Originally Posted by
u2fan
I think the chains do a very good job of serving middle-of -the -road, bland food. Their food may not be high quality, but in another sense, because it is tasteless, it doesn't really offend anyone: it appeals to the masses.
a.k.a. lowest common denominator. I've always wondered if the melting pot culture of the U.S. has produced this. Certainly the cuisines of the various ethnicities of U.S. people should make for tasty food. Otherwise perhaps one of the largest cultural and ethnic components is German which isn't renown for exciting tasty food.