There's nothing like vacationing in Europe to remind you that for all our similarities, America does certain things a bit differently.One glaring example is food. Even when strolling around a London grocery, there are certain items that get desperately lost in translation, despite the fact that they are labeled in English. (We can only imagine how difficult it would be for U.S. stores to market spotted dick.)
We recently took a trip to Europe and snapped pictures of a few food products that probably wouldn't make it onto dinner tables in the States.
Strange Euro Foods
Not only do Brits put "spotted dick" in their mouths, but apparently there's even a market for the pudding of spotted dick.
Colleen Kane, Asylum.com
In Europe, you don't have to explain what the food happens to be. It's consistency will do just fine.
Colleen Kane, Asylum.com
It sounds like a lyric from "Eat It," but the flavor of this Spanish potato chip translates to "Ham Ham," because one mention of ham wouldn't sound nearly as appealing.
Colleen Kane, Asylum.com
A theme entry from Holland. Choco creeps...
Colleen Kane, Asylum.com
... and choco cocks. Once you go chocolate ...
Colleen Kane, Asylum.com
Hey, what do you call four loaves of Bimbo bread in a row? A wind tunnel.
Colleen Kane, Asylum.com
Mr. T, whose definitive TV program "The A Team" is always showing somewhere in Europe, most likely eats this British yogurt.
Colleen Kane, Asylum.com
Making a lot of trips to the head? Maybe it was the Runny Honey.
Colleen Kane, Asylum.com
When you're totally baked, there's nothing like high juice to get rid of cottonmouth.
Colleen Kane, Asylum.com
We are currently in talks with the US government to create an embargo to keep this product from reaching our shores.
Colleen Kane, Asylum.com
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Thursday 04 September
By queens coming!!
please email me at lilydevih@googlemail.com ....
I come from Europe and dont think the foods are strange. like blackcurrant is just like apple juice only with blackcurrants.
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Friday 05 September
By vincent
hello !
There are no strange food in France !! Only good food : cheese, bread, wine, a lot of coockies !! and a lot of good food !! ;) bye
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Friday 05 September
By Chef Alfred
Very intersting flavors !
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Sunday 07 September
By nitesky
Still looking for Lay's Lime flavored chips, they are supposed to be really good and I cannot find them on-line or sold at ethnic food stores.
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Tuesday 09 September
By Danilo
Visit the Philippines. Strange food in Europe pales in comparison to what it takes to survive in a third world country. Dog Stew. The neighbor is looking for their pet. Don't burp. It could even be from the blind man who uses his pal companion and guides him to work, it could be the golden retriever who went out for the morning paper and never came back. I need to get out of this country.
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Saturday 20 September
By taylor
if you think the food isnt strange and you are proud to come from there,why dont you do us all a favor a take ur ass back to where you came from!
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Saturday 20 September
By evilfuzzyhamster
Spotted dick? It sounds like an STD.
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