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How can a nation control and exploit the Indian subcontinent for hundreds of years and still have such spiceless and bland food? Have we shifted timelines? (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Oct 19, 2023 09:16
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Which foods did you have in Britain that fit this description?
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Oct 19, 2023 09:31
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Mr. Bung posted:Which foods did you have in Britain that fit this description? Beans and toast
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Oct 19, 2023 09:35
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You forget that even while it was running a good chunk of the world, it was also treating most of its populace, its own lower classes, like poo poo. Only the upper classes got to dine and taste anything that wasn't grown nearby. Like turnips. Mashed turnips. happyhippy fucked around with this message at 10:03 on Oct 19, 2023 |
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Oct 19, 2023 09:48
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beans on toast is good.
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Oct 19, 2023 09:59
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Sancho Banana posted:How can a nation control and exploit the Indian subcontinent for hundreds of years and still have such spiceless and bland food? Have we shifted timelines? We imported their food OP, plenty of spices and heat at an Indian restaurant.
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Oct 19, 2023 10:06
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Mashed turnips are good too
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Oct 19, 2023 10:07
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COME SAY THIS IN THE UK THREAD COWARD
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Oct 19, 2023 10:19
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absolutely tepid and unoriginal take OP
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Oct 19, 2023 10:28
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I like me a steak and kidney pie, I like bangers n mash, yorkshire pudding in some gravy owns, some well made blood pudding is v good, clotted cream on a scone owns, I'm hungry
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Oct 19, 2023 10:35
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I ask this question sincerely. Are there any popular ice cream flavors or desserts that are quintessentially British? For example, American root beer floats; or Japanese mochi ice cream.
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Oct 19, 2023 10:51
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aiming high with this thread op. tackling the big topics no one else will touch. why has no one ever pointed out the mundanity of british food before?! congratulations on breaking this, the last forums taboo.
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Oct 19, 2023 11:00
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i can answer by saying we have the best asian restaurants in the world lol remember the bit about the UK being the size of a small US state, everything is close together my sloppy cousin
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Oct 19, 2023 11:05
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YouGov did a poll about the best British food, feel free to get mad at Chicken Tikka Masala. RandomPauI posted:I ask this question sincerely. Are there any popular ice cream flavors or desserts that are quintessentially British? For example, American root beer floats; or Japanese mochi ice cream. 
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Oct 19, 2023 11:09
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carbs carbs and more carbs!
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Oct 19, 2023 11:12
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Scones go a long way towards making other culinary wrong turns forgivable IMO
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Oct 19, 2023 11:17
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The really boring answer is that the myth of British cuisine being boring/bland seems to have been born from US servicemen returning from the UK in the 1940s/50s when there was that whole thing called "rationing". It's changed a lot in the last 20/30/40 years, primarily driven by immigration (but not entirely), but once you get a stereotype it's really hard to to shake it off. There is still some remnants of the generation that liked to boil their meat until it basically fell apart, and there's some people around today who still just want their bland boring beige food, but I don't think that's uniquely British.
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Oct 19, 2023 11:23
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Ohhai posted:YouGov did a poll about the best British food, feel free to get mad at Chicken Tikka Masala. how can you drop beef wellington to C tier you won't get away with this
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Oct 19, 2023 11:28
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How're those jellied eels?
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Oct 19, 2023 11:28
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EvilHawk posted:There is still some remnants of the generation that liked to boil their meat until it basically fell apart, and there's some people around today who still just want their bland boring beige food, but I don't think that's uniquely British. don't forget boiling all vegetables for hours to reduce them to a pallid sludge
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Oct 19, 2023 11:55
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Solefald posted:COME SAY THIS IN THE UK THREAD COWARD IMO, UK doesn't deserve its own thread until it can recapture the colonies.
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Oct 19, 2023 12:05
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Ohhai posted:YouGov did a poll about the best British food, feel free to get mad at Chicken Tikka Masala. "Bacon sandwich"? Seriously? That's what they're going with here? In the top tier? "Basic food item on some bread" is doing a lot of heavy lifting on that island.
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Oct 19, 2023 12:16
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Two Spotted Dicks to go, please.
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Oct 19, 2023 12:19
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Lil Swamp Booger Baby posted:I like me a steak and kidney pie, I like bangers n mash, yorkshire pudding in some gravy owns, some well made blood pudding is v good, clotted cream on a scone owns, I'm hungry
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Oct 19, 2023 12:20
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Blurry Gray Thing posted:"Bacon sandwich"? Seriously? yeah everyone knows they call it a bacon butty
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Oct 19, 2023 12:23
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happyhippy posted:it was also treating most of its populace, its own lower classes, like poo poo. Was?? kecske fucked around with this message at 12:45 on Oct 19, 2023 |
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Oct 19, 2023 12:39
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Wee posted:beans on toast is good.
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Oct 19, 2023 12:43
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Haggis is good and if you're weird and squicky about it, vegan haggis is pretty close since a lot of the experience comes from spices and texture. Cullen Skink is also great, as are arbroath smokies, being on an island means good seafood!
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Oct 19, 2023 12:49
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RandomPauI posted:I ask this question sincerely. Are there any popular ice cream flavors or desserts that are quintessentially British? For example, American root beer floats; or Japanese mochi ice cream. Rum raisin icecream? For desserts, well, steamed puddings in general (sticky toffee pudding, spotted dick) or Christmas pudding.
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Oct 19, 2023 12:50
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I'm just subscribing for the inevitable
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Oct 19, 2023 12:52
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feedmegin posted:Rum raisin icecream? For desserts, well, steamed puddings in general (sticky toffee pudding, spotted dick) or Christmas pudding. Eton mess?
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Oct 19, 2023 13:05
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Blurry Gray Thing posted:"Bacon sandwich"? Seriously? You've clearly never had a proper bacon butty (proper back bacon, not that streaky rubbish you call bacon) with loads of brown sauce m8
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Oct 19, 2023 13:11
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The best British foods are all curries.
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Oct 19, 2023 13:28
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Little chippies to go, wot?
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Oct 19, 2023 13:43
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I've spent quite a bit of time in London, and all I ate was Indian food, and an occasional Chinese. Except for breakfast. Can't really go wrong with eggs and potatoes.
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Oct 19, 2023 13:50
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Oct 19, 2023 13:52
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Not sure why the bad attitude for the French cuisine since it was vastly superior and only a sliver of ocean away.
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Oct 19, 2023 13:59
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jellied eel is peak british cuisine
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Oct 19, 2023 14:05
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RandomPauI posted:I ask this question sincerely. Are there any popular ice cream flavors or desserts that are quintessentially British? For example, American root beer floats; or Japanese mochi ice cream. Mr Whippy 99 ice-cream. Non-cannonically invented by our STEM-lord Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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Oct 19, 2023 14:19
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Eton mess is always so disappointing. How can you gently caress up meringue and fruit.
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