Think the worst burger place ever was the British Wimpy Bar, No wonder Maccas took off like a house on fire in the UK
When I was a teenager Wimpy Burgers were just a meat patty in a bun, that was it! no sauce, no lettuce, no onion, no cheese absolutely nothing - to be fair before I went to Australia I thought they were so good too.
To be honest I never thought Maccas would take off in Australia because every corner milkbar made brilliant burgers full of just about everything - unfortunately also beetroot (I never got why beetroot) - fortunately they would also put anything you liked in it and leave out the beetroot.
Alas Maccas did take off and those milkbars, inspite of their better burgers, are no more, I suppose they morphed into coffee bars
It’s not something I’d fancy, I believe the jelly is what we call jam.
Do they have jam in USA?
I rarely eat peanut butter, but occasionally have toast and jam.
Who remembers that song?
I’ve just listened to it on Alexa and added it to my 60’s favourites playlist. It instantly rung bells!
I’m sure the meaning of the lyrics went way above the heads of very small people!
Here in the USA, peanut butter and jelly are the first kinds of sandwiches we feed our toddlers! It becomes our comfort food forever more. The jelly is smooth, no lumps or bumps, and the jam is more of the berry or fruit itself.
Most kids like grape jelly to start, and older folks gravitate towards the marmalades, orange or apricot. My personal favorites are blackberry or blueberry jam. When travelling to Maine, I always bring home their local blueberry jam, the best ever!
In the evening, if I want a bite of something easy to fix, it’s my peanut butter and jam sandwich to satisfy my craving. And not one single chillie in sight!
Chicken Parm - an American invention! Nothing to do with Italy (I was totally unaware of Chicken Parm until recently, cos none of the London Italian places I used to go with my partner or in Naples or Rome did it…unless I guess they deal with American tourists and we would avoid those places!).
But yes, chicken pasta dishes with passata/tomato base are original, and very much exist and are tasty!
If by ‘Tomato Sauce’ you mean ketchup - I’d agree. Ketchup is foul, full stop. Something about the combo of vinegar and tomato makes me feel sick when I smell it.
Oddly BBQ sauce doesn’t hit me in the same way…more sweet, less vinegary I guess - it’s that cloying sweet/bitter smell that sets me off I think.
But if you mean a nice tomato passata sauce with oregano and rosemary on chicken breast - that’s amazing.
Chicken Parmi or Schnitzel are the only things my daughter in law eats. no matter whether we go to a Chinese, Vietnamese, Italian, Indian restaurant, a steakhouse or just the local club that is all she ever orders.
I have absolutely no idea what ketchup is. Sounds like foreign muck to me!
