Quote from: Koltar;240493Um, NO it isn't bollocks.

She has probably lived in ore countries than you & I combined.

What she described is a contribution.


- Ed C.

No, it really isn't.

Quote from: Balbinus;240520Only if you're in the process of scraping it into the bin or putting leftovers out for livestock.  Glad to clarify.

I laughed.

Thank you.

Quote from: Koltar;240493Um, NO it isn't bollocks.

She has probably lived in ore countries than you & I combined.

What she described is a contribution.

I've started a thread on American Exceptionalism.

Quote from: Balbinus;240488How could you ban salt in porridge?  That makes no sense.  Porridge is made with salt.

You barbarous scotsman.

Ice cream cones. The history is a little sparse, but apparently it was an impromptu invention during a World's Fair or something. Mind you, the person in question was an immigrant, but see previous comments about America's knack at importing talent. (Thank you, Von Braun)

Thin-cut French fries. The original fries were probably Belgian, but the modern thin frozen fry is almost certainly US in origin.

Whole fried clams. I don't know what the world-wide distribution of this is, but they are fucking delicious and it's a shame they don't seem to have been popularized on the west coast of the US. Bah. Clam strips are an abomination.

Car touring. I'm not sure if this technically originated in the US, but families jumping in a car and seeing the countryside was a Movement in the US in the early 20th Century, spawning things like drive-in movie theaters, drive-in restaurants, and so forth. The US has a very strong car culture that is somewhat distinct from that of other countries.

Quote from: Will;241081Thin-cut French fries. The original fries were probably Belgian, but the modern thin frozen fry is almost certainly US in origin.

Were not potato chips invented in a restaurant in the US as well? And if you don't think those are a great thing, well, I'm sad or you.

I THINK so. There's a lot of random food tech that was spurred on by the fast food industry in the US.

Fast food doesn't originate here; earliest 'fast food' were stalls in ancient Rome, I believe (and possibly earlier), and sushi originates from fast food vendor places in Japan. But a lot of the modern fast food elements (from technology to procedural stuff) was heavily shaped by the US.

I watch a lot of food network.

Quote from: Will;241101I THINK so. There's a lot of random food tech that was spurred on by the fast food industry in the US.

Fast food doesn't originate here; earliest 'fast food' were stalls in ancient Rome, I believe (and possibly earlier), and sushi originates from fast food vendor places in Japan. But a lot of the modern fast food elements (from technology to procedural stuff) was heavily shaped by the US.

I watch a lot of food network.

Food Network!!!!  We've given the world Food Network!!!!  Of course we stole Iron Chef from Japan but still it is mostly ours.

Did I miss the production line?

Quote from: Joshua Ford;241118Did I miss the production line?

I included the American System of Manufacture, which includes the production line, so I've got you covered.

Ironically, potato chips, IIRC, were not produced from "fast food." It was a traditional restaurant that served them - by accident or some such.

I'm going by an admittedly older and fuzzier memory than..well...I recall...

Quote from: Engine;241119I included the American System of Manufacture, which includes the production line, so I've got you covered.

Marvellous.

The Machine Gun. Damned useful when you're keeping the natives in check and maintaining the empire.

The Marshall Plan.

The Monkees. Hang on a minute....