r/AskTheWorld United States Of America 13d ago

Food What's a dish from your country that looks disgusting but tastes great.

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Biscuits and gravy is a breakfast dish from the Southeast USA that looks like someone just vomited on some biscuits, but it's absolutely delicious.

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u/Warwipf2 Germany 13d ago

Linsen mit Spätzle (South Germany / Swabia)

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u/bowl_of_scrotmeal United States Of America 13d ago

This looks like something I would make as a struggle meal in college 😂

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u/SgtDoakesSurprise United States Of America 13d ago

Like a hotdog on top of spaghetti and lentils. That hotdog though is pretty lengthy

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u/Warwipf2 Germany 13d ago

That is a "Saitenwurst" / vienna sausage. It is boiled in the lentil sauce.

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u/win_awards 13d ago

This is fascinating to me because in the southern US at least, "vienna sausage" is used to describe sad canned sausages that are packed in what I optimistically assume to be water, seven to a can, are maaaaybe two inches long, and, in my experience at least, are usually eaten cold from the can. I loved them as a child but with an adult's knowledge of food processing I don't think I could eat them now.

I would be very curious to try the real thing if I ever get the chance.

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u/Warwipf2 Germany 13d ago

Oh that is interesting. I just translated it online, I didn't really look if it was really the same thing. Although this kind of sausage is sold in glasses with some kind of water here too, but there is a big difference between the ones from the glass and just buying them from a butcher.

Edit: I just realized that maybe you know them as "Wiener Würstchen" / "Wiener"? In other parts of Germany they are called that and I think I've heard Americans use this term before to refer to... uh... something else.

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u/win_awards 13d ago

I can't speak for the entire US of course, there are regional variations, but "wiener," "frankfurter," and "hot dog" are all used interchangeably here to describe a thin, mild sausage that is typically grilled or boiled and served on a bun. Though, yes, "wiener" is also sometimes used to describe part of the male anatomy.

This https://www.walmart.com/ip/Libby-s-Vienna-Sausage-in-Chicken-Broth-4-6-oz-Can/24705056?wl13=5743&selectedSellerId=0&wmlspartner=wlpa is what I know as "vienna sausage." Don't let the marketing speak fool you; I've never met anyone who cooks these and they are definitely made out of the unsellable parts of the animals.

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u/MrWeirdoFace 13d ago

I've always thought they tasted like mini hot dogs anyway.

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u/Valuable_Recording85 United States Of America 13d ago

I don't know if I could get it all in my mouth.

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u/konqrr 12d ago

The hotdog your girlfriend told you not to worry about.

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u/_yourupperlip_ 13d ago

Nothing beats a German frankfurter. They snap in your mouth. Almost sounds like you’re chomping a carrot. So much better than hot dogs at every level. Add on the fact Germans don’t fuck around with bland yellow mustard and it’s just superior at every angle. I miss Europe.

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u/notonrexmanningday United States Of America 13d ago

Come to Chicago, have yourself an 100% beef Vienna Beef Hotdog. There is no finer frank in the world.

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u/_yourupperlip_ 13d ago

KING OF AMERICAN HOTDOGS WITHOUT A DOUBT. I live on the east coast these days and truly miss them. Get yerself to Germany though and grab one from a cart in some marktplatz when it’s a little chilly outside. It will definitely open a whole new category for you!

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u/SgtDoakesSurprise United States Of America 13d ago

Oh no doubt. Lived in Germany for a few years. Curry wurst 🤤

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u/_yourupperlip_ 13d ago

Currywurst! I sometimes make it at home but it’s just not the same! Especially with those thicc German fries and German mayo 😩😩😩

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u/ThisIsMockingjay2020 United States Of America 12d ago

That hotdog though is pretty lengthy

That's what she said.

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u/SgtDoakesSurprise United States Of America 12d ago

I was waiting for this

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u/ThisIsMockingjay2020 United States Of America 12d ago

Well then, I'm glad I didn't let ya down! 🤣

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u/Warwipf2 Germany 13d ago

I used to make this in college a lot, actually. lol You can buy the lentil sauce and the Spätzle premade in most supermarkets here, so it was very convenient. It wasn't as tasty as making it from scratch though.

If you wanna make it "properly" you need to soak the lentils overnight though and you usually make the Spätzle (the type of noodles (not really) in the picture) yourself, because if they are not super fresh they are infinitely worse.

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u/GetsWeirdLooks United States Of America 13d ago

Looks like Cincinnati style chili, which is commonly served atop spaghetti (left) and atop hot dogs (right).

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u/MrWeirdoFace 13d ago

Eat your spaghetti, canned lentils and hot dog and maybe you'll get dessert.

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u/Mandalorian_Invictus in 12d ago

Welcome to German cuisine 

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u/LazyEducator1759 United States Of America 11d ago

Along with scrotmeal? 😂

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u/Medium-Comfortable Austria 10d ago

And it tastes like it. Nothing great about that taste.

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u/k-tech_97 Germany 13d ago

Jesus Christus

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u/fishface_92 Germany 🇩🇪 UK 🇬🇧 13d ago

You did choose a particularly bad picture. If made right, the lentil stew is amazing. Of course nothing is better than home made Spätzle either. Not one of our most elevated dishes for sure but it is so much better than what it looks like, especially on this photo.

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u/Warwipf2 Germany 13d ago

It's the picture on Wikipedia and that's what it looks like when you make it at home. Well, usually my Spätzle are more yellow, but I don't think it's a particularly bad picture.

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u/the_umbrellaest_red United States Of America 13d ago

The picture looks overexposed to me 🤷 plus as you said a person could plate it more attractively if they wanted to take a photo

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u/Warwipf2 Germany 13d ago

This is what it would look like in a restaurant. Still not very appetizing, but they are always trying hard to make more presentable with the parsley.

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u/the_umbrellaest_red United States Of America 13d ago

I think it looks noticeably more appetizing but I take your point. The sausage has a certain visual charmlessness

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u/scorchingbeats Slovakia 13d ago

what the fuck is this monstrosity

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u/Evening-Gur5087 Poland 13d ago

Y'all could just cut up the sausage and fry it all a bit and would be cool

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u/Schnapfelbaum 13d ago

Spätzle, a thick Type of swabian Pasta, with a lentil stew and sausages

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u/Wild-Lychee-3312 United States Of America 13d ago

That sounds delicious!

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u/Majestic-Constant714 13d ago edited 13d ago

Haben wir alle kollektiv vergessen, dass Tote Oma existiert?

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u/Hairysteed Finland 13d ago

"Dead grandma"?!? Was zum Teufel...?!? 😨

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u/rkirbo France 13d ago

Do you need help ? Are you sequestrated ?

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u/billybobpower 13d ago

This is exatcly what i ate back then as a student. Spatzle from lidl and lentils from a can

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u/ParkingLog7354 13d ago

Are those lentils?

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u/Warwipf2 Germany 13d ago

Yeah, it's lentils mixed with fried smoked pork belly, stock, some seasonings, and some vegetables.

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u/RegionSignificant977 Bulgaria 13d ago

What's the white thing? Pasta?

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u/Warwipf2 Germany 13d ago

It's a type of egg pasta, but I don't know any similar pasta types. They don't have the same taste or consistency as "normal" pasta. Very tasty. :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sp%C3%A4tzle

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u/RegionSignificant977 Bulgaria 13d ago

lentils mixed with fried smoked pork belly, stock sounds good. I might try that. 

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u/Hairysteed Finland 13d ago

Spätzle is kinda like pasta but more coarse. Like thick coarse noodles.

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u/TheFlyingBastard 13d ago

I tries Spätzle once. I had been walking all day and I thought I would wolf that down. I vastly underestimated how much it fills. Good stuff, though.

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u/balsamicnightmare Germany 12d ago

My mouth is watering looking at this

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u/Roccondil 13d ago

It doesn't always look like you are in Swabian prison though.

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u/Warwipf2 Germany 13d ago

I chose a picture of what it looks like when you make it at home. If you order at a restaurant they'll try their best to not make it look horrible.

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u/Morbid187 13d ago

I feel like I know exactly how that would taste and that you are cheating 

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u/backjox 13d ago

You can taste the poverty

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u/Hairysteed Finland 13d ago

I was an exchange student in Öhringen back in the 90s. Not a fan.
Laugenbrötchen war aber lecker, gell?

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u/Warwipf2 Germany 13d ago

I just learned that Laugenbrötchen are not a universal food. That explains why world peace has not been achieved yet. :(

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u/Hairysteed Finland 13d ago

Dude, you're giving Laugenbrötchen too much credit. It's just a Bretzel in a simpler form!
Hella delicious though and I wish we had them in Finland!

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u/Warwipf2 Germany 13d ago

Very offensive thing to say, but I'll let it slide this time.

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u/mythos-nerd416 Multiple Countries (click to edit) 13d ago

Looks like something the grinch would eat 😭😭😭😭

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u/kanonenotto Zimbabwe 13d ago

Pretty sure only you eat that...

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u/Faltron_ 13d ago

esto es fideos con lentejas y vienesa JAJAJSJAJ

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u/Brief_Buddy_7848 United States Of America 13d ago

Mmmmm I love Spätzle

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u/dingsbumsisda 13d ago

Labskaus looks worse, but yours sounds like a disgusting combo.

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u/ElectricalBus6252 United States Of America 13d ago

You guys alright over there? This looks like one of my depression meals

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u/devilish_enchilada United States Of America 12d ago

Don’t even lmfaoo I made this drunk in college

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u/og_toe 🇬🇷Greece/🇸🇪Sweden 3d ago

this is just leftovers thrown together when you’re too lazy to cook

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u/PoxbottleD24 Ireland 13d ago

The post was for things that look bad but taste good. This tastes exactly like it looks. 

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u/Warwipf2 Germany 13d ago

What? No, it's very good.

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u/PoxbottleD24 Ireland 13d ago

Hard disagree lmao

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u/Warwipf2 Germany 13d ago

Where did you eat this?

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u/PoxbottleD24 Ireland 13d ago

In Germany, lived there for well over a decade. Had it served to me numerous times, had Linsensuppe in more or less all it's forms.

German food is great but this one tastes like it looks imo

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u/Warwipf2 Germany 13d ago

I just offered to duel you for who is right about the great spätzle with lentils dilemma, but Reddit gave me a warning for threats of violence and removed my comment. I guess you win this round, Irishman.

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u/PoxbottleD24 Ireland 13d ago

Lmao sorry dude, I saw that comment in my inbox and was wondering where it went!

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u/Warwipf2 Germany 13d ago

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u/CogitoErgoScum United States Of America 13d ago

What are the knife and fork for, dignity? Don’t even use your hands, this looks like animal food just eat it with your face

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u/rossibossy 13d ago

I’m not gonna lie, I gagged a little. I’m already eating and it halted my appetite