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🏴 England Unappreciation Thread
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Davidt
·Aside from proper fish and chips (not the over battered slop you get at many seaside chippys) I’d say good quality roast dinner is the cornerstone of English cuisine.
Like anything, low quality versions give these and many other English/British staples a bad name but when done properly, British cuisine can match anything.
Like anything, low quality versions give these and many other English/British staples a bad name but when done properly, British cuisine can match anything.
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Peemacgee
··Purrrr-veyor of luxury cat box loungersI’d say good quality roast dinner is the cornerstone of English cuisine.
In fact the French nicknamed the English 'Les Rosbifs' because of this.
But it has to be served with really good Yorkshire puddings - another thing of beauty if done properly, which is easier said than done (individual ones not one of those awful dinner-plate sized things that you get in gastro pubs)
- and a roast dinner, with a good gravy, can be served without the meat (if you must)
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arturo7
·I had a Shepherd's Pie at an Irish Pub over the weekend. Basic, but quite tasty.
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Felix_La_PuBelle
··Sometimes I’m wrong. Usually.I might refer to good English food as comfort food. Once on a family trip to London, they took me for a Sunday roast at a nice pub for Father’s Day. It was delightful.
My mother used to make us Toad in the Hole. I make a version for my kids that they call Hot Dog Pie.
My mother used to make us Toad in the Hole. I make a version for my kids that they call Hot Dog Pie.
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SOG53
·After many great visits to UK I learned to save room for the desserts, among my favourites:
Eton Mess
Treacle tart
Sticky toffee pudding
Spotted Dick.
And at Christmas the real Christmas Pudding (made with suet)
Eton Mess
Treacle tart
Sticky toffee pudding
Spotted Dick.
And at Christmas the real Christmas Pudding (made with suet)
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Lug
·Bubble and squeak? I believe that is corned beef and cabbage?
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Davidt
·Definitely this ^.
In fact the French nicknamed the English 'Les Rosbifs' because of this.
But it has to be served with really good Yorkshire puddings - another thing of beauty if done properly, which is easier said than done (individual ones not one of those awful dinner-plate sized things that you get in gastro pubs)
- and a roast dinner, with a good gravy, can be served without the meat (if you must)
I got to disagree with the Yorkshire's.
My grandma (from Yorkshire) used to do a traditional Sunday roast every week and the Yorkshire's were served as a starter. The size of a large plate, cooked in beef dripping which she saved in a dish in the fridge, with thick beef and onion gravy. I’ve never tasted anything like it.
She used to say as soon as you close the oven on Yorkshire puddings you can’t open it until they’re done. No opening to check how they’re doing - the door stays closed.
Hands down the best Sunday roast I’ve ever had. My mums are good and occasionally come close, but aren’t really in the same league.
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Faz
·Now, I’ve never been to the USA (and am unlikely to visit in the next couple of years) but I always thought that 'chips' in the States are what we call potato crisps and that fried potatoes (which we call 'chips') were called 'fries' - originally ‘French fries' but changed by GWB (setting a precedent for US presidents changing the names of products and places) to ‘American fries' after some imagined differences with France.
French fries' but changed by GWB (setting a precedent for US presidents changing the names of products and places) to ‘American fries' after some imagined differences with France.
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesI will eat it all when in England. I love the traditional foods and most especially the seafood.
Back bacon is to die for. I even like British sausages.
I always go for lots of seafood while there, whether in a fine dining establishment or bought from the local fishmonger’s. A midafternoon snack of whelks from a fishmonger in Barnsley Market.
Back bacon is to die for. I even like British sausages.
I always go for lots of seafood while there, whether in a fine dining establishment or bought from the local fishmonger’s. A midafternoon snack of whelks from a fishmonger in Barnsley Market.
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Davidt
·I will eat it all when in England. I love the traditional foods and most especially the seafood.
Back bacon is to die for. I even like British sausages.
I always go for lots of seafood while there, whether in a fine dining establishment or bought from the local fishmonger’s. A midafternoon snack of whelks from a fishmonger in Barnsley Market.
Fresh, simple Seafood in the UK is great (although I assume that’s the same for all countries/areas near the coast).
A small, dressed lobster on the Yorkshire coast is around £9. We went for the weekend a couple of weeks ago and my 6 year old had two a day.
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TimeODanaos
·I was discussing this with my Mrs, who genuinely wanted to try some English traditional cuisine. I mentioned bangers, mash, baked beans, Shepard’s pie, along with mushy peas.
She did not sound much impressed, so I went on to explain what bubble and squeak was, which too was met by a frown.
I know the best food in England by far is curry, and palak paneer is my favorite dish of all, but was there anything actually flavourful or edible in England before they imported good food from the subcontinent?
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The Father
·What’s the rationale behind this if you know?
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Charlemagne1333
·Food is for lovers, not fighters. The British invented sustenance. That’s how we maintained an empire for 400 years.
We also invented coffee in 1575 - that’s AD, not PM.
We also invented coffee in 1575 - that’s AD, not PM.
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Trev
··The ArchitectBeef Wellington!
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AG77
·While studying in England I really did take to beans over toast. As a broke college student that hit the spot.
Had a friend from Cornwall who introduced me to a proper pasty. Delish.
Had a friend from Cornwall who introduced me to a proper pasty. Delish.