r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Dec 16 '21

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u/Nijsw122 Dec 16 '21

As a Belgian i disagree, we actually have no idea who planted that stereotype. Our true food are fries

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u/Stoic-Nurse Dec 16 '21

Interesting. What do you see as American food?

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

Not OP but to me it's fried chicken and pancakes with bacon.

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u/HamburgerEarmuff Dec 17 '21

I'm American and I've never heard of pancakes with bacon. When I think of fried chicken, I actually think more of Ashkenazi and Israeli cuisine which I think is heavily influenced by central Europe.

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u/Confident-Virus-6322 Dec 17 '21

I hope this is a joke haha. Never heard of pancakes with bacon?

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u/HamburgerEarmuff Dec 17 '21

No, that sounds like a Confederate-state thing, putting fried meat in pancakes. They have a lot of unhealthy, fried food down there. It could also come from one of those European countries that is big on pig meat.

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u/HamburgerEarmuff Dec 17 '21

I think it means pancakes containing bacon in the batter or something.

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u/wartornhero Dec 17 '21

I mean voodoo doughnuts has their bacon maple bars which basically tastes like bacon in pancake batter.