What Classic American Comfort Food Do You Wish Was Easier to Find Here?

Maremia

In stories, I have read about hominy grits. Don't know what they are, but would absolutely try them.

They sound more healthy than pancakes and maple syrup 😁

When I was in my teens, a couple of friends and I frequented an American burger place, every Saturday. This establishment was run by Americans, they served something called Banana Cream Pie, we absolutely loved it. Apparently this is a deep south dish, I went looking for it when I was in Savannah but alas never tumbled upon it. I hold it in my mind as one of my great culinary memories. Don't get me on the subject of grits though, horrible sloppy white tapioca type white stuff eaten for breakfast as well

Don't get me on the subject of grits though, horrible sloppy white tapioca type white stuff eaten for breakfast as well
🤮 tapioca and sago - school puddings.

Yeah grits are awful.

I have a bottle of maple syrup if anyone wants one?
It’s about six years old, unopened, came in a Christmas hamper.

We like scrambled eggs with crispy streaky bacon and maple syrup. A Saturday morning treat.

I'll have any maple syrup going begging as I use it quite a lot.

I’ll confess I’m a sucker for Cinnabon.

It doesn’t taste the same when you buy it here.

Probably because the coffee’s not as good and the sunshine is missing🤔

Oh no another illusion shattered.

It's weird, because they sound crunchy, but you are saying sloppy!

Never had any food in America I liked. The sweets too sickly sweet, the savoury food, very meat centred, I enjoy vegetables and salads, however i always lost weight whilst there. I cook slow roast pork, but not with the sticky sweet sauce. Don't enjoy cooked breakfasts , I have fresh fruit, greek yoghurt and oats much better. If I did have cooked it would be scrambled eggs on toast or a sausage or bacon roll with brown sauce, also a meal for one enough for two people.

I ate a wonderful key lime pie in the USA, sharp and delicious.
Then tried another one somewhere else and it was sweet and sickly.

Well the American “biscuits” must be a bit like the scone topping that we in the UK would use for a cobbler either to top a savoury meat or a sweetened fruit dish. proper gravy for the meat one though and smooth custard or cream for the sweet one is a must.
Anyone wanting recipes should check out Six Sisters on YouTube they “do” loads of family meals using the Instant Pot multi cooker but other stuff too.

Banana cream pie is quite easy to make.
Why not give it a go?

Best thing I ever ate in America was a braised beef on white bread sandwich, with peas and dark brown gravy. It was in an Amish restaurant. Everything else was underwhelming other than for its size.

The best food I’ve had in the US was in the South . We did a road trip . Gatlingburg in the Smoky Mountains, Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans .DH and I shared our mains as the portions were huge . And we did sample Grits for breakfast, not a fan .

Grits are just ground corn. I agree, not appealing.

We call your biscuits cookies. Our biscuits are a type of quick bread made with flour, baking soda. Water and a fat. We eat them with meals, but they are famous with the pork sausage gravy. It is a very heavy meal though.

Since the US is a huge country, we do not have a standardized comfort food. We have multiple types of BBQ here! Just the state of Texas alone has 2 different styles of BBQ!

From my state, our regional fish is pork green chili. It is a stew that can be eaten on its own with a tortilla, or served over other Mexican food like burritos and tacos. It is traditionally made with Hatch green chilis though, which may be hard to find in the UK.

I am happy to share any recipes you may want to try!

I asked my Californian son in law about Grits. He said they are a 'Southern' thing and really don't try them. Most of the American recipes I've looked at are very heavy on sugar and you have to adapt them to British tastes. My big success has been Hamburger Soup, which my son and I both love. My son in law says his Dad used to make it all the time, because you can pretty much chuck any left overs in.

Grits are grim.

One of the tastiest meals I had in the USA was Coconut Shrimp with Cheddar Cheese Grits, it was sublime.

I love the Southern BBQ spare ribs and that nice sticky sauce they come in . I buy some pre cooked at Costco but haven’t made them from scratch.

NotSpaghetti

Banana cream pie is quite easy to make.
Why not give it a go?

You are right, there are recipes online for it. Somehow I got sidetracked by when Banoffee Pie emerged a while back, also easy to make and that kind of fulfilled the void. It's not the same though, must have a go at Banana Cream Pie sometime.

Spinnaker

One of the tastiest meals I had in the USA was Coconut Shrimp with Cheddar Cheese Grits, it was sublime.

I know its a question of taste but for me the combination of shrimps +coconut+cheddar (since when was that American?) + grits (which sound awful ) is a combination to be avoided.
Plus seafood plus cheese would presumably be unacceptable to anybody jewish

I know very little about American food so I’m afraid I can’t help.

They're just not the same butterandjam.

Coconut Shrimp was another favourite Spinnaker.

You're right about the missing Lathyrus.