So THAT'S why coke tastes different in the USA

[trailmix 77]

I also find everything here much much too sweet. We just bought a bread maker last week because I can't stand bread that you buy here off the shelf, which includes things like hamburger and hotdog buns (i've only had 1 chicken burger at mcdonald's since we have been here and the bun totally put me off - maybe that's a good thing ).

Does the breadmaker make a HUGE difference?(my husband says its the water that makes the bread and bagels not so good) hes from New york city and italian..he might say anything to make excuses for the bread!! I'de buy a breadmaker in an instant if I thought it would help!

It is HUGE. Now, I did manage to find some bread that tasted pretty 'normal' - like the french loaf at the Albertson's bakery - but I don't want to limit myself that much.

Does it taste like regular bread you would get off the shelf in Canada? No - is it a million times better than most packaged breads here - definately yes.

I don't use tap water, I use purified water - but I don't know how much of a difference that makes

In a typical 'basic' bread loaf recipe - for a 2lb loaf - you would add only 2 Tbsp of sugar per the recipe and I actually use a bit less than that.

[Sprailenes 47]

I also find everything here much much too sweet. We just bought a bread maker last week because I can't stand bread that you buy here off the shelf, which includes things like hamburger and hotdog buns (i've only had 1 chicken burger at mcdonald's since we have been here and the bun totally put me off - maybe that's a good thing ).

Does the breadmaker make a HUGE difference?(my husband says its the water that makes the bread and bagels not so good) hes from New york city and italian..he might say anything to make excuses for the bread!! I'de buy a breadmaker in an instant if I thought it would help!

It is HUGE. Now, I did manage to find some bread that tasted pretty 'normal' - like the french loaf at the Albertson's bakery - but I don't want to limit myself that much.

Does it taste like regular bread you would get off the shelf in Canada? No - is it a million times better than most packaged breads here - definately yes.

I don't use tap water, I use purified water - but I don't know how much of a difference that makes

In a typical 'basic' bread loaf recipe - for a 2lb loaf - you would add only 2 Tbsp of sugar per the recipe and I actually use a bit less than that.

Purified water does make a difference, its a small difference but when making bread every bit helps.

I love our bread maker, we haven't bought bread since we have moved into our own place. Its great.

[thetreble 19]

hey trailmix, thanks for your great reply........not!

There is an abundance of people maoning about how things are too sweet and how everything tastes wrong here in the US. I've lived in Canada for 33 years and for 5 years now in the US and around 2 years previously here as well, and very little tastes different. I have bought a few items from Canada and my wife and I can't tell the difference, but I guess we must be in the minority. It's just too funny that the forum keeps getting these food threads that just turn into "I don't like this food here", and "Canada has better tasting food items". If you "think" that hfcs is bad, great, just stop the non-stop threads whining about it.

Anyways, I have a job to go to, so I won't be here to see your, or anyone else's replies for almost a week....darn.

Let the bashing begin!!!!!!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!

This coming from a person who has not posted a topic since Dec. 2006. If you aren't going to be an active member of the community, then why bother posting a single, negative post?

I guess some people get kicks outta that.

[shawna7 4]

I also find everything here much much too sweet. We just bought a bread maker last week because I can't stand bread that you buy here off the shelf, which includes things like hamburger and hotdog buns (i've only had 1 chicken burger at mcdonald's since we have been here and the bun totally put me off - maybe that's a good thing ).

Does the breadmaker make a HUGE difference?(my husband says its the water that makes the bread and bagels not so good) hes from New york city and italian..he might say anything to make excuses for the bread!! I'de buy a breadmaker in an instant if I thought it would help!

It is HUGE. Now, I did manage to find some bread that tasted pretty 'normal' - like the french loaf at the Albertson's bakery - but I don't want to limit myself that much.

Does it taste like regular bread you would get off the shelf in Canada? No - is it a million times better than most packaged breads here - definately yes.

I don't use tap water, I use purified water - but I don't know how much of a difference that makes

In a typical 'basic' bread loaf recipe - for a 2lb loaf - you would add only 2 Tbsp of sugar per the recipe and I actually use a bit less than that.

Purified water does make a difference, its a small difference but when making bread every bit helps.

I love our bread maker, we haven't bought bread since we have moved into our own place. Its great.

I'm buying a breadmaker ASAP!!

[xtinab 0]

BB actually makes bread from scratch without a bread maker....when I was in Toronto, he did the most amazing thing ever

In the morning, I woke up with a package on my doorstep. It had arrived at about 8am, I woke up at about 9 am because he had told me he sent me a surprise so I was excited. He prepared a loaf...froze it and then packed it in dry ice and overnighted it to me from Columbus!!!!So I open this package and its a frozen loaf of unbaked bread! All I had to do was take it out, let it sit on the counter to defrost/rise then put it in the oven and bake it. It was a) the sweetest f*ckin thing ANYBODY's EVER done!!!! B) AMAZING tasting honey wheat bread c) a deal closer for me to want to be with him...lol!

[Sprailenes 47]

BB actually makes bread from scratch without a bread maker....when I was in Toronto, he did the most amazing thing ever

In the morning, I woke up with a package on my doorstep. It had arrived at about 8am, I woke up at about 9 am because he had told me he sent me a surprise so I was excited. He prepared a loaf...froze it and then packed it in dry ice and overnighted it to me from Columbus!!!!So I open this package and its a frozen loaf of unbaked bread! All I had to do was take it out, let it sit on the counter to defrost/rise then put it in the oven and bake it. It was a) the sweetest f*ckin thing ANYBODY's EVER done!!!! B) AMAZING tasting honey wheat bread c) a deal closer for me to want to be with him...lol!

I must say this post made me smile and go: "AWWZ"

[trailmix 77]

BB actually makes bread from scratch without a bread maker....when I was in Toronto, he did the most amazing thing ever

In the morning, I woke up with a package on my doorstep. It had arrived at about 8am, I woke up at about 9 am because he had told me he sent me a surprise so I was excited. He prepared a loaf...froze it and then packed it in dry ice and overnighted it to me from Columbus!!!!So I open this package and its a frozen loaf of unbaked bread! All I had to do was take it out, let it sit on the counter to defrost/rise then put it in the oven and bake it. It was a) the sweetest f*ckin thing ANYBODY's EVER done!!!! B) AMAZING tasting honey wheat bread c) a deal closer for me to want to be with him...lol!

That is so nice!!

[Carlawarla 1]

That's so sweet! True love.

[DeadPoolX 9]

That's so sweet! True love.

We should pronounce it correctly: "Twue Wove."

The Princess Bride has messed my mind up permanently.

[Marilyn. 340]

That's so sweet! True love.

We should pronounce it correctly: "Twue Wove."

The Princess Bride has messed my mind up permanently.

Princess Bride FTW!!!

[Gypsyangel 11]

Just read this article on sugar and sugar substitutes. Nothing conclusive, but it does say it's not so much what kind of sugar but how much. And that sugar (mostly HFCS) is added to so much stuff that Americans are eating way more sugar than they ever have. My issue is that I don't need HFCS in my ketchup ... I don't need it in my bread ... I don't need it in my peanut butter ... I don't need it in my salad dressing ... I don't need it in my yogurt. It's in the most unexpected places! And it's too sweet in my Starbucks iced tea. It's too much!!!!

http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/personal-finan...-and-sweeteners

Maybe this post should have gone in the rant section!

[Sandrila 1]

I would like to add, based on my travel abroad, COKE definitely tastes different to me here in the USA.

I like it better here

[The_Dude 1,142]

You can get coca cola with sugar cane sugare instead of high fructose here in los angeles, and most southern states. You just have to find it at a Mexican Market.

[TayL 0]

The thing that bugs me the most about US pops? Caffeine. I have a severe caffeine allergy. In Canada? I can grab a Mountain Dew, no worries. If it's not brown, I'm good to go. And most root beers are safe. In the US? I have to check the label of ANY POP I DRINK. There are some brands of ORANGE POP which are caffeinated. In reading the label of a pop called, I think, Sierra Mist, I discovered that some pop makers put VEGETABLE OIL into pop.

It's gross. I've long since stopped drinking pop when I visit the US, which sucks, because I LOVE pop. I'll probably end up buying cans of club soda (if they even have it down there, never looked) and put it into my juice and stuff once I'm down for good.

[Emancipation 2]

The thing that bugs me the most about US pops? Caffeine. I have a severe caffeine allergy. In Canada? I can grab a Mountain Dew, no worries. If it's not brown, I'm good to go. And most root beers are safe. In the US? I have to check the label of ANY POP I DRINK. There are some brands of ORANGE POP which are caffeinated. In reading the label of a pop called, I think, Sierra Mist, I discovered that some pop makers put VEGETABLE OIL into pop.

It's gross. I've long since stopped drinking pop when I visit the US, which sucks, because I LOVE pop. I'll probably end up buying cans of club soda (if they even have it down there, never looked) and put it into my juice and stuff once I'm down for good.

i drink Polar selzer water.. mmm so good