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Americans who visited other countries - what food did you find to be uniquely american? (self.AskUSA)
submitted 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) by breadsmasher to c/[email protected]
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I am currently visiting the USA, and before I leave I want to try some food that is "uniquely" american - IE, you can't really find it outside of the country.

UK stores do tend to have a "USA section" which has a small amount of sweets and other products. But I am wondering what americans specifically missed / couldn't find in other countries.

As an example - Wendy's as far as I've seen, isn't local to the UK or at least where I live. So trying that was a "unique american food", to me.

I'm also in Chicago at the moment, so I made sure to try a proper (real?) Chicago deep dish pizza (loved it, by the way).

Alternatively, any other suggestions of food to try?

Immediate edit - turns out Wendy's is in some locations in the UK. I just assumed incorrectly!

Thanks for all the suggestions!!

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[–] Nefara 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Chicago is obviously not the best location for it, but if you can find it you should really have some lobster. You can get other species of lobster in other countries but a chance to eat a Maine lobster would be a shame to miss.