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[quote=Anonymous]The sweetness issue between the US and UK has always been a bit peculiar, even hypocritical to me.

The Brits do love their sweets. They eat an insane amount of candy. I see many more people eating candy in the UK than in the US. And they have treacle and golden syrup aplenty. And they put royal icing on a lot of their baked goods and royal icing is pretty damn sweet.

I think the difference boils down to that the British restrain their intense sweetness for specific things so they know what they're getting, while other baked goods and desserts are not going to be as sweet as the American counterparts. Pies is a perfect example. The British fruit pies will have less sugar and be more tart than the American equivalent. Their cakes are not as sweet (although the icings can still be pretty sweet, especially if they use a royal icing glaze). The British tend to have a lot more custardy desserts and when they talk about making pudding/dessert it almost always involves custard to some degree. They even serve custard alongside pies. So when they think of sweet flavors, the sweetness of custard is what they're expecting. But when they think of candy, trust me, they're eating something as sugary sweet as any American candy.  [/quote]

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