/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Washington, D.C. has pretty decent restaurants of most sorts.

Lots of farmers markets too.

Just buy at a farmer's market. You have one near you?

1. don't buy their bread - I had to make my own when I lived there
2. you have to cook your own food
3. enjoy some international restaurants that are good, like Vietnamese or Indian cuisine
4. avoid their desserts, snacks and drinks, it's basically chemicals and oil/sugar

here's a recipe for bread https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3jt14GSi0g

>>12763864
>Euro here
>Euro
Just stop, idiot.

>>12763880
Will I also find a private local butcher at a farmers market who sells homegrown farm fresh meat?

>>12763900
>4. avoid their desserts, snacks and drinks, it's basically chemicals and oil/sugar
How are Euro snacks different?

>>12763905
Why are you offended?

>>12763909
they use real ingredients and a lot less chemical garbage. no hfcs either.

>>12763909
they're better you ape

>>12763909
if you're not raised on american food, their chocolate (Hersheys?) leaves a burning sensation from how chemical it is. Different to jap/aus/uk sweets.

>>12763905
The reason why people write Euro is because otherwise eight americans will start to shitpost about your country.

>>12763956
Hershey’s bars taste like chalky chocolate I agree but most US candy is pretty good, with that very notable and well known exception. They don’t burn my mouth though.

>>12763956
>even milk chocolate is too spicy for Euros
Can't make this up.

>>12763912
why are you afraid to say which country you're from?

>>12763960
as opposed to every nonamerican on this site obsessively posting about america

>>12763979
Because it always derails the discussion from talking about food to shitposting about someone’s country.

>>12763986
>the cultural powerhouse doesn't want people talking about them

What State, what City? What neighborhood? What's your income level/budget? Are you talking quality in restaurants (your fault usually), or quality of frozen foods, or quality of fresh produce?

I'll tell you MOST americans will not assume one single store is all good all the time, aside from the miracle that is #1 in everything Publix, most everywhere else has some issues with selection, freshness, freshness of organic, service differences, etc. Wealthier people will shop some things at Costco, some items from Whole Foods, supplement basics from WalMart or Target, bread from a favorite boutique bakery or ethnic bakery, and shop some cheaper items from whatever low end grocery caters to hispanic foods or asian foods, etc. Farmer's markets on weekends. Sometimes you get into a coop and get baskets of seasonal produce for a set fee deliverable or picked up on weekends once a week.

>>12763864
Most Americans live at or near the poverty line and most need their food to be cheap to survive, and that explains the situation of the general quality and variety of the food in the USA.

have you tried going to the grocery store you retarded faggot?
>but I just wanted a thread to bitch about america while also bragging that I can move there!
kill yourself.

>>12763900
Indian is shit

>>12763961
Chocolate its not spicy in USA. KYS faggot.

>>12763864
>food quality is very shit compared to Europe
troll. american food quality is best in the world.

>>12764288
>american food quality is best in the world.
Kek.

>>12764294
outside of ghetto bodegas you can find very high quality produce.

>>12763864
Eurofag you got it flipped around, the food was poisoning you in europe and you start eating fresh foods and you start breaking out because that's the effect of your gay european semen withdrawal.

>>12764288
>troll. american food quality is best in the world.
FUCKING LOL

Your food is trash. I'd call it 3rd world if it wasn't so fucking abundant. 3 measly slices of ham with 33% sodium content in 3 layer plastic packaging for 3.99. What the fuck is wrong with you people? I could buy a whole real ham in poland for slightly more money.

Your country is a joke.

>>12764316
stop shopping at gas stations homie

>>12764316
>I could buy a whole real ham in poland
But then you’d still be in Poland dipshit

>>12764326
>But then you’d still be in Poland dipshit
I wish I was, it's a much nicer country, no niggers or spics too.

I'm here temporarily for some conferences and to do a bit of traveling. You have some nice museums and galleries, and some restaurants are nice, but God, your food quality in general is abysmal.

>>12763989
the insecurity all you yuroreddits have is fucking amazing

>>12764334
Well you’re probably right t b h

>>12764334
>I wish I was, it's a much nicer country, no niggers or spics too.
https://youtu.be/kxvXTRHweAA

>>12764338
Stay salty, we are still 99% white.

>>12763864
you have to go back we're full

You pretty much have to cook for yourself. Americans have been raised on shit tier foods that are high in sugar, fats, and additives, but we have an abundance of food so buying fruits, vegetables, meats, and grains are all fairly cheap in comparisons to other parts of the world. Not only do we have a lot of locally grown food because we have so much farming land, but we have a lot of fairly cheap imported foods due to competition. Pretty much anything that can be reasonably shipped in mass can be found in America because our niche markets are larger than most of the world's niche markets.

In the last 4 years or so I've been mostly cooking, and in the last 2 years I believe I've only eaten out maybe 5 times, which includes ordering a pizza a few months back.

>>12764316
I don't know what point you're trying to make. Everybody knows american supermarkets are loaded with fresh produce all year round with reasonable prices, along with tons of food staples of endless variety. A picture of some processed ham is not indicative of american food quality as a whole.

>>12764338
what the hell, i thought poland was based but it seems pozzed like the rest of the west.

>>12764334
/pol/'s that way and so is your country

>>12764294
holy shit it's not even as good as Canadian food lmao.

From my understanding, American food is produced in cleaner facilities than those in Europe. Like you guys eat more rodent feces. But our food has more chemicals in it. Truth be told, I'd rather have the rodent shit.

>>12763994
>the third world gets equally pissy when anybody slings mud their way
nice self awareness, cringelord.

>>12763864
The only place that you'll get food compared to eurotrash is if you go dumpster diving and get from the trash.
Why do you trash assholes ask such stupid questions?
Are you so dead to merkels edicts?

>>12763864
>Any of bros know where I can buy good quality food in America that won’t poison my body?
Farmers markets. Check if there's any food coops close to your place and consider joining. They tend to be a lot larger and well stocked than in Europe.

Trader Joe's has a pretty good selection of European cheeses.

t. Yuro that lived in the US for half a year

>>12763900
American Chinese restaurants are pretty good too.

>>12763864
Italy/Greece>Spain>Finland>Ukraine>USA
anything else is wrong

>>12763909
It depends a bit on your budget, but the EU enforces stricter rules on food than the American government does (which isn't necessarily better).

and I moved from switzerland to an EU country and have the same issue. food quality is so much worse, it's sad.

>>12764387
Talk about lying out of your ass. You have the dirtiest food factories in the world not us.

>>12764402
Seething American lol, stop being in denial that your food is absolute garbage.

>>12764008
Op here, Baton Rouge

>>12764848
You’re not me OP

>>12763864
Learn to cook, retard. Stop buying processed foods.

>>12763864
The "quality" of us food causes you to break out with acne? This makes absolutely no sense. US food quality is significantly higher and food quality has literally nothing to do with acne

>>12764316
>Cherry picking
Not everyone eats trash, bucko.

>>12764316
You could buy a whole or half ham in America too lol, but yes it will cost more than in Poland. I don't usually notice whole hams for sale unless it's around Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter though I'm in Las Vegas as opposed to the deep south and midwest where it's more popular. Pork shoulder/boston butt is always available here and often whole pork legs, but ready made hams are usually sold in much smaller sizes. Also if you want inexpensive food, don't buy it premade retard.

>>12763864
Buy the raw products yourself and cook them. Do you expect cafeteria food to be good in a country that is known for businesses maximizing profits with no regard for their employee and even their consumers?

>>12763864
Don’t touch your face after you eat dumbass.

>>12763864
All shitflinging aside,

>Never in my life had a pimple breakout until I moved to America.

I'm actually glad to hear that somebody else has had this experience. My wife is from the USA and I'm moving there soon, but every time I'm there I get horrific acne and bloating. I seriously look like 5kg heavier as soon as I eat a couple days of food in the US, because something about it doesn't agree with my body. This is not a DO AMERICANS REALLY HAHAHAAA shitpost because I actually like America.

>>12763900
You should be able to buy a variety freshly baked bread with no additional ingredients/preservatives from most grocery stores. At the minimum, you should be able to buy fresh french bread, baguettes, and some style of rolls. Baking your own is great too, but it's not necessary if you buy your groceries anywhere other than a convenience store.

>>12763864
USA is a big country and is diverse within as most European countries are with each other. Especially the food options and variety will vary greatly depending upon whether you live in a large city or regional centres, and also vary between different large cities due to their local influences. Generally big business dominates and can dictate what's available in their area of influence. Try researching local expatriates who have been in your situation and have local knowledge to help you settle in to your new environment.

>>12763864
Can you not find the same food and ingredients you found back home? Just avoid the processed crap and keep making what you love.

>>12766667
I'm American and feel shitty like that any time I eat from chain restaurants and prepackaged food. I happen to live somewhere that has plenty of local restaurants, but I mostly cook at home and avoid processed foods like poor quality cheese, salad dressing (especially shelf stable ones), and mass produced bread, for example. Stick to mostly from scratch cooking and only using premade things that have minimal to no added ingredients as well as making strategic choices on what to eat when you're out.

>>12763880
Food DC is shit. Farmers market is marginally better.

You just never had good food before.

>>12766719
>In short, the US is a corporate fascist cuckshed. Enjoy your visit!

>>12763864
waht country in europ?

>>12763864
are you making your own food or eating pre-made/frozen stuff?

>>12764316
there are pickled plums in japan which have 1000 mg of sodium,,,so what's your point?

>>12763864
Where do I get those magnificent trays?
Absolutely no co-mingling of flavors. I need this

>>12767162
indian store will have

>>12767252
>>12767162
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