I’m from America and I’m so obsessed with this Aussie vegetable I eat it for every meal – and also squeeze its juice into my morning coffee

An American traveler is “so obsessed” with an Australian grocery product that she can’t stop eating it.

Sammy revealed she is ‘addicted’ to beetroot and eats it with every meal. She even squeezes the juice into her morning coffee.

“I moved to Australia and became addicted to beets,” she said in a video.

‘I just can’t get enough of it. I’ve never tasted anything so delicious.’

Sammy’s love for the vegetable runs so deep that during her short trip to New Zealand all she could think about was going back to Australia and eating beetroot.

“Every morning I wake up and I eat beets and I wouldn’t eat anything else,” she said.

Sammy usually eats beetroot with yogurt for breakfast, beetroot on a bagel for lunch and a beetroot salad for dinner.

“I can’t stop eating,” she said. ‘My friends make fun of me, but I can’t get enough of it. I love the taste, color and texture.’

The American ‘doesn’t know what she’s going to do’ when she goes back home – because vegetables are ‘not as tasty anywhere’ in the US.

“I put the juice in my coffee,” she said. ‘I want it in everything.’

Some Australians were surprised by Sammy’s confession.

“I love beets, but this made me wonder what they taste like,” said one.

“Beets taste like dirt smells, if that makes sense,” wrote another.

“Eating beets while wearing a white top is RISKY,” one woman commented.

While others shared their favorite ways to enjoy the vegetable.

‘Beetroot with feta, walnuts and arugula is the best salad,’ said someone.

“Try toast, beetroot, goat’s cheese, balsamic vinegar and some black pepper,” another advised.

It is believed that beetroot became popular in Australia after the First World War.

Burgers became more and more popular thanks to the relationship with American troops after World War I in the 1930s, according to Love beets.

Beetroot next appeared on burgers as part of a joke against American troops, but became a popular staple of the Australian diet in the 1950s and 1960s.

In the 1970s, McDonalds made an ‘All Australian burger’ with a beetroot on top.

The vegetable has continued to grow in popularity, with a consumer research in 2020 it appears that Australians are buying almost 3kg per month.