ininewcrow,
@ininewcrow@lemmy.ca avatar

Best response I ever read about this situation was:

Americans eat as if they have access to public health.

CitizenKong,

The only pizza for breakfast I would accept is a cold leftover one after a night of heavy drinking.

tacosplease,

There is a thing called breakfast pizza that uses sausage gravy as the sauce. Pizza is topped with chopped bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, and cheese. It’s incredible. Bonus points if there is frank’s red hot nearby.

CitizenKong,

That sounds like a recipe for cardiac arrest.

Kolanaki,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

Literally regular breakfast, but arranged in a pizza shape.

Dirk_Darkly,

Sure, if your regular breakfast is cardiac arrest.

tacosplease,

Try biscuits with sausage gravy and tell me it’s not worth a slightly shorter lifespan.

xX_fnord_Xx,

The hardest part to wrap your European head around would be four servings of sugary soda for breakfast, but how many people do you know that drink cups and cups of builders tea that is more sugar and milk than tea?

Neither side is right, humans can just be gross dopamine chasers in different ways. Compare the ‘pizza’ to a sausage roll, or whatever buttery monstrosity the French enjoy.

Rootiest,
@Rootiest@lemmy.world avatar

The hardest part to wrap your European head around would be four servings of sugary soda for breakfast

Don’t worry, it’s 90% ice

Pulptastic,

Butter is better than whatever industrial oil is used in that “pizza”

Kolanaki,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

Breakfast pizza is hella good. Or at least, the kind I make myself is.

I use Pilsbury crescent rolls dough for the crust, country gravy for the sauce, cheese, scrambled eggs, breakfast sausage and bacon. 🤤

Pulptastic,

I saved this recipe. I love the idea of croissant crust and so many breakfast pizzas forget the gravy!

Kolanaki,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

For best results, do not bake the eggs with the rest of the pie, just cook them separately and put them on after, so you don’t end up with overcooked, rubbery eggs.

kersploosh,
@kersploosh@sh.itjust.works avatar

Sounds like quiche, but the vegetables are replaced with gravy. I might have to try that once the snow starts falling!

LoamImprovement,

Everything wrong with this:

  • “Breakfast Pizza"
  • Pepsi for breakfast
  • "Medium” 64 oz drink
  • $4 for not a lot of value
CaptPretentious,

What did breakfast pizza do to you! It’s delicious!

Gabu,

It’s also a monstrosity which should only be enjoyed as leftovers from dinner pizza.

Lightsong,

Nothing like spiking your blood glucose first thing in the morning.

marx2k,

$4 for a slice of pizza and a Pepsi? lol gtfoh

waratchess,

Everyone is focusing on the pizza, but how on earth is that a medium drink?

Evotech,

It’s s medium FOUNTAIN. That I can see

Lucidlethargy,

I like to buy child size.

youtu.be/Ish8NBunrQU?feature=shared

Pyr_Pressure,

And what sort of monster drinks pop in the morning?

Earliest I can bring myself to drink pop is like, 11:30 maybe

It’s more of an afternoon type drink, no?

glitch1985,

I don’t drink coffee so soda is how my body gets it’s daily intake of caffeine.

tjarod11,

Being raised Mormon like this gave me bad teeth.

Goldmage263,
@Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works avatar

Morning coffee gives me brown teeth. I can’t do all that sugar at the start if the day with pops though.

Kolanaki,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

I drink energy drinks (basically soda) instead of coffee because coffee gives me super severe stomach cramps, and I still want caffeine in the morning.

Sanyanov,

Drink green tea, it has more caffeine than coffee.

Energy drinks are not basically soda, they contain, well, a ton of taurine and, well, caffeine, and are even more terrible (in fact, order of magnitude so) for your health, especially cardiovascular system.

SuperCub,

That’s incorrect. Coffee has more caffeine than green tea.

Green tea: 30–50 mg

Instant coffee: 27–173 mg

Plain, brewed coffee: 102–200 mg

Espresso: 240–720 mg

Black tea: 25–110 mg

Yerba mate: 65–130 mg

Soft drinks: 23–37 mg

Energy drinks: 72–80 mg

Source:www.healthline.com/…/caffeine-in-green-tea#TOC_TI…

Sanyanov,

Info appears to be varying wildly, but I acknowledge your point, thanks.

Still, tea can be used as an alternative source of caffeine, and it would certainly be better for your health than going all energy drinks.

halva,
@halva@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

yerba mate is actually a decent replacement for coffee with the slight problem of it being more bitter than pure caffeine

Case,

In some parts of the US is fairly common.

Dr. Pepper instead of coffee in the morning is a thing in Texas.

Like, not everyone does it, but no one bats an eye at it either.

Dirk_Darkly,

What the fuck.

OrteilGenou,

Right? It’s almost the size of a car!

Klear,

It needs ro be at least… three times smaller!

InEnduringGrowStrong,
@InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works avatar

The pizza-thing is fine, but gaving pepsi for breakfast is pretty vile.

sulgoth,

How about Fanta, it’s oranges right?.. I have no idea if this sort of place would serve Fanta.

TurtleTourParty,

In the US fanta is just fake orange flavor and corn syrup though.

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Orangina for me, please.

InEnduringGrowStrong,
@InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works avatar

If you’re gonna have orange and bubbles for breakfast it better be a mimosa than a fanta.

awwwyissss,

I think Fanta in the US is just soda, no orange juice. Different from Europe.

NAXLAB,

I know after ze club you would prefer something küül like a coffee und cigarette

JRush,

Maybe invite your cigarette outside for espresso und watch the street life

CurlyMoustache,
@CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world avatar

Americans eat fountains!?

TammyTobacco,

No, they’re serving a fountain of cola. Fountain is a standard unit of measure here.

TheMightyCanuck,
@TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works avatar

I’m disgusted but also intrigued by breakfast pizza…

fiah,
@fiah@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

warmed up pizza leftovers has been a breakfast staple for ages

TheMightyCanuck,
@TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works avatar

Cold pizza is superior for breakfast if the quality is there already.

I’m weird, I know

Uncle_Bagel,

Yeah, it’s the 3 left over slices of pepperoni from night

dfc09,

Breakfast pizza is pretty great, cheesy base sauce, scrambled eggs, bacon and breakfast sausage bits. Good stuff.

TheMightyCanuck,
@TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works avatar

The base sauce scares me a bit

IDontHavePantsOn,

I’ve never had one with a sauce. Breakfast pizza is super popular here. It’s just scrambled eggs mixed with cheddar cheese with your choice of toppings. It’s one of the few things I could eat for breakfast every day and not get sick of it.

ArcaneSlime,

Me too, but I’d be 100% down to replace the base with hot sauce (maybe I can use Tabasco to make a buffalo sauce, that sounds heavenly). I’m like 80% down to try a maple base (or drizzle) as well.

TammyTobacco,

You could try replacing the base with a thick sausage gravy

ArcaneSlime,

OOOO yeee I like the way you think.

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Casey’s breakfast pizza uses sausage gravy as the base.

TammyTobacco,

Hello fellow midwesterner!

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Good morning! It’s a horrible day as usual here in Terre Haute, Indiana. But Casey’s still serves a fine breakfast pizza.

Seabazz,

Casey’s does not unless you custom order it. It’s a cheese sauce. Quik trip does the sausage gravy though

Osito,

It’s the worst parts of both breakfast and pizza

theragu40,

Whoa whoa whoa. That’s a strong statement to make as a generalization.

octoperson,

I must have been Brexited clean out of Europe then, cos I can’t tell what’s supposed to be incomprehensible.

agentshags,
@agentshags@sh.itjust.works avatar

Casey’s pizza is actually really good. Their breakfast pizza is awesome, but I when I actually get it I’ll order a whole large and share it with the fam for dinner. Bacon or sausage would be the two options in the warmer. They are out of Ankeny IA I believe, but are in small towns all over the Midwest.

Nacktmull,
@Nacktmull@lemmy.world avatar

No offence intended but it´s old news to the world that a lot of Americans consume horrible trash food and drinks every day until they become morbidly obese and worse. It´s in fact one of the most commonly known stereotypes about the USA. So there is really nothing on the picture a euro mind could not comprehend, more like the contrary.

fluxion,

There are still some things to unwind here. Breakfast pizza, dirt cheap “meal”, advertising “mega” for what appears to be a normal sized slice.

NOSin,

4$ for a slice of pizza and a drink is dirt cheap ? I get the whole pizza for twice that in eu excuse me wtf

fluxion,

Yes but do you get a gallon of delicious corn syrup drink?

Trainguyrom,

This appears to be a Casey’s gas station. Caseys is known for having pretty decent pizza and being in every tiny town dotted across America (plus being open very late/early if not 24 hours). By memory the pizza is priced at $3-4 per slice. Sure you can buy a $3 frozen Jacks pizza but it won’t be as good.

It’s worth remembering that fountain sodas cost next to nothing for businesses. It’s just flavoring syrup, water and a big bottle of CO2 to carbonate the water packaged up in a semi-automated self-serve machine

NOSin,

I think it’s worth noting that the pizza I’m mentioning in eu is a oven made one, not a frozen anything A whole pizza, for like 10-12$ converted in €

HamSwagwich,

You don’t even get ice in your drinks, you can’t compare. And $12 is 3x that price and I’d have to pay for water in the EU

Gabu,

In the EU you’d also get REAL pizza, as opposed to cardboard with fake 3rd rate meat on top.

HamSwagwich,

It’s funny how you think all pizza in the US is from Pizza Hut.

You do know the US food culture and depth of quality dwarfs whatever country you are from, right? That’s the problem with so many Europeans. They don’t understand the size of the US. You can’t grasp the fact that just one of our fifty states can be more diverse than your entire country. Even the largest EU member is smaller than Texas, just one of the states.

NOSin,

“US food culture” is a melting pot from which about half of it is originated from Europe, the other half from other parts of the world.

You should be wary trying to school other people about culture when your country is 500 years old, I’ll just ignore you now, because “eurotrash” is the only thing you’re gonna be able to muster as an answer anyway.

HamSwagwich, (edited )

Yes, because that’s what you are, Eurotrash. Trash like you is so common in the Internet because that’s the only place you can feel powerful and in control of your life. It’s painfully obvious to everyone.

You should be be wary of trying to school other people when you live in a tiny shithole country and think you compare to a country the size of the US.

NOSin,

You never pay for water in most of EU, but ok

HamSwagwich,

I’ve never been given free water anywhere in the EU and I’ve been to a large number of the countries. You are high as fuck if you think they aren’t charging for water. One of the many reasons I hate Western Europe, but certainly not the only one.

NOSin,

Yeah, sure kid

HamSwagwich,

Typical Eurotrash response

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

You can get a whole pizza for that price in the U.S. too. Less even. Just not at Casey’s.

Gabu,

I’ve got to ask, seeing as it’s an U.S. pizza - is it ACTUAL pizza, or the usual cardboard with pepperoni on top your country seems to love?

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t know how to answer that.

kersploosh,
@kersploosh@sh.itjust.works avatar

It may be shitty pizza, but it’s our shitty pizza.

ImFresh3x,

Obesity rates in Europe are catching up. Especially in Britain. California is leaner than most of Europe. It’s definitely not all skinny in Europe and all fatties in USA. It’s regional.

shiphoster,

Europe Britain

bad good news buddy

Nacktmull,
@Nacktmull@lemmy.world avatar

Obesity rates in Europe are catching up

Yes, thanks to americanisation and food imports from the US

HamSwagwich,

That’s on you. If you don’t want it, don’t buy it.

Nacktmull,
@Nacktmull@lemmy.world avatar

Oh I don´t but most people are too unconscious about what they eat to protect themselves from the food industry, as you might know.

theragu40,

Lol this has to be the silliest take I’ve seen.

“The Americans made us fat!” Like there’s an American sitting behind you with a riot stick, tapping their hand with it menacingly…“eat this shitty food you imported and no one forced you to buy, or else I’ll whack you in the head!”

Nacktmull,
@Nacktmull@lemmy.world avatar

Are seriously calling the idea that introducing dozens of american fast food chains into a society, will increase average body weight and unhealthy eating habits a silly take? Please elaborate how that is a silly take.

bobs_monkey,

It’s silly because it has been widely known how terrible the food is for you. Just because a bunch of rich assholes dangle fast food in front of y’all doesn’t mean you have to eat it. No one is force feeding you, so stop blaming Joe Schmoe from Arkansas because y’all don’t have the self control to consciously eat healthy. If anything, it just proves the opposite of the lazy American stereotype: everyone is lazy given the option to be.

Nacktmull,
@Nacktmull@lemmy.world avatar

You seem to assume that everyone is always making exclusively conscious decisions about everything. I think you severely overestimate the ability of people to make conscious decisions. Are you not aware that companies have been systematically lying to consumers for decades? That they are using psychology based advertising, to manipulate consumers into buying things that are bad for them? I certainly don´t believe everyone is that smart and conscious about what they are doing all the time.

Gabu,

“Catching up” in the same sense that a baby is “catching up” to Usain Bolt when it learns to walk.

DragonTypeWyvern,

Behold, the Euroslave, uncomprehending of what real freedom looks like.

I bet they would object to all the unnecessary preservatives that enhance the flavor, too.

/S

I had to add the /s because there are clearly people that don’t understand humorous statements around here. Six of them at the moment.

seitanic,

I automatically downvote any comment with /s because it shows the person doesn’t understand how sarcasm works.

Nacktmull,
@Nacktmull@lemmy.world avatar

That is a reasonable attitude. /s

archon,

Ok. /s

WhiteHawk,

Real freedom is dying of a heart attack at 30

DragonTypeWyvern,

Live fast die hard 🦅

Nacktmull,
@Nacktmull@lemmy.world avatar

… while rolling coal

Imgonnatrythis,

You haven’t really lived though until you’ve survived at least one heart attack and live with debt collectors at your back for all the medical debt you’ve incurred. THIS is the real American dream. Also diabetes.

bestusername,
@bestusername@aussie.zone avatar

The United States of Diabetes.

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