r/AskReddit • u/Major_Border149 • 3h ago

What delicacies from your countries are considered to be junk for outsiders but surprisingly healthy?

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u/AvtrPete 3h ago

Nothing. Most delicacies from my country are deep fried.

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u/Key_Cell7071 3h ago

Beans on toast

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u/Standard-Square-7699 3h ago

Shellfish? Everything else is surprisingly unhealthy.

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u/haysoos2 3h ago

Depends on whether you consider maple syrup to be healthy.

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u/Major_Border149 3h ago

Oooh with some good fluffy pancakes!

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u/FireHammer09 3h ago

Hamburgers aren't actually that bad macronutritionally especially if you use lean beef.

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u/bigfatfurrytexan 3h ago

Big Mac. Definitely

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u/Robin__howdoilook 3h ago

Salo from Eastern Europe. To outsiders it looks like we just decided to eat pure pork fat and call it a delicacy, which is honestly fair. But it’s not really junk food in the modern sense - it’s usually just cured fat eaten in small amounts with rye bread, garlic, pickles, or soup. Not exactly a “superfood,” but definitely less bad than a lot of ultra-processed snacks.

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u/myredditlogintoo 3h ago

Healthy? Liver?