I'm British and I see it's wrong because it simply isn't true... We have a ton of spicy foods. The stereotype that we only eat comfort foods like in the meme is old and worn out. Maybe that's all you eat, but that's on you.
Yeah never got this. The nation's favourite dish is curry. My favourite dish is curry. Isn't it a running joke amongst Indians how much the Brits love curry?
Things like beans on toast and fish finger sandwiches are cheap and easy lunch snacks for students but not our actual diet.
Yep, just seems disingenuous to act like the history of the spice trade hasn't affected our food culture when it clearly has massively. Hell, even curry in Japan is popular not because of India but because of British influence. The reason "Katsu Curry" is called Katsu is because of the English word "Cuts" referring to the cuts of meat in the curry, which is Japanese sounds like 'katsu'.
But why don't your comfort foods have spices?
What in hell is comforting about that picture?
yea personally I feel quite distressed
I see nothing wrong because buttered bread, fish fingers and beans is a banger of a meal
If you're five, sure.
As you say, lots of spicy food options. Our National Dish is actually a curry - chicken masala and Phall, the hottest curry, was invented in Birmingham.
Also - in the picture are baked beans. They're invented in the USA. We adopted them, but they're not ours.
The perception of Britain that most Americans have is that of the 40's and 50's. It's hardly surprising that it's completely fucking wrong.
I think it's just Baby Boomers perpetuating the same old ideas in their echo chambers.
We've all been struggling to move onward for like 40 years.
Yeah yeah, we know y'all love Tikka masala over there.
Brb, gonna go have hamburgers and french fries for breakfast and shoot my guns for lunch.
Oh my god no one cares, Clive!
Just like when British people assume all America is Texas
What examples can you give of British food?
Jellied Eel.
Lol, thx actually. I finally upgraded my perspective.
The only people I know are polish relatives who live in scotland and well, do have their own custom and creative dishes
God, finally someone else is saying it. I feel like a stick in the mud whenever this comes up.
Popular misconception that they invaded for spices. They were actually looking for someone to play cricket with.
They conquered the whole planet in search of someone they could beat at cricket.
Absolutely captured the vibe lol.
See this game documentary for more details: Cricket through the ages
I'm partial to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwB4Bps3pT4
Heh
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Tbf, wouldn't coffee, tea, chocolate and sugar cane have been considered spices by then's definition?
So were opium and cocaine
Poppy seeds are definetely also a spice tho. And coca is an herb, which I guess can also be used as a spice... Use of coca by native populations seems to have been mostly medicinal... But then again, that's also how many spices were used until the 19th century.
Banger meal tbh, if you want to top it with 10 quids worth of spice that's up to you, but most people who eat this on the regular can barely afford salt and pepper.
How the fuck are you spending 10 quid on spices?! You can get a good few for 5 at Lidl or Aldi.
Also, having been someone that poor, people in that position should understand spices and at least have a few of them because it was one of the few things that kept me going that at least my toast and tinned veg & hotdog pasta both had some flavour.
How the fuck are you spending 10 quid on spices
If it isn't saffron and Italian white truffle, it doesn't go on their toast.
Yeah the meme pretty much ignores the classism aspect of who ended up getting the spices
British fish fingers are usually mind-blowingly tasty compared to American fish-sticks. That might explain some of the disagreement.
I’m actually having fish fingers, chips, and beans tonight.
I’m late thirties and there is nothing wrong with fish finger and beans.
Edit: Don’t even have to be poor to enjoy it by the way.
Based
I learned from experience that there is something wrong with fish fingers and custard
Not only "spices" but paprika and white pepper too!
What the hell is reduced sodium sea salt?
We have something in the US called light salt, it's a blend of sodium chloride and potassium chloride, maybe it's similar?
Yeah, I guess so. It's probably so they put lower overall salt on the packaging.
Battered fish uses tumeric to get the yellow colour (fish and chips)
They’re also the curry capital of the world
What do you think is in the beans??
I just thought it was flavored with rain water and depression
I was there. 3000 years ago, when they murdered an entire culinary culture.
Have a spoonful of horseradish and tell me British food is all bland. Or Marmite.
Or Colmans English Mustard. English Wasabi, I call it.
The taste of their food and the beauty of their women made them the best sailors in the world.
