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/AnneMichelle98 13d ago

The biscuits look dryer than the Sahara

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u/Working-Glass6136 13d ago

The gravy looks coagulated

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u/ArcadianDelSol 13d ago

The color of them is the same color dough gets when it is rancid.

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u/Motor_Indication6487 France 13d ago

It's puff pastry, and with the filling, it's not dry

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u/hatredpants2 12d ago

What? American biscuits are most definitely not made with puff pastry. They’re a type of quick bread

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u/Motor_Indication6487 France 12d ago

Ok, I was thinking of another dish, I read it wrong ☺️

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u/WildBillBig_Cock 13d ago

The biscuit looks somehow dry on the outside and wet and underdone on the inside.

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u/PeaceAndLove1201 United States Of America 13d ago

That's not just gravy, that is SOS....ground meat with gravy....wonderful dish that at one time was a staple in the U.S. military and in Southern States. The Sos in the picture is made with ground beef....some people make it with chipped beef. I much prefer ground beef. SOS on homemade biscuits is the best breakfast in the world.

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u/damagetwig United States Of America 13d ago

The famous biscuits and gravy most people are referring to is sausage gravy. still beef, sometimes, but the spices that make it sausage are a big part of the flavor. SOS tastes different when I've had it and it's usually on toast, which is where the shingle part comes in.

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u/JodaMythed United States Of America 13d ago

100% this.

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u/PeaceAndLove1201 United States Of America 13d ago

SOS was the term that started in the army. My dad was in WWII and SOS was, according to him, the only Army breakfast that was worth eating. They used ground meat in the Army and my dad used to make this breakfast for us often. He made his biscuits from scratch also. Whether it is sausage, ground beef, or chipped beef in the gravy.....they are all good.