British food?

[MontyVeda]

Right, let's clarify my original thread somewhat. I will start by asking a simple question: Ask any tourist why they come to Britain? How many do you think will answer: " because of the food". Probably none.

to be fair, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "I'm going to france/spain/italy.hungary/germany because of the food." IME, people are a tad more adventurous when choosing where to go than 'the food'.
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Another point I would like to make. Every time I eat a steak in France, it just melts in your mouth. I have never felt like this here and I was told that it is the way they cut the meat that makes it so tender. I don't know if that is true but it certainly makes a difference.

Almost every chunk of beef I've bought from a supermarket has been poor... butchers are far more reliable... but my brother-in-laws beef really does melt in the mouth everytime. Apparently it's all in the hanging.

 

[avalon]

English indian curry is probably my favourite British food. Can't find anything that can match it here in Australia.

 

[srw]

I have been here over 4 years and yet to find a decent resturant

In France you don't need to. All you need is an artisan boulanger and an artisan boucherie-traiteur.

 

[srw]

I couldn't agree more. You can eat out for next to nothing and know that the stuff hasn't come out of a packet. And, as like as not, it's been brought from the uberfresh Turkish/Polish grocer down the road.

It's fantastic - but I suspect a lot of it has come out of a packet, or a tin. There are some extremely high-quality tins available in my local Turkish grocery.

 

[Leodis]

French person in attacking UK food shocker... Yawn..

I never use brown sauce , ketchup and Hellman's mayonnaise but I see plenty of others doing so, no matter what they are eating.

You don't know what you are missing out on

 

[ColinJ]

@ColinJ ... you have been banished to the 'too freaky for freaks' room... chilli porridge of all things!

I had some again this morning to check - yes, it is still tasty!

 

[marzjennings]

As a Brit in the US I'm constantly told the Brit's have the worst cuisine on the planet, which I find hilarious from a country that thinks the recipe below is actually even food and not some sort of bio-waste.

The best bit is I am now duty bound (by US friends) to cook for about 30 people on both boxing day and the day after thanks giving, because folks love the 'bubble and squeak' I make.

1​

can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple in juice, undrained​

1​

pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Pistachio Flavor Instant Pudding​

1​

cup JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallows​

1/2​

cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans​

1-1/2​

cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
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[Arch]

As a Brit in the US I'm constantly told the Brit's have the worst cuisine on the planet, which I find hilarious from a country that thinks the recipe below is actually even food and not some sort of bio-waste.

Not to mention 'spray on cheese'....

I worked on a training dig for a couple of seasons, and some of the students were over from America for 6 weeks. One week, one lad's Mum sent him a food parcel. All the usual dreadful 'candy' like Herseys, and would you believe it, a box of teabags! She thought he couldn't get proper tea over here. The irony!

He made us get out the teapot and make it properly. The result? Well, fairly PGTips-ish. So, just like British tea!

 

[Globalti]

Don't forget that in Britain, not only do we have all the wonderful regional variations, many of which come from a rich variety of immigrant cultures, we also have, thanks to our six non-productive months in each annual cycle, a wide variety of superb preserved foods.... pickled, smoked, dried and salted.

At this time of year we are enjoying the fruits of Mrs Gti's efforts in the Spring. Here she is with this evening's supper:

 

[Arch]

Don't forget that in Britain, not only do we have all the wonderful regional variations, many of which come from a rich variety of immigrant cultures, we also have, thanks to our six non-productive months in each annual cycle, a wide variety of superb preserved foods.... pickled, smoked, dried and salted.

At this time of year we are enjoying the fruits of Mrs Gti's efforts in the Spring. Here she is with this evening's supper:

Love that photo!

I just bought a WI book of preserves, and have already foraged redcurrants and blackberries, and am hoping to bag rosehips, crab apples, haws and maybe rowan berries. Not uniquely British, but the wealth of jewel-like jellies we can make is wonderful, and equal to France.


Then there's chutney, to go with all our wonderful cheeses....

 

[Globalti]

Preserves..... I forgot the crystallised foods.

 

[Maz]

I never use brown sauce , ketchup and Hellman's mayonnaise but I see plenty of others doing so, no matter what they are eating.

It's a free country. It's their choice.

 

[Noodley]

I watched this today, adding a bit of spice to British food:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/programmes/b0394f74

 

[Maz]

[QUOTE 2616690, member: 1314"]Pork crackling. Another classic. (Sorry Maz but I like it.)[/quote]
Hey, I've tried Smokey Bacon crisps...

 

[Leodis]

I watched this today, adding a bit of spice to British food:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/programmes/b0394f74

That is what I love about British food, its so diverse.