Why don't they have peanut butter in France?

Advertisement. The average European eats less than 1 tablespoon of peanut butter a year. Because apparently they're insane. PB is extremely difficult to find in Europe, and when you finally do, the store will probably have neither your preferred brand nor both crunchy and smooth options.

Is peanut butter available in France?

Peanut butter is not at all a common food item in France. When you go to the supermarket, you see lots and lots of jellies and jams of every conceivable flavor (including at least a dozen varieties of plums), an entire section of Nutella, more varieties of honey than you knew existed, and chocolate …

Do the French not like peanut butter?

Food. The French will drench snails in garlicky butter yet call peanut butter or pumpkin pie “disgusting.” A whopping 89% of Americans and Canadians eat peanut butter, the other 11% have food allergies or are just plain weird.

Do they not eat peanut butter in Europe?

But the EU is still a tiny, tiny market for U.S. peanut butter. The average European still eats less than one tablespoon of U.S. peanut butter in an entire year. That's not nearly enough to make a dent in the glut.

Which country is least interested in peanut butter?

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Does Italy have peanut butter?

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If you absolutely cannot go without peanut butter while you're in Italy, then bring it from home. It isn't widely available here. I found some the other day at Auchan (huge two-story supermarket at the mall) in the refrigerated section next to the butter.

What country eats the most peanut butter?

China. China is not only the leading producer of peanuts but also the top consuming country. In 2017/2018, it produced approximately 18.5 million metric tons of the nuts or 41% of the total world's production and exported about 7%, consuming the rest.

Why is peanut butter rare in Europe?

Advertisement. The average European eats less than 1 tablespoon of peanut butter a year. Because apparently they're insane. PB is extremely difficult to find in Europe, and when you finally do, the store will probably have neither your preferred brand nor both crunchy and smooth options.

Do other countries hate peanut butter?

In America, we eat over a billion pounds of peanut butter a year. Other countries, not so much. In fact, there are countries where you will have trouble even locating the stuff. France, Italy, Argentina, Russia, and China are just a few that don't get what the fuss is all about.

Why is there no peanut butter in Germany?

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The good news is that you can actually find peanut butter in Germany. The bad news is that the variety and quality of peanut butter here stinks, perhaps because there isn't huge demand for it. Very few Germans I know eat, let alone like, peanut butter.

What food do French people not like?

What can you not eat in France?

What American foods are not in France?

Does the UK have peanut butter?

It is also a rich source of protein, fat and fibre. And, unsurprisingly, the most popular nut-based spread, both globally and in the UK, is peanut butter.

Does France have Oreos?

In France Lu cookies are the equivalent to Oreos. Not that they taste the same, nor look the same. No, not at all. But, like Americans (kids included) who indulge on the white center of the Oreo cookie before eating the chocolate crust, the French have a similar tradition, they snap off the corners of the LU first.

Do they sell peanut butter in Spain?

American foods that you can find at these big supermarkets include: peanut butter, maple syrup, bagels, baked beans, Ranch salad dressing, popcorn, Doritos, Pringles, Tex-Mex, ribs and chicken wings, apple pie (more like apple tart), and chocolate chip cookies.

Do Russians eat peanutbutter?

Peanut butter is probably one of most talked about “missing foods” in Russia among foreigners. However, once nonexistent in Russia, peanut butter has been making significant inroads and can generally be found in health food stores, larger supermarkets, and high end supermarkets. Look for it in the snack food aisle.

Why do other countries not eat peanut butter?

The short answer is market taste. In other countries, some people view Americans' love of peanut butter as an Achilles' heel for the American people, a gluttonous indulgence that will eventually lead to their demise as they croak over under the strain of an exceptional tongue-reach to lick their doughy cheeks.

Is PBJ an American thing?

There's nothing more American than peanut butter and jelly – except for one small detail: Peanut butter isn't actually American at all. It's Canadian.

Does Europe sell peanut butter?

Peanut butter is an especially tough sell in most of Europe. American peanut farmers have even tried advertising peanut butter to Europeans to warm them up to what could be a golden export for us, but no one's biting. "The average European still eats less than one tablespoon of U.S. peanut butter in an entire year."

What American products are not available in Europe?

Can you get peanut butter in Switzerland?

You will find peanut butter in a sizeable Migros or Coop supermarket, also in health food stores. Smaller supermarkets are less likely to carry it. It is sold variously as Peanut Butter (if it's pretending to be American), Erdnusscreme, Erdnussbutter and Erdnussmus.

Does Mexico have peanut butter?

You can find a jar of peanut butter in about 94% of kitchen pantries in the U.S.; in Mexico, the figure is closer to about 10%.

Why is peanut butter so popular in America?

Peanuts, which are cheap and high in protein, have been consumed in the United States for more than 250 years, but peanut butter wasn't developed until the 1890s and didn't become popular until the 1920s, when it was first mass produced. The meat shortage caused by World War II made the creamy spread an American icon.