0x815@feddit.de to U.S. News@beehaw.org · 1 year agoWhy is healthy food so expensive in America? Blame the Farm Bill that Congress always renews to make burgers cheaper than saladfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down10cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.party
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minus-squareargv_minus_one@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-21 year agoAmerican cheese definitely adds flavor; that’s the whole point of it. Ketchup is meh. Fries are tasty, but admittedly quite bad for you. Diet sodas are a thing.
minus-squareSkepticElliptic@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI find that American cheese takes away flavor from the burger. It’s very very bland. To me, it’s just not worth the extra calories for the taste.
minus-squareneutronst4r@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWhat Americans call “cheese” can wildly differ from what Europeans are used to.
minus-squareSkepticElliptic@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI’m an American. I find a raw slice of American cheese revolting, even on a sandwich. Always have since I was a kid.
American cheese definitely adds flavor; that’s the whole point of it. Ketchup is meh. Fries are tasty, but admittedly quite bad for you. Diet sodas are a thing.
I find that American cheese takes away flavor from the burger. It’s very very bland. To me, it’s just not worth the extra calories for the taste.
What Americans call “cheese” can wildly differ from what Europeans are used to.
I’m an American. I find a raw slice of American cheese revolting, even on a sandwich. Always have since I was a kid.