/r/iamveryculinary believe there should be no barriers around food, that no food belongs to any one country, that recipes are gatekeeping... but also that American food is superior to all others. As such, they are not amused by this YouTube Short in which an Asian woman suggests that American food boils down to burgers, ketchup, fries and self-service cola machines.
Let's see what the commenters say:
Oh boy, my favorite subject that makes me become extremely patriotic.
America has some of the most diverse food in the world, and its culinary scene is among the best if not the best in the world (in terms of things like global impact, food diversity, world-renowned dishes, Michelin stars, etc)
The American culinary scene is so vast that it varies dramatically even by region, with each region having unique styles and recipes inspired by dishes around the world. Even excluding cultural fusion foods, America still has incredible food that was entirely originated in America.
Oklahoma puts onions in their burgers and New Yorkers don't use mustard on their hotdogs.
Number one burger defender.
America simultaneously has no authentic food and no unique food.
Where's the lie?
The same people that complain that American immigrant food isn't authentic because it's not exactly what they have back in their country also say it's not American, because it's a copy of what they have back in their country.
America is a young and diverse country of immigrants with many agricultural zones, so of course what "American food" is will challenge the concepts held by anyone who's country is old, mostly one ethnic group, and mostly one agricultural zone.
"Which agricultural zone should we dine in tonight? Corn Land or Potato World?"
And then 15 separate comments that boil down to "ummm your point is invalid because of cajun food".
The YouTube comments are also pretty good:
They're unironically right, American food is basically airport food.
American food is diverse because there's a panpipe cover of "My Heart Will Go On" in the background of this video pooping on American food.
@r-slur
@Lappland
@Dramamine defend your culture and try not to mention tater tots this time x
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Our country does have a unique style of food though, and it's the kind of farm-to-table stuff that used to be mostly a new england thing but is all over the country now. Also referred to often as "new american" and a couple other terms. If you had to say it borrowed from another culture, it probably takes more from French cuisine than anything else. Something along these lines is a pretty good example:
https://www.barleyswine.com/
Only garbage eating reddit and twitter morons and/or poor people think American food = McDonalds or whatever.
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I'm not trying to be uncivil or start an argument but are you r-slurred? Every country has modern mid-to-high-end cuisine based around local fresh produce.
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What a stupid response. That's like saying "every country has food. there's nothing unique about yours."
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Whoa let's keep it friendly here. Every country has farm-to-table food. Americans think that farm-to-table is novel because they're so used to eating ultra-processed slop that they've never seen whole ingredients before.
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Keep yourself safe bong scum. No truce with The Shadow!
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The point you're missing is that, like any other country, we express our culture through our food in our own unique way, and this style of restaurant is what you would actually want to try if you wanted to judge American food, rather than thinking all we eat over here is hot dogs or whatever.
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Here's the other awesome thing. We don't just have local produce. We have every ingredient that has ever existed at any time at any place within the entire world. Cope and seethe brit.
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Just because you have Taco Bell and Panda Express that doesn't mean you can eat around the world.
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The pinnacle of Austin food is Catfish Parlor or Fran's Hamburgers
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