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Megan
As someone from the UK, I would say it is an American import and only seems to have gained popularity in more recent year. I think it part this is due to campfires being less common here (although I do say this as someone who doesn't really camp so I could be very wrong). Toasting marshmallows has been common, but we would not ordinarily put it between two biscuits (graham crackers?) with chocolate.
Lauren
I had the same question! It makes sense, but the way they talked about them like s'mores only belong in cartoons instead of being a very real camping staple was so funny to me.
Olanie A.
Well I'm in Australia and we don't really have or do s'mores. It's more of an American thing. :)
Kalliste
The idea is gaining popularity in Australia. You might get a s'mores shake, for example, but really do people make them.
Marshmallows on a campfire are used in the way they are in the book. Marshmallow on a stick only.
Marshmallows on a campfire are used in the way they are in the book. Marshmallow on a stick only.
Eszter
Where I come from, campfires are extremely popular but we fry bacon on a stick or sausages. Almost never sweets. Although I once had a chimney cake made on an open fire and it was heaven. But you need serious equipment for that. So people mostly stick a fatty bacon on a stick and drip the fat on a toast and once the bacon is fried, they eat it with the fatty toast. Another campfire thing which is very popular is cooking very meaty soups and stews in a cauldron on a fire.
My country unsurprisingly has an very high percentage of overweight people as well.
My country unsurprisingly has an very high percentage of overweight people as well.
Minna
Sweden here... and no, it's not a thing. I've tried it a couple of times and it's just a mess!
Jess
We have s'mores in Canada. So I guess it's a North American thing.
LadyCalico
Canadian campers are also big on s'mores, but I believe they used the same 1927 Girl Scout manual (the creator of the s'more) as Americans did back then.
Robin Joyce
We know about them but it seems more of a novelty thing to try once. definitely typically only an American thing. Never been a staple to a British camping experience
Fran
No, they're not. Every country has its own foods and food traditions. We don't have the crackers that are used for s'mores outside North America. We just toast marshmallows over a campfire instead, traditionally with sticks but more commonly with skewers these days. I'm familiar with s'mores from American pop culture but I still have no idea why they're called that.
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