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Jan 2021
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Episode 69: Would most Americans like th...

Cody Marosz
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Have you ever wondered what Americans thought of these foreign and not so foreign foods? Well I hone in on what most of us would think about these cultured foods. Some just sound gross! Some sound yummy! Get an inside scope of what we think of these foods so you won't get caught by surprise when you offer your new neighbor a homemade Trekking burger and they give you an unpleasant look!  


Some of the foods are:

  • Chip Butty
  • Trekking Burger
  • Tamago Gohan
  • Dondurma
  • Spaghettieis
  • Fried Butter
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