To give a disclaimer, the sweet potato casserole with marshmallows isn’t a standard food in America outside of the Thanksgiving holiday season, so most Americans don’t eat it on a regular basis. That being said, we can understand why one might find it bizarre, and even a little cartoonish, as this Redditor experienced:

“Sweet potatoes with marshmallows is something I will never understand …I first saw it in some movie where a person was making dinner and failing miserably, so I thought the whole combination was just made up terrible food intended in a funny way, like, look at this terrible cook, putting marshmallows on top of sweet potatoes! Then I found out it was actually a thing. I still don’t even understand what it’s supposed to be… Is it a dessert or a side!?”