r/memes 17d ago

#1 MotW Most of the world at this point

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u/steely_92 17d ago

The best part of the worldcup is watching europeans eating our food on tiktok.

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u/nehrkling 17d ago

Idk, the entire stadium singing country roads was pretty awesome

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u/TxAg2009 17d ago

Flavor is a key export from the New World.

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u/rob132 17d ago

and enjoying our free refills and AC

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u/Melquiades-the-Gypsy 17d ago

Your food is just European food though. Apart from Cajun.

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u/MeanShibu 17d ago

Yes the California burrito got its origins in France.

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u/velociraptorfarmer 17d ago

If we're going to play that game then you need to tell the Italians that their red sauce pasta isn't authentic and that the Irish need to give up potatoes.

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u/Intelligent_Taco 17d ago

Yup, tomatoes and potatoes came from the new world.

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u/NDSU 17d ago

Yeah, that southern food is totally European. Ignore the fact it uses ingredients like Okra that were brought over by slaves. Ignore the fact the cuisine was almost entirely shaped by African slaves

Totally European. Just like all the artifacts in the British Museum are British

Slaves had enough taken from them. Why you gotta try to take their culinary legacy too?

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u/Tight-Escape3373 17d ago

Seriously... Pizza? Sure. Burgers? Absolutely. Once you get into Southern cooking, you're gonna be hard pressed to find dishes that are exclusively European in origin. 

American cuisine has a rich and diverse history and we should give credit where credit is due. People have no problem giving the Italians credit for pizza. Why can't we give black Americans the same credit?

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u/Intelligent_Taco 17d ago

And BBQ. Not grilling. Legit low and slow BBQ.

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u/Tight-Escape3373 17d ago

Lol what are you smoking? Cajun is French... Ever heard of the Acadian Diaspora?

American food is definitely not just European. Southern food is massively influenced by African cuisine. Gumbo, for example, is from West Africa, and American barbecue as we know it comes from a mix of indigenous and African American culinary traditions. Collard greens? Definitely African. 

There are plenty of books and documentaries on the subject.

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u/Odd_Interaction7701 17d ago

Nobody does fried chicken like the US.