Grabbed this quote from Gawker, where a commenter was talking about
American food:

"She says that compared to food in Ireland (where she lives) US bread
is sweet, nothing is perishable, fresh fruit and vegetables are really
expensive, and the meat is full of water and has a weird texture."

All true.

I never understood the widespread practice of adding sugar to bread
dough, and what corporate food production has done to meat is a crime.