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[–] dizzle18@lemmy.zip 60 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Which country will one of these people end up getting murdered? My money’s on France. Someone is going to douse their steak au poivre in bacon flavored ranch, and the reaction won’t be pretty.

[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 35 points 1 week ago (3 children)

My money is on Italy the moment they try using it as pasta sauce.

[–] dizzle18@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago

If they can even survive past asking why their pizza doesn’t have any cheese on it.

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[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Okay I get that it might be dangerous but I'm not sure if I am more or less intrigued now

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

It's fine as long as they livestream it

[–] notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Yo this is how you start WWIII

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[–] digital_man@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago

Ranch it up bro!

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Honestly, if he isn't picked they are just losing money on this.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago
[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 34 points 1 week ago (4 children)

In Europe they don't know what ranch is so Cool Ranch Doritos are called Cool American Doritos...

[–] sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org 12 points 1 week ago

in ireland its called Cool Original

[–] logi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

And with what Americans have been up to recently, they're going to have to rename it again.

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[–] Angryhumanoid@fedinsfw.app 31 points 1 week ago

No no, this makes sense. The world's opinion of us is already as low as it can possibly get, this can only help. Not likely but how much worse could it get?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Listen, I love ranch, but you're gonna want to convince the Scots and let them try to convince everyone else. Ranch is amazing on fried food, and by fuck does Scotland fry food.

[–] pet1t@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I want to see an American eat haggis with ranch

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[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

They should bring Eric Andre along, he knows how to Ranch It Up!

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ngl, I would love a trip to Europe. I'm not the biggest fan of ranch but I'd put ranch on every damn thing they want. Europeans would be side eyeing me like mad. Wouldn't care. Got free trip.

[–] bampop@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

But do you need extra dressing when the whole kitchen staff have already hocked up their chunkiest loogies to hold up their end of the cultural exchange?

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[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 12 points 1 week ago

EU: USA wtf are you doing? THE WORLD IS ON FIRE!!!!! STOP! STOP!!!!! STOP!!!!!! Nobody likes that!! Get all your stuff away from everywhere!!

USA: Oh my bad, how about we come on over there and put our stuff on your food? That’ll make everyone happy right?

EU: FFFFFFF!!!!!!!

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Free food, traveling across Europe, and all the ranch I can eat? Sign me the fuck up

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[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 week ago (5 children)

My unpopular opinion

Ranch is disgusting

[–] PodPerson@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We make ranch at home to occasionally dip things in, and it’s enjoyable. However, the slimy, sour shit that comes out of a bottle of Hidden Valley Ranch is diagusting.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Homemade ranch really is on another level! Cheaper than the bottled stuff too. $1.50 for a small thing of sour cream and another $1 for a package of seasoning. I used to just use whatever was in my spice cabinet, but the package is so convenient if you just want it easy.

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[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I used to like it, but nowadays I much prefer vinaigrettes. Ginger based Asian ones are good too. White sauces generally feel kinda heavy to me.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

After having gone out and tried other brands of ranch (hidden valley was my family's goto all my life), I have found that I aftually quite hate hidden valley's.

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[–] Ghostie@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I’ve been to a few places in Europe where I know that if I brought in ranch and put it on the food, I’d be killed.

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[–] canadian_commie@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

This new form of American imperialism is shockingly evil.

Another Walmart moment.

[–] axx@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 week ago

This is more than a job — it’s a cultural exchange powered by an incredibly versatile flavor

Good luck with that, don't die.

[–] bad1080@piefed.social 6 points 1 week ago

assistant to the branch-assador

[–] Jiral@lemmy.org 6 points 1 week ago

What's that "Ranch"? Just the usual mix of fat and sugar to drown any food and its taste with, good American style?

[–] sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org 6 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Ok but I have to break the news to you: I know many European people who have gone ape shit when they tried ranch for the first time.

[–] T156@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I can never quite tell whether that means that they loathed it, or that they went mad for it.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ranch induced psychosis is a terrible blight on humanity!

[–] T156@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It really is a terrible business. I had a friend who went the United States once, tried it, and then had a psychotic break where he started thinking he was a male sheep.

He ultimately had to be sent to a farm upstate for treatment. Some place called the Ram Ranch.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago

The place with all the throbbing cocks? I hear they produce the best poultry.

[–] sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org 3 points 1 week ago

they went wild, as in good. like when a dog gets its first taste of ice cream. they go bananas, knocking tables over and smashing into bookshelves to get their prissy little european hands on that tub of ronch

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[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Litehouse is better (it has what the ranch craves (buttermilk))

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Seeing the title photo of the article, I hope they will be put behind bars for capital culinary crimes.

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They should bring better ranch. Nothing will taste good with shit like Hidden Valley.

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The perfect representative doesn't exist... Nvm.

https://m.youtube.com/@cowphobia8623

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago
[–] Lanske@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I don't know how ranch tastes, but i always read "rank".

[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's just buttermilk with some herbs. It mostly tastes like buttermilk.

So like a creamy butter sauce.

Hidden valley adds so much extra s*** that it's undetectable underneath it all, which is a big reason why people tend to say they don't like ranch. They specifically don't like hidden valley buttermilk dressing, but normal ass ranch dressing is typically fine.

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[–] bomberesque@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I just showed this to my Italian work colleagues.

Ranch dressing on pizza....

Torches are lit, pitchforks are at the ready

And I haven't even explained to them what ranch dressing is yet

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I think this is the most American thing I've ever read.

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