More Foods Americans Eat That The French Don’t Understand

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what I’ve gathered, in the U.S we want our coffee to taste like a liquid dessert with a hint of coffee. This, in the U.S, is perfectly normal to have as a morning beverage. It makes me laugh when I think of what a difference there is when it comes to how people take their coffee in France. In France, people either go out to a cafe with friends and drink espresso or have their coffee at home where they can add their own milk and a bit of sugar. I spent a long time searching for flavored coffee creamer until I realized that the infamous dessert-sugar-milk just doesn’t exist here in France! At first, I felt like a pioneer adding milk and then adding a scoop of sugar to my coffee. Now, I prefer to drink my coffee this way! No more liquid-dessert-dream coffee for me!</p><figure id="d277"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*JUtT1p6x8AcYVHTt"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@nevenkrcmarek?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Neven Krcmarek</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><h1 id="fae5">Peppermint Bark</h1><p id="74b4">Another thing that seems strange to the French that would seem totally normal to an American is how many peppermint<i> flavored</i> desserts there are in the U.S during the holidays. On another grocery store run during December, I wanted to feel festive and buy a chocolate peppermint bar to celebrate Christmas a bit. Again, I looked all over until I gave up and asked my French fiance why I couldn’t find it anywhere. To my surprise, he had no idea what I was talking about. He asked for clarification “Wait… so you want chocolate but with tho

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se red and white candies mixed in… Why? We don’t eat that here.” I remember being shocked that he had never had a peppermint chocolate bar before! (Especially those chocolates from Ghirardelli. So good!) When we visited the U.S., I made sure to point out and show him how many peppermint-flavored products were being offered and that it wasn’t just me who enjoyed it! I’ve tried convincing him and other French friends that peppermint-flavored things are the best way to celebrate Christmas, but I’ve realized that the taste of peppermint seems just a bit too artificial to the French.</p><p id="0b0d">There are lots of foods that Americans eat that seem strange to French people. If you would like to read more about this, here is another article I wrote on this same topic with some more foods!</p><div id="8d8c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/foods-americans-eat-that-seem-strange-to-the-french-d32696c17a61"> <div> <div> <h2>Foods Americans Eat That Seem Strange To The French</h2> <div><h3>They’re foods that seem totally normal to Americans!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*CLM4Ydaivi8OVCQz)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="311b">Each day I discover things about my beliefs, tastes and preferences that seem strange to people who haven’t grown up in the U.S. It’s fun to wonder how different aspects of what I like and dislike might have changed if I didn’t grow up in the U.S!</p></article></body>

More Foods Americans Eat That The French Don’t Understand

There are so many snacks, desserts, and treats a part of an American diet that the French find to be totally strange! After living in France and hearing lots of opinions, I’ve found that certain foods that I was eating and at one point found to be ordinary are just not normal in every corner of the world!

Flavored Coffee Creamer

I remember wasting a lot of time in the grocery store searching for flavored coffee creamer when I first moved to France. In the U.S, there are tons of different creamers you can add to your coffee! There are the expected flavors like caramel and vanilla but there are also fun seasonal flavors such as pumpkin pie for the fall and cookies n’ cocoa for Christmas time. Even when there isn’t a special holiday going on, there are still flavors like glazed donut and snickers coffee creamer being offered. There are lots of options for coffee in the U.S. Basically, from what I’ve gathered, in the U.S we want our coffee to taste like a liquid dessert with a hint of coffee. This, in the U.S, is perfectly normal to have as a morning beverage. It makes me laugh when I think of what a difference there is when it comes to how people take their coffee in France. In France, people either go out to a cafe with friends and drink espresso or have their coffee at home where they can add their own milk and a bit of sugar. I spent a long time searching for flavored coffee creamer until I realized that the infamous dessert-sugar-milk just doesn’t exist here in France! At first, I felt like a pioneer adding milk and then adding a scoop of sugar to my coffee. Now, I prefer to drink my coffee this way! No more liquid-dessert-dream coffee for me!

Peppermint Bark

Another thing that seems strange to the French that would seem totally normal to an American is how many peppermint flavored desserts there are in the U.S during the holidays. On another grocery store run during December, I wanted to feel festive and buy a chocolate peppermint bar to celebrate Christmas a bit. Again, I looked all over until I gave up and asked my French fiance why I couldn’t find it anywhere. To my surprise, he had no idea what I was talking about. He asked for clarification “Wait… so you want chocolate but with those red and white candies mixed in… Why? We don’t eat that here.” I remember being shocked that he had never had a peppermint chocolate bar before! (Especially those chocolates from Ghirardelli. So good!) When we visited the U.S., I made sure to point out and show him how many peppermint-flavored products were being offered and that it wasn’t just me who enjoyed it! I’ve tried convincing him and other French friends that peppermint-flavored things are the best way to celebrate Christmas, but I’ve realized that the taste of peppermint seems just a bit too artificial to the French.

There are lots of foods that Americans eat that seem strange to French people. If you would like to read more about this, here is another article I wrote on this same topic with some more foods!

Each day I discover things about my beliefs, tastes and preferences that seem strange to people who haven’t grown up in the U.S. It’s fun to wonder how different aspects of what I like and dislike might have changed if I didn’t grow up in the U.S!