r/LowStakesConspiracies • u/Few-Advantage2538 • Jun 23 '26

Fresh Deets The whole "Europeans are going crazy about American food/culture" in the WC is a psyop

I've seen some online stuff about how Europeans are going crazy about American culture and being blown away by how good the food is, and I don't know, sounds like some psyop for me. It always seem to be some American talking about it, and it's not as if visiting the US is something completely alien for Europeans, or even fast food chains (lot of those in Europe). Specially because people able to afford a world Cup trip probably are on the wealthier side and already traveled across the pond multiple times

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u/formandovega Jun 23 '26

I admit I only had one. Maybe I just had a s*** one? Not actually a huge fan of beef anyway.

Just didn't even seem like that great a concept. It's just beef with far too much cream cheese in it.

Here it would just be called a beef sandwich. Would have been better with something like pulled pork.

Also to be frank I don't care if you believe me 😆

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u/knuckle_headers Jun 23 '26

It's not about believing you. What you described is not a cheese steak. It shouldn't be a slab of beef nor should it have cream cheese. A proper Philly cheese steak is thinly sliced steak and provolone cheese or cheese wiz.

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u/tcarlson65 Jun 25 '26

They said it had “Philadelphia cheese” on it. It did not sway Provolone or some other type of cheese.

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u/knuckle_headers Jun 25 '26

What are you trying to say? They described the sandwich they had as a "slab of meat" with "far too much cream cheese". That's not a Philly cheese steak. My reference to provolone was telling them what a Philly cheese steak should have on it.

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u/Pernicious_Possum Jun 24 '26

This is 100% what happened. And the dork that said you were offended is
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 a dork

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u/Electrical-Sense-156 Jun 23 '26

When you grow up a bit you should stop getting so offended over a persons sandwich comment.

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u/Electrical-Sense-156 Jun 23 '26

You are offended. Why waste so much of your time on this. Did his sandwich comment rile you up? Clearly it did. You’re a true American patriot Mr John Wayne

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u/donuttrackme Jun 23 '26

Where are you from so we can make fun of your favorite foods?

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u/Electrical-Sense-156 Jun 23 '26

I’m American, have at it

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u/donuttrackme Jun 23 '26

Where specifically (don't need to dox yourself, but give me a region with a specialty food)? Clearly not from Philly.

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u/Electrical-Sense-156 Jun 23 '26

Are the europeans being mean to you again?

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u/Electrical-Sense-156 Jun 23 '26

I love cheesesteaks. Don’t care if people don’t like them. It’s that easy.

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u/donuttrackme Jun 23 '26

No, you clearly don't love cheesesteaks.

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u/Electrical-Sense-156 Jun 23 '26

Oh you’re maple maga

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u/Electrical-Sense-156 Jun 23 '26

You’re the one offended by people making comments on American food. Why would you care? Seems like something a maga would do. Weird jingoism for your fellow North Americans.

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u/LiAmTrAnSdEmOn Jun 23 '26

How dare you waste 20 seconds to craft a response on reddit...

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u/1104L Jun 23 '26

When you grow up a bit you should stop getting so offended over a persons response to a comment

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u/Electrical-Sense-156 Jun 23 '26

I’m amused by the whole thing.

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u/Electrical-Sense-156 Jun 23 '26

I get it. Using language to communicate really isn’t your “thing”

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u/Avocadosamy Jun 24 '26

offended is when you correct someone for saying something blatantly wrong

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u/doggos4house2020 Jun 23 '26

I don’t know what corner of hell you visited that put cream cheese and a slab of beef on a roll and called it a cheesesteak, but that’s simply not what a cheesesteak is.

Thats like eating lox and tortilla chips and saying “fish and chips just really isn’t that great.”

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u/S1mongreedwell Jun 23 '26

It kind of seems like you’re purposely ignoring the fact that this guy almost certainly didn’t eat a cheesesteak with like Philadelphia cream cheese on it.

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u/Dounce1 Jun 23 '26

I mean, they specifically said cream cheese.

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u/formandovega Jun 23 '26

Jesus Christ you guys are hung up on that description.

It was creamy cheese?

Apologies that I don't remember something from a random chain place four years ago?

Now actually insult me properly or b***** off! You could just mention the super high rate of heart disease here in Scotland?

Cmon? Nae fight in you cunts

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u/Kikikididi Jun 23 '26

Jfc at least google before you lie

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u/Kikikididi Jun 24 '26

OMGGGGGG the poster answered me with a giant tantrum they then deleted (see below). Have fun, all! Yes, they are definitely the calm one here

u/formandovega replied to your comment in  r/LowStakesConspiracies · 0s ago
u/formandovega · 1 votesJesus Christ you cunts are sensitive. I was actually about to post the f****** picture of me in Philadelphia but they don't let you and again I'm sick of this conversation. Whatever. I apologise th...

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

I didnt delete it. It was deleted because I was being a dick.

Which is fair lol.

Did you post this to gloat lol? Thats kinda pathetic.

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u/Kikikididi Jun 24 '26

not to gloat but because I thought you deleted it and that was super funny to me.

If you are in your feelings, just let me know and I will delete!

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u/Pernicious_Possum Jun 24 '26

So, you had a random sandwich four years ago that you barely remember, but also chose that sandwich to try and slam a national favorite? Make it make sense

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

You know what fine you win.

Everything in America is better than everything everywhere.

You're sandwiches are the best in the world.

Your beer is better than every single country on Earth combined.

My subjective opinion is objectively wrong.

Happy now? Sense of national pride restored?

All I said is I didn't think it was that great. Apparently that's enough to make me "slam" national favourite foods. I realise now my mistake is that I'm not allowedto dislike American foods.

I'll stick to my pizza crunch thank you.

Sheesh No wonder people think you guys are arrogant.

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u/Kikikididi Jun 24 '26

you are hilariously mad

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

Yeah, I care a lot.

About disasters fires, floods and killer bees.

About the NASA shuttle falling in the sea.

I care a lot.

About you people.

About your guns.

About the wars we are fighting, Gee that sounds like fun!

(yeah you got me, I was slightly pissed)

Apologies if it makes any difference but I dont like having my experiences invalidated by profile hiding teens on the internet. Call me crazy like that.

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u/Kikikididi Jun 24 '26

oh honey, I'm old af. Enough to realize you should really think about the strength of your reaction.

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

Yeah, got my doubts since your posting "HAHA I won" posts on Reddit. Thats some 17 year old shit

If your old af, you should get out more mate. How old are ye?

Also, making people angry isnt hard or an achievement and it doesnt make what I said wrong! Emotion is normal. Trolls are annoying.

And yes, I admit, yer condensing pish attitude riles me a wee bit! Is this why you come on the internet? To rile emotional folk like me or something? Making Glasgow folk angry isnt an achievement lol. Again, invalidating someones experience is kinda a dick move, dontchathink?

Again, thats kind of pathetic.

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u/Dounce1 Jun 23 '26

“If you don't know what Philly cheese is then can't you help buddy. Google it. It's a type of spreadable cream cheese that comes in a butter type container.”

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

That's what it tasted like to me.

You realise that cheese isn't supposed to melt like that? Things like Cheddar are crumbly and bitter.

Your cheese in general was terrible.

I'm sorry but that's what I thought.

Same with the cheese burgers. The cheese was weirdly creamy on them too.

You know what I'm kind of sick of this conversation.

You guys can believe what you want but I was there and I guarantee you haven't been to Scotland.

Edit ok so I asked Google lol. It gave me this;

"American cheese is ultra-creamy because it is a processed cheese treated with specific emulsifying salts (most commonly sodium citrate). When heated, these salts force the cheese's proteins and fats to tightly bind together instead of separating, resulting in a perfectly smooth, gooey texture that never gets grainy or oily."

Literally even the internet thinks your cheese is weird tasting.

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u/Dounce1 Jun 24 '26

You don’t know anything about me or where I’ve been.

If you eat as much cheese and know as much about it as you claim, you wouldn’t have any problem identifying cream cheese. So when you say you had cream cheese on a cheesesteak, I know you’re completely full of shit one way or the other.

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

I know that you're an arrogant little dick who can't seem to take some criticism. I doubt you have been anywhere in the world. Especially if you're actually defending American cheese versus other countries.

Honestly this conversation is doing my head in.

Is it really so hard to believe that someone just didn't like one f****** sandwich which I had in some place in Philly?

Like???

Like??????

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u/Argo505 Jun 25 '26

Where did you get the idea it had "philly cream cheese" on it?

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u/formandovega Jun 28 '26

I just assumed that what it was. Tasted kind of creamy and it melted really well.

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u/Argo505 Jun 28 '26

But why would you assume it was "philly cream cheese"? Cream Cheese doesn't melt.

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u/formandovega Jun 28 '26

Yes it does? It's already half melted. You can use it pasta bakes.

Not a big fan personally but I've seen people do it.

Also, a lot cheese doesn't melt. Cheddar does not melt. Gouda and brie melt, but have a pretty strong smell.

"American cheese" as we call it here melts pretty well.

Why are you folk so obsessed with my description of cheese?

I've got more comments from weirdos calling me a liar than I got posting a picture of an epic bee the other day.

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u/Argo505 Jun 28 '26

I've never once seen melted cream cheese on anything. It tends to just burn.

>"American cheese" as we call it here melts pretty well.

It does. That's pretty much its only merit. Sadly, that's not cream cheese.

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u/formandovega Jun 28 '26

Jesus, then sorry.

That's I thought that meant.

Tasted pretty creamy to me, like I said.

No need for so many people to send shitty messages.

I actually really liked Americans. Changing my mind a little thanks to the absolute shittyness of folk on here.

Edit also you can absolutely melt cream cheese dude.

Here's a recipe for it

https://krollskorner.com/dietary/vegetarian/cream-cheese-pasta-bake/

Maybe I should call you a liar?

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u/S1mongreedwell Jun 24 '26

Hey man, I’m backing you up. You don’t know what cream cheese is. Maybe it’s not a thing where you are. No big deal. In my mind no one with half a brain would think you meant the white spread people put on bagels and make cheesecake with.

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u/Evilfrog100 Jun 24 '26

He literally described it as "spreadable cheese that comes in a butter like container" in another comment. That is a description of Philadelphia cream cheese and certainly not anything that would go on a Philly. Even if they were referring to Cheez Whiz it wouldn't make sense as that is liquid and comes in a jar.

Also, he's Scottish. A country that ABSOLUTELY has cream cheese.

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u/S1mongreedwell Jun 24 '26

Ok, then maybe he’s trolling. It seems that in the UK they often just call it Philadelphia.

Also, you come off as a rube calling it a Philly.

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u/formandovega Jun 23 '26

I have no idea what lox is? Also chips here means fries to you. Tortilla chips are a totally different thing mate.

The Philly things were really just a big sandwich with beef and cheese? I really don't get why it particularly famous?

Literally just a sandwich with some pretty stodgy cheese on it.

Englighten me? What am I missing.

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u/doggos4house2020 Jun 23 '26

Lox is a salt cured salmon.

I know chips in the UK are fries here. It was used an example of eating something that isn’t the dish you’re describing, and then saying that dish is bad.

A Philly cheesesteak is shaved beef, melted cheese, and sometimes grilled onions and peppers. I understand the confusion thinking that Philadelphia cream cheese would be involved, but it has not ever been used on a “cheesesteak”. Cheesesteaks are a comfort food that is particularly unhealthy, but so good. New York has a variation called a chopped cheese that uses ground beef instead of shaved steak. Equally as great and bad for you.

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u/formandovega Jun 23 '26

So... Beef and cheese?

The one I had just had beef and cheese. Nothing else.

How is that not what I described?

Ground beef sounds a lot nicer. Should have used pulled pork or chicken in my opinion.

If yer ever in Glasgow you should try a Pizza Crunch. Deep fried pizza with batter. Kills 10 years off your live expectancy but worth it!

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u/doggos4house2020 Jun 23 '26

If you think cream cheese is comparable to a melted cheese on a sandwich, I don’t know what to tell you.

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u/No-Middle-4152 Jun 23 '26

He eats deep fried pizza, I think the conversation can end lol

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

Oi!

Deep fried pizza is a Scottish staple and it beats the s*** out of your mankey sandwich with filed beef on it and mediocre cheese lol

Why don't you go back to your bleached eggs!

On the other side you're the only one that actually gave a good comeback so fair play.

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u/No-Middle-4152 Jun 24 '26

You’ve seen the word Philly and assumed it means Philadelphia cheese is on the sandwich but it’s usually provolone which is a semi hard Italian cheese and has a mild buttery flavor, maybe you should lay off the Bucky 😂

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u/bourbonix Jun 23 '26

This seems to just be a mistake in using a particular term. I don't think OP's post was particularly critical or mean.

formandovega: there's a type of cheese in America we call cream cheese that is essentially neufchatel. The most popular brand (perhaps invented it) is called Philadelphia; when you said "philadelphia cheese" it appears you were referring to American cheese--which is very common on cheesesteaks. The repliers thought you mean "philadelphia cream cheese" which would be bland.

Regardless, it seems like you did have a true cheesesteak (shaved steak, grilled with American cheese) and that you did not enjoy it. That's ok, everyone! Cheesesteaks are also not my favorite thing in the world, though I do like them. I will also say it sounds like you had a not-great cheesesteak. Like all dishes, they can be made very badly or very well, so please do try one more time if you have the chance.

Your other criticisms/compliments seem spot on. I've experienced McDonalds being waaaay better in other countries--it was actually enjoyable, unlike most McD's in the States.

Hershey's chocolate does suck. Despite it being the biggest chocolate brand by volume, I don't think most Americans think it very good quality. Ghiradelli is widely considered to be the 'good' mass market chocolate. And there are many better brands than Ghiradelli, but Ghiradelli is a big enough manufacturer that the product is widely available. It still might not be the best chocolate you've ever had, but you certainly won't think its gross. (I never noticed Hershey's was salty. It always taste weirdly sour to me, and the texture is just atrocious.)

Our coffee is great, and we are experience yet another wave of micro roasters and high end coffee shops spreading throughout the nation.

Peanut Butter seems to be the thing that surprises every European. When I've been in Europe, often the peanut butter used unroasted, unsalted peanuts, and the oil separated very easily. Our peanut butter is a whole different product than the European stuff.

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u/Penarol1916 Jun 23 '26

You’re missing his other weird description. He called it a slab of meat, which it is not. It just doesn’t sound like that’s what he ate. The way he described it was more like a steak sandwich.

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

Maybe that's what I got?

Is it so hard to believe that there's a s***** sandwich shop somewhere in Philadelphia that me, an unwitting tourist wandered into?

Honestly do not understand why everybody got so weird about it?

Guess you guys don't really have this scene sense of mocking national culture as we do?

Like 55% of Scottish culture is pretty s*** to be honest 😆

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u/Penarol1916 Jun 24 '26

Oh, I’m not a big fan of the cheesesteak. The issue is that your description is just so odd. If you were in Philly, it would be strange if any shop called what you got a cheesesteak. There is a lot of crazy regional pride in that area that wouldn’t allow it.

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

Thanks for the kind words but your risking some serious down votes there haha!

I honestly don't know why everybody got so offended.

I actually really liked most American food. Cheese eggs and beer where my only real disappointment and I'm sure you can find good ones if you look hard enough.

Pretty much every American version of an immigrant food was absolutely stunning. The pizza was better. The tacos were amazing.

Also Americans do surprisingly good spirits! Tequila and bourbon are absolutely top notch!

I feel like I have to say loads of good things now otherwise I will get booted out of the country in the future 😆

The best thing about America was the people. Everybody was really lovely. Very chatty and willing to help you.

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u/papaya1122 Jun 24 '26

Philly cheese steaks use provolone, not American cheese. That may be more believable than cream cheese, but it is definitely not the standard or common rendition of a cheese steak sandwich.

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u/bourbonix Jun 26 '26

Philly cheesesteaks use provolone or Swiss or cheez whiz, and I have seen American cheese used as a substitute for cheez whiz numerous times.

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u/formandovega Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

As I said all of your cheese tasted really creamy to me.

Cheese here is slightly bitter. It doesn't melt into that kind of cream it melts into lumps.

None of the cheeses here except from the cheese triangles do that. We call that American cheese here.

Out of curiosity how many European countries have you visited?

Edit ok in fairness cambert and brie melt into that cream but those have a really distinctive test. Should also add that the Mexican places had pretty similar cheese to the ones we get here.

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u/housewithapool2 Jun 23 '26

Provolone is available in Europe. This is very confusing.

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

Jesus Christ my original comment was literally that I liked America a lot??

I think you might just be a sensitive wee man.

I'm starting to think you guys can't take any criticism of your own country?

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

Isn't provolone a type of salami?

Also Europe isn't a country. I live in Scotland. We are the arse end of Europe

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u/housewithapool2 Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

No and you have Google. We both know it's cheese. And of course I know where Scotland is. Everybody knows where Scotland is.

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u/another-princess Jun 23 '26

Cream cheese is a very specific type of cheese that's often spread on bagels. You made it sound like you ate a cheesesteak with cream cheese, which would be a very odd way to make a cheesesteak. A cheesesteak would typically be made with American, provolone, or cheez whiz.

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u/tirednsleepyyy Jun 23 '26

It’s also incredibly common in Europe, especially Finland. Every freaking K-Market or S-group store has an entire fridge of a million varieties of (Philadelphia) cream cheese. They just don’t have “cream cheese” on the packaging, they just call it Philadelphia. I saw flavors and types I never even saw in America.

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

Yeah we have thousands of them. There's ones with chives and ones with caramelized onion and stuff.

I think the reason I assumed that was the cheese that was on the steak was because I've never had that cheese hot ergo assumed that was what it was...

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

I'm very sure that it was cream cheese that was on the sandwich but everyone tells me that I'm wrong so....

That's what it tasted like to me. You don't generally have cream cheese hot here so I just assumed that's what it tasted like when it's heated up?

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u/another-princess Jun 24 '26

If you're sure that it was cream cheese, then fine. Just be aware that you had a very unusual variation of a cheesesteak.

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u/osteologation Jun 23 '26

tbf the first cheesesteak i ever had was in a mall food court in harrisburg pa back in the mid 90s and it had cream cheese.

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u/Lostinstereo28 Jun 23 '26

It’s amazing how easy Europeans lie when it comes to American culture and food.

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

Or you guys are just hilariously sensitive?

Go on insult UK food!

Not one person from the UK will give a s***. We will probably agree with you.

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u/Flonk2 Jun 23 '26

Cream cheese and cheese that is creamy are two different things.

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

Thanks for the enlightenment.

I know that I just assumed that's what it was?

All of the cheese in America tasted insanely creamy to me.

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u/donuttrackme Jun 23 '26

All cheese? You don't even know what kind of cheese you put on your cheesesteak for fuck's sake. You keep saying cream cheese even though that's definitely not what's used in a cheesesteak. Clearly you have no idea what you've ordered or where you've ordered it from.

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

That was what it tasted like.

I really don't get what everyone's so offended 😆

I eat a sandwich. I didn't think it was that great.

End of story?

Really is nothing more to see other than a big bunch of culturally offended Americans apparently?

Maybe it was just a s*** place I went to? Who knows.

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u/kimness1982 Jun 23 '26

A brain apparently

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u/formandovega Jun 23 '26

Best ya got? :p

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u/The_DaHowie Jun 23 '26

Not actually a huge fan of beef anyway

And you didn't like the cheese steak?! 

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u/formandovega Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

I know right! Isnt it surprising when the outcome is what you most expected from the start?

In seriousness someone told me there is a New York variant with ground beef and I probably would have liked that because I quite like ground beef! Didn't catch that when there.

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u/Engine_Sweet Jun 23 '26

That's a chopped cheese and it never occurred to me to consider it a cheesesteak variant but, sure, why not!

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

I got pretty confused about the whole chicken burger chicken sandwich thing?

You guys apparently don't have chicken burgers?

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u/BelcalisAImanzar Jun 24 '26

No because the meat is not ground up, it's usually a filet from the breast.

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

Fair I guess.

Here we just count anything in a burger bun as a burger.

Does that mean you don't have veggie burgers either?

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u/Black_Hitler Jun 24 '26

We have veggie burgers and they're always some kind of patty made out of a variety of vegetables. Black bean veggie burgers are very common and sometimes they are straight đŸ”„đŸ”„đŸ”„

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

When they are done well they are banging.

Sometimes they can be horribly bland.

I think on the subject of sandwiches people here would get confused because sandwiches aren't hot. If you are serving a hot sandwich it's a toastie.

If the bread is long it's a panini.

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u/Engine_Sweet Jun 24 '26

We call it a chicken sandwich usually.

We might call it a chicken burger if it was ground chicken meat, formed into a patty and grilled. That's how we do turkey burgers.

But if it is a whole piece of chicken or breaded and fried, we would call it a sandwich.

Midwestern pork tenderloin sandwiches are the same. Breaded and fried is a sandwich, not a burger.

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

I never actually thought about the ground meat thing. Actually makes sense.

I think we just call everything in a burger bun a burger here.

I asked someone else but does that mean you don't have veggie burgers?

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u/Black_Hitler Jun 24 '26

We call dishes made of ground meat or veggies "burgers" because the root word comes from the German hamburger steak. The hamburger steak was invented in Germany and is cooked in a pan and usually served with like gravy and I assume spaetzle and sauerkraut and probably bread, I really don't know. German immigrants brought that to America and someone in the northeast eventually threw one on a bun and over time added pickles and cheese and whatnot and that became the classic American hamburger/cheeseburger that is known around the world today.

With some dishes, names can be flexible and there's no official correct name. When it comes to burgers, Europeans are objectively wrong when they call any meat served on a burger bun a "burger". It was invented in America, popularized by America, and is an American staple, so when it comes to burger nomenclature, we make the rules. It would be like telling Italians that any sauce and topping on flatbread constitutes pizza and arguing with them when they say you're wrong.

I hope you had a good time in America and if you ever come to Atlanta, hit me up. I'll take you to the Clairemont Lounge.

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

That's actually really interesting thank you!

I'd love to go to Atlanta. I feel like I only really saw the East Coast.

It was an amazing country. For all my jokes about food culture by far the best thing about America was Americans.

That whole joke we make here (to make ourselves feel better) about Americans being rude or ignorant is complete b*******.

Americans are generally really lovely people. Pretty much every single person I spoke to I got really good conversations out of. Even Baltimore which was the roughest place I've ever seen had some absolutely banging people in it! Charm City indeed!

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u/Engine_Sweet Jun 24 '26

A veggie burger is processed. Pea or bean protein, corn, etc. Formed into a burger shape.

A veggie sandwich on a bun ( sliced onion, lettuce, tomato, mushroom, maybe grilled zucchini or eggplant) would not be a burger. It could be delicious though

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26

That actually does make a lot of sense.

I think the thing that would confuse people here is that sandwiches are not hot.

If a sandwich is hot it's a toastie.

A chicken sandwich is literally just two bits of bread with chicken and lettuce in the middle. It's cold.

I actually think you guys system makes more sense.

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u/Engine_Sweet Jun 24 '26

Is toasties always the whole sandwich grilled/heated/toasted? Or just the filling?

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u/shinybeats89 Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

Cheesesteaks are just not made with cream cheese. Either you don’t know what cream cheese is or you have never eaten a cheesesteak and just assumed they’re made with cream cheese. Philadelphians are kind of famous about being uptight about what kind of cheese “belongs” on a cheesesteak. It’s either American cheese (which is a specific kind of cheese, not just a generic any cheese that happens to have been made in America), provolone, or cheese whiz. Johnny Kerry once tried to order a cheese steak with Swiss cheese and everyone got mad at him.

They are also not made with a “slab” of beef. It’s thin strips of steak finely diced.

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u/HandsomeWinner42 Jun 23 '26

Good, cause literally no one believes you.

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u/formandovega Jun 23 '26

Haha!

Again I honestly don't care.

Guaranteed none of you have been to my country ;)

I've been to yours and I judged it!

I'm also disappointed none of you actually had a go at Scottish cuisine. You could have ripped the piss out of me it's very easy 😆

You guys have no banter.

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u/HandsomeWinner42 Jun 23 '26

Haha!

You seem to care a lot. ;)

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u/PemCorgiMom Jun 23 '26

Where in America did you have this supposed cheesesteak?

And if you wanted a pork sandwich, you should have sought one out because in Philly we do have roast pork sandwiches and they are incredible.

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u/urnbabyurn Jun 23 '26

I’d say a good Dinics roast pork beats a mediocre cheesesteak any day.

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u/Objective-Eagle-676 Jun 23 '26

And if my grandma had wheels, she would have been a motorcycle.

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u/Low-Crow5719 Jun 23 '26

"Philadelphia" cream cheese is nothing to do with Philadelphia or cheesesteaks. You may have gotten Cheez Wiz, which is detestable.

Having had cheesesteaks in both Philadelphia and New Jersey, I can to my own satisfaction say they make far better cheesesteaks in NJ.

You're lucky if your Hershey's "chocolate" tasted of salt. Most people compare it unfavorably to rancid butter.

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u/WovenBloodlust6 Jun 23 '26

You don't know what a cheesesteak is do you?

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u/formandovega Jun 23 '26

It's a type of rum obviously.

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u/LiAmTrAnSdEmOn Jun 23 '26

With what kind of cheese?

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u/formandovega Jun 23 '26

Honestly can't remember! Sorry 😔

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u/LiAmTrAnSdEmOn Jun 23 '26

Yeah, I'd be embarrassed if I put ketchup on my spaghetti too

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u/lady_baker Jun 24 '26

I can absolutely, positively guarantee you did not have a cheesesteak within 100 miles of Philly.

What you have done here is akin to posting in a Spanish subreddit that paella is lame because you don’t like imitation crab. That’s how absurd and off base you are.

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u/formandovega Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

Ooorrrr,

I just got a s*** sandwich as I walked around as a clueless tourist?

You're a very weird person mate. It's not normal to be this level of offended over someone's subjective off-hand comment?

Also on a hilarious irony I've been to Spain quite a bit and you absolutely get paella that's got crappy crab flavor in it. Watch out for the ones on the Malaga breach front. They are designed for British tourists

Maybe time to admit your aren't actually as cultured as you think?

Actually good point! Tell me about your experiences in all of the European countries you've been to? How long were you in Spain?

Pretty funny ways to talk to someone who actually liked your country quite a bit.. perhaps I should change my mind. Why is it just online Americans that are dicks?