmallows also taste different from both Mexican and US store bought marshmallows.
Easy way to explain Grits, there is an Italian counterpart called polenta, just grits are usually prepared with simple savory flavorings of salt, pepper, butter, and cheese, whereas polenta tends to be made sweet.
God...shrimp and grits... like I dont even like grits and thats damn near the best. Have it with a beer or mimosas and thats a good ass start to a day off.
Now I’m from the south. Georgia and Florida in the USA. Grilled cheese and tomato soup. Very common. I eat it all the time. Us down here in the south. Chicken and waffles. Yes. Called souls food. Hershey chocolate is the best. Got corn dogs in my freezer. Sweet potato casserole has been in my life growing up. Another southern thing. Root beer is very suther. Also called sassafras. Root beer is a southern thing and my family still makes it from the plant. Grits are a southern staple for breakfast. Buttered grits, shrimp grits. Bacon grits. Cheese grits. Peanut butter. I use it in my oatmeal, I use it in y protein shake, I eat it with a spoon , I eat it with celery. I eat It as a obj. All the time.
Root beer is not just a southern thing. I grew up in New England and always had root beer
Root Beer in the Midwest is plentiful too!
Same here. I’ve lived all over the south. Born in SC.
Root beer is from the colonies. Its final form was first produced in Philadelphia after they started carbonating it. Its a common option for the entire US.
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich with sweet tea.
Don't forget the hash with those grits, eggs, and bacon and/or sausage.
1. Chicken & waffles are a very common breakfast item. You can get some form of this at a LOT of restaurants, or make it at home yourself. Not fancy in the slightest.
2. Hershey's is probably the most common chocolate. Ppl use it for everything, baking or even just eating it whole. TBF, it was actually designed as a military food.(If I remember correctly.)
3. Sweet Potato Casserole I feel like is a more Southern/Eastern food. As someone who grew up in the North West & lived in the Mid West for quite awhile, It just wasn't a thing.
4. Pop Tarts are everywhere. There are hundreds of flavors & basically any store that sells food will have them, or a knock off/healthier version, be it a grocery store or a gas station. Some ppl eat them cold, straight out of the freezer, or toasted. Not a fan of them myself, in either form.
5. Root Beer is a very acquired taste. There are a few different brands that sell Root Beer, & it's almost a war between brands. But it is a very common drink. It's also very famous for the Root Beer Float. I do not enjoy Root Beer.
6. Grits are a very Country kind of food. You'll find them mostly in the South/East/& in any farming community. It's kind of like Mashed Potatoes. Most commonly you add salt & butter, but you can have it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
7. Sliced bread is literally everywhere. I will say, the soft sliced bread is used mostly for sandwiches; toasted or not. It's pretty good in most of it's forms, but yes, it's a lot more sweet than that harder breads. You probably won't go to anyone's home or store & not find some form of sliced bread, be it white, wheat, or gluten free.
8. Peanut butter is amazing. Peanuts are great as is, but in a spreadable/dippable form, it's even better. I'll sometimes just take a spoonful of crunchy peanut butter & eat it by itself. But It's amazing in a sandwich, on crackers, or, a personal favorite, with cold grapes.
9. American cheese is a hit or miss, it does look & feel like plastic but it doesn't taste like it at all. It kinda just tastes like mild cheddar cheese. I will say, cheese wiz is pretty good. It's like a cheese dip, in a can. Much better than traditional American cheese.
10. Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup is a very common thing. It's quick, easy, & a lot of ppl really like it. I'm not a fan of Tomato Soup myself.
Important note in the USA alot of our questionable foods to foreigners. Was an attempt not to starve during the dustbowel. A massive drought that lasted a while during the 1930s.
Sourdough with Colby Jack, Provolone, and and Cheddar cheese. Top it with a dusting of Italian seasoning and butter toast it. Adda a good homemade Tomato Bisque and you have a winning combination.
Ooo, I love your style! 🤤
From an internationally travelled American...
1. Chicken and waffles: the entire Southern United States loves the stuff. It's a pillowy, crunchy, sweet, savory, spicy melange of textures and flavors; the trick is the hot sauce maple syrup you put on the chicken and waffles along with a strawberry compound butter spread on the waffle.
2. Hershey's chocolate: there's better out there, in my opinion...but then again, I prefer semi-sweet and darker chocolates. Depends on tastes, I assume.
3. Corn dogs: you have to get them fresh made at a state fair or the like. Again, it's a savory salty/sweet due to the honey cornbread batter on the dog. They're delicious with a dijon mustard dipping sauce.
4. Sweet potato casserole: also known as candied yams, a must-have side for any Thanksgiving feast. I'm not a fan, but don't knock it before you try it.
5. Pop-Tarts: best enjoyed by kids, not adults. A proper pastry or Danish is much better in my opinion.
6. Root Beer: best thing ever when paired with a scoop of vanilla ice cream in what we call a Brown Cow.
7. Grits: another one that the entire Southern US thrives on. They vary by region, but king among them is shrimp and grits from the Louisiana Bayou.
8. Sliced bread: Yup, US mass produced bread has way too much sugar in it. But you can get lower sugar bread in the US.
9. Peanut Butter: yup, if you aren't alergic you practically live off the stuff in the US as kids.
10. American Cheese: a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup combo is one you have to try at least once in your life.
Corn dogs aka Pronto pups
I have never in my life heard of a rootbeer float being called a brown cow rofl
I agree that a danish is better but I do occassionally enjoy a couple of frosted Pop-Tarts baked in the oven till piping hot and spread with lots of butter.
Absolutely, grilled cheese and tomato soup it is a common combination here. We eat it more in the winter in my family because we live in the warmer, southern US.
Chicken and waffles would not just be eaten for breakfast, and may actually be eaten more often for supper. My favorite weird combo is southern white gravy with cantalope. Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.
There is no "better" when talking about corndogs vs hot dogs. Sometimes you want a corndog, sometimes you want a chili slaw hot dog. Corndogs are great when you are at a carnival or fair as it is a "mobile" meal.
My sweet potato casserole is more like a dessert made with eggs, butter, cream and spices with a crunchy topping of pecans and toasted mini marshmallows. It is delicious!
Grits are hard to make correctly. First, you need good grits, stone-ground. They need to be salted well, watched and whisked constantly while cooking. And they take a bit of time to cook. Some cooks make grits with cream instead of water. I'm just a peasant -- I love Waffle House grits, if the cook knows what they are doing. Many poeple like cheese in their grits. I would rather have my grits simply with butter, salt and pepper.
you haven't lived until you go to a drive in Root Beer stand on a hot summer day and have a Rootbeer Float! (Chilled mug with scoops of vanilla ice cream and filled the rest of the way with Rootbeer)
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I had peanut butter toast for breakfast two days ago! And, a root beer float is to die for!
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is a staple comfort food, we usually have it in the fall/winter!
Sweet potatoes, marshmallows and butter is also called Candied Yams. Amazing treat.
LOL I'm watching this with my grilled cheese in my mouth and my tomato soup on the table in front of me.
Watching this makes me want grilled cheese and tomato soup.
Yes, sweet potato casserole with marshmallow on top is good.
The marshmallows melt down, so they are almost more like sugary sauce, but the edges of the marshmallow crisp. It's good.
Like you've been told many times try a root beer float at least once, use a tall glass 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream it will foam up so add the well-chilled root beer slowly you will want a straw and spoon. :) Sweet potato casserole has a lot of variations, it is almost pie-like, for mine, the yams or sweet potatoes, orange juice, pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon and some butter. I skip the marshmallows. but the simplest version is warm cooked and peeled sweet potatoes or yams, sliced, then dotted with butter a bit of cinnamon and a very small amount of brown sugar, the sugar is just to slightly caramelize the potatoes, topped sparingly with marshmallows lightly broiled until the until the butter and sugar melts and marshmallows toast. Pretty much everyone has had the basic lunch of tomato soup and grilled cheese, its a very simple but satisfying lunch especially on cool days. I have a new jar of crunchy peanut butter on my shelf. corn dogs are wonderful, second only to a simply grilled hot dog in a bun, I'm not into a lot of condiments but mustard is good on corndogs.
Grilled cheese with tomato basil soup!! We make stacks of sandwiches, place triangles around the bowl, and dip away... also have a bowl of spicy brown mustard to dip the sandwich in. No clue where I picked that one up, but everyone I feed it to enjoys it. Not mustard and soup at same time in same bite though.
Sweet Potatoes with butter, brown sugar and marshmallows hits our table a couple times a year. AND YES, it is YUMMY!
Sweet Potato Casserole, AKA the Candied Yams. My family makes it every Thanksgiving, but we do not have that breading under the mellows. It's made with cooked cubed sweet potatoes, brown sugar and butter, and jumbo marshmallows baked on top. It's a wonderful dish to pair with turkey
American Cheese is made by grating melting down a combination cheddar, colby, and some other cheeses, into a vat. Then emulsifying agents, salt, colorings, and spices are added to the mixture. Its extruded into sheets and packaged.
Its a sort of amalgamation cheese thats primarily made to be 1) extremely shelf stable to last a long time and 2) because it already has emulsifiers in it it melts extremely easily and doesnt curdle.
Theres a whole historical thing about how it came into existence (google "US government cheese" and/or "US cheese caves"), but its an american staple and versatile because of the specific process its made in.
The emulsifiers used for it btw are the same that exist in lemons. Sodium Citrate
Also: Grilled Cheese literally wont melt correctly if you dont use either American cheese or some other emulsifier.
🤤Government Cheese.🤤
I’m putting my personal stamp of approval on the new Lunchables Crispy Grilled Cheesies, Original American Cheese Sandwich. They're in the frozen section & there are two per package; they really are ready after microwaving for one minute. Also, the cheese is real, as evidenced by there being the same amount of calcium per sandwich as an 8-oz glass of milk.
Pepperoni Pizza Sandwich is another flavor, although I haven't tried those.
A fun fact add-on to this information: Nacho cheese, the melty, gooey cheese sauce you see served with chips or pretzels also uses Sodium Citrate to achieve its gooey-ness. The chemical formula for Sodium Citrate is "Na3C6H5O7", which spells out NaCHO if you remove the numbers. Amazingly, the fact that Nacho cheese has the name it does is entirely unrelated to the chemical formula that allows it to be gooey. A Mexican cook nicknamed "Nacho" invented the specific concept of tortilla chips served with melted cheese as a snack in 1943, In the 70s, it became commercialized in the US, and it was discovered that the best and cheapest emulsifier to use for a cheese sauce was Sodium Citrate. One of those "God has a sense of humor" moments, that NaCHO makes for the best nachos.
Thank you, I was going to comment the same before I saw yours.
I've used plenty of different cheeses in grilled cheese and they melt just fine
Nothing better than on a cold winter day you just finished shoveling snow or playing in the snow the kids to come inside and have some grilled cheese and hot tomato soup. you dunk that grilled cheese in and omg its amazing and you get like insta warm from it. Also chicken and waffles is served at our kids schools lunches probably about once every three weeks or so. I personally am not a huge chicken and waffle fan though. Pretty much sweet potato casserole we have every holiday.