Five guy style twice fried French fries. Hamburger bun grilled cheese with processed cheese food slices, hot dogs from the air fryer. Fry sauce made from mayonnaise, ketchup and malt vinegar.

Ask your doctor if American food is right for you.

Cost per person: $2.40.

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[–] 40 points 3 months ago (2 children)

review by an American: the aesthetic is right, but all the details are wrong. would definitely eat it, would never have thought to make it. fascinating to be on the other side of how other cultures must feel about our attempts at their cuisine

I'm sure someone somewhere has made that exact sandwich before, but not on purpose. that's the kind of thing you make because you're stoned or broke and it's all you've got right now

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    American here, @FauxPseudo@lemmy.world. Don't listen to this.

    That shit looks great. Looks like a sourdough bun from Jack in the Box. I don't eat a lot of food like this, maybe once or twice a year, but that there looks killer. Good job!

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  • [–] 18 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Looks totally edible. I suppose that tastes it also good.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    This is an elevated version of the 'clear out the last few things from the fridge to make it to payday" meals I remember from my childhood. Needs to be plated on a TV tray in a cigarette smelling room to complete the meal.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Adding air fryer hot dogs to my list.

    Sounds better than boiled hot dogs.

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  • [–] [S] 18 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    It turns the absolutely cheapest hotdog into crispy skinned tasties. It is now my default method of all tube meats.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Boiling is the worst way to prepare hot dogs. Even a microwave can produce better results. Boiling causes juices to leach out and the texture is no better than when it was taken out of the package.

    Notice how boiling is not listed on this page: https://nathansfranks.sfdbrands.com/en-us/articles/hot-dog-blog/how-to-cook-the-perfect-hot-dog/

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    the texture is no better than when it was taken out of the package.

    It's tough to improve on perfection!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    In my other comment I said how I love them boiled but this reminds me - when I was around 5 years old I used to sneak to the fridge and eat raw hotdogs. So maybe that's why I love them boiled today?

    I hate microwaved hotdogs

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    I used to drive to the local Home Depot just to get the hotdogs they sold out front, then I learned they were so good because they were boiled and I just started doing it at home.

    Anyway, my point is, boiled hot dogs are the best hot dogs!

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    When I was in college my room mate boiled hot dogs in my electric tea kettle and I still haven’t forgiven her. It was in 2004.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I'm sorry that happened to you. Have you reached out to them to see if they want to apologize?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    It wouldn’t take away the memory of hot dog flavored tea, so what’s the point.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    Lol that is nasty! I once got the flu after eating 2-3 hotdogs (I was a teenager) and puked them up. The taste of them coming up stopped me eating them for about 5 years. I imagine hotdog flavored tea wouldn't taste much better

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    [–] 6 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Clearly not an American if you can afford healthcare

    Looks/sounds tasty!

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    They're not grilled cheese if there's a hot dog in it.

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  • [–] [S] 13 points 3 months ago (1 child)
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    [–] 5 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    As an American I have never in my life seen anything like this.

    It looks disgusting.

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    [–] 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    As a North Carolinian, and that's as far as I go for the sake of anonymity,... this is mid-tier, as a southerner.

    Two upside-down hamburger-buns, two fried hotdogs, two slices of cheese and fries, the "default" of sides. This entire "meal" is roughly $5 of food for $2 of sustenance and I think you deserve better for yourself.

    American food? This is on the sloppier side of "American Food", there's more bread and starch on the plate than turnip greens, BBQ or at least some fried chicken, god forbid some stewed carrots or sweet potatoes or something.

    ALL THAT ASIDE

    Homie toasted the buns upside down for extra crispness, and I bet being soft on the inside makes the chew interesting, and the fries aren't exactly a low quality. The execution is top-tier, but I mean, come on.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Who the heck puts hot dogs for the hamburger patty tho

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I imagine quite salty, but delicious.

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    [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    This gave me heartburn looking at it. Lol

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    I had to look up "twice fried French fries". Sounds great but do you have a way to do it without getting oil splatter everywhere? It's the reason I stopped frying my fries and baking them just isn't the same

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    [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Is that powdered sugar on the fries?

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