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What obsession does your country's/region's fast food have?

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  • northwestwind@lemmy.worldN [email protected]

    I live in Hong Kong and it feels like most American fast food here involves oil and deep fried food. Then I remembered at one point HK local fast food were full of MSGs.

    It led me to this question. What is your local fast food obsessed with? It can be an ingredient, spice, sauce, cooking method, etc.

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    How can fast food have an obsession?

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    • northwestwind@lemmy.worldN [email protected]

      I live in Hong Kong and it feels like most American fast food here involves oil and deep fried food. Then I remembered at one point HK local fast food were full of MSGs.

      It led me to this question. What is your local fast food obsessed with? It can be an ingredient, spice, sauce, cooking method, etc.

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      swedish burger chains put jalapeños and avocado on everything.

      also there's the pizza salad thing

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        How can fast food have an obsession?

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        well think of it as trends and it may make more sense. Around me there's a time of year where half the local fast food restaurants are pushing sweet potato fries or onion rings made from local onions that are in season. Most of the 'obsessions'/trends seem to tie in to seasonal food that's discounted.

        I recall when tiny burgers were an obsession in the 90's though; burger king had the BK Buddies and suddenly every fast food joint started serving a slider. There was a big salad push in the 2000's.

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        • northwestwind@lemmy.worldN [email protected]

          I live in Hong Kong and it feels like most American fast food here involves oil and deep fried food. Then I remembered at one point HK local fast food were full of MSGs.

          It led me to this question. What is your local fast food obsessed with? It can be an ingredient, spice, sauce, cooking method, etc.

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          Chicago restaurant scene is obsessed with Nashville Hot Chicken right now and it's frankly embarrassing

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          • grumpyleb@lemmus.orgG [email protected]

            In Lebanon, it's getting extra garlic (toum) on your chicken shawarma.

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            oh hell yes.

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            • northwestwind@lemmy.worldN [email protected]

              I live in Hong Kong and it feels like most American fast food here involves oil and deep fried food. Then I remembered at one point HK local fast food were full of MSGs.

              It led me to this question. What is your local fast food obsessed with? It can be an ingredient, spice, sauce, cooking method, etc.

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              Würstchen in a bun.

              Germany, of course.

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              • northwestwind@lemmy.worldN [email protected]

                Fast food isn't really cheaper in HK either. Tipping culture is non-existent here so that doesn't cause a difference.

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                Our fast food isn't really fast, either. I'm not sure what the appeal is aside from known consistency, I guess.

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                • northwestwind@lemmy.worldN [email protected]

                  I live in Hong Kong and it feels like most American fast food here involves oil and deep fried food. Then I remembered at one point HK local fast food were full of MSGs.

                  It led me to this question. What is your local fast food obsessed with? It can be an ingredient, spice, sauce, cooking method, etc.

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                  Cheese Curds

                  Yeah, I live in Wisconsin, who'd guess.

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                  • northwestwind@lemmy.worldN [email protected]

                    MSG was so prevalent until people said it was bad. One of our local fast food chain restaurants still has a "No MSG" poster in some of their branches.

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                    MSG is just a kind of salt. It's absolutely fine and one guy basically said "I always get a headache after eating Chinese food, it must be those darn Chinese people's fault" and created a completely bullshit study out of nowhere and the health food nuts jumped on it and now here we are and even in China MSG has become a dirty word.

                    https://rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/body/food/msg-isnt-unhealthy

                    https://www.foodrepublic.com/1429861/msg-food-safety-myth-origin-racism/

                    tldr: food tastes better with a little MSG and there's no link between it and any known health issue.

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                    • northwestwind@lemmy.worldN [email protected]

                      I live in Hong Kong and it feels like most American fast food here involves oil and deep fried food. Then I remembered at one point HK local fast food were full of MSGs.

                      It led me to this question. What is your local fast food obsessed with? It can be an ingredient, spice, sauce, cooking method, etc.

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                      Not exactly fast food but Japan's version of Chinese food is to dump this starchy sauce on everything on the plate.

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