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in all fairness italian cuisine is a relatively recent invention (lemmy.ml)

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[–] n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 months ago (5 children)

England had to utilize military force to control India to get the spices, to make the blandest food on the planet.

[–] deHaga@feddit.uk 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Never tried English mustard or fresh horseradish sauce then?

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

French mustard is better.

[–] deHaga@feddit.uk 1 points 3 months ago

Dijon is nice, but not as strong as English

[–] Insekticus@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

What's that old saying?

British women and British food made British sailors the best in the world.

[–] mika_mika@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They sold the spices to other nations for major profit to enrich themselves. They never intended to eat said spices.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

That's what the Portuguese and the Dutch did. By the time the British finally defeated the Dutch in... like... the seventh war, the spice trade was no longer the most profitable. It was then the Atlantic Triangle... or whatever it was called.

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What do you think tea is made of?

[–] remon@ani.social 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Leaves.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Come back

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Curry is practically the national dish in the UK now and a few variants were even invented there