aye by gum t'days of continental or exotic eastern dishes being considered "foreign muck" have long gone.
I love foreign food, Welsh Rarebit, Scotch Eggs, Irish Stew and the likes.
My favourite real foreign food is German, yea I eat the usual English orientated Chinese and Indian dishes, a few Italian and French dishes but my favourite is definitely German.
Bratwrust, Bockwurst, jagerschnitzel mmmmmm zeigunner sauce (forgive spelling mistakes it is German remember)
What are your favourite foods from around the world, the simple stuff from pasta to croissant or something more complex ?
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foreign muck
Sex God
American food but without the Italian Mexican Spanish French and Asian influences
Sex God
Cornish pasties and Somerset cider!
Sex God
barbarians the lot of you
why eat sugar and salt rich foods when the purest of food is right here
you cannot beat a real nice piece of steak be it fillet/ribeye/rump/serloin/tbone/porterhouse :bounce:
foreign food most of its made for the british pallet and nothing like the real thing
why eat sugar and salt rich foods when the purest of food is right here
you cannot beat a real nice piece of steak be it fillet/ribeye/rump/serloin/tbone/porterhouse :bounce:
foreign food most of its made for the british pallet and nothing like the real thing
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barbarians the lot of you
why eat sugar and salt rich foods when the purest of food is right here
you cannot beat a real nice piece of steak be it fillet/ribeye/rump/serloin/tbone/porterhouse :bounce:
foreign food most of its made for the british pallet and nothing like the real thing
I agree, buy a Chinese meal in England it is for the English palate in Germany for the german palate etc but my personal experience of the foreign food I like is from living in Germany for six years, Switzerland for 3 years and various other parts of the world.
Love it that some of the Indian cuisine available in the UK has never been heard of in India or Pakistan.
English food is my staple diet, Bacon n Egg buttie, breakfast for the gods, Pies (though imported with pastry from Italy centuries ago and not actually invented here, a good stew and my favourite ...... fridgeraider ie using up whatever is in the fridge in a form of Spanish omelette or stew or paella.
Never had the passion to spice food so strongly that all you taste is the heat or spice and cannot taste the meat.
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Greek food, I love olives and feta, savoury filo pastry rolls, baklava, stefado, pasticcio anything greek for me please.
Greek for us, stuffed vine leaves, taramasalata, tzaskiki, octopus stiffado, souvlaki, grilled swordfish, washed down with Mythos beer and chased away at the end of the evening by ouzo or 3* metacarpals . . . Heaven.
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Love it that some of the Indian cuisine available in the UK has never been heard of in India or Pakistan.
That's probably because most of the so called 'Indian' food in this country is in fact Bangladeshi!
English food is my staple diet, Bacon n Egg buttie, breakfast for the gods, Pies (though imported with pastry from Italy centuries ago and not actually invented here, a good stew and my favourite ...... fridgeraider ie using up whatever is in the fridge in a form of Spanish omelette or stew or paella.
Intentional irony?
I just eat whats in my fridge - but if im lucky enough to be taken out for a meal by anyone brave enough I do love Asian fusion Restaurants, Thai food in particular is a favourite of mine.
Spent some time in the middle east and i have lots of Kuwaiti friends and eaten some awesome stuff there, mainly goat and lamb yummy
Spent some time in the middle east and i have lots of Kuwaiti friends and eaten some awesome stuff there, mainly goat and lamb yummy
Sexpert
I know nobody likes a smart arse but!
A hell of a lot of what we call "traditional British fayre" is continental. The humble spud is from the Americas (find and listen to Bob Newhart's nutty Wal sketch on you tube)and it was the Spanish Jews who first battered and fried fish in the East End after being forced to leave during the inquisition. Turkey? American. Rabbit? Romans, even the humble nettle was introduced by the Romans to make though was mainly what grew locally until the arrival of the railways in the 1800's (I remember it well) and then not to the masses until after the 2nd world what we may see as foreign now maybe considered as traditional to the next generation.
I am afraid that I am a little predictable considering my Scandinavian ancestors, anything from anywhere as long as it has fish in it. From Sushi to dried and salted you haven't tried dried cod in a sea weed wrap you can't believe how tasty it is.
A hell of a lot of what we call "traditional British fayre" is continental. The humble spud is from the Americas (find and listen to Bob Newhart's nutty Wal sketch on you tube)and it was the Spanish Jews who first battered and fried fish in the East End after being forced to leave during the inquisition. Turkey? American. Rabbit? Romans, even the humble nettle was introduced by the Romans to make though was mainly what grew locally until the arrival of the railways in the 1800's (I remember it well) and then not to the masses until after the 2nd world what we may see as foreign now maybe considered as traditional to the next generation.
I am afraid that I am a little predictable considering my Scandinavian ancestors, anything from anywhere as long as it has fish in it. From Sushi to dried and salted you haven't tried dried cod in a sea weed wrap you can't believe how tasty it is.
Sex God
Britain takes the best food from afar and more often than not nowadays makes it better. Part of the reason we often think of other cuisines as fantastic and oh so pretentiously 'continental, such as French Spanish Italian etc, is that as in many things the British tend to self deprecate in everything. Our own styles of food, given the resources, can be pretty damned exceptional.
People have spoken of the French bread cheese thing and yes it is nice but who makes the best standard non farted about withFrench bread. Yup its the British. Local booulangers bread in France is fucking awful unless eaten quite seriously within 20 minutes of being baked or dunked in something more edible at a later time. The stuff is course and hard and made out of flour, the like of which we seldom get in this country, being course and unrefined as would not be accepted here in Blighty. French Bread baked in Britain is by and large far nicer.
My mum and dad are now naturalised Frenchmen by choice and have lived there now some twenty plus years having immersed themselves entirely in the culture traditions and all things French. Speaking it fluently to the extent they now even dream in French and talk to each other in French even on their rare visits to Britain. One aside to this Frenchism is my mothers ability to make good English pies and is well known through out their area in the French SW and revered for them to the point of having local papers write about her puddings (and pies in a couple)and being requested to make them for lots of the innumerable functions and celebrations the French seem to have.
My brother has and does travel extensively with Indians throughout India the US and Britain for many years having homes in all three countries and along with his friends have said on many occasions that the best Indian food is to be had in Britain whether made in peoples homes or in Restaurants both traditionally made fare and with and because of the IndoBritish influences. Although. They have even mentioned some hotels within India now serving British styled Indian cuisine being cooked by British chefs.
Britain is now so diverse a nation as to be able to boast a diverse cuisine and, no less, to having influence in many other countries. As so much of Britains history is a melting pot of influences so it is nowadays with transport and the availability of goods Britains cuisine can and does embrace it all.
Of course Britain's own specific historical foods for the masses was, as is the case of other countries, pretty basic just using what was affordable and locally available. The rich of every nation have always been privileged and able to afford to have fantastic food made available to them.
Britain is a great country with great people and great food. No, not even great food, but the best food.
Not withstanding that it is at the moment run by a bunch of wankers that want to drop us all back into Dickensian time. The self serving bastards
People have spoken of the French bread cheese thing and yes it is nice but who makes the best standard non farted about withFrench bread. Yup its the British. Local booulangers bread in France is fucking awful unless eaten quite seriously within 20 minutes of being baked or dunked in something more edible at a later time. The stuff is course and hard and made out of flour, the like of which we seldom get in this country, being course and unrefined as would not be accepted here in Blighty. French Bread baked in Britain is by and large far nicer.
My mum and dad are now naturalised Frenchmen by choice and have lived there now some twenty plus years having immersed themselves entirely in the culture traditions and all things French. Speaking it fluently to the extent they now even dream in French and talk to each other in French even on their rare visits to Britain. One aside to this Frenchism is my mothers ability to make good English pies and is well known through out their area in the French SW and revered for them to the point of having local papers write about her puddings (and pies in a couple)and being requested to make them for lots of the innumerable functions and celebrations the French seem to have.
My brother has and does travel extensively with Indians throughout India the US and Britain for many years having homes in all three countries and along with his friends have said on many occasions that the best Indian food is to be had in Britain whether made in peoples homes or in Restaurants both traditionally made fare and with and because of the IndoBritish influences. Although. They have even mentioned some hotels within India now serving British styled Indian cuisine being cooked by British chefs.
Britain is now so diverse a nation as to be able to boast a diverse cuisine and, no less, to having influence in many other countries. As so much of Britains history is a melting pot of influences so it is nowadays with transport and the availability of goods Britains cuisine can and does embrace it all.
Of course Britain's own specific historical foods for the masses was, as is the case of other countries, pretty basic just using what was affordable and locally available. The rich of every nation have always been privileged and able to afford to have fantastic food made available to them.
Britain is a great country with great people and great food. No, not even great food, but the best food.
Not withstanding that it is at the moment run by a bunch of wankers that want to drop us all back into Dickensian time. The self serving bastards
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Local booulangers bread in France is fucking awful unless eaten quite seriously within 20 minutes of being baked or dunked in something more edible at a later time. The stuff is course and hard and made out of flour, the like of which we seldom get in this country, being course and unrefined as would not be accepted here in Blighty.
But isn't that the point Lost?
The bread is 'fucking awful' to Brits because they prefer to eat cotton wool slices steeped in E's and preservatives to make it last longer.
French bread, on the other hand, is made with raw products and bugger all preservatives which is why it doesn't stay fresh for long. The classic boulanger will bake many times a day; certainly very early in the morning for the people going to work followed by maybe two further bakes during the day. Left over bread will be used in soup or, as Lost says dunked in next morning's breakfast coffee bowl.
It's just another way of life but, IMHO, there are much nicer things to stuff in your mouth than Warburtons's finest cotton wool.
Oh, and BTW, great that your parents have taken French citizenship and their life in SW France so seriously. We try our best to integrate and there are occasions where we we struggle to remember the English word for some things as we tend to avoid the expat community as much as possible in order to speak as much French as possible.
Good on them :thumbup:
Sex God
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Local booulangers bread in France is fucking awful unless eaten quite seriously within 20 minutes of being baked or dunked in something more edible at a later time. The stuff is course and hard and made out of flour, the like of which we seldom get in this country, being course and unrefined as would not be accepted here in Blighty.
But isn't that the point Lost?
The bread is 'fucking awful' to Brits because they prefer to eat cotton wool slices steeped in E's and preservatives to make it last longer.
French bread, on the other hand, is made with raw products and bugger all preservatives which is why it doesn't stay fresh for long. The classic boulanger will bake many times a day; certainly very early in the morning for the people going to work followed by maybe two further bakes during the day. Left over bread will be used in soup or, as Lost says dunked in next morning's breakfast coffee bowl.
It's just another way of life but, IMHO, there are much nicer things to stuff in your mouth than Warburtons's finest cotton wool.
i must admit whilst i do like the odd french pan baguette with a nice french cheese
it holds no weight when pitted against its Spanish cousin and good stewed sweet peeper salad and a good Rioja
I am the opposite to most people here as i like good plain English food, i will eat Indian and Chinese food when cooked properly but my fav is plain food with no spices etc as i like to taste the flavour of the food rather than the spices. Also for health reasons i tend to stick to plain food because i seem to have an allergic reaction to many spices etc.
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I am the opposite to most people here as i like good plain English food, i will eat Indian and Chinese food when cooked properly but my fav is plain food with no spices etc as i like to taste the flavour of the food rather than the spices. Also for health reasons i tend to stick to plain food because i seem to have an allergic reaction to many spices etc.
You and me both, but I do agree that perhaps the best place in the world to eat is now Great Britain and agree that it is not because of our traditional recipes or our home grown ingredients and herbs, it is because we have integrated recipes and ingredients from all over the world into our diet and menus.
I have visited Italy and France often (living just half an hours drive from each when living in the Swiss alps, I lived in Germany for 6 years, those nations like many other in Europe seem very set in their ways, and eating mostly their own nations dishes most of the time, obviously diversifying occasionally but nowhere near as much as the British do.
Running down Britains use of preservatives and use of e number chemicals is all well and good and quite true, but other nations are just as bad and sometimes far worse in their regulation of standards especially in the likes of dairy product production.
The spice trade from the far east maybe big business but our own herbs grown at home by many people are not to be dismissed.
In times of old, British fayre, oh yes the poor peasant living off the land, game, trout, salmon, lamb, pork, beef, fresh herbs, organic vegetables, those poor, poor people.
Perhaps we should bring back rationing, the British public never ate such a well balanced diet before or after the WWII rationing, times were hard but there was almost no hunger around, no starving people here and the diet was the best.
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but other nations are just as bad and sometimes far worse in their regulation of standards especially in the likes of dairy product production.
Are you saying then that blitzing milk and cheese in an autoclave (pasteurising) is the healthy alternative?
The gut needs bacteria to function properly.
I'd agree with you though on the use of spices in basic Indian cuisine. Many forget (or didn't know in the first place) that highly spiced curry was designed to disguise rancid meat and to make it palatable.
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but other nations are just as bad and sometimes far worse in their regulation of standards especially in the likes of dairy product production.
Are you saying then that blitzing milk and cheese in an autoclave (pasteurising) is the healthy alternative?
The gut needs bacteria to function properly.
I'd agree with you though on the use of spices in basic Indian cuisine. Many forget (or didn't know in the first place) that highly spiced curry was designed to disguise rancid meat and to make it palatable.
Much of true Indian cuisine is in fact vegetarian. Good 'Indian' food is usually more subtlety spiced than highly spiced but even then there is a world of difference between being highly spiced and just loaded with chillies or chilli powder as in Vindaloos or Phals. Many other Asian cuisines use lots of spices in their cuisine. Thai and Vietnamese being two examples. The main reason for their use is their abundance in that part of the world. For anyone to suggest that our cuisine is in any way better than anyone else's is being a tad arrogant. Many nations are now multi cultural and therefore their cuisines have benefited and evolved due to the influence of diverse immigration. The UK is by no way unique in this.
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but other nations are just as bad and sometimes far worse in their regulation of standards especially in the likes of dairy product production.
Are you saying then that blitzing milk and cheese in an autoclave (pasteurising) is the healthy alternative?
The gut needs bacteria to function properly.
I'd agree with you though on the use of spices in basic Indian cuisine. Many forget (or didn't know in the first place) that highly spiced curry was designed to disguise rancid meat and to make it palatable.
Much of true Indian cuisine is in fact vegetarian. Good 'Indian' food is usually more subtlety spiced than highly spiced but even then there is a world of difference between being highly spiced and just loaded with chillies or chilli powder as in Vindaloos or Phals. Many other Asian cuisines use lots of spices in their cuisine. Thai and Vietnamese being two examples. The main reason for their use is their abundance in that part of the world. For anyone to suggest that our cuisine is in any way better than anyone else's is being a tad arrogant. Many nations are now multi cultural and therefore their cuisines have benefited and evolved due to the influence of diverse immigration. The UK is by no way unique in this.
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but other nations are just as bad and sometimes far worse in their regulation of standards especially in the likes of dairy product production.
Are you saying then that blitzing milk and cheese in an autoclave (pasteurising) is the healthy alternative?
The gut needs bacteria to function properly.
I'd agree with you though on the use of spices in basic Indian cuisine. Many forget (or didn't know in the first place) that highly spiced curry was designed to disguise rancid meat and to make it palatable.
No I am not saying it is a better alternative but you can replace the bacteria with Yakult
what I am saying is that it is naïve to say that European food is better for you simply because it has less e numbers or preservatives they all have their own short comings for different reasons. I seem to remember (though not positive) that the last two foot n mouth outbreaks in the UK were tracked down to chickens imported by the Bernard Mathews group from eastern Europe. There is good and bad in the UK products and in the food produced and eaten abroad or imported to the UK.The spice thing works, many soldiers carry curry powder in their personal emergency packs to disguise the taste of food they eat in survival situations, trust me if you have ever eaten hedgehog you would do the same.
