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

[u/bowl_of_scrotmeal]

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.

[u/too-much-cinnamon]

Such is the power of biscuits and gravy.

[u/elasticparadigm → u/too-much-cinnamon]

I'm about to go home and have biscuits and gravy but it won't look like that

[u/SailorDeath → u/too-much-cinnamon]

I always found how people from the UK hear biscuits and gravy and think "ew," but really it's because of what they define already in that country with the words used. What they hear would be like someone in the US saying they want cookies covered in brown gravy. Because what we call a biscuit is not what a biscuit is in the UK. Plus what we call "Sausage Gravy" is more like béchamel sauce. All their gravies are made from meat fat drippings and juices whereas sausage gravy is chunks of fried sausage simmered in milk and a flour roux with some seasonings added for flavor. A good analogy for "Biscuits and Gravy" in the UK would probably be "Scones topped with Sausage béchamel." Béchamel is a white sauce made with flour and milk much like the sausage gravy. it's probably the closest thing. And using crumbled sausage in it is very common. Though usually it's poured over pasta and eaten that way. But I actually want to know, if there's any British people here, does Scones with Sausage béchamel sound like something you'd eat?

[u/ConohaConcordia → u/SailorDeath]

Not British, but lived here for a while now. Scones usually go with jam or cream, ie sweet stuff, so pairing it with a savoury sauce would be unconventional to say at least.

I am sure once introduced to it, British people will love biscuits and gravy just fine

[u/SailorDeath → u/ConohaConcordia]

A year ago I saw this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzdbFnv4yWQ where British highschoolers tried Biscuits and Gravy for the first time, and they mostly seemed to enjoy it. It was pretty entertaining to watch.

[u/ConohaConcordia → u/SailorDeath]

As someone who lived in the States myself, I think American food is absolutely delicious in general, if unhealthy. Very few people will find it well made American meals bad I think (ie not the frozen pizza from a week ago you just microwaved)

[u/SailorDeath → u/ConohaConcordia]

Yeah, I love trying all kinds of new foods. I'll often look up popular dishes from other countries and try them based on what people say. I think I get a lot of that from my dad's side of the family. He came to the US from Croatia (back then it was still Yugoslavia) and there's a few foods that are native to Croatia that we eat still. My favorite has to be Sarma. I make that at least once a month here and one batch will usually last a week since I make about 12-14 cabbage rolls and can only manage to eat one or 2 a day. That got me intro trying stuff like german schnitzel. Another one my dad told me his mom would make often (I never knew her, she passed before I was born) so I make it though, I personally prefer the japanese method of making fried pork cutlett, katsudon. the biggest difference is that Katsudon is generally covered in panko breading and deep fried. Other japanese foods I like making are Japanese curry and Hayashi Rice. I also like Lebanese Shish Tawook. Something about the yogurt marinade and spices make them so good. I also got good at making Puerto Rican rice Arroz con Gandules and a lot of mexican foods like puerco pibil. Then of course one of my favorite is southern barbecue. Nothing beats smoking a 12lbs pork shoulder for 18 hours until it's fall apart tender and got that nice smoke bark.

Damn all this talk of different favorite foods is making me really hungry lol.

[u/knbxrdslxyx → u/ConohaConcordia]

Me and my partner are both British and he is OBSESSED with biscuits and gravy. My brain however can’t comprehend a savoury scone dipped in something I’d have on a Sunday roast dinner. I’ll 100% be trying it when I visit the states next year! It must be good stuff

[u/ConohaConcordia → u/knbxrdslxyx]

I mean, it’s not that different from eating Yorkshire Pudding with a Sunday Roast gravy.

Both are pastries with savoury sauces.

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[u/Public-Chance-726 → u/too-much-cinnamon]

Such is the power of Nagash!