Popeyes opens first location in England. Its biscuits mystify British diners

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[USAF1985]

I’m sure I’m quibbling here, but when I was stationed at RAF Lakenheath in the early 90’s, we had a Popeyes right across the street from the dorm. So “technically” it was probably the first Popeyes in the UK, and it had a lot of British customers.

[metmom]

If they are going to try some authentic American cuisine, then no, you don’t change it to accommodate them.

You explain it, and if they don’t like it, they don’t have to come back.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I used to live in Yorkshire and this is one of my favorite skits. It’s close to reality which is why it’s so funny.

The green stuff they’re slopping is “mushy peas”.

https://youtu.be/t-jw5GYqMhM

[Skywise]

“Pom Fritz! French Fries are Pom Fritz!”

[Little Ray]

That wasn’t a political post, that was a foodie post.

Bad as Joe Biden is, remember that he’s a Com..., er, Democrat. Boris Johnson is what passes for a conservative in the UK. We have a ways to go before we catch up with the UK on the (lack of) quality of our candidates.

[mylife]

I like their shrimp, I like lots of their stuff.

[Dogbert41]

I really like their spicy fried chicken, their spicy chicken sandwiches, their green beans are passable, red beans and rice in a pinch, and jambalaya ok when available. Biscuits aren’t bad when hot either.

My usual order is a dozen pieces of spicy chicken. Lasts me several days. Stays crispy when heated up in air fryer.

[JBW1949]

LOL...

[mylife]

Dey all said it was worth the wait, but will the brawl over it?

[ZinGirl]

Lol. “If it’s outside Yorkshire, it’s not worth bloody visiting”

We have some British friends and when the daughter was over one summer my mother made French toast for breakfast. She had never heard/seen it before and loved it...”can we have, uh, ‘soggy bread’ for breakfast again tomorrow?” :)

[mylife]

Interesting.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

😁

[mylife]

they call em chips and call chips crisps..

[backwoods-engineer]

Just goes to show you that a) the Southern US is really its own country, and b) Britain is a very different country.

I'm a transplant Alabamian but a born Southerner (great-great-grandson of a Confederate veteran, too). I didn't know what a "scone" was until after I graduated college and went on a business trip to a Yankeeland city.

[Chewbarkah]

Odd that the company would not have done extensive taste-testing and marketing research before launching a product “foreign” to the location.

[GreyFriar]

Unless eaten while still hot from the oven, Popeye’s biscuits are better known as ‘hockey pucks.’

[MercyFlush]

The British are also no doubt mystified by this crazy thing called ‘flavor’.

[MercyFlush]

“And of course, the British are world renowned for their exquisite cuisine.”

LOL!!!

[SES1066]

Come on guy, at least post the WHOLE thing!!

Heaven & Hell

HEAVEN is where:

The police are British,
The chefs are Italian,
The mechanics are German,
The lovers are French,
and it's all organized by the Swiss!

.

HELL is where:

The police are German,
The chefs are British,
The mechanics are French,
The lovers are Swiss,
and it's all organized by the Italians!!
Oh, and there is a General Strike called for the entire week!

[mylife]

True of ALL biscuits.