🟥 [😱 9 American Foods That Shock Foreigners – You’ll Never Guess #4]
🟨 [🍽️ Tourists Can’t Believe People Actually Eat This in the U.S.]
9 Foods Americans Eat That Shock the Rest of the World
From super-sweet breakfasts to deep-fried everything, American cuisine has some of the most unique (and confusing) food habits on Earth.
Foreigners often arrive expecting burgers and fries… and leave stunned by what they actually see on menus.
👇 Click the bold red links to explore these wild dishes for yourself.👇
🟧 1. Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches 🥜🍇
It’s an American classic — but most foreigners have never tried this combo.
Outside the U.S., peanut butter isn’t nearly as common, and pairing it with sweet jelly? Mind-blowing (and sometimes mind-boggling).
👉 Try the viral PB&J combo here
🟥 2. Mac & Cheese from a Box 🧀📦
The bright orange powder. The squishy noodles. The obsession.
Visitors often ask: Is this really cheese? Americans say: Yes. And it slaps.
👉 Click here to see the iconic Kraft Mac & Cheese
🟨 3. Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows 🍠🍬
It’s a side dish. It’s dessert. It’s confusing.
During Thanksgiving, Americans top sweet potatoes with melted marshmallows and call it dinner. Foreigners? Shocked.
👉 Learn how to make it here
🟩 4. Biscuits and Gravy for Breakfast 🥐🥣
Not cookies. Not dessert.
These are soft, flaky buttermilk biscuits drowned in sausage gravy – and yes, it’s breakfast.
👉 Watch a Southern grandma make it here
🟦 5. Corn Dogs on a Stick 🌭🌽
Hot dogs. Dipped in cornmeal batter. Fried. Served at carnivals.
Foreigners are like: Why?
Americans: Why not?
👉 Order frozen corn dogs here
🟫 6. Deep-Fried Butter at State Fairs 🧈🔥
Yes, it’s real. Literal sticks of butter, frozen, battered, and deep-fried.
If your arteries aren’t screaming already…
👉 See it in action (warning: it’s wild)
🟪 7. Pickles in Unexpected Places 🥒🍿
Pickle popsicles. Pickle cotton candy. Even pickle-flavored slushies.
Foreigners: What are y’all doing?
👉 See Sonic’s Pickle Slush here
🟫 8. Pumpkin Spice EVERYTHING 🎃☕
Lattes, cereal, candles, dog treats — if it exists, there’s a pumpkin spice version.
What started as a seasonal trend is now a cultural takeover.
👉 Taste the hype here
🟥 9. Chicken and Waffles 🍗🧇
Crispy fried chicken. Syrupy waffles. On the same plate.
Foreigners usually ask: Is this breakfast or dinner? Americans reply: Yes.
👉 Here’s the best spot in LA to try it
😲 Final Thoughts:
What shocks tourists the most? That these aren’t considered weird in America — they’re considered comfort food.
And for better or worse, you haven’t experienced America until you’ve eaten at a diner at 2am with a plate of biscuits and gravy.
🎥 Coming Soon: “Foreigners React to American Cereal — Is This Dessert or Breakfast?”
📲 Tag someone who needs to try at least ONE of these before judging American food.
