[HPFGU-OTChatter] Digest Number 90

[Anna Weber]

Hello to all~~~

  First a quick introduction, I have been a terrible lurker for months now 
but you have all drawn me out of my reclusion with all your talk about 
food....

  I feel obliged to come to the defense of US food.  I am spending this 
summer in the UK and therefore have read many articles, posts, and opinions 
on this subject. The one thing that always amazes me is that while Brits 
accuse us of only eating greasy, fatty food their main "traditional" staples 
don't sound like much of an improvement!   At least we have one whole state 
(CA) that as a whole consumes more tofu and "health food" than can possibly 
be healthy for their emotional and psychological welfare!  I can't say I 
could live either way- I have to have my chocolate but I do have my 
limits!!!

As for pizza, I agree in general- kudos to Papa John's and the thousands 
upon thousands of independent pizza joints across the country, particularly 
the wood-oven and/or Chicago deep dish varieties!  and a big blah to pizza 
hut and its contemporaries who seem to believe more grease equals more taste 
;P

French fries- hmmmmmmm.....I shamefully admit to hording my own fair share 
of good ole' Micky D's fries on occasion.  Mmmmmmmmm

Cheese- I am from the Midwest and occasionally get some Wisconsin Cheddar 
sent my way and still find it yummy.

As for Italian food, etc. the one very good thing I have to say is that all 
across the U.S., even outside of metropolitan areas you can generally find 
many different kinds of authentic foods.  I go to school in a little rural 
area of Missouri and we still have a terrific Mexican food restaurant that 
serves both "real" Mexican and "americanized" Mexican.  Same goes for FOUR 
Chinese joints.  Back in KC, there is even more. We do have REAL mozzarella 
cheese in our grocery stores and I also have my favorite Tibetan, Russian, 
Southern (U.S.), and Japanese restaurants to go as well.

First and foremost, however, is the important fact that KC Barbeque is 
definitely and inarguably the best you can find! (..they make some pretty 
mean steaks, too!!))

Yummm...

Please excuse my rant!!

Anna ~ who now, after all this talk about good food, has to go and face the 
horrors concocted by her university dorm cafeteria {cringe!}
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