British Fiance grossed out by peanut butter lol

It's funny, but my British fiance is so grossed out by peanut butter. I'm sure many Americans are too, but he acts like the whole idea of there being such a thing as peanut butter is weird.

I remember mentioning peanut butter and jelly and he thinking that was the most disgusting thing he'd ever heard. Come to find out he was thinking jelly was jellow. lol

Sad to say though, showing him jelly is more like jam or marmalade did not make him like the idea any more. He still thought it was the weirdest thing (and gross). I can't let him see me eating it. haha

I must say the peanut butter I bought here is not very tasty. Still, it is better than no peanut at all. hehe

My DF eats peanut butter, but wouldn't dream of adding jam to it. I must say, I have no complaints about the peanut butter here, and I've made myself several PB&J's without incident.

Wait 'til I pull an Elvis on him and make peanut butter and bacon (if I ever find Oscar Mayer bacon here again...)

My husband also hates peanut butter! Seems a bit sad to grow up in a land with no peanut butter  :\\\'( 

I've always hated peanut butter too.  The texture and appearance of it makes me gag.

I think its the whole idea of jam with peanut butter that grosses a lot of people out.  Same way a lot of people do not like maple syrup on pancakes.  Its just what they grew up eating or not eating.  I really like Asda's own reduced fat peanut butter.

I'm sure you'll find things here that don't appeal to you as well!

Its just what they grew up eating or not eating. 

Absolutely. I grew up in the UK and have become sort of accustomed to peanut butter - although it's by no means one of my favourite foods. But peanut butter and jelly??!?! UGH! I don't know how anyone can eat that. 

I'm sure you'll find things here that don't appeal to you as well!

Like, perhaps, Marmite. 

I am a bit confused, Shauna Skye. Is your British boyfriend alleging that peanut butter is unknown in Britain? That is very very very far from the truth! Perhaps he is grossed out at the way that (it seems to me) Americans place peanut butter on the "sweet" side of the sweet/savoury divide. To me as a Briton it is definitely a savoury item - it has salt in - to be spread on toast, classified alongside (say) Marmite and pâté. I must say that Reese's Peanut Butter Cups is a totally disgusting thing, but that's just my opinion. Do American shops sell sugary peanut butter?

Regarding sweet/savoury, during World War 2, many Brits were "grossed out" by seeing visiting American soldiers spreading jam on steaks, although we do have gammon steak with pineapple and also turkey with cranberry sauce I suppose.

Like, perhaps, Marmite. 

Marmite is the devil!  

Do American shops sell sugary peanut butter?

YES! The majority of them are sugary and in my opinion it is not as good as the natural peanut butter.  Seems like everything over here has sugar or HFCS added to it, but Smucker's now has a natural PB with no added sugars and Krema is also a very good brand of natural PB that would be great to use when making Thai peanutty dishes.  

Marmite is the devil!  

Mmm... marmite AND peanut butter on toast! 

Mmm... marmite AND peanut butter on toast! 

Then I think I know which option you'll pick here!

YES! The majority of them are sugary

Yuck.

Now I understand a bit more. The only kind of peanut butter most Brits know about, I think, is what Americans seem to call "natural"... tastes of salt and peanuts.

I really don't like the PB here.  It's nasty!  I'll take Jif or Skippy any day! (Thank goodness for Costco)

I really don't like the PB here.  It's nasty!  I'll take Jif or Skippy any day! (Thank goodness for Costco)

Really?!? I don't often buy PB, but the stuff here is the same as what I used to buy in the US - NO SUGAR!!!!