I think it’s gone, but when I lived in Sweden there was a place called American Take Away that had an earnest attempt at our pizza parlor/delivery culture. But their branding was something else
Okay, that rocks. I’ve been all over, and one of the key things I’ve learned is that I’m an US Breakfast Supremacist. There isn’t a morning culture on earth that can compete with our truck stop + Jewish + Mexican + Potato superbeast.
The IKEA catalogs aren’t the only borked English writing. Swedish ppl have a 90% rate of conversant in English, but some of it is truly impenetrable. This probably meant “real quick” or “no hassle” but, y’know, how a guy from New Yawk says it, according to a guy from Uppsala.
we've all been there: ordering your borger in some small town with an Ikea-esque name and - wham! - you get hit with a mouthful of FUZZ. well, no longer
When I lived in tel Aviv, there was a restaurant immediately underneath my apartment called America Burger, with the whole kit and kaboodle theme ingredients. The only place I found a Bacon cheeseburger in the tmebtire city (for very obvious reasons).
Wasn't a bad burger though.
I went to a fancy looking pizza place in Sweden. I knew it was a mistake when the waiter didn’t understand my (correct) pronunciation of “diavola” and said “oh… you mean die-ah-VOH-lah”
A French dip served with french fries & little cups of French's mustard & French dressing, followed by a scoop of French vanilla ice cream. Parisians will pretend to hate it but the plate will be empty
Also because the French Dip is just a banger sandwich.
Thinking about it, all my favorite sandwiches (French Dip, Chicago Beef, Philly Cheesesteak) are just thin-sliced beef with stuff added.
Nationalists in the US need to be protected from the knowledge of recent advances in Japanese borger (as distinct from the also-delicious hamburg that they have had on lock for decades)
We're better known for borger because the Italians have unfairly claimed pizza for themselves, despite the modern and ubiquitous version being invented in NYC
Friends, Jose Andres has declared American cheese the only good cheese for burgers. Kenji Lopez-Alt’s sings Kraft/Velveeta’s praises for grilled cheeses and stovetop Mac. Go forth! And enjoy your processed cheese without shame.
going to tap my “what the rest of of the world thinks of as iconic American cuisine was for the most part developed in response first to dogshit food safety and then to the depression” sign again
