America is having a watershed moment: The New York Times has just introduced the sausage roll to the country.
Taking cues from British recipes, David Tanis -- who writes the weekly City Kitchen column for the Times -- describes the beloved food of Aussies as "a pleasantly spiced homemade sausage mixture [that] is easy to make up with a pound or two of ground pork shoulder."
The iconic sausage roll -- a food often spotted in convenience stores or being scoffed at sporting matches -- is, put simply, a puff pastry roll with sausage meat on the inside. It tastes best smothered with tomato sauce (ketchup).
@lakehylias whats a sausage roll. is it a rolled sausage— filthy acts at (@higureanghel) November 6, 2015
Some Americans have expressed their confusion and shock at being kept in the dark for so long, while other commenters, who are acquainted with the humble pastry, are in disbelief that U.S. has lasted so long without it.
APPARENTLY the USA doesn't know what a sausage roll is?? Excuse me whilst I breathe into a paper bag— Jellie Bee ᙙᙖ (@jellie_bee) November 8, 2015
America, please don't explore new planets when you haven't even had a sausage roll. Your priorities are in the wrong places.— illmatic (@GavinTaylorPip) November 7, 2015
The news has since created a critical conversation on how the Land of Milk and Honey is apparently lacking pastry options.
@jellie_bee @applepinetea my fiancée is American, pasties and sausage rolls don't really exist out there, at all— Rebecca Gunn (@jennytablina) November 8, 2015
The Times' recipe for sausage rolls is probably a little different to the version Australians are used to, but this is the start of a much-needed dialogue. This revelation may lead the U.S. to discover our meat pies as well, which is sure to only lead to further freak outs.
Example A:
#beefyspies #lunch #eastermonday A photo posted by Rae (@raeeetn) on Apr 6, 2015 at 8:14am PDT
Get cracking America, and put some carrot in those sausage rolls while you're at it.