Topic: Why do USAmericans love peanut butter so much?
Green !BEERiVqJJw started this discussion 10 years ago #53,441
Over here, peanut butter isn't popular and it's pretty hard to find, you have to go to specialist stores which sell American goods. In America, it seems like you have peanut in everything; Reese's Pieces, Butterfingers, even in jam sandwiches.
| Poll option | Votes | Percentage | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
| I hate peanut butter. | 5 | 38% | |
| I love peanut butter. | 7 | 54% | |
| I am allergic to peanut butter. | 1 | 8% |
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #696,958
peanuts = freedom
silly Brit
silly Brit
Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 15 minutes later, 16 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #696,965
the US scientists haven't yet perfected a method of making a spreadable fermented yeast product
Metæ joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 2 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #696,966
> peanut butter isn't popular
> it's pretty hard to find
> you have to go to specialist stores which sell American goods.
Yeah, like Tesco. £0.62
http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=250792306
> it's pretty hard to find
> you have to go to specialist stores which sell American goods.
Yeah, like Tesco. £0.62
http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=250792306
kook !!OPZbEQMT1 joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 3 minutes later, 22 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #696,967
Because its delicious and a hundred times tastier than a paste made of brewers yeast.
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 57 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #696,979
Because it doesn't require the addition of chocolate flavoring to be used on a sandwich.
Green !BEERiVqJJw (OP) replied with this 10 years ago, 26 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #696,985
@696,966 (Metæ)
OK, I'll admit I was trolling you all. Peanut butter os popular here too, it is also my favourite food. I am sorry if this trolling endeavour has upset anyone.
OK, I'll admit I was trolling you all. Peanut butter os popular here too, it is also my favourite food. I am sorry if this trolling endeavour has upset anyone.
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 10 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #696,987
USAmericans tend to like bland, child-like food, and peanut butter fits the bill.
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I, Killer Lettuce, am astonished!
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@697,000 (kook !!OPZbEQMT1)
USAmerican peanut butter is bland. It's like having regular peanut butter and then stripping away most of the peanut flavour. I bet it's only like 20% peanuts
USAmerican peanut butter is bland. It's like having regular peanut butter and then stripping away most of the peanut flavour. I bet it's only like 20% peanuts
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@previous (I)
I had wanted to ask DW about dutch nut cheese but then I remembered that he isn't dutch and didn't want to offend him.
I had wanted to ask DW about dutch nut cheese but then I remembered that he isn't dutch and didn't want to offend him.
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@previous (adam djensen)
Its okay to be gay and to Like nut cheese. And don't worry, I love Polish people.
Its okay to be gay and to Like nut cheese. And don't worry, I love Polish people.
adam djensen replied with this 10 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #697,292
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Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 16 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #697,295
Because it's extremely rich and creamy and delicious. Have you ever had a peanut butter cookie or a peanut butter smoothie? My god, amazing.
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@697,141 (kook !!OPZbEQMT1)
> I think that he might be Swiss or Polish
Wtf he just explained to you like last week that he was Dutch
> I think that he might be Swiss or Polish
Wtf he just explained to you like last week that he was Dutch
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@697,047 (I)
http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/ProductRegulation/ucm132911.htm
A 1959 press release explained that a survey had shown that products labelled ‘peanut butter’ had reduced their peanut content as much as 20 per cent, by substituting cheaper hydrogenated or vegetable oils for expensive peanuts and peanut oil.
FDA proposed a standard for peanut butter consisting of 95 per cent peanuts and 5 per cent optional ingredients including salt, sugar, dextrose, honey, or hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated peanut oil.Although regulators considered this an adulteration issue, it was clear that consumers often preferred peanut butter that spread more easily as well as peanut butter that had some sweetening. In 1961, therefore, FDA proposed a standard recognising 90 per cent peanuts as well as some additional sweeteners.
Three competitive brands of peanut butter then entered the standards battle: Skippy, Jif, and Peter Pan. The public evidentiary hearing alone, a small fragment in the decade long process, took twenty weeks and produced a transcript of nearly 8,000 pages.
FDA proposed a standard for peanut butter consisting of 95 per cent peanuts and 5 per cent optional ingredients including salt, sugar, dextrose, honey, or hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated peanut oil.Although regulators considered this an adulteration issue, it was clear that consumers often preferred peanut butter that spread more easily as well as peanut butter that had some sweetening. In 1961, therefore, FDA proposed a standard recognising 90 per cent peanuts as well as some additional sweeteners.
Three competitive brands of peanut butter then entered the standards battle: Skippy, Jif, and Peter Pan. The public evidentiary hearing alone, a small fragment in the decade long process, took twenty weeks and produced a transcript of nearly 8,000 pages.
http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/ProductRegulation/ucm132911.htm
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@697,506 (Syntax)
They renamed the hydrogenated oil and sugar infused peanut paste to Polish-NutBalm™
They renamed the hydrogenated oil and sugar infused peanut paste to Polish-NutBalm™