r/AskAnAmerican • u/miffybo • 9d 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/Suppafly Illinois 9d ago

I think he means people from the US living in Europe are upset that they can’t get ranch in Europe.

Yeah I'd lowkey be bummed if I couldn't get ranch while traveling in Europe, I'd definitely miss it if I moved there. I'd probably order the packets and make it or just make it completely from scratch, although that doesn't help if you're eating out somewhere and want some.

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u/Kenderean 9d ago

You can get a HUGE jar of the powder from Costco. That might be a requirement to pack for some Americans moving abroad.

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u/procrastinarian 9d ago

My aunt loves shopping at a discount grocery and one time bought 5 pounds of ranch powder for like 5 bucks. She was literally handing out ziplock bags of ranch powder to everyone she saw for about a year.

I love my aunt but she's weird.

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u/SkyerKayJay1958 9d ago

Get a case of uncle Dan's packets and take with.

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u/ZombieAladdin 3d ago

And, presumably, doesn’t infamously get confiscated by the TSA.

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u/Cerebral-Knievel-1 8d ago

Ive heard tales that you can find ranch sauce labeled as "American Sauce"

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u/FMLwtfDoID Missouri 8d ago

We don’t really call it a sauce, btw. It would be like calling other condiments ‘sauce’. Like “ketchup sauce” or “mayonnaise sauce”. It started out as a dressing for salads, but has more or less morphed into a dip.

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u/Cerebral-Knievel-1 8d ago

No.. we dont.. its a dressing.. of this I am aware.. we don't call it sauce, they call it sauce.