I can't believe it

I'd say that's a reasonable price for dog food.

As a Spaniard I was going to comment that it is kind of overpriced dog food.
- Here in the Netherlands I spend 80 euros on 10kg of cat food (kibble).
Why do you hate dogs?

Looks like the Brits were trying to follow a recipe for poutine, but transcribed it as "peas" instead of "cheese".

I thought he bought a box of vomit for 4 bucks. What you said seems to make a lot more sense.
People in here loving poutine, but you swap cheese chunks in your gravy for a vegetable and it's suddenly disgusting? The North American palate is weird.
- Cheese is better than every vegetable. Especially melted cheese. That's certainly not an unpopular opinion or a weird take.
  
  Peas + gravy is a weird palate mate, there's a reason you can only find it in 1 place.
Fuck yeah poutine.

Does all British food look like literal diarrhea or only the British food that gets photographed?

it just not feeling cute right now 🥹
The cameras lie to you. It looks way less disgusting when you are about to eat it!

~~but yes, it does~~
It turns like that right before being photographed

I can't lie that looks genuinely amazing. Yes I am British, how can you tell?

As an American, I'd try it. I just don't understand it.
- It's pork, chips, gravy and peas. Had it had less gravy, it'd look less messy.

I like that we all knew exactly the country

The £ is a bit of a giveaway.
- I think the r/casualUK is a bigger giveaway
Luv me mushy peas, simple as
i think it would still be overpriced at 4₱ or 4¥

That looks fucking disgusting.

It tastes amazing. I wouldn’t have mushy peas like, but never mind.
I gobble the thing still though.

2 girls 1 british food

Those peas look like they came from can in a silent film and were colorized for this photo.

I'm always so worried about food with gravy. It can either be delicious, or foul. There's no middle.

They should allow gravy samples like they do ice cream 😤

I'd eat that, especially at that price. Not even British

If I were to spend £4 on a meal, I prefer an egg

Is this what yall think poutine looks like?!?

Canadadians, shield your eyes!!!

Youd have to pay me to eat that shit

How much?
- For $30 id facefuck this meal into another dimension

British food gets a bad rap but I don't really get it. Fried fish, potatoes, roasted meat, cured meat, meat pies, lots of puddings and sweets, not to mention the Indian food. What's not to like? I'm going to the UK in October and I'm pumped for the food.

I've heard it's because they invaded every country on the planet for their spices and decided to use none of them
- No, you're thinking of our grammar.
- We didn't just steal the spices, we stole cooks too. Eg, our first curry house was 1810, run by a Bengali chap. So we didn't piss about with traditonal English dishes to get our spice fix, we just went out for a ruby instead.
- I was going to defend us by pointing to how some of the most popular places to eat here are focused on spicy foods (curry houses) but when I thought about it more... you're right :(
  
  The most popular dishes there are usually the less spicy ones (but they taste really nice and would probably taste even better if they were more spicy)
If you're bringing cash, bring it in 20s and below. 50s aren't used much at all as they arouse suspicion - many smaller places will flat out not accept them.

Hope you enjoy the trip :)
- I remember people used to say £50 notes were easier to forge compared to the others. Not sure if that was because of something about the note itself or because people saw them less and weren't as used to them. Either way people became wary of accepting them. Plus it can be a pain to make change, especially when a lot of people pay with card now.
- Are you from the UK? How are you using lemmy.zip?
  
  Also, I never pay with cash so this might be why but I have never heard about the 50p thing, Is that true or are you saying it to mess with tourists?
Best place to have fish and chips is near or on a beach in overcast weather. It's a vibe. Pasties are definitely worth trying if you like pies and things. Greggs is worth a look. I think a lot of the bad press on our food is because so much of it doesn't go for any kind of presentation, it just happens.
- Greggs is my biggest cultural shock ever. I couldn't find anything remotely edible there but locals keep praising it.

Poor people acting fancy calling garbage food. Yet after a joint at 3am I would fuck with it. Ever try ketchup and peas?

yuck

Pretty sure £4 is below minimum wage, especially since you’re exposed to such hazardous materials?

They should be getting way more for taking care of this monstrosity.

As a Brit... yeah, that looks disgusting.

I bet it tastes great. But I do hate any other kind of soggy fries.

Call me a child, but peas are gross. The rest looks fantastic though.

You child!

You're welcome.
Let us be called children together then. Peas suck absolute ass in terms of texture and taste.
- Only good peas I've ever had were raw fresh off the vine. ENTIRLEY different texture and taste, juicy and crispy, vs bland and mushy. Whoever decided we need to start cooking them deserves the lack of love in their life.

Ehi thats a good british dish… they’re trying their best guys, come on. This is nasty but a good builder breakfast is great: eggs, bacon, hotdogs, potates, beans and tomatoes. You can work for 3 days after it 🤣 south uk fish and chips is the shit ✌️

Clearly you never been north. The south fish and chips are shite

I'd eat that, and in only a little drunk.

British invaded the entire world, and shipped exotic foods and spices back home for hundreds of years..

Only to make food that looks like this.

When you get a takeaway in the UK and it comes in these little containers, it often looks like gross slop. I recently got a taco+cheese chip, and it looked like pure vomit.

Doesn't put us off eating it though. Normally tastes good. Our local chippies and curry houses are supreme.

Ya got yummy sausage. Ya got gravy. Ya got yummy deep fried starchy goodness to soak up said gravy.

Why the the fuck would someone throw peas into that heavenly mix?!

Imma be real, peas in gravy are delicious in the same way corn is in mashed potatoes. Adds a sort of poppable texture that just goes well with the flavor
I’m not a fan of mushy peas. Swap it and the gravy out for some Irish-style curry sauce and now we’re talking.

Holy shit ... 4 pounds for the worst diarrhea and wet bean farts of your lifetime. What a steal.

Almost makes me wish I could abide mushy peas. If I did I would finally be allowed to return to the North.

I want to make a joke about "shitpost", but my beloved chili is right there with it. I suspect this might be mouthwatering to the intended audience.

I thought that was blueberry vomit

Beans. They make Lemmy work.

True, but those are peas in the pic friend
Actually, they make Britain work too. Baked beans.

That looks like the supper we had when the dole ran out.

Who knows what evil lies beneath?

I hope whoever put that in there wiped

What is that?

Microplastics and peas. Very traditional.
Saussage, chips, peas and gravy.
- Why do the British eat like the Nazis are still flying overhead?

Na this shit is nasty. There are food carts that give out better-looking food and more quantity for around 5-7 dollars. This just makes me want to throw up.

Can someone more familiar help me with what this is?

Bottom to top:

fries/crisps Baked beans (more sauce than I’m used to). Peas Polish sausage/kielbasa/hot dog?

Please forgive my ignorance. I’d expect this to be glorious or horrible with no option between.

Bottom to top: Chips/fries Gravy Peas Sausage, but not like any of the ones you mentioned. They are very common here in uk fish and chip shops.

If i was stumbling home drunk at 3am this would be heavenly. I would not eat it at any other time.
- Thanks! That last bit translates all too well. 😉
Bangers and chips with gravy and garden peas.

Mushy peas innit?

I thought... I thought those were beans until I read the comments.