#8 encounter with food① American snacks

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I experienced staying in the U.S. for nine months. That was the first time to stay abroad long-term, and I found some differences in snacks between the U.S. and my country, Japan.

This is a photo of many flavors of Oreos I found at Walmart. In Japan, I can't find any of these flavors. I didn't know the flavor of birthday cake, fireworks, carrot cake, and toffee crunch. I was also surprised that there were gluten-free Oreos or double-stuffed Oreos. I tried almost all flavor, at least fourteen flavors,  I remember that carrot cake Oreo and mocha caramel latte Oreo were my favorites. 

These are photos of Pop-Tarts, a famous snack in the U.S. These are very sweet, and the taste is almost only sugar. This snack is eaten for a breakfast. It surprised me because eating sweets in mornings is considered a bad habit in Japan.  

Finally, this is a photo of microwave popcorn. I was surprised about two things. What I was surprised about was that there are so many kinds only for butter-flavored popcorn. I can't imagine how these are different between movie-theater butter, ultimate theater-style butter, butter lovers, and extra butter. The other thing I was surprised about is that it is common to have popcorn at home in the U.S. I've heard that some families do movie nights on Fridays, so microwave popcorn may be needed for them. Compared to the U.S. culture, Japanese families tend to not have a family night or movie night. 

I found that culture is deeply related to what we eat. 

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