The simple foods that made Britain 'Great'...

Daily Mail ^ | October 26th 2007 | Nigel Slater

[the scotsman]

Who needs fancy food when you can have the delights of Marmite, PG Tips and Fray Bentos? Last updated at 00:40am on 26th October 2007

'Gravy, PG Tips, Jammie Dodgers, Brown Sauce - the British have one of the most esoteric culinary tastes in the world. Now, award-winning food writer Nigel Slater has written a book celebrating this eccentric culture and choosing his favourites...

Great British traditions include dripping, OXO cubes and trifle..'

[edcoil]

Yea right. that blood pudding and mutten are real charming.

There is an old saying:

Heaven has Italian cooks
Hell has British cooks.

[AU72]

Used to enjoy on BBCA the cooking show “Two Fat Ladies” that featured British comfort food.

[jpl]

As my buddy likes to quip, “The British are to food what the French are to courage.”

[Designer]

PG Tips are cheap, not necessarily wonderful.

[3AngelaD]

Bacon butties!

[Doomonyou]

MMMMMM....

Haggis....

[colorado tanker]

Aside from the roast beef, at least before the mad cow scare, English food is pretty bad.

[JohnnyP]

Watch out for Nigella. I hear she bites.

[capt. norm]

I have often thought that my ancestors came over here from England to have some decent food instead of that dull, boring brown and gray crap they seem to love in the U.K.

My Great Grandmother came over from England as a child, and that was the only style of cooking she knew. When she cooked, everything seemed to have that same dull flavor (unless you put a lot of pepper on it....which she did).

I'm not a big fan of diversity, especially the way the libs play it, but when it comes to food, the more the merrier.

Here in Panama City. FL we have way more restaurants than a town this size would usually have, but there are no restaurants specializing in British food.

* We do have three Irish restaurants, however.

[js1138]

There is an old saying: Heaven has Italian cooks Hell has British cooks.

I believe the full version is: Heaven has British police, German engineers, French cooking. Hell has British cooking, French engineers and German police.

I suppose Italian could be substituted for French.

[joebuck]

The only two people I know who’ve been to England both said you can’t find a good steak there. I just wouldn’t want to live in a world like that.

[3AngelaD]

Welsh Rarebit -- Nothing pleases me more than finding these words on a menu. It is proof that the world has not quite lost its senses. Welsh rarebit is sometimes thought of as just cheese on toast, which is what people call it when they want to patronise it. But rarebit contains beer and mustard (you allow the grated cheese to melt into the beer in a saucepan), which makes a silky layer on top of your toast.

A rarebit has bite, a suavity and a pleasing savour that no cheese on toast can ever have.

I make this on rainy days and everybody absolutely loves it. I don't drink beer, but I always keep a bottle around in case I want to make some "rabbit."

[dmz]

That show was a hoot. No wonder they were, uh, a bit up sized.

[MHGinTN]

Ah, but she’s so beautiful many of us would like to be bitten by her!

[edcoil]

There is also one they say:

If you want technology, you speak German.
If you want culture you speak French.
If you want to eat well, speak Italian.
If you want to do business, you speak English.

[kalee]

Toad in the Hole, Bangers and Mash, ultimate comfort foods.

[AU72]

both said you can’t find a good steak there

When my sister-in-law worked in Cornwall for the DOD she made a lot of local friends getting them US Prime from the commissary.

[wazoo1031]

That show was great! They used at the mimimum a lb. of lard in every recipe, even if it was just a cup of tea...

[ErnBatavia]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_and_squeak