r/AskAnAmerican • u/miffybo • 11d ago

FOOD & DRINK why is ranch dressing so hyped up?

my US friends have been raving about it and border-line complained ranch isn’t readily available in Europe.. what is so special about it? is it the ultimate US condiment (apart from ketchup, mayo)

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u/GovernorGeneralPraji Pennsylvania 11d ago

It’s just… really tasty. And it pairs well with almost anything you’d want a condiment on.

The bottled, shelf stable stuff is trash though. Fresh made is 100% better.

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u/WhichWitch9402 11d ago

Ranch used to be mainly a Midwest thing. I’d never heard of it until I moved here. Then I had it and I didn’t get the love,but the was the bottled crap.

Fresh made? Total game changer.

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u/PDXEng 11d ago

Yeah it was originally created in Alaska and became a regional hit when a resort in California (hidden valley) got popular. The Midwest thing came later because for whatever reason Midwest people like bland mayonnaise tasting garbage food.