Is peanut butter popular outside of the US?

In America, we eat over a billion pounds of peanut butter a year. Other countries, not so much. In fact, there are countries where you will have trouble even locating the stuff. France, Italy, Argentina, Russia, and China are just a few that don’t get what the fuss is all about.

Why is peanut butter only popular in America?

Peanuts, which are cheap and high in protein, have been consumed in the United States for more than 250 years, but peanut butter wasn’t developed until the 1890s and didn’t become popular until the 1920s, when it was first mass produced. The meat shortage caused by World War II made the creamy spread an American icon.

Which country consumes the most peanut butter per capita?

The countries with the highest levels of peanut butter per capita consumption in 2019 were Denmark (1.76 kg per person), Bulgaria (1.65 kg per person) and the UK (1.53 kg per person).

Which country is least interested in peanut butter?

10 Countries Where It’s Nearly Impossible to Get Peanut Butter

1. France. PIN IT.
2. Italy. PIN IT.
3. Spain. PIN IT.
4. Sweden. No peanut butter for this small European region.
5. Israel. PIN IT.
6. Brazil. While they don’t have real peanut butter, Brazil actually has a slight knock off.
7. Indonesia.
8. Ecuador.

Is PBJ an American thing?

Peanut Butter and Jelly (PBJ) is an American staple as most school kids took PBJ sandwiches to school, with ‘Tater-chips. There is no real “traditional” jelly. That said, back in the 50’s and 60’s and probably in the 70’s “Welch’s Concord Grape jelly” was advertised as the esoteric Cadillac of Jelly’s for PBJ.

Where is peanut butter most popular?

China leads the world in the production of peanuts with a solid 41.5 percent of overall world production, followed by India and the US, positioning China as the great peanut butter hope. “China has been a focus for more than a decade…and [the peanut butter market] is growing rapidly there.

Does China have peanut butter?

Peanut butter isn’t very popular in mainland China (although it’s not impossible to find in cities like Hong Kong). All that may change soon, however, since Hormel Foods purchased Skippy with the intention of “seizing opportunities in China.”