tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565734316555677541.post5997612767478899629..comments2023-09-20T11:00:37.211-05:00Comments on The Phytophactor: 17 foods Americans like that furiners find disgusting and much needed commentaryThe Phytophactorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11064894836161407416noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565734316555677541.post-15529592955210415592014-10-29T09:26:05.463-05:002014-10-29T09:26:05.463-05:00Ouch. Grits? Cornmeal? Nectar of the Gods? A n...Ouch. Grits? Cornmeal? Nectar of the Gods? A nice pile of grits, a plate of cornbread, a breakfast of cornmeal mush with maple syrup? How could anyone fail to find the luscious golden stuff unappealing? My daughter and I camped across the country on grits and refried beans and bacon or chorizos. Happiy went off to a hike full of rattlesnakes or catbriar or manzanita thickets. Power up with grits and you're good to go! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565734316555677541.post-11170137917547864782014-10-28T14:30:06.555-05:002014-10-28T14:30:06.555-05:00Yes, waxy. Babe Ruth was the famous baseball playe...Yes, waxy. Babe Ruth was the famous baseball player; Baby Ruth was the candy bar ca. 1921, but now it's owned by Nestle, a Swiss company. The Phytophactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064894836161407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565734316555677541.post-61523909794481361282014-10-28T00:23:24.748-05:002014-10-28T00:23:24.748-05:00In the case of Hershey's chocolate: many of th...In the case of Hershey's chocolate: many of the sweet shops here in Australia carry a range of American confections. A while back, my partner decided that he would like to sample a range of them, if only so that he could finally find out what a 'Babe Ruth' was.<br /><br />The verdict from both of us: we couldn't quite put our finger on it, but there is something... not quite right... with American chocolate. The taste is lacking, the texture is waxy. We couldn't work out what is behind this: whether it's the use of corn syrup rather than sugar as the main sweetener, or whether there's something else going on.<br /><br />I will note, though, that American M & Ms seem to be consistently better than the ones we usually get here.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.com