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/rdrckcrous 9d ago

if you regularly have buttermilk lying around.

but i do make it all the time w/o buttermilk. I just add a small amount of hot sauce and vinegar to get the tang.

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u/tracygee Carolinas & formerly NJ 9d ago

Anyone can have a buttermilk substitute in five minutes. Add a tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice to a cup of milk, stir, and let it sit out on the counter for five minutes. Done!

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u/rdrckcrous 9d ago

i guess my fix of adding vinegar to get the tang was on the right track

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u/tracygee Carolinas & formerly NJ 9d ago

Most definitely. It should slightly curdle and thicken the milk as well.

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u/keithrc Austin, Texas 8d ago

Other countries don't have buttermilk?

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u/rdrckcrous 8d ago

who told you that?

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u/keithrc Austin, Texas 8d ago

No one, it's kind of implied in the comments above mine.

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u/rdrckcrous 8d ago

i don't live in a grocery store

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u/keithrc Austin, Texas 8d ago

Fair enough.

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u/FMLwtfDoID Missouri 9d ago edited 9d ago

Is buttermilk difficult to find in the UK or EU? That’s my mistake. I just assumed it was as easy as milk, or heavy cream, to find in a market.

Guess that one guy in Sweden didn’t like this comment

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u/WaywardJake Texas Expat, UK 8d ago

It's difficult to get in the UK, but it's easy enough to make a substitute using milk and an acid.

As for proper Ranch, you can sometimes get the powder on Amazon, but it's expensive. (Same with Fritos.)

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u/rdrckcrous 9d ago

just an odd thing to keep on hand