I've recently discovered that it's hard to describe American food to British people. This is primarily because American food is usually named after what it's made of, not what it tastes like.
Cornbread, for example, is made with corn, but usually doesn't taste like corn. Imagine you had no idea what cornbread was. Someone might say, "Well, it doesn't taste like corn." Your first thought might be: "Candy corn doesn't taste like corn either. It tastes like garbage. So cornbread probably follows the same logic."
Pumpkin pie is made with pumpkin, but doesn't really taste like a pumpkin. Beer-battered shrimp or chicken doesn't really taste like beer (to its detriment, I believe). Apple Jacks really don't taste like apples. Are Apple Jacks even made with apples?
The point is, we should start naming food after what it tastes like, not what it's made with. If Mexicans called it 'Goat Brains' no one would eat it. So cornbread, I propose, should be renamed 'deliciousbread'. Pumpkin pie should be renamed 'tasty pie'. Beer-battered foods should be called 'sober foods'. And so on.
Agreed? I don't care.
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