Is it true that people outside the USA don't really know what ranch dressing is? It's a staple food here in the US. It goes with a lot of meals and it is VERY popular here.
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Is it true that people outside the USA don't really know what ranch dressing is? It's a staple food here in the US. It goes with a lot of meals and it is VERY popular here.
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I have heard of it, mainly due to over exposure to US culture - TV/film etc. Don't know what it is though. Is it kinda like mayonnaise?
It's the same with a lot of US food that we don't get over here. Only fairly recently (well... over a year ago) I tried my first Twinkie. My God it was so sweet and sickly! I can't believe anyone could eat more than 1 at a time!
I'm not sure. I just typed in "what is ra..." into several European Google sites (in their languages) and "what is ranch dressing" was the top search for a majority of them. Didn't really work for the Asian sites, though. Another case closed through the contribution of masterful detective work.
I've seen ranch outside of America, though.
It is kinda like mayonnaise, I guess. You just pour it all over your vegetables so they're not as disgusting. "Ranch dressing is a type of condiment made of some combination of buttermilk, salt, garlic, onion, herbs (commonly chives, parsley, and dill), and spices (commonly black pepper, paprika, and ground mustard seed), mixed into a sauce" according to the internet. Goes nicely with salads.
Is pretty good.
Is it a bit like Salad Cream? (Don't know if you get that in the States)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sackpapoi
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Here in Texas it's pretty much the law. Ranch on just about everything or either on the side to dip everything into.
I've never heard of it before, but I guess it tastes pretty much like French dressing? (or rather vinaigrette).
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I guess each country has its own salad dressing (Ranch dressing, French dressing, Italian dressing,...). But it seems like Ranch dressing is also used on pizzas, French fries, hamburgers, chicken, etc. so it's probably much more popular than any other salad dressing.
Ranch dressing goes incredibly well with buffalo wings. They're meant for each other.
Here our French dressing is red and kinda tangy. What the heck is that stuff? lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Oddmania
I am not a big fan of Ranch Dressing, neither the clothes (up above) or the stuff in the bottle. It is ok with dipping raw vegetables in I suppose, but still not a huge fan of it.
You mean Ranch Dressing is only in the land of FREEDOM?!
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FREEDOM!
Of course, I don't really like Ranch Dressing, it's pretty disgusting...
But I'm allowed to think that.
IN THE LAND OF FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOM!
It is nothing like a vinaigrette. I am kind of off ranch lately (lately being a decade).
As for being good with Buffalo wings, I prefer bleu cheese. Actually, that is a better description of ranch. Its like bleu cheese dressing without the bleu cheese and add in some other spices.
While I eat it with fresh veggies in a veggie platter, for salads I prefer classic Italian, Caesar, or Greek.
Are Buffalo wings basically just barbeque chicken wings?
Not really... they usually have hotter spicy sauce added to them rather than just a BBQ sauce. Some places that specialize in them you can get about any sauce you want, but generally it is a hot sauce of sorts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ali_Star
It isn't exactly substituting barbecue sauce with tobasco or Franks red hot, but that is what it reminds me of. Generally the creamy dressing is meant to douse the heat of the orange coating on the wings. Dairy is a good (possibly the only) way to counter the capsaicin that "burns" your tongue.
Ranch is basically amazing on everything, although, I don't really like it on buffalo wings though.
I have never ranch-dressed in my life. The reason for this is that the climate here is too cold for cowboy-hats and stylish leather boots 90% of the year, so buying a specific outfit you can't wear under something else for that 10% really isn't worth it.
The only time I've seen or heard of ranch is in subway. I've had it when subs come with it but I've never particularly noticed it :p
As an American in the UK I can report that I have not seen it anywhere on menus or at the grocery store. I've taken to buying Hidden Valley Ranch packets and bringing them here from the states to get my Ranch fix.
Isn't there some sort of sauce on a Big Mac? Is that ranch dressing? :confused:
Didn't actually know you were a Yank, just assumed you were a Brit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Morgana25
Yes there is a sauce, but that is more like thousand island, but I think without the pickle relish in it. So no, that isn't ranch dressing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ali_Star
Nope.. she is from the land of cheese here in the states!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ali_Star