That is why those marvelous bakeries exist. The breads are wholesome and fresh, baked daily, with nothing added. A trip to the quaint little family run businesses becomes a cultural necessity and a community bonding social call. Depending on what s on the shopping list, an American can travel across the continent and usually find the same brand names in every state. I m still searching for A-1 steak sauce, and beg for care packages from home with Excedrin aspirin, pancake syrup, and Orville Redenbacher microwave popcorn.
Corn is grown here but only for chicken feed.
When I can find fresh corn it is imported from southern France. There are dozens of differences when it comes to edible familiars. I could write volumes on these but to make a long story a bit shorter I will itemize a few of them so you can shake your head in wonder, and appreciate that stale box of saltines hiding in the back corner of your cabinet. Fast food only exists in Pizza Hut Carry Out and McDonalds. The Belgian idea of fast food is a Frieten shop, or to us french fries.