I avoided this thread. I thought it was about Middlesborough's contribution to the world's cuisine. The Chicken Parmo.
Vile. Utterly vile.
Imagine a pizza. Now ..............................
- take away the bread base, and replace with factory-fed chicken breast fried in breadcrumbs.
- take away the tomato sauce, and all those delectable toppings of your choice; and replace with a slab of cooling, solidifying "bechamel". Tasteless, textureless sludge.
- take away the gentle sprinklings of herbs, cheeses, and other delicate flavourings; and replace with an enormous pile of cheapest of cheap grated cheese, melted under the grill.
Just disgusting.
I tried kimchi last week for the first time. And EVEN THAT is preferable!