Current Events > British food is the worst

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sfcalimari posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/62c1b3fc.jpg

Pfft. That's not even a Greggs. That's a superior sausage roll from somewhere like Waitrose or M&S.

sfcalimari posted...

But it's ok for you to come in here trolling about American food safety while defending literally mad cow disease island, and troll about Americans not leaving the country or about British food being available and desired "all over the world," then you get upset when people point out basic facts to you.

In that same vain, why is it ok for Americans to keep making these troll topics with the mods doing fuck all? If it was Brits making these topics about shitting on American food they would get modded by now.

spikethedevil posted...

In that same vain, why is it ok for Americans to keep making these troll topics with the mods doing fuck all? If it was Brits making these topics about shitting on American food they would get modded by now.

Because that would be incorrect statement of fact, i.e. trolling.

sfcalimari posted...

Because that would be incorrect statement of fact, i.e. trolling.

Ha! Gottem!!

I was modded for saying that some people can't dance though so idk tbh I think this topic is moddable.

Fun fact: in the UK it is now illegal to import Pop Tarts from the USA. Lol.

K181 posted...

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/08/business/kripsy-kreme-paris-open-store/index.html

The irony being that the French have been making great donuts and pastries for hundreds of years. Its just about the only thing they do well.

Also, a line outside a new shop/restaurant means nothing. The first McDonald's in Moscow had a long line, lol..

dioxxys posted...

Though the best fish and chips I've ever had was from an Irish pub. Heck some of the best food I've ever had was from Irish pubs. I've had some killer chicken quesadillas from one and a burger.

That's a key fact. In the UK, you can go into almost any pub in the country (there are thousands of them), and the chances are you'll find a very large menu full of fresh food cooked from scratch on the premises.

DarkDoc posted...

The irony being that the French have been making great donuts and pastries for hundreds of years. Its just about the only thing they do well.

Lmao

DarkDoc posted...

Fun fact: in the UK it is now illegal to import Pop Tarts from the USA. Lol.

The irony being that the French have been making great donuts and pastries for hundreds of years. Its just about the only thing they do well.

Also, a line outside a new shop/restaurant means nothing. The first McDonald's in Moscow had a long line, lol..

That's a key fact. In the UK, you can go into almost any pub in the country (there are thousands of them), and the chances are you'll find a very large menu full of fresh food cooked from scratch on the premises.

That's because the Soviets wanted to taste freedom.

And I know, Europeans hate American cuisine. Until they visit the US, and then they invariably stuff themselves on basically everything we have and every regional variety of where they are visiting like their lives depend on it.

I've never been to England, but based on what I've seen of their food and what I've eaten in the US I feel like American restaurants that feature UK fare do those dishes better than how you'd get them in the UK. I'm sure there are exceptions, but yeah.

Did they just saute french fries with peppers and onions?

K181 posted...

That's because the Soviets wanted to taste freedom.

And I know, Europeans hate American cuisine. Until they visit the US, and then they invariably stuff themselves on basically everything we have and every regional variety of where they are visiting like their lives depend on it.

Foreigners do that in every country. Food is one of the main reasons that people like to travel. Dont flatter yourself by thinking its exclusive to your country.

Villain_S_Fiend posted...

I've never been to England, but based on what I've seen of their food and what I've eaten in the US I feel like American restaurants that feature UK fare do those dishes better than how you'd get them in the UK. I'm sure there are exceptions, but yeah.

At least you start by indicating that you have no idea what youre talking about.

DarkDoc posted...

Fun fact: in the UK it is now illegal to import Pop Tarts from the USA. Lol.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4474e232.jpg

Glob posted...

At least you start by indicating that you have no idea what youre talking about.

No need to come at me all snooty. Don't get me wrong and assume I'm taking some idiot nationalist stance - I'd love to visit and go to all kinds of restaurants. Eating while traveling is the best. If I got proven wrong that'd be awesome.

But for me it's the same type of idea as Philly cheese steaks. I bet there's some place in Wisconsin or something that does a Philly style cheese steak that's just as good or better than one you'd get in Philly. The conceit of location is way overblown.

Speaking of conceit and being snooty: assuming your defensiveness means you're from the UK, are you one of those folks that sees sausage gravy and goes "that's not gravy! Gravy's brown!"?

Glob posted...

Foreigners do that in every country. Food is one of the main reasons that people like to travel. Dont flatter yourself by thinking its exclusive to your country.

At least you start by indicating that you have no idea what youre talking about.

I'm not suggesting that American food is particularly special, merely that the notion that it's shit is pretty patently false.

Foppe posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4474e232.jpg

Yeah the US cant talk.

Villain_S_Fiend posted...

No need to come at me all snooty. Don't get me wrong and assume I'm taking some idiot nationalist stance - I'd love to visit and go to all kinds of restaurants. Eating while traveling is the best. If I got proven wrong that'd be awesome.

But for me it's the same type of idea as Philly cheese steaks. I bet there's some place in Wisconsin or something that does a Philly style cheese steak that's just as good or better than one you'd get in Philly. The conceit of location is way overblown.

Speaking of conceit and being snooty: assuming your defensiveness means you're from the UK, are you one of those folks that sees sausage gravy and goes "that's not gravy! Gravy's brown!"?

TBF US Biscuits and Gravy look like someones vomited over some scones.

One stereotype about US food that I have found true is that the portion size is fucking ridiculous.

Do people eat that much, or is there a lot of waste? Is it just a way for them to charge more?

ai123 posted...

One stereotype about US food that I have found true is that the portion size is fucking ridiculous.

Do people eat that much, or is there a lot of waste? Is it just a way for them to charge more?

That and so much of it is pumped with artificial BS.

kurdt032 posted...

Pasta lol. You call it noodles ffs

They gotta call Spaghetti Bolognese spag bol because otherwise they might remember its ethnic.

Villain_S_Fiend posted...

Speaking of conceit and being snooty: assuming your defensiveness means you're from the UK, are you one of those folks that sees sausage gravy and goes "that's not gravy! Gravy's brown!"?

I'm sure it tastes good, but I don't know how anyone can think it looks good.

spikethedevil posted...

TBF US Biscuits and Gravy look like someones vomited over some scones.

ai123 posted...

I'm sure it tastes good, but I don't know how anyone can think it looks good.

I get that. It looks great to me, but some dishes only look appetizing if you've grown up with them.

Villain_S_Fiend posted...

No need to come at me all snooty. Don't get me wrong and assume I'm taking some idiot nationalist stance - I'd love to visit and go to all kinds of restaurants. Eating while traveling is the best. If I got proven wrong that'd be awesome.

But for me it's the same type of idea as Philly cheese steaks. I bet there's some place in Wisconsin or something that does a Philly style cheese steak that's just as good or better than one you'd get in Philly. The conceit of location is way overblown.

Speaking of conceit and being snooty: assuming your defensiveness means you're from the UK, are you one of those folks that sees sausage gravy and goes "that's not gravy! Gravy's brown!"?

Youre backpedaling now. Before it was that you thought the US did UK food better than the UK. Now youre saying that some places other than the UK might possibly do it better than the average place in the UK. Those are very different claims.

I dont live in the UK, though I have done. I also travel extensively and used to be a professional chef.

Ive no issue with other kinds of gravy. I wasnt brought up on bisto. However, as somebody else has already pointed out, biscuits and gravy dont exactly look appealing. Ive only ever tried them twice, and was thoroughly disappointed both times, so I doubt there will ever be a third.

McMarbles posted...

They gotta call Spaghetti Bolognese spag bol because otherwise they might remember its ethnic.

Italian is hardly ethnic

'Spag bol' is an example of middle class slang.

You don't get much middle class slang.

It does look kinda weird but id try it out still

Funkydog posted...

Italian is hardly ethnic

It is if you aren't Italian. Being normalized in your mind doesn't make it not ethnic.

ellis123 posted...

It is if you aren't Italian. Being normalized in your mind doesn't make it not ethnic.

Spaghetti bolognaise is not part of Italian cuisine.

ellis123 posted...

It is if you aren't Italian. Being normalized in your mind doesn't make it not ethnic.

Literally what are you on about

Didn't get the Kinder joke. Are they banned too?

K181 posted...

That's because the Soviets wanted to taste freedom.

Well then, you could make up a similar excuse about Krispy Kreme. Like, they were a big deal in the UK about 10 years ago too. These days the refrigerator is hidden at the back of the supermarket somewhere.

K181 posted...

And I know, Europeans hate American cuisine. Until they visit the US, and then they invariably stuff themselves on basically everything we have and every regional variety of where they are visiting like their lives depend on it.

I don't know what this is supposed to mean.

Europeans NEVER come to the USA for the food. And once you've travelled 10,000 miles, what are you gonna do, go on hunger strike?!

Like, when people go to Italy or Switzerland or China, it's conceivable that one of the main reasons they go is for the food. But nobody ever said "I wanna go to America because I wanna eat burgers for every meal for 14 days straight".

Notice also, I didn't say I hated American food - I've eaten in over 25 states, including some restaurants that claimed to be best-in-state. Some of it was ok. But half of it is shit. And nearly all of it is unhealthy.

ai123 posted...

One stereotype about US food that I have found true is that the portion size is fucking ridiculous.

I was gonna say this.

It's not like Europeans go to America and deliberately order big portions of everything. It's because they have no choice.

emblem-man posted...

Remove the pudding and add some eggs and you've got yourself a typical breakfast don't you?

Beans, mushrooms, and tomatoes are a typical breakfast? No.

GEKGanon posted...

Beans, mushrooms, and tomatoes are a typical breakfast? No.

This man has a Bowl of Beans. A Bowl of Beans for Breakfast.

I never understood the "lol beans for breakfast" stuff. I fucking love beans. Everyone should love beans. Beans are an anytime food. A classic Venezuelan breakfast plate has beans and it's amazing.

Villain_S_Fiend posted...

I never understood the "lol beans for breakfast" stuff. I fucking love beans. Everyone should love beans. Beans are an anytime food. A classic Venezuelan breakfast plate has beans and it's amazing.

I hate beans tbh

DarkDoc posted...

That's a key fact. In the UK, you can go into almost any pub in the country (there are thousands of them), and the chances are you'll find a very large menu full of fresh food cooked from scratch on the premises.

Thing is I live in America. And it wasn't just one Irish pub but two and they both had killer food fresh cooked. Not just fresh cooked but these people really knew how to cook. High praise coming from me because I love to cook and I have high standards for taste.

DarkDoc posted...

But nobody ever said "I wanna go to America because I wanna eat burgers for every meal for 14 days straight".

Notice also, I didn't say I hated American food - I've eaten in over 25 states, including some restaurants that claimed to be best-in-state. Some of it was ok. But half of it is shit. And nearly all of it is unhealthy.

The thing is America is so big and there's so many people that cook that yes lots of it is bad but that's part of what makes it good. America's is a giant melting pot of culture of people from all over the world. New food is literally being created here. And the options for good food are limitless. Any place that claims to have the best food is bullshitting you. You got to check reviews or ask the locals their favorite places.

BloodMoon7 posted...

I hate beans tbh

Don't you hate everything though? Mans said you hate salt and butter

Chadawah posted...

This man has a Bowl of Beans. A Bowl of Beans for Breakfast.

If you're eating beans like Mexican or Brazilian... Or any Latin American country than eating with rice you're eating good

BloodMoon7 posted...

I hate beans tbh

Ok, but you should love them.

dioxxys posted...

Don't you hate everything though? Mans said you hate salt and butter

Yeah there's a lot of stuff I don't like but it also depends on usage. I will eat beans in some dishes such as beans in chili but just plain old beans on their own, no. And beans on toast just sounds revolting, the whole point of toast is the crunch, you're gonna get that toast soggy with the beans and ruin it.

Villain_S_Fiend posted...

Ok, but you should love them.

No.

spikethedevil posted...

TBF US Biscuits and Gravy look like someones vomited over some scones.

Have you ever actually even eaten it or are you just going to shit all over it?

^reminds me of the "British kids try biscuits and gravy" for the first time!

https://youtu.be/KzdbFnv4yWQ?si=fSgIxBN632kkQgOb

Paragon21XX posted...

Have you ever actually even eaten it or are you just going to shit all over it?

But its ok for countless topics shitting on British food?

dioxxys posted...

If you're eating beans like Mexican or Brazilian... Or any Latin American country than eating with rice you're eating good

My wife is Brazilian and when she cooks we are having rice and beans with everything. Steak, potato, salad, rice and beans. Hamburger, fries, rice and beans.

Villain_S_Fiend posted...

I never understood the "lol beans for breakfast" stuff. I fucking love beans. Everyone should love beans. Beans are an anytime food. A classic Venezuelan breakfast plate has beans and it's amazing.

Same. Not something I've ever eaten for breakfast, but I'm not against it.

dioxxys posted...

^reminds me of the "British kids try biscuits and gravy" for the first time!

https://youtu.be/KzdbFnv4yWQ?si=fSgIxBN632kkQgOb

Further proof of my earlier post. Britain needs some southern cookin.

Id give US southern cooking a shot but thats all I want from the US south lol.

dioxxys posted...

^reminds me of the "British kids try biscuits and gravy" for the first time!

https://youtu.be/KzdbFnv4yWQ?si=fSgIxBN632kkQgOb

Sausage gravy on biscuits does look gross Ill admit, but damn is it tasty. Southern US and Cajun flavours are so damn good.

ai123 posted...

One stereotype about US food that I have found true is that the portion size is fucking ridiculous.

Do people eat that much, or is there a lot of waste? Is it just a way for them to charge more?

The weak can doggy bag what's left.

I sense my UK brethren are gonna be up in arms about this but frankly I agree.

The issue isn't that good food doesn't exist in the UK. Of course it does. And good food culture exists too of course, if you look for it.

The issue is that - historically and in a general culture sense -brits are ANTI food culture. Like we are collectively embarrassed about good food.

We are probably the only country in the world where you take something nice and homemade into the office and someone calls you a tosser for it. Like la di da, look at Mr fancy pants over here with his sourdough bread.

Yeah, people really get like this. I've stopped talking about what I make for lunch because I'm tired of being called a wanker because my lunch isn't a 3 microwave ready meal from tescos.

Yeah, I was there with a student group back in high school. Food was cold and the sodas were all warm and flat because all the restaurants were using pitchers of soda, for some reason.

pinky0926 posted...

I sense my UK brethren are gonna be up in arms about this but frankly I agree.

The issue isn't that good food doesn't exist in the UK. Of course it does. And good food culture exists too of course, if you look for it.

The issue is that - historically and in a general culture sense -brits are ANTI food culture. Like we are collectively embarrassed about good food.

We are probably the only country in the world where you take something nice and homemade into the office and someone calls you a tosser for it. Like la di da, look at Mr fancy pants over here with his sourdough bread.

Yeah, people really get like this. I've stopped talking about what I make for lunch because I'm tired of being called a wanker because my lunch isn't a 3 microwave ready meal from tescos.

Cant say that I ever experienced anything like that when I lived there. Maybe you just work with a bunch of dickheads?

Glob posted...

Cant say that I ever experienced anything like that when I lived there. Maybe you just work with a bunch of dickheads?

If you live in a hub city like london, manchester or edinburgh then you won't experience this. Go out into the country or a town in the north and you'll see it everywhere.

My office is in a relatively remote suburban/country town. People can be really weird about "posh" food, in the same way that brits in general are averse to posh-anything. It's another way the class wars manifest.

Hell maybe it's even worse in scotland