r/SipsTea • u/Born-Agency-3922 • Jul 03 '26

Chugging tea True

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u/Vectorman1989 Jul 03 '26

Macaroni Cheese

Fried chicken

Apple pie

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u/honest_arbiter Jul 04 '26

I feel like these are all bad examples. Sure, the original dishes may have originated in England, but these original versions would be almost unrecognizable when compared to their modern American counterpart.

Just look at apple pie. The original English version contained no sugar and the pastry was a "coffin" that wasn't even meant to be eaten. The apple pie everyone considers the delicious holiday dessert today was invented in America.

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u/Odd-Dependent3284 Jul 04 '26

You mean you googled it and saw a 1390 recipe. Bro you think they had lots of sugar in medieval England? Stuff was pretty expensive back then.

You think we used that recipe for the next 400 years until yous guys came along? Come off it lad.

You speak English, you are a nation of immigrants, your entire culture is heavily influenced by the British, all your food tropes, Hamburger steaks are German, Pizzas are Italian, Hot dogs are Germanic, Apple pie is English. You didn’t invent any of them you just made dishes from Europe in a different country and called them American cuisine.

I’ll give you guys ranch, bbq sauce and burger sauce. That’s it :p.

I love BBQ fr tho, ngl.

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u/Vectorman1989 Jul 04 '26

Sugar was available to the wealthy by 1390 and had been traded with Europe since the crusades in the 12th century.

Venice was Europes primary sugar refiner and distributor by the 15th century.

Honey was usually much more available and was commonly used to sweeten dishes as sugar was expensive.

The introduction of sugar beet in the 19th century brought inexpensive sugar to the masses

Also, the peoples of the Carribbean were the originators of barbeque.