Meanwhile, a German influencer named Freddy, who keeps his face hidden on X, recently went viral with his hilarious and enthusiastic reactions to trying fast food staples like Taco Bell, Waffle House and Buc-ee’s.
Aside from calling Taco Bell “the holy land,” he shared a picture of his chicken and fries platter from Raising Cane’s and wrote, “lives were changed. The soccer fan was undeniably impressed by Waffle House, writing about his 1 a.m. visit: “Great food, great prices, and friendly staff. 10/10, we will be coming back.”
Brother, if Taco Bell got you that excited you should try the real stuff. If you’re at a match in the US where any Latin American country is playing I guarantee there is an abuela in the parking lot/on the sidewalk selling food out of a cooler that will explode your European palate and send you directly to heaven.
Brother, if Taco Bell got you that excited you should try the real stuff. If you’re at a match in the US where any Latin American country is playing I guarantee there is an abuela in the parking lot/on the sidewalk selling food out of a cooler that will explode your European palate and send you directly to heaven.
I hate when people say this, because they clearly don’t actually understand the Taco Bell dynamic. They assume it’s trying to be something it isn’t.
Taco Bell is not Mexican food, and they do not claim to be Mexican Food. Their items are vaguely latin-inspired, and they generally use the same 5 or so ingredients that most Mexican food uses in various shapes and sizes, but nowhere on their marketing or website will you find a claim that they make Mexican food. They don’t claim to, and they don’t claim to be authentic. Expecting that or even comparing it to that, is disingenuous at best, and actively stupid at worst.
Taco Bell is its own thing. I’m in Arizona, there’s Mexican food literally on every corner. Most good, some excellent, very little bad, because it just doesn’t aurvive. Yet 9/10 people I see at Taco Bell are some flavor of Hispanic. There’s a reason they go there, and it’s not because they want Mexican food.
There’s a whole spectrum of cravings for Mexican. Sometimes it’s Taco Bell, sometimes it’s Azteca, sometimes it’s that unlicensed al pastor pop-up at the edge of the Winco parking lot at night, and sometimes it’s authentic Oaxacan pollo con mole.
I remember one time my American family hosted some French exchange student and he and all his classmates were dying for taco bell and dunkin donuts. I still honestly don’t know why as French bakeries make much better stuff than what you can get at dunkin
A friend from Australia was visiting me in LA and wanted all the California stereotypical food throughout the week. The only thing that surpassed all expectations was an al pastor burrito from a local mom and pop shop.
The whole point is we have authentic food from most countries available to us in Europe. Immigrants and cultures mixing is not unique to the US. What we don’t have is all the big chain fast food that we see on tv, but have never tasted. We get excited because we get to try “authentic american” fast food.
Ugh. even within the limited circle of fast-food and fast-casual chicken finger franchises, Cane’s is bland nonsense. Fried chicken as interpreted by a Star Trek replicator, and not one from the Enterprise, but the Cerritos.
Their sauce is okay (I prefer Layne’s), but that’s good because it’s fuckin’ necessary, since I think somebody saw a recipe for the batter that included a pinch of black pepper and said , “Whoa there motherfucker! We ain’t makin’ ethnic food here!”
Admittedly, when the Cane’s comes out it does always look very sanitary and photo-ready. Like, I don’t feel like I’m gonna get Salmonella from eating there, but it’s just so joyless.
I’ve been telling people this for years. The only reason they like Cane’s is the sauce. And that is easily replicated at home. It’s not a particularly special sauce with weird ingredients, it’s a fairly generic burger and fry sauce.
The actual Chicken is bland and boring, it’s like they don’t realize spices exist at all, even salt. Absolutely anywhere else you could possibly go has better fried chicken.
I’m in France and even at every Latino bands concert there’s always some Latinos selling great food at great prices.
Even if you go to the embassies there’s always locals selling god shit
Brother, if Taco Bell got you that excited you should try the real stuff. If you’re at a match in the US where any Latin American country is playing I guarantee there is an abuela in the parking lot/on the sidewalk selling food out of a cooler that will explode your European palate and send you directly to heaven.
I hate when people say this, because they clearly don’t actually understand the Taco Bell dynamic. They assume it’s trying to be something it isn’t.
Taco Bell is not Mexican food, and they do not claim to be Mexican Food. Their items are vaguely latin-inspired, and they generally use the same 5 or so ingredients that most Mexican food uses in various shapes and sizes, but nowhere on their marketing or website will you find a claim that they make Mexican food. They don’t claim to, and they don’t claim to be authentic. Expecting that or even comparing it to that, is disingenuous at best, and actively stupid at worst.
Taco Bell is its own thing. I’m in Arizona, there’s Mexican food literally on every corner. Most good, some excellent, very little bad, because it just doesn’t aurvive. Yet 9/10 people I see at Taco Bell are some flavor of Hispanic. There’s a reason they go there, and it’s not because they want Mexican food.
I came here to say this exact same thing! Thank you for saving me the trouble.
Cravings for Mexican food and for taco bell will not satisfy each other because they’re not the same thing.
There’s a whole spectrum of cravings for Mexican. Sometimes it’s Taco Bell, sometimes it’s Azteca, sometimes it’s that unlicensed al pastor pop-up at the edge of the Winco parking lot at night, and sometimes it’s authentic Oaxacan pollo con mole.
I remember one time my American family hosted some French exchange student and he and all his classmates were dying for taco bell and dunkin donuts. I still honestly don’t know why as French bakeries make much better stuff than what you can get at dunkin
A friend from Australia was visiting me in LA and wanted all the California stereotypical food throughout the week. The only thing that surpassed all expectations was an al pastor burrito from a local mom and pop shop.
He’s from Germany.
Anything less bland than an American chain might kill him.
Germans like it scharf and they love sarcasm
throws Maultaschen and Currywurst at you
The whole point is we have authentic food from most countries available to us in Europe. Immigrants and cultures mixing is not unique to the US. What we don’t have is all the big chain fast food that we see on tv, but have never tasted. We get excited because we get to try “authentic american” fast food.
Legit though, if you come over, try and find a decent soul food place too.
The fast food chains are interesting for sure, but soul food is where it’s at :)
Yeah this guy is making the same mistake as the “Americans don’t have an accent” people.
Also, a handful of the preservatives and some ingredients used in the US fast food supply chain are illegal to manufacture and/or serve in Europe.
Ugh. even within the limited circle of fast-food and fast-casual chicken finger franchises, Cane’s is bland nonsense. Fried chicken as interpreted by a Star Trek replicator, and not one from the Enterprise, but the Cerritos.
Yeah, I too hate Canes and cannot possibly understand how people think it’s so great.
There are exactly two good things on their menu: the chicken and the Cane’s sauce.
And even those aren’t good enough for me to go out of my way to get them.
But like, it’s not bad by any stretch.
The chicken strips are deep fried Tyson strips
Well certainly not the Cerritos officers’ replicators…
They get multiple slices of pizza! AND PESTO!
You take that back!
The cerritos officers replicators have spicy mayo!
Starfleet wouldn’t even curse the lower deckers with cane’s chicken.
I swear they are only kept afloat by how quick they sling the chicken out, and their toast. It’s like people don’t know how to make their own toast…
Their sauce is okay (I prefer Layne’s), but that’s good because it’s fuckin’ necessary, since I think somebody saw a recipe for the batter that included a pinch of black pepper and said , “Whoa there motherfucker! We ain’t makin’ ethnic food here!”
Admittedly, when the Cane’s comes out it does always look very sanitary and photo-ready. Like, I don’t feel like I’m gonna get Salmonella from eating there, but it’s just so joyless.
I’ve been telling people this for years. The only reason they like Cane’s is the sauce. And that is easily replicated at home. It’s not a particularly special sauce with weird ingredients, it’s a fairly generic burger and fry sauce.
The actual Chicken is bland and boring, it’s like they don’t realize spices exist at all, even salt. Absolutely anywhere else you could possibly go has better fried chicken.
Why you bashing my homies on the Cerritos! Rutherford is doing his darn best to ensure they are working as best they can.
For a company that has like one or two things on their menu, it’s surprisingly bad
I’m in France and even at every Latino bands concert there’s always some Latinos selling great food at great prices. Even if you go to the embassies there’s always locals selling god shit
WTF does god shit smell like? Must be good if they can sell it.
French shit smells like butter and snails, FYI.
It’ll right cure yer pancreatitis tell ya hwhat
The best German food is vietnamese
I’ve never had that Doner flavor