Americans - what is oatmeal?

Ok, I'm American and living in the UK and I can tell you that oatmeal and porridge are the same. I eat it every day, and Tesco Porridge Oats taste the same and have the same texture of Quaker Rolled oats. Also, English scones are the same as American Biscuits, so biscuits and gravy is not, like, digestives topped with bisto for breakfast, as appetising as that sounds. It's more like a savoury scone split in half and topped with a white sausage gravy. If you get it in the south, or even Southern Ohio, it is actually really good. I don't want to talk about it, because it will make me cry. :laugh: Also, grits are disgusting! I don't understand how people eat them. The texture is really weird and the taste is even worse.

Ok, I'm American and living in the UK and I can tell you that oatmeal and porridge are the same. I eat it every day, and Tesco Porridge Oats taste the same and have the same texture of Quaker Rolled oats. Also, English scones are the same as American Biscuits, so biscuits and gravy is not, like, digestives topped with bisto for breakfast, as appetising as that sounds. It's more like a savoury scone split in half and topped with a white sausage gravy. If you get it in the south, or even Southern Ohio, it is actually really good. I don't want to talk about it, because it will make me cry. :laugh: Also, grits are disgusting! I don't understand how people eat them. The texture is really weird and the taste is even worse.

Ok, I'm American and living in the UK and I can tell you that oatmeal and porridge are the same. I eat it every day, and Tesco Porridge Oats taste the same and have the same texture of Quaker Rolled oats. Also, English scones are the same as American Biscuits, so biscuits and gravy is not, like, digestives topped with bisto for breakfast, as appetising as that sounds. It's more like a savoury scone split in half and topped with a white sausage gravy. If you get it in the south, or even Southern Ohio, it is actually really good. I don't want to talk about it, because it will make me cry. :laugh: Also, grits are disgusting! I don't understand how people eat them. The texture is really weird and the taste is even worse.

I eat porridge and my daughter lived in England for 5 years, the porridge we both have and use does taste the same as oatmeal but it is finer ground. And grits, did you try a little milk and sugar?

I had some when I was in the States last summer, it was a bit like Ready Brek, it was nice. Biscuits and gravy, however, not so nice! Why would you want to eat that?!

i think you just had some crappy bisquits and gravy come to texas we have fresh buttermilk fluffy bisquits and smother in country style gravy that has been made from the scratch outa sausage grease whats not to love man i went to europe and germany is the only place that had good food meat potatos beer...heaven

LOL! You and I have very opposite tastes, the thought of anything being made of animal grease, makes me want to be sick. I do agree though, the Germans do good beer :drinker:

and the fresh bakeries of germany not something you can find in America down in south texas we had mexican bakeries tho...they sucked

Ok, I'm American and living in the UK and I can tell you that oatmeal and porridge are the same. I eat it every day, and Tesco Porridge Oats taste the same and have the same texture of Quaker Rolled oats. Also, English scones are the same as American Biscuits, so biscuits and gravy is not, like, digestives topped with bisto for breakfast, as appetising as that sounds. It's more like a savoury scone split in half and topped with a white sausage gravy. If you get it in the south, or even Southern Ohio, it is actually really good. I don't want to talk about it, because it will make me cry. :laugh: Also, grits are disgusting! I don't understand how people eat them. The texture is really weird and the taste is even worse.

I do understand you missing the many foods you listed. I live in the Middle East and finding things that are even similar to what processed food I did eat is written in Arabic so I have no clue. At least it leads to healthier eating since I'm not eating the same processed crap.

I eat porridge and my daughter lived in England for 5 years, the porridge we both have and use does taste the same as oatmeal but it is finer ground. And grits, did you try a little milk and sugar?

No, almost everyone in my family is diabetic so I don't add sugar to anything. I also try to stay away from sweeteners, and it doesn't matter now, as grits are nowhere to be found here! I do miss Cream of Wheat, though. Wish I could find that here. It's good stuff. Oh, and pistachio pudding mix would be nice, but I really don't want to start the great pudding/dessert/angel delight debate right now!

I had some when I was in the States last summer, it was a bit like Ready Brek, it was nice. Biscuits and gravy, however, not so nice! Why would you want to eat that?!

Where were you when you had the biscuits and gravy? Like what State?

I was in Virginia (Dulles), just outside DC.

If you want them to taste good you have to eat it in the deep south a place the locals only know. Otherwise it can be really bad.

I've never been to the Deep South, I shall put it on my list of places to go.......I quite like the accents too.

I had some when I was in the States last summer, it was a bit like Ready Brek, it was nice. Biscuits and gravy, however, not so nice! Why would you want to eat that?!

i think you just had some crappy bisquits and gravy come to texas we have fresh buttermilk fluffy bisquits and smother in country style gravy that has been made from the scratch outa sausage grease whats not to love man i went to europe and germany is the only place that had good food meat potatos beer...heaven