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I should have a service, translating things from American for my friends
"what is a bell pepper" I believe you just call them capsicum, if you want to be specific they're the ones that look like lumpy apples and come in red, green, or yellow - sometimes markets will package one of each together
we sell butter in quarter-pound sticks for convenience in slicing portions, the packaging they are wrapped in often has measurements in tablespoons printed on the side, one stick is also a half cup or 125 mL melted
American biscuits are not cookies, nor are they scones, they are savory and buttery
No, nobody over here knows why we measure things in tablespoons or teaspoons either, we think it's just as wild and arbitrary, the main difference is that we grew up with it so we're used to it
(I'm sure there's a well-researched and easily explained reason why, it's just that most of us don't care)
"if you think it's weird too why don't you switch"
mate
(am I using that right)
mate, look, you try to get three hundred million Americans to change how they've done things their entire lives
we can't even get people to wear fucking masks in a plague
mate
(am I using that right)
mate, look, you try to get three hundred million Americans to change how they've done things their entire lives
we can't even get people to wear fucking masks in a plague
the biggest thing Americans have to overcome in our daily lives is inertia
it's kind of our brand, our national identity
if we're frustrating to you as outsiders, how frustrating do you think it is for the people inside the system to get anything fucking done
it's kind of our brand, our national identity
if we're frustrating to you as outsiders, how frustrating do you think it is for the people inside the system to get anything fucking done
anyway I've tangented
cilantro is an herb that will taste good or like soap to people based on genetics, just like jasmine tea, wine tannins, or coffee
cilantro is an herb that will taste good or like soap to people based on genetics, just like jasmine tea, wine tannins, or coffee
(if any of this seems condescending, it's mostly because as an American I have an ingrained self-loathing for How We Are and that often gets misdirected as National Pride because to an outside observer it's functionally identical)
(trust me we know How We Are)
(trust me we know How We Are)
america is the world's texas
or the world's florida
take your pick
or the world's florida
take your pick
The tablespoon/teaspoon thing is especially frustrating when you're in the system as well because, like
do if we mean "a heaping spoonful" or "an even spoonful"
that's up to the person who wrote the recipe and they never fucking say which
do if we mean "a heaping spoonful" or "an even spoonful"
that's up to the person who wrote the recipe and they never fucking say which
a lot of us end up learning to cook by "that looks/feels about right"
and then it's really frustrating to share recipes with each other because then we have to quantify what feels right and that's never the same
so after sharing recipes, we use them as guidelines, not rules
and then it's really frustrating to share recipes with each other because then we have to quantify what feels right and that's never the same
so after sharing recipes, we use them as guidelines, not rules
This has been "Why American Recipes Don't Make Sense To Anyone, Even Us Americans, So It's Not Just You We Promise"
it's also why if you go to a recipe blog and find something that looks reasonable, the comments are full of people going "this was great after I [substituted/ignored/did something differently]"
It's not rude, it's how we're trained to share and use new recipes
It's not rude, it's how we're trained to share and use new recipes
(I mean yes, it's rude as fuck, but not intentionally so, you know?)
I Understand This Does Not Make It Easier To Deal With
I'm just explaining why it is The Way It Is
I'm just explaining why it is The Way It Is
