What do you put on a sandwich? Mustard or Mayo? Tomatoes and Lettuce? Are you ever surprised when you travel what condiments are automatically put on your sandwich in different places?

Recently I had a facebook post that veered off onto what people put on their sandwiches, and also what condiments they use with particular foods. One comment from a woman who lives outside of Toronto said she found it odd that American’s don’t butter their bread for sandwiches. She said she even butters peanut butter and Jelly.

Many Americans think I am a very picky eater, I guess it does seem like I am Sally from when Harry Met Sally, but when I am with people from outside of the US I have no problems.

Personally, I never like mayo on anything but in tuna or chicken salad. The idea of it smeared on bread is icky to me. A lot of restaurants automatically put mayo on sandwiches and burgers.

I don’t like pasta or potato salad, generally I don’t like a lot of cold foods. I have a lot of trouble at picnics.

I hate fresh tomatoes and blueberries. I need to 86 tomatoes all of the time in restaurants.

I hate creamy salad dressings. For a while there it was hard to get dressing, finally balsamic vinagrette is back in vogue.

I don’t eat cream cheese.

I don’t like cold cheese, only melted. Most premade sandwiches at office lunches have cheese on them.

I don’t like whipped cream, which is piled on top of most every dessert.

The idea of ketchup on a hot dog is yuck! Has to be mustard.

I would never drink a glass of milk with a meal, I was tortured by that in school when I was young. I was SHOCKED when I went to college in the midwest and students actually chose to drink milk with a meal.

I drink Coca Cola with no ice. My husband ordered this on our first date and I knew I could marry him lol. He was not born in the USA, just to support my statement above. In fact, if you come to my house I rarely have ice in my freezer.

What do you eat that is unusual? Or, what do you find different from one country to another, or from one region of the US to another?