What products are definitely worth trying in the US

There is a widespread opinion among our compatriots that Americans are not very picky about food, and, having arrived in the USA, you should not expect to try any culinary delights. And I will tell you, this opinion was clearly formed not without reason. The USA is not Italy, certainly, though they are the main popularizer of pizza. However, some products sold in the most ordinary US supermarkets are very tasty, and we can hardly find such products. So, what is definitely worth trying in the US?

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Marble beef

My husband is a big lover of meat, but I treat meat exactly. When at home the spouse was not satisfied with the quality of the steak in the next advertised steakhouse, I could only grin back - well, it's just meat, what do you expect from him? The only meat that I liked was the kebab made by the husband from fresh, young, fatty pork, when the meat is very tender and juicy inside. I didn’t even look at beef.

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But when I arrived in the USA, I noticed the marble steaks with 40 bucks a kilo in Costco. But who in their right mind gives that kind of money for beef? ”I wondered, but my husband decided to take a try and we were both just stunned! I have never eaten such juiciness and tenderness of meat on the grill, and the fact that it was beef surprised even more. I do not know how things are now at home, but for me, marbled beef here is just unique meat. Be sure to try!

Avocado

When I first saw how my American friend was cutting avocados and making her vegan daughter sandwiches, I didn’t understand what kind of fruit it was? The first test was passed without enthusiasm - I was expecting a bright fruit taste, but I received a delicate, oily, like a young walnut with a milky taste. But very quickly I tasted it!

Finding great avocado quality in the States is no problem at all. If you are a vegan, avocado is a delicious source of healthy vegetable fats. Even if you are a meat-eater, a tasty fresh avocado is an excellent addition to the salad, the main ingredient in the popular Mexican snack guacamole and the perfect addition to sushi! Do not like avocados? Try it in the USA!

Lobster

I once wrote that in the US we came from Belgium, where various types of fish made up at least half of our diet. In the States, the same types of fish in ordinary supermarkets - just two and miscalculated. And the quality is so-so. But if you will be in the New England area in the summer and autumn, this is the north east coast of the USA, be sure to try the Atlantic lobster. Americans are definitely not ashamed of this seafood.

Even in ordinary supermarkets you can find a live lobster at a completely affordable price, not to mention the fact that in the outback, on the coast, you can get freshly caught even cheaper. What can I say, even if McDonald's includes lobster rolls in its menu in the season! In general, you will be in our area - do not forget about lobster.

Vegetable milk

I adore milk and dairy products, and when I was told about veganism in my home country, I first of all thought not about giving up meat, fish or eggs - I was far from obsessed with them. I had no idea how to refuse milk! But American vegans in this sense are much simpler: they have such a choice of vegetable milk and it is so tasty that I often refuse the usual!

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Cashew milk, soybean, coconut, almond, oatmeal and even hemp! The selection is huge and the taste is delicious. If you like milk, but you feel some heaviness in the stomach after it has been consumed - in the USA you have a great alternative option. And the cost of vegetable milk is not much more than the cost of normal. This is not a rare elite product - it is everywhere and in the widest range.

Wild salmon

Recently I have been meeting farmed salmon everywhere. I am sure that the same is sold in the homeland. First of all, it wins by the price - it is a very high-quality and quite affordable fish. My children like the fact that they eat “the fish that bears from the river are caught with paws”. However, in the States there is a great opportunity to try exactly the fish that bears are caught.

Wild salmon is noticeably more expensive than its congener grown on fish farms, but you will not regret if you take it. I’m not even talking about the salmon that you have caught yourself straight from the river in Alaska - I’m sure you will never forget it! But even that “caught in the wild”, which is sold in supermarkets is worth your attention. Its taste is just amazing!

Bagel

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If you come from the USSR and you have nostalgia for the Soviet bagels - you should definitely try the famous New York bagels. These bagels come from the Jewish communities of Poland and were brought to the United States by immigrants in their time, like many others now “truly American” dishes.

If coffee with a croissant is a French breakfast, then coffee with a bagel is New York. Usually they are cut lengthwise into two donuts thinner, smeared with each cream cheese and put the stuffing between them to your taste, but the most popular, perhaps, with salmon. If you need a sweet option - then definitely peanut butter and jam.

Ranch Sauce

Souste Ranch is the most popular salad dressing in the US in terms of sales. She was invented by Steve Henson when he worked as a carpenter on a contract in Alaska. After returning home to California, he and his wife began serving this sauce on their guest ranch. The sauce quickly became popular, Steve and his wife started its industrial production, and after 20 years they sold the business for millions. Such is the American dream.

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Ranch sauce is a mixture of mayonnaise, sour cream, cream, garlic, different types of onion, dill, parsley, salt, pepper. Such kind of simple ingredients, but the mix turned out amazingly successful! Ranch dressing is ideal as a dressing for light vegetable salads and is nowhere sold except in the USA. Definitely worth a try!

Sandwiches with tuna

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In the diet of our family, fish and seafood have always occupied a significant place. But we didn’t take tuna often: it is expensive, and you should be able to cook it. It is not to the children to taste in a semi-raw form, but in the fully cooked it is dry. Is that in sushi, he was on our table. But in the US, tuna is incredibly popular, though not raw, but canned.

Canned tuna is such a tuna stew. Americans mix it with mayonnaise and fill them with sandwiches. Pure contents of canned food for my taste are still rather dry, but with mayonnaise in a sandwich is just delicious! By the way, you can try this delicious food in our homeland - in the American Subway eateries. Tuna sandwich with them - my favorite!

Corn dogs

Korn dog could invent only in America. This is a street food that is usually sold at fairs. According to legend, German emigrants who arrived in Texas met with resistance when selling their sausages and decided to make something original of them - wrap in cornmeal dough and fry in deep fat. A stick as in ice cream, in corn dogs appeared later.

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High-quality corn dogs (if you can generally talk about the quality of this type of product) are fried right before serving and you definitely need to try it! It is unusual, but tasty. However, enterprising Americans began to make ready and frozen corn dogs, which you just need to warm up in the microwave. This is definitely not worth trying - spoil the impression.

Pulled pork

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It seems like Pould Pork should have been translated as braised pork, but this is not braised pork in our understanding. This is a purely American dish that you try anywhere else! Pould Pork is a pork shoulder, cooked over a slow barbecue and then mashed into fibers and mixed with a special sweet sauce! Mmm - you will lick your fingers! With this meat make burgers and delicious pizza. Both are just delicious! Definitely - this is an American zest, which deserves attention!

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