|
Post by Hurbster on Jan 23, 2013 17:48:08 GMT -5
Solved with ketchup.
|
|
|
Post by Hit Girl on Jan 23, 2013 19:08:49 GMT -5
Like most national dish stereotypes, people probably think of the worst thing that may have been served at some point in a country's history and presume that's what people eat. Like thinking that all American cuisine can be summed up with hamburgers and fries, or that French people routinely eat snails and frogs legs.
With Britain, it's probably that people think of stuff like haggis, and base their judgements on that
|
|
|
Post by Red Impact on Jan 23, 2013 19:22:57 GMT -5
I've never had anyone give coleslaw with fish and chips. But its pretty good on fish tacos if the sauce is right.
|
|
BlackoutCreature
Grimlock
The Ultimate Popcorntunist!
Posts: 14,800
Member is Online
|
Post by BlackoutCreature on Jan 23, 2013 21:28:09 GMT -5
Nothing is ever solved with ketchup. NOTHING!!!
|
|
Corporate H
Grimlock
He Buries Them Alive
Posts: 13,829
|
Post by Corporate H on Jan 23, 2013 22:46:27 GMT -5
I think Irish food has much harsher critics.
|
|
The OP
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
changed his name
Posts: 15,785
|
Post by The OP on Jan 23, 2013 22:54:29 GMT -5
Coleslaw with Fish & Chips? What is this crazy talk. Salt, vinegar, Ketchup or tartare sauce are your standards. Quite honestly Coleslaw is disgusting and goes with nothing. That's pretty much how I feel about it. I personally don't put anything on it except maybe a little lemon on the chicken and some ketchup on the chips.
|
|
|
Post by Father Dougal McGuire on Jan 24, 2013 2:12:40 GMT -5
I'm not sure how British they are, but Scotch Eggs and Chicken Tiki Masalla are delicious. Anything the Brits do food wise get a pass by me.
|
|
|
Post by TheDarkestKnight on Jan 24, 2013 5:03:10 GMT -5
Like most national dish stereotypes, people probably think of the worst thing that may have been served at some point in a country's history and presume that's what people eat. Like thinking that all American cuisine can be summed up with hamburgers and fries, or that French people routinely eat snails and frogs legs. With Britain, it's probably that people think of stuff like haggis, and base their judgements on that As a Scotsman I take exception to you putting Haggis as a British dish. It's in no way British, as it's more Scotland's national dish.
|
|
|
Post by Gerard Gerard on Jan 24, 2013 5:20:49 GMT -5
I think Irish food has much harsher critics. There's not really much in the way of Irish cuisine, beyond coddle (which deserves any criticism it gets), stew, bacon & cabbage, potato cakes, and whatever else we do to potatoes, and the selections of seafood. Correct me if I'm wrong. I mean, I can see why this country mostly consist of ethnic restaurants and overflows of fast-food outlets. I could never rag on English cooking, something that spawned the Yorkshire pudding is a-ok by me.
|
|
|
Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Jan 24, 2013 7:45:30 GMT -5
As a Scotsman I take exception to you putting Haggis as a British dish. It's in no way British, as it's more Scotland's national dish. The first Haggis recipe was actually from Lancashire... so Scotland's national dish is actually English
|
|
|
Post by TheDarkestKnight on Jan 24, 2013 8:08:51 GMT -5
As a Scotsman I take exception to you putting Haggis as a British dish. It's in no way British, as it's more Scotland's national dish. The first Haggis recipe was actually from Lancashire... so Scotland's national dish is actually English It's a dish with disputed origins to be fair. But it's generally accepted by a Scottish national dish . I also never claimed we invented it .
|
|
|
Post by Hit Girl on Jan 24, 2013 8:48:19 GMT -5
Scotland is, for now at least, part of Britain, so haggis can still qualify as a British dish
|
|
Fiddleford H. McGucket
El Dandy
My Mind's been gone for 30-odd years! Can't Break what's already broken!
Posts: 8,748
|
Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on Jan 24, 2013 9:04:04 GMT -5
Scotland is, for now at least, part of Britain, so haggis can still qualify as a British dish Scotland is part of the UK.....not Britain
|
|
AdamAFL was sooooo wrong
Hank Scorpio
note to all: he's a pants-less heathen
I Survived The Impact Spoilers 7/22/15-7/30/15
Posts: 7,164
|
Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Jan 24, 2013 9:55:54 GMT -5
Scotland is, for now at least, part of Britain, so haggis can still qualify as a British dish Scotland is part of the UK.....not Britain Actually if you want to get technical (you started it) Scotland are part of Britain. The full name is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. So unless Scotland is part of Northern Ireland then technically it is part of Great Britain. Not that it really matters anyway since it's just another label but you seemed so determined to say otherwise for whatever reason that I felt the need to point this out.
|
|
|
Post by corndog on Jan 24, 2013 11:07:38 GMT -5
Not really sure why British food has a bad reputation here? I think it has alot to do with movies and tv shows make fun of it. But from people I have known to go there, they seem to love it.
Really there is some similarities between American and British food, even though our resteraunts don't reflect that. "Sunday Roast" is very common to what my family would make on Sundays, a roast with vegetables, mashed potatoes and gravy with bisuits or rolls replacing yorkshire pudding. As far as breakfast goes, pretty similar, but we don't serve beans, tomatoes and fried mushrooms with it, although that does sound good. Usually just fried eggs, toast, bacon or sausage and fried potatoes. In some parts of the country they have grits and fried mash(a sweet mash made from corn meal). Pancakes, waffles, french toast, cinnamon rolls, muffins and danish are served with it or by themselves.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2013 11:13:13 GMT -5
As it is, I ate mostly curry during the time I spent in London.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2013 11:21:21 GMT -5
The first Haggis recipe was actually from Lancashire... so Scotland's national dish is actually English It's a dish with disputed origins to be fair. But it's generally accepted by a Scottish national dish . I also never claimed we invented it . You Scots DID invent the deep-fried pizza. So I think that more than makes up for it.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2013 11:22:37 GMT -5
Scotland is, for now at least, part of Britain, so haggis can still qualify as a British dish Scotland is part of the UK.....not Britain Britain is the island. Wales is Britain. Scotland is Britain. Cornwall is Britain. England is Britain.
|
|
|
Post by TheDarkestKnight on Jan 24, 2013 11:25:02 GMT -5
It's a dish with disputed origins to be fair. But it's generally accepted by a Scottish national dish . I also never claimed we invented it . You Scots DID invent the deep-fried pizza. So I think that more than makes up for it. Trying to get places to deep fry pizzas has the owners look at us like we have asked something ungodly. My sister actually offered a takeaway an extra £10 on top of the Pizza cost to deep fry it, they refused. She wasn't amused haha.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2013 11:56:05 GMT -5
You Scots DID invent the deep-fried pizza. So I think that more than makes up for it. Trying to get places to deep fry pizzas has the owners look at us like we have asked something ungodly. My sister actually offered a takeaway an extra £10 on top of the Pizza cost to deep fry it, they refused. She wasn't amused haha. It's all about the pizza purism. I don't know if the pizzerias in the UK are predominantly Italian or Greek like the ones here are, but the Italian pizzerias are VERY picky about what they'll do with a pie. You can only go so far in terms of toppings and anything other than their default way of cooking a pizza is sacrilege. So I think that since deep-fried pizza hasn't really caught on anywhere else, nobody wants to own up to making it their style.
|
|