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[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

Is that the usual American response when they see food that isn’t ultra-processed?

Edit: apparently I meant ultra-processed.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 day ago

No, it quite literally looks like what cartoon alley cats eat in old cartoons.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This herring has been processed though. It has been cured in salt and put in a brine

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

Yeah, most food has been processed. That's why we have the term ultra-processed for most American food.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's definitely processed and also it was a funny joke because for Americans eating a fish mostly intact isn't all that common. I don't even like seafood and shockingly that doesn't mean I eat ultra processed food every meal. I know, hard to fathom something different from your own diet.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 points 12 hours ago

Most Americans eating fish isn't all that common. Ftfy. Most Americans eat beef, chicken, and pork. On average very very few eat fish regularly

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 6 points 1 day ago

Eww it's not even from a big brand and doesn't have 76 mystery ingredients

[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago

I think they referencing the traditional way to eat maatjes, lifting the whole thing by the tail and lowering it into your mouth

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm constantly amazed by what Americans call food.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

I'm continually amazed by the weird ways people have found to be bigoted

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 18 hours ago

Kind of an ignorant take. You can get literally any nationality's food in America. This country is fucked, but at least for now, we still have some really fucking good food here.