To the American palate natural sugars taste like sour lemons. The rest of the world goes crazy for sultanas or raisins in things because they are such a sweet little surprise. To Americans raised on a steady diet of factory brewed high fructose corn syrup, they seem to offend and overwhelm their senses.

I hear so much raisin hate on American podcasts etc. I'll never understand it.

[–] Kaiserschmarrn@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

I'm from Europe and I don't like raisins. 🤷‍♂️

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You're not far wrong, but the corollary is it's really hard to avoid unless you're fairly nutrition aware. After moving away I lost several kilo in a year by accident. Eating normal food and living someplace walkable does a lot.

ed: typo

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Even the pastry in the meme is a "pain au raisin" which they've just put.... icing sugar on top of 🤢

[–] TheControlled@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol that's absurd hahaha People have different palletes and culture and socioeconomic history. To just slash out us little Americans for a quick jab is ignorant at best. Everyone loves fruit in America. Everyone on earth loves fruit. Put that pet theory to rest.

For what it's worth, I love raisins in bread, cereal, salads and cookie and I'm American as they come.