>>21693930
You have no idea what you're talking about. American cuisine is a generic pastiche of European traditions married to New World ingredients, and "bread & butter" is such a basic combination that it entered the lexicon as a phrase meaning something essential and foundational. Granted, there was a time when most Americans were eating heavily processed/fortified white bread with margarine instead of butter (it was cheaper and marketed as "healthier," though perhaps just a remnant of wartime rationing), but bread & butter is still a staple of white suburban American life. We don't eat it at every meal, but it is essential to any formal meal. If you ever attend an American Thanksgiving meal, perhaps the most American meal of all, you will find that warm buttered rolls or biscuits are nearly as essential as the turkey and potatoes. (If you happen to find yourself at an alleged Thanksgiving meal without buttered bread, then they're probably serving Flamin' Hot Cheetos Mac & Cheese instead and you should check your wallet before leaving.) I'm aware of the "no true scotsman" thing but please don't get your information from pajeets and zoomers. If you come to my house, you'll get bread and butter,
The only really notable difference is sandwiches. Whereas a British sandwich will start with buttered bread, an American will instead use mayonnaise as the sandwich lubricant of choice. Both situations are unfortunate, because the Britbong is probably using Lurpak, and the Amerishart is probably using supermarket mayo, both of which are mostly sneed oils. But it is a notable difference, and since watching Sir James May OBE's groundbreaking documentary on British sandwiches, I (as an American) have started reconsidering my sandwich assembly: instead of mayo, would butter be better? The mind boggles, but the tongue rejoices either way.
t. ChatGPT
