"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> This American food thing got me to thinking.
>
> When I was trying that raw vegan diet, a guy in Australia posted that his
> church had an International potluck and he had offered to bring an
> American dish. Now a raw vegan diet is very restrictive and probably
> hardly indicative of any one culture's cuisine to start with.
>
> He came back from the potluck, disappointed saying that apparently
> Australians just did not like American food. So we asked him what he
> made. And he said he had made crackers and dip because he knew that
> Americans liked to dip things. We do? Hmmm...
>
> So we then asked, what kind of crackers and what kind of dip? Flax
> crackers and a bowl of Nama Shoyu (raw soy sauce) for dipping. Now why he
> would think anyone would want this combination is beyond me! I don't know
> how many here have tried flax crackers. I have. They're like eating
> nothing. You can feel something in your mouth but other than that there
> isn't a lot of taste. Unless you have flavored them. And believe me when
> I tell you that the pizza or nacho flavored ones do not taste anything
> like the real things.

I like flax crackers, but I make my own for eating with tuna.

Cheri