2026-02-16 08:46 UTC
Notably, Americans are not the only culture that does this.
There's a Thai dish called '[American Fried Rice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_fried_rice)' for instance.
> American fried rice is a Thai fried rice dish with "American" side ingredients like fried chicken, ham, sausages, raisins, and ketchup.[1] Other ingredients like pineapples and croutons are optional.
At least in any part of America I've been to, this is certainly not something you can get here.
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@NateNate60@lemmy.world 2026-02-16 08:52
I'm pretty sure all cultures adapt and learn from other cultures. That's just how human culture develops. Vietnamese takes on French favourites resulted in bahn mi and Vietnamese coffee, both of which are very good. Poor Hongkongers wanting to eat like Brits resulted in Hong Kong's famously weird "Cha chaan teng" food and Hong Kong-style milk tea. And, of course, Europeans went crazy over Mesoamerican chocolate and created a cornucopia of confectionery products made from the cacao bean.
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@Retail4068@lemmy.world 2026-02-16 11:44
We're the ones who get shit over it though.
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@kboos1@lemmy.world 2026-02-16 14:22
That actually sounds disgusting, also something you might find in 4th grade lunch dare
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@prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-02-16 14:55
Raisins???
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@fdon48g6dj53gj7idh7k@feddit.online 2026-02-16 09:50
> raisins, and ketchup Umm, wtf lol