Except that at least half the country only eats that plasticky "american cheese" because they think anything else isn't patriotic.

All that other stuff: hot sauce, chips, etc., it's all just overly-processed, mass-produced, artificially-flavored crap that tries to overcompensate for the blandness of everything else that's a staple of "american" cuisine.

In other countries they actually blend spices and herbs and chilis and they use good ratios to make complex and harmonious flavors. That's not the same thing at all as putting ranch on your chicken nuggets.

And yes, I know there are immigrant communities with ethnic cuisine. But those are indicative of the cuisines of their homeland. America cannot take credit for that. Especially because there's at least a third of the country who won't eat it because they think it's too "foreign."

So providing counterexamples doesn't refute my statement because it wasn't absolute. I didn't say "all americans are like this" or that "you can't find flavorful food anywhere in america."

But the fact remains that a significant portion of the american population does avoid anything beyond white bread, american cheese, and all the most basic stuff they consider "american" or "normal" foods.

If you've never had the displeasure of knowing someone like that, good for you. You might live in a vibrant and progressive area. I haven't been so fortunate, and all my life I've been judged for enjoying fancy cheeses, herbs and spices, various types of cuisines from cultures around the world, etc. So don't tell me my experience isn't real.