The first thing I
noticed about the food in the United States is that it was not disgusting as I
was expecting. It is actually pretty good! Still, there are some differences
with my home country that can’t be forgot.For example, I really
miss bread, and by that I mean real French baguettes. Here, you can tell just
by the look and the touch that the bread isn’t softy, crunchy and tasteful like
French bread. When I say I missed my bread… But to be fair, given clichés on
French food, I kind of felt forced to write a little about how I miss French
food; but still, bread is life!
When you’re new to some place, there are things you don’t understand because you’re not familiar with the uses. There are probably a lot of absurd food things in my home country from an American point of view, but I had the most incredible and uncomprehending time when I found a weird packet of unidentified food in my freezer. It turned out to be chicken, but I’m still in a WTF-state; I don’t understand how it can be chicken and what happened with it.
Seriously, how is that chicken?
(photo by
Fannie Dauphant)
Among the other things
that surprised me is the size of everything. And it’s not just the case about
food: it’s the same for cars, buildings, … But let’s go back to food. First,
the dishes are much larger, so you eat more. Food portions are also bigger,
which makes sense but can also be a bit stupid when you don’t have enough place
in your fridge to keep your 5L milk container. Besides, in the United
States, eggs are white, not brown! A small difference that can be very
surprising when opening the box.
Surprise! (photo by Fannie Dauphant)
Another very surprising thing is the biscuits. I mean, the cookies. Indeed, here, you won’t have many choices if you want biscuits: “diet-conscious” biscuits, cookies, or oreos. Cookies are so important that the supermarket section is even called “cookies” and not “biscuits”. You better like cookies!
One last thing that
very caught me by surprise is the price of the food in the supermarket. I was
very happy not to have meal plan, saying to myself that it will allow me to
save some money. Wrong! Very very wrong, especially if you try to buy a $7 Camembert!
| Written by: Fannie Dauphant |
No comments