French vs British Cuisine

[awomaninsane]

I had Arancini for my lunch yesterday, very nice they were too.

 

[hopless500]

. The(y)don't cook out of packet. Please take note that I am talking about home cooking

I have to point out (not being French) that I don't cook out of a packet either. Nor do the majority of people I know.
Obviously there are exceptions but most of us like eating decent food so we take the trouble to cook.

 

[gavroche]

I have to point out (not being French) that I don't cook out of a packet either. Nor do the majority of people I know.
Obviously there are exceptions but most of us like eating decent food so we take the trouble to cook.

I am delighted to hear that.

 

[hopless500]

Absolutely agree. Love the chimp bit. I am partial to steak and kidney pie and when done well, it quite heavenly and that includes even the crust. Unfortunately the heavenly moments are rare. Have never been able to do it well even at home despite following published recipes.

I could loan you Mr Hop. He does a mean steak and kidney pie.

 

[hopless500]

If Cornish pasties are one of the top British foods, the French are clear winners.

A proper Cornish pasty is a splendid thing

 

[hopless500]

Britain wins.

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Nah, Thailand wins.

but not these

I watched someone happily tucking into a bag of deep fried locusts last year and it was
How the legs and spiky bits don't get stuck in their teeth I'll never understand.
Why anyone would eat them I may also never understand.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Thing is, French and British nosh can be good and bad, if you want the best food though, you go to Italy. FACT!

I remember reading that it was Italian chefs working in French aristocratic homes that created much of what we now think of as French cuisine. No idea how true that is but it seems plausible to me.

 

[hopless500]

I'm wondering how I've managed not to encounter a parmo in Darlington during eighteen years of residency and forty years worth of frequent visits. I've never heard of them until tonight.

Same here. I lived there for quite a few years and was first at college and then working there, and never came across them.

 

[hopless500]

I am delighted to hear that.

@The Velvet Curtain likes his cooking; trouble is he spends so much on the ingredients that he has to use slates off the roof instead of plates

 

[Fnaar]

I'm more of a sofficini man.

Findus crispy pancake?

 

[Fnaar]

Nah, Thailand wins.

but not these

I watched someone happily tucking into a bag of deep fried locusts last year and it was
How the legs and spiky bits don't get stuck in their teeth I'll never understand.
Why anyone would eat them I may also never understand.

Barcelona wins :

 

[hopless500]

Barcelona wins :

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Yebbut, you've got to take most of those home and cook them.
Thailand just does such great street food you'd not need to bother

 

[hopless500]

Now you've got me fancying fish for dinner.

 

[theclaud]

but not these

I watched someone happily tucking into a bag of deep fried locusts last year and it was
How the legs and spiky bits don't get stuck in their teeth I'll never understand.
Why anyone would eat them I may also never understand.

They do. Which, for me, is a definite minus, but I guess you could get used to it. As to why anyone would eat them - because it would be madness not to. Cheap, plentiful animal protein that is easy to gather and cook in large quantities and makes a tasty-if-a-bit-spiky snack.

 

[Arrowfoot]

I could loan you Mr Hop. He does a mean steak and kidney pie.

Thats a thought! My OH has tired a few times and they are decent and quickly tucked into but its like missing something. I recall having the best Cornish Pasty of all places in Australia and the Aussies claim that they have had it for yonks. I did a bit of research and found out that early mines were mined by miners who cam from Cornwall who brought their families and their traditions with them including their pasty.