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It`s time we declared war on France, or at the very least send the SAS to kidnap Chiriac & put him on trial in London!!

The cheek of it!!!

 

My question is: what exactly is Putin laughing about?

Or Schröder for that matter. Maybe the two of them should get together and have a conference on cabbage or something...

 

Barmy,
all in all Chirac's joking is absolutely justified. The Brits are the only people who serve, enjoy and are able to digest fried bricks.

With immense disgust I remember this vicious, innocent looking little pie I had that day in Aberdeen - it tormented my continental stomach for two days - I was feeling like I had a rock in my belly. The unavoidable travel diarrea I got from Mexican food was just half as bad.
And don't get me started on british bread or sausages ... horrors!

There are a few things that are ok in british cuisine - but either they are imported like Indian curry - or they are unhealthy, like salt & vinegar chips/ crisps or fish & chips.
I actually liked my Angus beefsteak and Haggis but that were the exceptions to the rule, quite expensive, and after scottish receipes

Well, and scones are ok - if you make them yourself.

 

Ragusa?
Surely thou jesteth?

British sausages are pure heathen on Earth.

Fried bricks? lol
Can't beat a good ol' fry up my son. Surely you've been to the wrong places .

 

Food here is awful, and I can completely understand how bad our food must seem to the likes of the French and Italians etc.

 

The same French who eat snails and Frogs legs?

 

Barmy,
no, I'm not jesting

All in all I feel very much at home in Britain, as long as I cook, so to say. I think I'm pretty much an anglophile. The people rock, the humour rocks and I've always had a great time there, and I'll have a great time when I visit again.

Thinking about it, I forgot another thing that's ok: Bacon and eggs, great breakfast - probably because there is barely a way to screw up - short of burning it And yes, toast, butter and marmelade is ok too.

But then ... most people I know who spent a time in Britain and were exposed to British food - actually lost weight, because they lost their appetite, and so did I.
British hospitality is warm and great, but doesn't really include the cookery.

Think about it: In Britain there is a very popular brand of cookies actually named: "Digestives" (sic)

 

Oh God yeah, I'll give you that one haha .

 

I second this. I lost 11 kilos in one year when I was living in Newcastle. Although, I have to say that I disagree about the sausages, they were indeed great.

 

The things you learn from watching QI...

Apparently, Digestives were originally created to treat flatulence after meals. I'm not sure whether or not they worked (heh, or still do?) but in any case they were eventually repackaged and sold as regular biscuits, because they tasted so damned great when dunked in tea. (Though they still don't hold a candle to chocolate Hobnobs.)

Look carefully into the eyes of the next person to offer you a Digestive, and think what you last ate...

 

Everyone else has good food, the British have good table manners.

I'd rather have good food on my plate and good table manners in my company. You know I'm greedy. I always want the best of two worlds.

 

All countries have good food and bad food. In England you can have a really bad time eating rubbish (like black pudding) or you can eat fantastic food like the real meat sausages I found at the London Borough Market. Best sausages in the world.

Same in Italy or France. Best food I've ever eaten in my life came from Tuscany but when I was in Rome there were a few dodgy eateries.

 

I've never been to France, but what exposure I've had to "genuine" French cuisine from American Restaurants and trips in Eastern Canada...I've found it to be horribly dull in taste and overly presented in appearance...sort of like sticking cocktail umbrellas on a Big Mac.

 

French cuisine? Errr... the food I've got when in France hasn't been bad, if it hasn't really been any bizarre cuisine, either. Just food and it was edible, if not oh so great. I like their idea of breakfast. Croissants and coffee plus some other goodies. Not too heavy, not overly hypocalorific, either. English breakfast looks like a meal for 4 persons.

 

My friend went to London and the first place she ate was in McDonalds. She travels halfway around the world and eats there. To be fair she went to a place where she knew what kind of food she was getting. She eventually tried local cuisine. In general, all those I know who have been to the UK find British food fairly strange probably because there's the preconceived notion that American and British food are similar. It also tastes fairly bland to those accustomed to Asian cuisine.

Also, I realize we're way off topic but no one seems to care. This will be moved to Whatnots at the rate we're going.

 

Man, the food in England is not THAT bad that you need to go to McDonalds! Actually, one of the best things about the food in England is that you can get all sorts of different types of food. You can even get some types of curry that don't exist in India (i.e. they were invented in England by Indians who immgrated there).

In London, my favourite place to get lunch was a tiny old Thai caravan food stall in Petticoat Lane market. It looked pretty cheap and nasty, but the food was delicious.

 

I think that Monsieur Chirac exagerates. It can't be that bad if there's no appeals for food to England...

 

Well France has literally 1000's of different dishes so I am sure that you would find something you like, and unless you go to France, you cannot guarentee that you are getting something genuine. A good example of myself going to an Irish pub in Pittsburgh, they claimed they did authentic Irish meals, but this turned out to be normal British foods made with Guiness! The only way to make this even more amusing is to replace oil with Guiness when making War Tip and this traditional Chinese appitizer now becomes Irish!

Actually English food and Stottish food can be good, but most english cafes are restaurants concentrate on foreign foods and the crap you are left with is beans on toast or a substandard Cornish pastie. The smaller villages are the place to go for something a little more authentic and traditional - especially in Scotland.

 

baked beans ... the horror! the horror!

 

What?! Baked beans horrible? Is the English version drastically different from the traditional American pot o' yumminess, then?

If not, you're losing much credibility, Rags...