I’m an Aussie, and had landed in America for a holiday. Was really hungry and figured I’d just get a Quarter Pounder meal from Maccas at the airport. Order a Large meal because that’s what I’d normally get at home. They bring out like a litre of coke, a gigantic box of fries, and the burger. It was absolutely atrocious.
Anon visits the Philippines
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Matty_r@programming.dev 9 hours ago
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 5 hours ago
What is atrocious here is your ungratefulness for the generosity of the American food industry.
jballs@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
Yeah I’m reading this Aussie orders a large meal, received a large meal, and was ungrateful. When you’re in America, you accept your diabetes and say “thank you may I have another?”
r00ty@kbin.life 7 hours ago
Many many years ago. I did some work in Texas. We go into this sit down place. Now, having been caught by the huge portions a previous evening I'm cautious. I just order a chicken burger. The waitress is all like "Oh are you sure, just the chicken burger on its own?" I'm thinking, oh well maybe things are normal size at this place. I order some fries to go with it.
Some time later the chicken burger arrives completely filling the full size plate it came on, and the fries came on an entirely separate plate.
I'm not a small guy, but I could not eat all that.
state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 2 hours ago
I once got a burger at South of the Border or smth like that in New Jersey. It was fucking huge and everybody including the waitress commented on how I ate with a fork and knife because it was just impossible to eat otherwise. And I ended up only eating half of it, because I was absolutely full. Insane portion sizes.
spongebue@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
It’s funny, because usually when the fries aren’t included at a sit-down place it’s because the restaurant is trying to squeeze a couple extra dollars out of you (maybe the sandwich is $2 cheaper than you’d expect but then you pay $5 for the fries because of course you want fries!). That stinginess mentality seems to go hand in hand with a smaller than average sandwich. But maybe my fat American ass can’t scale portion sizes.
don@lemm.ee 10 hours ago
Anon is a complete fucking idiot for not simply walking into a random Filipino’s house and politely asking for some homemade Filipino food. Idiot anon goes to the McD’s of the Philippines, and calls it a day. Filipinos have many insanely tasty dishes, and dumbfuck anon chooses garbage. Dinuguan (AKA chocolate meat) is my absolute favorite.
frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 2 hours ago
Story is definitely real, so good on you for keeping it
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
Um, dinuguan is blood soup (root word is literally blood). I like it, but it has a pretty niche appeal, and you’ll be hard pressed to find someone that’ll serve it to a westerner.
But yeah, do yourself a favor and find a “carinderia” (or karinderya, depending on region) which roughly translates to “cafeteria” but is usually run by a sweet lady making as close as you’ll get to homemade cooking. Some dishes to try:
- bicol express - spicy dish with coconut and pork
- tokwa’t baboy - literally tofu and pork
- adobo - classic chicken dish
Or branch out! It works kind of like Panda Express where you point to the dish(as) you want (called ulam) and they’ll add rice (I recommend asking for extra). It’s cheaper than any fast food chain and way better.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Just don’t go to the Karenderia. It’s run by a white woman that thinks she knows what she is doing, and wishes to speak to your manager.
frunch@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
find a “carinderia” (or karinderya, depending on region) which roughly translates to “cafeteria” but is usually run by a sweet lady making as close as you’ll get to homemade cooking.
This sounds awesome! Wish we had places like this in the States
OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 10 hours ago
Yup. It’s like people who go to Starbucks when they tour Asia. removed, you’re on vacation, go see something new.
zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
Nah, it’s definitely valid to get fast food abroad, even if you have it at home. Sometimes they have wildly different things that you can’t get at home, or in the case of Jollibee, it’s straight up not available at home (unless home is LA). You should probably sample the more wholesome local cuisine too of course, but it’s perfectly alright stop at a Burger King in Tokyo to try the new Garlic Hokkaido burger or whatever, if that’s your jam. Let people enjoy things.
tostiman@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
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Sprokes@lemmy.ml 5 hours ago
I was in some European city and there is one Chinese restaurant serving hot pot. So I wanted to try it. I ordered and selected the items I want for around 50€. The waitress asked me : “is that all? Do you want the menu?”. So I was wondering if I didn’t order enough. At the end, what I ordered was enough for at least 3 people. I was in a table for 4 people and it was full with all the dishes. The waitress then asked me if she need to bring a bowl of rice!
They brought the sauces and there was garlic on the plate. The odor ruined the whole meal for me. I couldn’t eat most of it and I was disappointed as I don’t like wasting food.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
The smell of garlic ruined your appetite? Do you have some kind of disorder? The smell of garlic is amazing!
Sprokes@lemmy.ml 5 hours ago
No I eat garlic but the one they put in the plate has a bizarre odor.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
If you’re ordering burgers in the Philippines, you’re doing life wrong. If you must go to Jollybee or McDonald’s there, order fried chicken and thank me later.
Lurkinney@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Lol they have been waiting weeks for you, they know your training schedule better than you do before you got off the plane. I traded a few goods in Thailand, they were like cookie monsters for American made knives, I traded a Kershaw leek for a khukri that was almost definitely melted Pepsi cans but it is still worth it
manny_stillwagon@mander.xyz 4 hours ago
Worth it.
Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
“I have extra if you want some”