Current Events > British high schoolers try good food for the first time in their lives

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https://youtu.be/KzdbFnv4yWQ?si=uI-Eb9HPCFK98Kgg

Makes me hungry watching it tbh *heart eyes emoji*

LOL cause British food sucks donkey taint

In a country devoid of flavor, a bright spot emerges.

I remember this. So good

I feel like most of the people who knock biscuits and gravy never tried it. It looks like shit but it's really good if made right. I mean a real version, with the sausage chunks in it, not the pouched powder shit.

MabusIncarnate posted...

it's really good if made right

it's almost like how good any countries' cuisine is isn't related to the cuisine itself (as they wouldn't stay like that if it wasn't good) and it all comes down to the quality of ingredients and how well you prepare it

I lived in London for eight months in college. It was the experience of my life. I met my wife there. I travelled to so many amazing places. And a bunch of my friends were there too, so we spent almost a year carousing through Europe. Awesome times. London is a fantastic city.

But the knock on English food is no joke. It is terrible. My host family could not cook anything besides gray gruel, and all the stores and restaurants were terrible.

I think I lost 30 pounds, even though I was drinking Sooooo much beer. I couldnt eat anywhere. There was a KFC down the hill from where I lived, and it probably saved my life. It was the only edible food around.

Think about that: KFC was the most edible food I found in that country. KFC.

Those are high schoolers? Damn they look younger.

archizzy posted...

Those are high schoolers? Damn they look younger.

In the UK we call it 'Secondary School', and it's for ages 11-16.

I'm in London and today's lunch was the worst Greek food I've ever had. But last night was excellent fish & chips, and the night before was good fancy Italian.

The original video where Josh and Ollie try it for the first time and Ollie describes it as a "hug in food form" is maybe the best descriptor for properly made biscuits and gravy I've ever heard.

Also, INB4 CassandraCroft gets mad about this topic if they're not currently suspended.

Haha yeah British peopl have such bad food

*eating spicy chicken instant ramen noodles mixed with pepperoni for lunch*

Westernwolf4 posted...

I lived in London for eight months in college. It was the experience of my life. I met my wife there. I travelled to so many amazing places. And a bunch of my friends were there too, so we spent almost a year carousing through Europe. Awesome times. London is a fantastic city.

But the knock on English food is no joke. It is terrible. My host family could not cook anything besides gray gruel, and all the stores and restaurants were terrible.

I think I lost 30 pounds, even though I was drinking Sooooo much beer. I couldnt eat anywhere. There was a KFC down the hill from where I lived, and it probably saved my life. It was the only edible food around.

Think about that: KFC was the most edible food I found in that country. KFC.

If you were in London specifically then the only reason you couldn't find good food was because you didn't look. Brick Lane alone has tons of good places of pretty much every cuisine you could ask for.

ANort posted...

Haha yeah British peopl have such bad food

*eating spicy chicken instant ramen noodles mixed with pepperoni for lunch*

I hear this so often and 90% of the time they act like beans on toast is all they eat and it's the only example they give. Nothing wrong with most British food, they have their good and bad stuff like everywhere else in the world.

I've never put sausage gravy on my fried chicken.

Westernwolf4 posted...

I lived in London for eight months in college. It was the experience of my life. I met my wife there. I travelled to so many amazing places. And a bunch of my friends were there too, so we spent almost a year carousing through Europe. Awesome times. London is a fantastic city.

But the knock on English food is no joke. It is terrible. My host family could not cook anything besides gray gruel, and all the stores and restaurants were terrible.

I think I lost 30 pounds, even though I was drinking Sooooo much beer. I couldnt eat anywhere. There was a KFC down the hill from where I lived, and it probably saved my life. It was the only edible food around.

Think about that: KFC was the most edible food I found in that country. KFC.

Dont they have decent Indian food in London?

Westernwolf4 posted...

I lived in London for eight months in college. It was the experience of my life. I met my wife there. I travelled to so many amazing places. And a bunch of my friends were there too, so we spent almost a year carousing through Europe. Awesome times. London is a fantastic city.

But the knock on English food is no joke. It is terrible. My host family could not cook anything besides gray gruel, and all the stores and restaurants were terrible.

I think I lost 30 pounds, even though I was drinking Sooooo much beer. I couldnt eat anywhere. There was a KFC down the hill from where I lived, and it probably saved my life. It was the only edible food around.

Think about that: KFC was the most edible food I found in that country. KFC.

You needed a better guide. There are hundreds of fantastic places to eat in London, from Michelin starred fine dining to street food. I've been lucky enough to travel a bit, and I think it's one of the best food cities there is.

I'm not a CassandraCroft blind nationalist. I wouldn't say that if it wasn't true.

MabusIncarnate posted...

I hear this so often and 90% of the time they act like beans on toast is all they eat and it's the only example they give. Nothing wrong with most British food, they have their good and bad stuff like everywhere else in the world.

TBF it's mostly a meme/joke.

I really shouldn't watch stuff about delicious, incredibly unhealthy food at 4:37 in the morning.

ai123 posted...

You needed a better guide.

I don't come cheap.

British meat pies and British breakfast are very tasty. Not all British food sucks. But most people never actually do any research and just believe the memes

MabusIncarnate posted...

I feel like most of the people who knock biscuits and gravy never tried it. It looks like shit but it's really good if made right. I mean a real version, with the sausage chunks in it, not the pouched powder shit.

I was just about to say with sausage chunks.

Three of my friends had to be rushed to hospital with malnutrition, when they lived in the Britain, because the food was just so inedible that they couldn't eat literally anything.
When they came back to the states, they were almost half their usual weight. It was so sad to see.

coolguyjimmy posted...

Three of my friends had to be rushed to hospital with malnutrition, when they lived in the Britain, because the food was just so inedible that they couldn't eat literally anything.
When they came back to the states, they were almost half their usual weight. It was so sad to see.

They do have foreign food there too. Your friends couldn't go to a Mexican, Italian, Chinese or Indian restaurant? UK has amazing Indian food because so many Indians live there

coolguyjimmy posted...

Three of my friends had to be rushed to hospital with malnutrition, when they lived in the Britain, because the food was just so inedible that they couldn't eat literally anything.
When they came back to the states, they were almost half their usual weight. It was so sad to see.

What, did they all have some kind of OCD? To go malnourished when you have money and freedom, in a country where most people are not malnourished, means you have a condition, or were just raised very poorly.

coolguyjimmy posted...

Three of my friends had to be rushed to hospital with malnutrition, when they lived in the Britain, because the food was just so inedible that they couldn't eat literally anything.
When they came back to the states, they were almost half their usual weight. It was so sad to see.

Prepare your own food? UK actually has better butchers and farmers' markets.

ai123 posted...

You needed a better guide. There are hundreds of fantastic places to eat in London, from Michelin starred fine dining to street food. I've been lucky enough to travel a bit, and I think it's one of the best food cities there is.

I'm not a CassandraCroft blind nationalist. I wouldn't say that if it wasn't true.

You guys don't understand that you're completely used to the British gruel system. You were born in it, molded by it. Getting advice from Brits about eating in the UK is like getting advice from a cat about what the best cat food is. The cat might like it, but we don't want it.

Also, even if food is bad, normal people get fucking hungry if they go long enough without eating. That guy's story is bullshit

sfcalimari posted...

You guys don't understand that you're completely used to the British gruel system. You were born in it, molded by it. Getting advice from Brits about eating in the UK is like getting advice from a cat about what the best cat food is. The cat might like it, but we don't want it.

Goddamn lol

Their Indian food was pretty good when I went. Also pub food can be pretty nice occasionally.

Did end up eat baked potatoes with beans/tuna (not both at once) a few times. Not sure whats up with that.

nah its just they are tasting seasoning for the first time

sfcalimari posted...

You guys don't understand that you're completely used to the British gruel system. You were born in it, molded by it. Getting advice from Brits about eating in the UK is like getting advice from a cat about what the best cat food is. The cat might like it, but we don't want it.

Damn, I forgot threads like this were catnip for your weird gimmick.

sfcalimari posted...

You guys don't understand that you're completely used to the British gruel system. You were born in it, molded by it. Getting advice from Brits about eating in the UK is like getting advice from a cat about what the best cat food is. The cat might like it, but we don't want it.

This was a bit cruel, it may be true but it was the worst way to put it.

LeoRavus posted...

I've never put sausage gravy on my fried chicken.

Shame, it is amazing.

I also like it with crispy hash browns and scrambled eggs.

Oh, and the biscuits and gravy, of course.

I was in London two years ago and had amazing food