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rusty1983
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:00 am Post subject: American Food vs English Food |
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adeline
Joined: 19 Nov 2007
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:35 am Post subject: |
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british food has a bad reputation, but this is largely outdated, there are tons of great restaurants now. if you are talking about the actual dishes, i think its more the names that are bad rather than the recipes. |
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pugwall
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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London was named number one culinary city in the world by Gourmet magazine. |
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giovanni

Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Location: NO
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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in before some white Brit says something about McDonald's and Mexican food before declaring the UK to have "the best curry in the world!!!!" |
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StAxX SOuL
Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Location: London
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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British food is a real mixed bag... there�s very little that�s distinctly British... fish and chips? bangers and mash?
Personally, I find the European influences at UK supermarkets make for better gourmet cooking than when I used to traipse around a FoodMaxx in Cali... don�t get me wrong, I loved picking up $0.22 burritos and 4Kg bags of Tacos but I didn�t do a great deal when it came to healthy, wholesome foods...
Taco Bell and Cheesecake Factory are two saving graces of the US... |
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Axl Rose

Joined: 16 Feb 2006
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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StAxX SOuL wrote: |
British food is a real mixed bag... there�s very little that�s distinctly British... fish and chips? bangers and mash?
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Well, let's consult people who actually know what they're talking about....
English recipes
Scottish recipes |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006 Location: korreia
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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i always find it funny how people will always compare the heights of their culinary world to the lowest of others'. if you chose to buy mcdonalds and taco bell (which is pretty much like saying frozen fish sticks and french fries constitute British food - it ain't real mex, however tasty it might be when you're drunk at 3 am) exclusively while you were in america, that was a choice you made. the US has endless culinary options, all depending on where you go. koreans do this all the time. "amerika - only ham buh gah!" yeah..and korea's all about rotten cabbage (ouch, that one's actually true)
i don't really know much of anything about british food other than pub grub i've had here and in the states. i guess i like meat pies. |
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cwaddell
Joined: 23 Jan 2006
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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I just read this and felt homesick. Absolutely delicious.
Haggis HT MC Scottish 230mins plus soaking
Serves 4 Hot Offal Main Course Dairy Free Eggless Scotland British Europe
IngredientS
1 Sheep's Stomach
Salt
1 Sheep's Heart
1 Sheep's Liver
225g/8oz Fresh Suet
75g/3oz Oatmeal
1 teasp Salt
� teasp Black Pepper
� teasp Cayenne Pepper
� teasp Nutmeg
180ml/6fl.oz Stock
Instructions
1. Wash the sheep stomach well, rub with salt and rinse thoroughly. Remove the membranes and any excess fat then soak in cold salted water for several hours.
2. Place the sheep's heart and liver in a large saucepan, cover with cold water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Chop the heart coarsely and finely chop the liver. |
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dogshed

Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:20 am Post subject: |
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StAxX SOuL wrote: |
British food is a real mixed bag... there�s very little that�s distinctly British... fish and chips? bangers and mash?
Personally, I find the European influences at UK supermarkets make for better gourmet cooking than when I used to traipse around a FoodMaxx in Cali... don�t get me wrong, I loved picking up $0.22 burritos and 4Kg bags of Tacos but I didn�t do a great deal when it came to healthy, wholesome foods...
Taco Bell and Cheesecake Factory are two saving graces of the US... |
The Cheesecake factory is overpriced crap. |
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alpope23

Joined: 15 Mar 2006
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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:28 am Post subject: |
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Ah. The fried/boiled debate. |
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lastat06513
Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Location: Sensus amo Caesar , etiamnunc victus amo uni plebian
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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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Does England have a national dish??? |
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Wangja

Joined: 17 May 2004 Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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lastat06513 wrote: |
Does England have a national dish??? |
Curried Pict is one of my favourites. |
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Dome Vans Guest
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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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lastat06513 wrote: |
Does England have a national dish??? |
Not really. America and England are both multi-cultural when it comes to their food. There's not one defining dish anymore. There's food that you may class as traditional but not everybody eats it all the time. It's not like Kimchi, Borscht, curry etc that the majority of the country eats for most of the time.
Fish and Chips isn't isn't eaten by enough people all the time to be considered a national dish, probably the same as the States. There's just the stereotypical "national" dishes. |
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rusty1983
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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Last thing I remember seeing was the English national dish is chicken curry |
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Pluto
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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rusty1983 wrote: |
Last thing I remember seeing was the English national dish is chicken curry |
Much like in the United States, there is the American Burrito. |
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