Laurence Brown lived half his life in the UK before marrying an American, immigrating, and becoming a US citizen. His series Lost in the Pond focuses on the cultural differences between Britain and the US, with the iconic dry humor Brits are known for. In this episode, he talks about the strange and alien foods he discovered in America that aren't eaten across the pond. They are:
1. Clam chowder (there is cockle soup, mostly an Irish dish)
2. Meat loaf (although his images look more like deli loaf)
3. Chicken fried steak (simply a confusing name for breaded steak)
4. Cornbread (corn is to America as rice is to Asia)
5. Biscuits and gravy ("biscuits" in British English means cookies)
6. Tacos (the lead player in Mexican-American cuisine)
And to think some people say that America doesn't have a unique cuisine. To be fair, most Americans are not familiar with British dishes such as Yorkshire pudding, black pudding, toad in the hole, kidney pie, and spotted dick. Some of us consider that a good thing. There's a one-minute skippable ad at 4:19.
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