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It took me a while, but I finally thought of what my "comfort food" is, which I'm actually missing right now (and I haven't left yet. lol). Sandwiches. I love sandwiches, as for the most part, they're convenient and all that. My favorite type of regular sandwich is PB&J, but I also like sandwiches that include bad types of meats. The ones that aren't particularly good for you (sodium, cholesterol, etc.), like meats made from pork (Genoa Salami and Pepperoni being two of my most favorites of them). I just absolutely love hoagies and sandwiches. It's a guilty pleasure...but, slowly been weaning myself off of the hoagies. Every once in a while I do get a craving, though, like this past Sunday, where I almost gave-in and wanted to go to our local sandwich making place to get one since I had a little extra money on hand.

So yeah, I would miss sandwiches...like I am now. lol

Originally Posted by Columbine

Then we're pretty much in agreement, although I do think that it then depends on how much you -need- the security blanket of home foods because of other things going on.

Or either the "home foods" aren't too different from the foreign country in question. There are just some foods that are international anyway, the only thing that differs, probably, is the preparatory style.

Anyway, thinking about it, I probably would get sick of just Japanese food after a few weeks, since I'm used of changing up in general so that I don't get bored with meals, unless it just happens to be something I really love (usually pasta-based dishes, regardless of the origin: Italian, Asian, Mediterranean, etc.). The only way I would stick with the same meals everyday is to save money and to not over-spend.

As long as I can have a variety and a mix and match type thing, I probably could go years without stereotypical "American food".

I may not have the experience of living abroad, but I have been introduced to different types of cuisine, which I like more so than "American", whatever that is, given that the US, anyway, is a hodgepodge of cultures and backgrounds.