Think I'd have about the same reaction as Warspite. Cupcakes are just too much sugar for me to take. I'd feel awful to simply decline the girl though...
I'm American, and even I think American baked goods have too much sugar in them. You can thank the liberal use of high fructose corn syrup, made possible by generous corn subsidies, for that.
I'm American, and even I think American baked goods have too much sugar in them. You can thank the liberal use of high fructose corn syrup, made possible by generous corn subsidies, for that.
The same here... Cupcakes in particular are basically made of 100% calories.
That said, it's not like high fructose corn syrup/corn subsidies is to blame for that; it's not like people add or spare sugar in their pastries based upon price, alone, it's based upon taste. Cupcakes are generally for kids, and when appealing to kids, there's no such thing as "too sweet", they'll eat barely-adulterated-with-flavor sugar straight out of a straw. (I.E. Pixie Stix.) Most adults can only touch a little of the stuff.
Of course, it's not like Americans drink "Americano" straight. Nowadays, stuff like Starbucks is more popular, and of all the things to describe that, "too thin" is likely not it... "Where's the coffee?!" would be more apt, considering the absurd amounts of fat and sugar they pour into most of their drinks. For others, cappuccino machines are more and more popular.
I remember in particular that the Germans like sweet wines, and so they eat less sweet pastries, while the French drink less sweet wines, and so they eat really sweet pastries. Because of that, my mother always said, she preferred German pastries and French wines.
NWSiaCB said: Well, it's the British that have that reputation...
Reputation yeah, but you would not believe the rate of cavity cases the US suffers. Makes you want to believe the government actually dumps fluoride into tap water reserves.
I see nothing wrong with dropping some Folgers into a coffee maker and hitting brew lol. As for the cupcakes no thanks if I'm going to be downing something sweet with my coffee give me a little bit of coffee cake instead of a cupcake.
Traditional American style coffee is significantly "thinner" (more diluted) than pretty much any other country's coffee (except maybe Canada).
I'm not just talking about what Americans would think of as "fancy" coffee preparations (like French/Italian inspired lattes and espressos), even the "straight black" coffee you get at somewhere like Dunkin' Donuts or any other place is more watery than "straight black" coffee anywhere else.
It's something my American friends comment on quite a bit when they visit Japan; how strong and bitter it is in Japan.
Drink tea...it is safer. (but not Lipton...that stuff is weak. Need at least two bags and some sugar to get anything out of it, while Twining or the like is fine with just one bag.
Though at this time of year I might add an eighth of a cup of Eggnog to the tea (Chai in this case).