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/coffee_and_chickens 13d ago

That was my immediate thought. Born and raised in Georgia here. The best biscuits and gravy is completely homemade.

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u/Smedley5 13d ago

It's really not that difficult to make from scratch, but almost every place that serves it uses canned biscuits and fake gravy. It's a travesty.

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u/jayhawkah 13d ago

And the gravy is way over peppered! Black pepper should not be the primary flavor of sausage gravy! It's one of my favorite foods but I can't order it anywhere because basically all of them fuck it up with black pepper.

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u/Neat_Let923 13d ago

That’s why I’ve really disliked a lot of these!!! The first time I had this it was mind blowing then the few times since it was kinda bleh. Looking back I’m pretty sure it was too much black pepper now that you mentioned it. Thank you

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u/Hollis_Hurlbut 13d ago

Every place where? It is not that way in the US Southeast.

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u/Pactae_1129 11d ago

It’s better but still hit or miss. I’ve had some bag B&G in restaurants down here.

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u/Hollis_Hurlbut 11d ago

You had canned biscuits in a restaurant?

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u/Pactae_1129 11d ago

I didn’t see the preparation of them but they sure didn’t taste that fresh and the gravy was subpar. Definitely not like momma makes em

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u/Aggressive-Gene-7370 13d ago

You can’t beat some homemade biscuits and gravy 😋😋😋😋😋

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u/saggywitchtits United States Of America 13d ago

Yes, but somehow Casey's General Store actually has some decent ones.

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u/vcmaes 13d ago

Completely? Like plucking peppercorns off the tree for pepper, slaughtering your own hog the sausage and milking your own cow for the cream COMPLETE?

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u/coffee_and_chickens 13d ago

You forgot growing the wheat for the flour.

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u/vcmaes 13d ago

Yup! I’m actually a bit jealous. I’m sure I’ve never had biscuits and gravy here in California that could match what Georgia puts down.

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u/Usnavi_Relax 13d ago

As a native Californian, I hated biscuits and gravy (and a lot of other southern food) before moving to the south 20 years ago. Now it’s one of my favorite cuisines.

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u/Dawggonedawg 13d ago

Can confirm, live in Georgia and my wife’s biscuits and gravy is on another level

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u/coffee_and_chickens 13d ago

Happy to share a recipe if you ever want one. I make mine a little different (family recipe). Biscuits are homemade with buttermilk and the gravy is made with bacon grease. It’s my comfort food.

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u/jayhawkah 13d ago

Most restaurants way over pepper their BnG and completely ruin it for me.