Food spam

[doyle]

People in my life seem to be craving American food today. My dad wants a pretzel because he's never eaten (or seen) one and he wants to know what kind of mighty snack could choke an American president, while marymac wants a Twinkie so she can explode it in the microwave.

Personally, I'd love some s'mores so I could find out what the hell they are...

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[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

Graham cracker... a quick survery has revealed that my housemates have never heard of them, so I'll assume they're an American thing. I'm sure we can improvise, though.

It sounds yummy.

[octopedingenue]

My non-American friends are always mystified by the mention of "graham cracker", and they're named after an American, so I assume we did invent them. Basically they're very thin, very crisp cookies (biscuits?) that are flavored with honey and cinnamon. They're available in every American grocery store, so I've never bothered to make them by hand (nor known anyone who does), but there are recipes to make them.

[poisoninjest.livejournal.com]

See, this is where the cultural differences get especially frustrating, because I tried to explain smores to an Australian friend once and we got stuck on the graham cracker part. And... I can't explain them. They're... crackers. That are... graham flavored!!!

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[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

50% more grahams than regular crackers! *g*

[harmonyfb.livejournal.com]

::blink:: You've never heard of graham crackers?

Wow. Uh...they're sweetened, slightly chewy crackers made with graham flour. Mmm. Good stuff. Maybe you could find a store which imports American foods? We've got several here that import British and Scottish foods. Or maybe I'll just mail you a box. No one should be that deprived. :)

Hey, Doyle, I've got your cd ready - email me your address again.