Brit Cuisine( ! )- A Guide For The Gourmet.

by Englishman 13 Replies latest jw friends

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  Englishman

  For some time now, I have been becoming aware of with what great high esteem our British cooking is regarded throughout the world. I am not just talking about botulism and salmonella pie steak and kidney pie, but the really traditional stuff, some of which is almost edible.

  Here, for your delectation and comments, is our first Great British Dish, Cod, chips and mushy peas:

  To find a pic of your idea of a Great Brit Dish, go into Google, click on to images and type in the name of that wonderful meal that only Brits can stomach produce.

  Englishman.

  Edited by - Englishman on 24 October 2002 9:19:39
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  Robdar

  Eman,

  Thanks for sharing the lovely pictures. I love steak and kidney pie. Seeing your pics makes me long to go back to England as soon as financially possible.

  Warning to those traveling to GB:

  On the surface English food looks delicious. But usually, in a restaurant, it is over cooked and tasteless. The only tasty English food that I have ever had is the food prepared by the English homemakers. Even then, I wont attend an English Barbeque. The meat is so over cooked you can no longer tell it used to be meat.

  Love,

  Robyn
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  terabletera

  Somebody Stop E-man from posting those horrid pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!

  I happened to be enjoying my morning coffee and caught a glance of "mushy peas"..I'm not even going to say where I saw something that looked like that before! But it ain't pretty.

  One thing though, when I go to England (in another year), I'm bound to lose any extra pounds I may have on me then!
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  Mulan

  We learned a saying while in England a few years ago............."English food is terrible, but British food is wonderful." British food covers the former entire British empire, so includes East Indian, Malaysian, etc.

  We had an incredible dinner at a Lebanese restaurant in London. They offered us the entire menu for 70 pounds. There were 4 of us, so we did it.
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  Englishman

  Mushy peas are sublime, especially the fluorescent variety.

  I promise not to show any pics of steak and kidney pie, however here is a really nice dish, steak and kidney pudding:

  Englishman.
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  ozziepost

  I'm bound to lose any extra pounds I may have on me then!

  Famous last words!!!
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  Robdar

  Ah Eman,

  Thank you for posting the lovely steak and kidney pudding picture. After looking at the pic, I have decided that I must have had pudding instead of pie on my last visit.

  Here's an odd story. While at the hospital for my presurgery tests a couple of weeks ago, the nurse stated to me that I would not be able to donate blood to the Red Cross because I had been to England and ate beef right after the mad cow disease outbreak had settled down. I dont know if this nurse was telling me the truth or not. She acted a bit loony. Has anybody else heard about the blood donation ban of Americans that traveled abroad a few years back?
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  Sherri

  Don't knock mushy peas until you've tried them---yummmmmmmmmm! With a bit of salt they're a perfect savoury/sweet treat.

  As an American transplant to the UK, I've come to know and love a variety of British delights (besides my husband, that is): warm (room temperature) beer, outstanding sausages (mostly meat, not gristle like in the US) with mashed potatoes and onion gravy, Scottish shortbread, steak pie (no kidneys, sorry), yorkshire pudding (nothing like Jello brand; these are more like little pastries with a dip to hold the gravy), and on and on.

  I've been here eight years and there's not much I miss as regards food, except for good places for breakfast (here you can only get 'the full English', the proverbial heart attack on a plate--fried bread, fried sausage, fried bacon, fried egg, fried mushrooms, and, as a token gesture to fibre, baked beans. Where's the omelet, the French toast, the blueberry pancakes?!) and Mexican fast food.

  And, as Mulan mentioned, there are all the other goodies brought in from other places: great curries, Thai, Lebanese, etc.

  Give me Brit Cuisine any day!
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  Englishman

  Thanks, Sherri, there's a gal who knows her onions.

  One of the most delectable Brit repasts is, of course, pigs trotters and veg with lashings of gravy. Ideally one needs two pigs feet per person thathas been roasted for several hours on low.

  Now there's lovely!

  Englishman.
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  terabletera

  Okay okay, I am just sure it's all yummy to the tummy. Just in case, when I go I'm bringing some slim fast.