Most American food can put a smile on anyone’s
face … usually. From hamburgers, fried chicken and apple pie, American food has reached far
and wide around the globe. But what of those items that are so repelling, we want them
to be banned no matter how great most American food is? We’ve found some more for you to
feast your unbelieving eyes on - the 10 American Foods That Should Be Banned - Part 2. Olive Loaf Now we're not talking about the bread here.
Olive loaf bread is probably one of the most sought after breads available at your local
bakery, and for very good reason. The baking of fresh bread with a few choice olives thrown
into the dough can only take your taste buds to higher levels of enjoyment. You simply
have not lived until you've tried olive studded focaccia bread. It is absolutely divine no
matter how else you dress it. But, putting olives in luncheon meat is a tad different,
wouldn't you say? We sure would and the sight of it alone is enough to send most people
running in the other direction. It doesn't look all that appealing, really, and at the
same time, it isn't just the olives present in the luncheon meat at all. The meat itself
looks rather questionable too, with pockets of fat and other undecipherable items staring
up at you as you put this atrocious offering to your lips and have at it. If you're courageous
enough, or have enjoyed this in the past, hey ... all the more power to you. All in
all, it sounds pretty gross to us, so why not go for a few slices of capocollo (a dry,
cured pork cold cut, common in Italian cuisine) on a freshly baked olive studded focaccia?
Now you're talking! Jello Salad Hey ... we appreciate Jello as much as the
next person. Cherry and Lime, you name it, we'll be there to lap up all the gooey, jiggly,
fruity goodness - to the last morsel, even. But for the love of all that is decent and
good in this world, can America please stop producing Jello salad? It's quite terrible
to taste and just to behold. We don't want to see it anymore, but the more we wish it
gone, there it appears again at that party we didn't feel like going to anyways. It's
right next to the hickory smoked ham and Ambrosia salad. Can someone tell these people that
it isn't 1965 anymore? We feel the need to rid the world of such disastrous culinary
ideas, if they can be called that at all. And recipes for this stuff differ from simply
weird to the absolutely absurd. We can more than understand some preserved fruit added
to the mix ... we won't argue that addition, as at least it's still sweet. But some add
radishes, olives, and whatever veggies they can find at the back of the fridge. And to
that we say: Really!? Couldn't you have just whipped up some pudding; even the instant
sort from a box would have been better than this green jello salad with carrot shards
and pickled radishes! Deep-Fried Butter You heard right. We're talking about fried
butter. Now we know how weird that sounds, as it's usually butter that we do most of
our frying in, but the people that brought us some of the richest dishes known to the
world have thought of yet another heart-stopping dish that can clog arteries and get you stuffed
and complacent in the blink of an eye. We wonder only if the butter is fried, well ... in
butter? The recipe for this is actually simpler than you'd think, though. Essentially, think
mozzarella sticks only way higher in fat content ... way higher. A cold piece of butter is
battered and then deep-fried, and depending on the kitchen or chef, the battered piece
of butter can be fried in oil, fat, or yes, even butter. Now try working these puppies
off in the gym, particularly after having downed quite a few of these bite-sized golden
nuggets of fatty goodness. But the flavor of them is and can be way too rich for probably
even the biggest fan of fatty foods. Now, add garlic butter to the mix, and you may
have a few more fans, but as they stand, they are way too unhealthy, and we know that sometimes
it's good to be bad when it comes to food, but perhaps this may be taking it a tad too
far. The item is very popular at State fairs, specifically in Iowa. Chitterlings From a safe distance, this particular dish
can probably be confused with chicken noodle soup. Remember, we said from a safe distance,
meaning, from afar. Because once you step close enough to this stuff, if the sight of
it won't turn you away, then the smell will. It sure doesn't smell like chicken soup. And
furthermore, those things that looked like noodles and pieces of pulled chicken breast
aren't what you thought they were. They're actually pig's intestines, and as rubbery
as ever, no matter how long you boil them for. Offal has been gaining steam in American
cuisine, which is a branch of said cuisine that specializes in using the innards of most
animals; from the brain to even the heart and intestines. It may not sound very appetizing
but intestines and stomach lining have been a popular choice of ingredients for generations
in cuisines around the world. Chitterlings, which is one of the few American dishes to
use offal, has it's roots in the southern 'Soul food' traditions and can even be battered
and deep fried after stewing. Unfortunately most recipes for this dish don't require you
to sear the meat first, which can make it all the more rubbery and all the more off
putting! American Cheese Slices As tasty as it is, it really isn't cheese
now is it? It was first produced in the early portion of the 20th Century (although variations
were around quite a bit before), and has been with us ever since, being the main cheese
used on cheeseburgers and of course the ever-popular grilled cheese sandwich. Now, you may be asking
... how bad could this cheese be? Well, these cheese slices are the furthest thing from
being natural and actually good for you. The actual process of fabrication, which leads
to the term “processed cheese”, breaks down the cheese far too much for it to still
bear the name of cheese on it's own. Which is why it is actually a regulated standard
of identity that they call this cheese `”Processed American Cheese”. It is an actual federal
code of regulations established for quite some time now. Although it is cheese overall,
a medley of cheeses at that, they still want to distinguish that it's different from your
run of the mill old cheddar and there are obvious reasons for this. Also, it is often
mistaken as being cheddar cheese. This is positively false, and although American cheese
does contain some real cheeses like colby cheese, some cheddar and even curd cheese
(among others), the overall recipe calls for many other ingredients that further extend
this product to the realms of fake products made to taste like the real thing. Now next
time you have your heart set on a ooey-gooey grilled cheese sandwich, try using three types
of real cheddar instead. Trust us, the end result will be a million times better. Chicken-Fried Steak It's all in the name really. For the most
part, this recipe is quite simple and if you know how fried chicken is prepared, then this
preparation is a no-brainer. You take your fresh cut of steak, any cut will do for this,
but usually a nice rib-eye is best, boneless if at all possible. Then you batter it, deep
fry it and perhaps finish it in the oven. This bad boy is topped with a white gravy,
which is essentially a base of bechemel with added mushrooms, sauteed with onions, and
voila! Now as interesting as it sounds, it is preposterously bad for you, loaded in saturated
fat, and after you down one of these babies, try moving an inch off of that couch or comfortable
chair. Reaching for the remote will be an utter impossibility, so you'll be stuck watching
the home shopping network for hours to come. Sorry, friends! Fry Sauce We're sure we can all remember that scene
from Step Brothers where Will Ferrell's character doesn't want to share what he called his chicken
nugget dipping sauce with the John C. Reilly character, who was now his step brother. For
years, people have been mixing ketchup and mayo for their fries or nuggets, and that's
part of the whole fun, isn't it? There are many people that are on opposite sides of
what the best accompaniment for a french fry is. There are those that think nothing beats
the tangy taste of ketchup when it comes to a salty golden fry, fresh from the fryer,
but there are those, especially in Europe and parts of Canada that believe that nothing
should touch a fry apart from mayonnaise. Well, for those that spend their lives on
the middle ground, a combination of the two is where it's at and we feel that a product
that already does the work for you, takes all the fun away. Let us combine mayo, ketchup
and whatever other condiment we so choose to combine on our own. As it turns out, this
combo has been around for quite some time, contrary to what Ferrell's character believed
in that hilarious film, he didn't invent it. Sweet Potatoes & Marshmallows An American classic indeed, but as we see
it passed from person to person at the Thanksgiving table, those of us that are quite fed up with
this item wonder when it will go the way of other tiresome recipes from days gone by.
Haven't we had enough of this one? Is it time to say goodbye? The tragedy here isn't necessarily
the marshmallows, but really the fact that they aren't needed at all, as sweet potatoes
themselves are already quite sweet (hence the name) and they don't need a partner in
crime to get the eater to that level of enjoyment. There are so many recipes out there that can
accentuate the sweet potato's natural sweetness, and we don't have to resort to cheap parlor
tricks like adding a form of confection to the mix. The Infamous Doughnut Burger And like so many other items on this list,
perhaps the doughnut burger showcases what's wrong with all of them in the simplest and
best of ways, and it leads us to ask the inevitable question: Isn't it just a little too much?
And maybe this question can be asked for so many of the American cuisine items we've seen
and the ones we haven't yet shown you. A standard policy in the beautiful and powerful culture
of American cuisine and the way in which they live is the old adage: Go Big or Go Home,
and we most certainly agree with it for the most part. But perhaps sometimes, these ideas
can be a tad overzealous in scope. This particular recipe here is an example of that ... bacon,
a fried doughnut, and the hamburger itself ... we'd hope that some of the chefs that
come up with these crazy concoctions think about the health risks of inventing something
so huge, it just so happens to be way too big for even the biggest of foodies. Peanut Butter Pizza This one here is definitely over the top,
so to speak, as we can see the melted peanut butter acting as the sauce here and the cooked
pepperoni and peppers resting there among the peanut ooze, very few words come to mind.
Maybe the only appropriate one and one that delivers our sentiments exactly is quite simply:
Ew! So, to the creators of this dish ... wherever you may be, we say: Please stop producing
this vile concoction immediately! This is definitely an American food that should be
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