My grandma is an Anglophile, and always staunchly defends "British Food" by sayinf things like "London has the best restaurants, I can get excellent Lebanses or Indian food there at any time".
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Ah, that old stereotype that originated during the second world war.
British food is generally shared with Europe. Like, Brits eat Steak, but who can say where that was invented. Steak is eaten throughout Europe. Same with various roasted meats, savory pies, sausages, etc. There might be some slight differences between "bangers", "chorizo" and "wurst" but it's fundamentally the same dish. Most food eaten by / prepared by Brits is fundamentally just European food. And even though KFC and McDonalds are American franchises, what they sell is essentially European food, and they're popular worldwide.
As for food that nobody except Brits eats, that can be pretty bad. But, often foods that only locals eat is bad. French food is world renowned, but that's the popular "generic European" food made with lots of butter. Andouillette hasn't caught on, and probably won't.
Reminds me of that one bit, might have been on Top Gear, "7 of the 10 best restaurants in the world are in London!" "And what kind of food do they serve?" "French Cuisine." *laughter ensues
This has probably been posted and upvoted by people who put salad on the same plate as a roast dinner.
“I will have the spaghetti and a side salad. If the salad comes on top I send it back.”
I'll have the gabagool
How does the saying go:
The beauty of their women and the taste of their food has made the British the best sailors in the world.
That's like the observation that many astronauts come from the US state of Ohio. Because they want to get as far away as possible.
(Michigander here, we love you Ohio, really we do!)
I love the fact they conquered half the world, took their spices and don't fucking use them.
We don't?
I just buy grama masala for pure decoration. I mean what else am I going to do with it? Pour it on plain toast?!
Thank you very much for the laugh!
British food is bland but nothing compared to the stuff in offer in the American Midwest.
Like Wisconsin cheese, Chicago pizza, Indiana tenderloin, Kentucky racism, and Ohio meth?
Three words: tater tot hotdish. It’s what disappointment tastes like.
"Boiling everything is a really super smart way to cook everything."
I see this a fair bit, but like our main things are Full English (fried), Fish & Chips (fried), and Roast Dinner (roasted, shockingly), so where does this come from?
As a Brit I will take this shit from anyone except Americans. Your chese is either sheets of plastic or comes in a can, you have no room to criticise any countries food.
You literally have burger cheese. It's the same shit.
The vast majority of people do not regularly eat Kraft singles just like the majority of brits don't eat burger cheese every day.
Wtf. There's so much more to cheese than 'burger cheese', whatever the fuck that is.