Hello there. Well, before I move on to the glamorous city of San Francisco, I need to include a little bit about small town USA food!
We all know that food is more than what you get in a restaurant or cafe, so what do you find in small town USA cupboards??? Now keep in mind, this is only a very small sample.
I have been lucky enough to spend some time in small town Atlanta and Arkansas with some really wonderful locals who opened their cupboards and fridges and local supermarkets for me - THANK YOU!
This is a small selection of my favourite wacky small town America finds!
1. Biscuits and Sausage - a Southern Favourite - you open the can of biscuits (just like our scones), heat them up, slice off a piece of that sausagey looking stuff and fry it - wack the sausage in the biscuit and...voila...a sausage biscuit - one of the staples in the South.
2. Meal in a packet! Oh yes - see dinner there in a box. That has chicken casseroley stuff in a tin - you pour it into a dish then make up the mashed potato mix and then the scone mixture and pour it on top and bung it in the over...and voila...dinner!
3. A Fruit Loops muesli bar!!! This one just cracked me up - and when I pointed it out to my Arkansas friend, she couldn't believe we don't have them in Oz!!!
4. Fresh Sweet Potato Casserole Mix with Marshmallow Topping - yes, that's right, "Just add: sweet potatoes, milk and butter". Seriously. I burst out laughing in the supermarket when I saw this (although this was after I counted 51 different types of bbq sauce on the shelf). This is just a scream. And the best part is, again, the locals couldn't understand my problem - I suggested that this was more like a dessert, that serving mashed sweet potato with melted marshmallow on top wasn't really a side vege dish in Oz - they were disgusted with me!!
I am keeping my eyes peeled for more wonderful culturally interesting food products...I'll keep you posted!
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