NationStates Jolt Archive

Where do people know how to eat?

Almost anywhere. The one I miss most is Mexican though. No good Mexican food to be found anywhere in this country.

Not fond of food, If i could live with out it I would

Just noticed - Scottish?

Are you checking whether people choose randomly, or whether anyone has actually lost their mind?

The best place to get a good meal is England, not for the shepherds pie etc but for the diversity of the food available. By accepting the foods and customs of immigrants I beleive we now must have one of the most diverse tastes and "menus" available.

Just noticed - Scottish?

Are you checking whether people choose randomly, or whether anyone has actually lost their mind?
I hear some people genuinely like all their food deep fried and/or full of salt. :)

I chose Mexican, but seriously, I prefer "American" food, if you want to call it that. Steak and potatoes kind of shit.

Punjabi? That's a bit specific isn't it? :p
I embrace all food, depending on what I'm craving.
I wouldn't mind a South Indian style thali right now. Yum, sambar and rassam. Or a masala dosa. (a really nice crispy slightly sour pancake filled with spicy potato)

English and American.

Burritos, and I've said this before, are the most perfect form of food available. Everything is better in burrito form. All hail the burrito.

Though I do like Italian.

What I'd really like is the Iron Chefs creating crazy ass food for me on an hours notice...

The lot in a bucket with eggs on top

Good ol' Tex-Mex. Tamales and chile rellenos. Spinach and wild mushroom enchiladas. Guacamole-food of the gods. Mmmm.

Gotta love those traditional Danish lunches.

I am SO bloody hungry! Got to stop looking at this thread. :(

The best place to get a good meal is England, not for the shepherds pie etc but for the diversity of the food available. By accepting the foods and customs of immigrants I beleive we now must have one of the most diverse tastes and "menus" available.

I don't blame them. I've been horrified just by the descriptions of English Cuisine. :p

I don't blame them. I've been horrified just by the descriptions of English Cuisine. :p

I can't remember the whole joke, but it did mention having an English cook in hell.

Hangi.

I can't remember the whole joke, but it did mention having an English cook in hell.

I remember that joke. I will see if | can remember it. i might be wrong in parts.

Heaven is:

An English house
A Japanese wife
An American salary
A chinese cook

Hell is:
An English cook
An American wife
A Japanese house
A Chinese salary


(I'm sure I've missed something out, but it all seems to match.)

I remember that joke. I will see if | can remember it. i might be wrong in parts.

Heaven is:

An English house
A Japanese wife
An American salary
A chinese cook

Hell is:
An English cook
An American wife
A Japanese house
A Chinese salary


(I'm sure I've missed something out, but it all seems to match.)
That's the one. My dad told me that years ago, but I think it also had something about a car too.

I don't blame them. I've been horrified just by the descriptions of English Cuisine. :p

Have you ever tried any of our fine "cuisine"? try putting all the peasant leftovers in pastry, burn it and serve with floppy, overcooked vegetables.

Actually, some of our food is good, try erm.....hang on............damn............





Eats pasta

Yorkshire pudding. The only thing that at all redeems english cuisine.


Various types of asian cuisine, specifically Vietnamese and Japanese. American, given that you can't qualify Portillo's any other way. That and most american seafood.

Yorkshire pudding. The only thing that at all redeems english cuisine.


Various types of asian cuisine, specifically Vietnamese and Japanese. American, given that you can't qualify Portillo's any other way. That and most american seafood.

thank you, yes, a good roast dinner, beef, yorks pudding etc, the best!!

I like it all, especially Bury black puddings boiled not fried, with loads of vinegar and mustard. English mustard that is, not the sissy stuff.

Oh and haggis, neeps and tatties is good too but I wouldn't go so far as the deep fried battered mars bars.

Southern Indian banana leaf rice. :)

That's the one. My dad told me that years ago, but I think it also had something about a car too.

Yeah. I thought German car when i did the first half, but couldn't figure out where it went on the second.

I like it all, especially Bury black puddings boiled not fried, with loads of vinegar and mustard. English mustard that is, not the sissy stuff.

Oh and haggis, neeps and tatties is good too but I wouldn't go so far as the deep fried battered mars bars.

Battered chocolate is lovely.

All that fat and grease, in one warm, dripping bar. Heaven.

Battered chocolate is lovely.

All that fat and grease, in one warm, dripping bar. Heaven.

One cholesteral snack please shopkeeper with a side order of coronary

Yeah. I thought German car when i did the first half, but couldn't figure out where it went on the second.
A German wife in hell, but I can't remember it either..

another one
HEAVEN is when
The police is English
The cook is French
The mechanics is German
The lover is Italian
Everything is organized by Swiss

And there are absolutely NO Belgium drivers

HELL is when
The police is German
The cook is English
The mechanics is French
The lover Swiss
The driver Belgium
and everything is organized by Italians


back to topic though. I chose French because they are the only on the list who know how to prepare meat.

One cholesteral snack please shopkeeper with a side order of coronary

Exactly.

If you aren't worried it will give you a heart attack it isn't real food.

Exactly.

If you aren't worried it will give you a heart attack it isn't real food.

Try food from the American south then. If it's not fried or heavily salted, it's covered in cream gravy.

Try food from the American south then. If it's not fried or heavily salted, it's covered in cream gravy.

Nice.

We either deep fry or roast everything. Other types of cooking just aren't good enough.

Oh, I forgot pickled. They pickle some weird-ass shit down there. Watermelon rind, pigs feet, eggs. The deep south can do some strange stuff to food.

I'm liking Vietnamese at the moment.

Oh, I forgot pickled. They pickle some weird-ass shit down there. Watermelon rind, pigs feet, eggs. The deep south can do some strange stuff to food.

Pickled eggs own.

I used to go round the chippy and just be like............"Yeah, iI want a pickled egg, nothing else."

My dad loves pickled pigs feet. :eek:

My dad loves pickled pigs feet. :eek:
I hope he doesn't eat them though :eek:

I hope he doesn't eat them though :eek:
no, he just lurves them ;)

Thai.

Although really, it's a tie with mexican, indian (well, I suppose that woudl be punjabi up there...) basically anything with an excessive amount of spiciness that can be adapted to vegetarian dishes.

English and American.

English food? like pizza, chicken tikka masala, lamb rogan josh, chicken chao mein?

what's english food?

i like mexican. it's like italian with chilli and coriander. thai is nice too.

English food? like pizza, chicken tikka masala, lamb rogan josh, chicken chao mein?

what's english food?

all of the above can/have been adopted and adapted by the english(and british but i'm english and don't know about the others) the recipes we see here are adapted from the originals or even simply invented here. The english have some excellent native meals, along the line of pies and stews, mainly because of the ingredients available. We did not have potatoes, pasta, rice, spices beyond simple herbs. I am not saying our native cuisine is any better than anyone else's but we have adapted to modern times and at least accepted that there is much to learn from foreign cuisine. I would be interested to know where you are from and if you have spent any time here or are basing your arguments on outdated stereotypes.

what's english food?

:confused:

Chip butties?

I personally like Italian food the most, particularly pizza, but I am surprised that Scottish food has been included since we have the worst diet in Europe which is reflected by a lower life expectancy in the poorest area of Glasgow than Iraq.

I think something should be said for fresh Japanese cusine such a sushi. Cold rice around fish is a refreshing hange from the ordinary for us in america.

seaweed, caribou jerky, brown sugar & milk, and kiwis. YUM! i wish i could have that right now!

The best place to get a good meal is England, not for the shepherds pie etc
DON'T DISS SHEPHERD'S PIE.

I hope he doesn't eat them though :eek:

My wife eats pickled pigs feet but I don't. Pickled eggs are good, I should make some more.

Thai.

Thai is good. The best food I've eaten outside the USA is in Italy. Thai and Spanish food is also very good. The worst food I've eaten is in England. Their fish and chips are good though.

i'll eat just about everything but my real vice has got to be lasagne or beef wellington

i swear that im addicted to them

Jesus, where do all you people dissing English food eat while you're here?

Italian! Half of my family is Italian, since my mother is, and when I go to connecticut where all my Italian family live they have the best food! Italian is #1 American food is #2.

Thai is good. The best food I've eaten outside the USA is in Italy. Thai and Spanish food is also very good. The worst food I've eaten is in England. Their fish and chips are good though.

what english food did you try?

Just noticed - Scottish?

Are you checking whether people choose randomly, or whether anyone has actually lost their mind?

I have deviant tastes ... same reason Chinese food of any type didn't make the list.

Was actually thinking of one of the best meals I've had--shepherd's pie, in fact--at a Scottish restaurant in the U.S. ... I've eaten at English-style restaurants in the U.S. too, but have never been to Britain.

I think foreigners have a bad conception of British food because we cook so much.

In America and on the continent they are more likely to eat out or have takeaways. Restaurants in Europe tend to be better than here in England where you are generally stuck with pub grub unless you want to spend a fortune on a meal.

We have good restaurants but you need to know where they are, they're not on every street like they are in America.

The best British food is what your mum would make on a Sunday.
Roast Beef/Lamb/Pork/Chicken with roast potatoes AND mash. Cauliflower and Broccoli cheese, carrots and swede, roasted parsnips and loads of gravy. With English mustard/mint sauce/apple sauce/sage and onion stuffing.

Beautiful!

My wife eats pickled pigs feet but I don't. Pickled eggs are good, I should make some more.

Try pork ears in black oyster sauce gravy. mmMmmmm

what english food did you try?

Sheppards pie, mixed grill, eggs & sausage. Even ate some not so very good Chineese food ther once in a Chineese resteraunt in Ealy.

Sheppards pie, mixed grill, eggs & sausage. Even ate some not so very good Chineese food ther once in a Chineese resteraunt in Ealy.

You have named some of the most popular meals in england, not just with the english either. On this board alone people have named shepherds pie as one of the best meals they have had. There is another thread debating the virtues of bacon and sausages, so sausage and egg is another popular meal. You had a bad chinese? not very english is it. I think this is your taste, not our food, please don't slag off an entire nation's cuisine because you didn't like 4 meals while you were here, 1 of which was not english.

I remember that joke. I will see if | can remember it. i might be wrong in parts.

Heaven is:

An English house
A Japanese wife
An American salary
A chinese cook

Hell is:
An English cook
An American wife
A Japanese house
A Chinese salary


(I'm sure I've missed something out, but it all seems to match.)

This is the one I remember:

In Heaven: the cooks are French,
the policemen are English,
the mechanics are German,
the lovers are Italian
and the bankers are Swiss.

In Hell: the cooks are English,
the policemen are German,
the mechanics are French,
the lovers are Swiss
and the bankers are Italian.

Shepherd's pie is best when seasoned properly. You have to use salt, despite the current low-sodium trend, and salted real butter helps too, course that conflicts with the low cholesterol trend. Oh and some people even sweeten the hamburg with sugar, but oh wait that conflicts with the low carb trend. There's lots of ways you can do it though. Lots of ways that taste really good.

Italian!!!!

Italian!!!!


mmmm @ that rockin' pizza you had yesterday. sigh....


*drools*

and I'm all out now, it's all gone :(

I need some new ideas for tonight, Im thinking sole ... vera-cruz style... mmmm....