Complaints about U.S. fast food... Something needs to be don

It's true, that fast food companies do make their food slightly differently in different countries, and sometimes, the menus can be quite different. I've been to McDonald's in S. America, Europe, the US, and it's different everywhere. The taste, the portion sizes, some regional offerings...

Having said that, when you're in NYC, even for a short, quick, busy trip, that is by far one of the few cities in the world where you can get excellent cuisine within walking distance of wherever you are. It's a shame that you opted for fast food joints. Even mom and pop shops or street vendors would've been a better alternative.

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You know, I am a southern fried girl. I've lived in the deep south my whole life and I am a bit miffed by your post. Any self-respecting southerner knows that all fried chicken (KFC, home cooked, or otherwise) is served with a buttermilk biscuit and sweet tea. UNLESS you're adding BBQ (the southern pulled pork kind) in which case you would replace the biscuit with hushpuppies or fried cornbread. Now I'm positive you couldn't get sweet tea in NYC, we let them get by with that; however, leaving off the biscuit would be offensive and in poor taste to American southern culture and might be the spark that starts the next civil war.

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Seriously though, even if you came all the way to the states and limited your culinary experience to KFC and MCD's, why would get mad that it was different instead of immersing yourself in the experience. Even if you didn't like it, you're not going to die any more from our fat and salt than yours. I hope that if you come back, you’re a bit more open minded and try to keep your blood pressure down – anger + sodium might make a heart attack.

but the biscuit isnt a biscuit...
its a scone..
Which you have with cream and jam and a cup of tea..

In america at KFC it is a buttermilk biscuit... Scone is the english word for biscuit... we eat ours with chicken and mashed potatoes.

Sorry to jab, but I have to add, KFC = Kentucky Fried Chicken. Being that Kentucky isn't located in England, perhaps it isn't the American version that is so wrong?

[They're all wrong, clearly, from a nutritional standpoint. But it seems we're arguing tastes.]

but the biscuit isnt a biscuit...
its a scone..
Which you have with cream and jam and a cup of tea..

Well now you're just being a bit ethnocentric. It's not a scone in America, which you were visiting. Calm down and drive yourself the nearest KFC and have it your way. Wait, that's BK.

I don't think the solution is to rid of fast food. Imagine all the unemployment!!

I know right? Then what would all the non-English speaking, tattooed, body pierced, smart *kitten*, could care less if they had a job, people do for work?

I wouldnt fly all the way to England or any country and eat fast food. I dont eat it here so I sure as hell wouldnt eat it somewhere else. I try and not do chains all together especailly when travelling unless its a chain I dont have here...You were in NYC!!!!! the hot dog stands would have been better! NYC pizza, subs, etc...Its home to some of the best resturants. China Town, Little Italy....UGH

Just side point I recommend checking out the buffets in china town before you order. lol YIKES! I ate at a place that served goat eyeballs and nuclear green glowing vegetables. The bathroom that I am sure once was white was black with a film of slimy something. it was the most nasty place I have ever seen in my life. lol little italy however YUMMM same with the pizza places. HELLO! Newyork style pizza ROCKS!

In NYC you don't want to eat at Chinese Buffets.....they're all pretty unsanitary and the owners don't really care because they're only there to make money off of people who think that stuff is Chinese food. Most Asians usually don't go to china town to eat, since the food there is nasty and people are more rude there. I'd recommend going to Flushing, that's were all the authentic Chinese/Taiwanese food is......though cleanliness wise, it's still pretty nasty......unless you go to a five star Chinese restaurant, I don't think you'll find a lot of clean Chinese restaurants. Just a word of advice .

LOL I have heard this same thing from friends that have travelled abroad and tasted the "same" fast food that we have in the US. Another thing is that a lot of the same fast foods that are made with saturated and trans fats in the US are made with non-saturated fat in Europe.

But as long as we keep buying that crap, they'll keep selling it.

but the biscuit isnt a biscuit...
its a scone..
Which you have with cream and jam and a cup of tea..

In america at KFC it is a buttermilk biscuit... Scone is the english word for biscuit... we eat ours with chicken and mashed potatoes.

And covered in butter or gravy.

Popeye's > KFC -- Fact.

What Americans call scones is a biscuit type sweet bread, that is rather dry and crumbly, and served with butter, jam, coffee, etc. A scone will often crumble apart if you were to try to cut it in 2 to spread butter on it.

A biscuit is not a sweet bread, it is much softer in texture, and flaky and moist, not crumbly. But it is not like a dinner roll, which is bread. It is served (generally) with savory meals, esp. in the southern US. It accompanies fried chicken, ham dinners, and sometimes for breakfast with sausage gravy over it. (I do like honey and butter on biscuits, tho).

If you add sugar to biscuit dough as you make them, they become "shortcakes" - a sweet biscuit, that you cut in half and add macerated strawberries and whip cream to. Heavenly.

I would say that an American biscuit is probably in b/t a dinner roll and a scone, as far as texture. In any case, what we get here in the US at fast food chicken places, is biscuits. And if you want a scone, you go to Starbucks.

That is a TON of butter! Better track it

Congratulations for posting the most unlikely rant I would imagine I'd see on a site that is designed to encourage healthy eating and exercise!
And please take on board the fact that the world is an incredible place, cultural differences are fascinating. Instead of whining because the beans at KFC aren't the same (who knew KFC even offered beans, I've never seen them advertised in Australia?) use the opportunity to learn about how other people live and eat.

why weren't you eating pizza and bagels everyday - you were in f''''ing New York City! Obviously you weren't trying to eat healthy, so why would you at least not seek out cheap local food or some authentic ethnic cuisine - both are in large supply in NYC.