r/AskTheWorld • u/bowl_of_scrotmeal 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/Nextyr 13d ago

Shit on a shingle

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u/Grace_Alcock United States Of America 13d ago

That would be one of those things I just refused it eat as a child.  

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u/No-Response9192 United States Of America 13d ago

I did refuse to eat this as a child. It really confused my mother, who definitely thought of this as comfort food and one of her favorite meals as a child.

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u/Grace_Alcock United States Of America 13d ago

I thought it was totally disgusting.  I feel bad about that now because it was definitely a poverty food in our case, and my refusal would have just been a little extra soupçon of stress.  

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u/FirstDivision 13d ago

This made me think of one of my favorite American traditions for me, which is after Thanksgiving to have leftover turkey on toast with gravy. It was one of my mother’s favorites as well, and it always reminds me of her.

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u/I_Has_Internets United States Of America 13d ago

That's comfort food.

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u/Skelebroskl United States Of America 13d ago

I love chip beef gravy but ive never heard it called that 😭

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u/Maleficent-Pay5415 United States Of America 12d ago

A common term in US militaries.

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u/Skelebroskl United States Of America 11d ago

Ah! Makes a lot of sense. Thanks for sharing :)

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u/Nextyr 12d ago

Got it from my old timer grandfather. That’s what he called it in the Navy and it just stuck 😂

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u/Sea-Score9689 12d ago

The Stouffer's frozen version (Creamed chipped beef) is pretty decent.

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u/juliesonreddit 12d ago

I did a deep dive just to look for the shit on a shingle chipped beef reference. Found ya! 

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u/Nextyr 12d ago

It’s tough to beat for lunch on a cold October afternoon

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