Hmm.. I have never tried deep-fried pizza either.
why would they change the name from Cool Ranch outside America? that's dumb
It is called "ranch" over here BTW. Other domestic brands used the name before Doritos was introduced to the market.
In the UK, it is supposedly "Doritos Cool Original" for some reason.
[Chicken fried steak] is basically a Wienerschnitzel that has gravy on it.
And... what is "gravy" in this context? From what I have seen, "gravy" is not necessarily the same in US as in Britain.
Murricans also call round scones "biscuits" despite them not being cooked a second time into a hard, dry state.
If there is something that makes me frustrated, it is when people don't adhere to proper terminology.
In this context, it is milk gravy. I've never made it myself, but my understanding it that it's basically cow milk and flour (and usually black pepper too) mixed together and cooked on a skillet. I don't know if it has drippings from the meat in it. It's similar to what comes on the American breakfast "Biscuits and gravy", except that that usually has sausage chunks in it too.
The best place to get chicken fried steak around here is a place called Nelson's. After all this talk, I may go there for lunch... Seriously, if you're ever in the south/midwest US, get some *good* chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy. Probably the best thing America has to offer. If the breading to too crunchy or salty, you got a bad one.
To confuse matters further, sometimes people refer to it simply as "Chicken fry". This term only applies to the steak and not the chicken variant even though it omits the differentiating word.
