• @Tamo
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    277 months ago

    I see this a fair bit, but like our main things are Full English (fried), Fish & Chips (fried), and Roast Dinner (roasted, shockingly), so where does this come from?

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      7 months ago

      Like the entire “hurr British food bad” meme in general, it was just made up by Americans who have very little knowledge of the going on of things outside North America.

      I’m gonna get crucified for that statement, but it’s true.

      You’re right, British foods are typically baked, fried, or roasted. I really don’t know where this idea of boiling stuff comes from. Boiling is actually something I find unusually rare in British cooking.

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        97 months ago

        during the rationing period I think boiling was more common. not sure why, but my gran would boil the hell out of sprouts. rendering them awful. always thought I hated them.

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          77 months ago

          My granny would boil cabbage until white, that was her way of telling it was done. I used to hate cabbage.

          Then I found that you can fry it with butter and bacon and black pepper. So good… although I’ll admit that boiled was probably healthier 😁.

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          47 months ago

          They did used to taste worse as well though, the ones you buy in the shops now are a different variety to the ones back in the day

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          27 months ago

          I think in the 70s and 80s in the US people were boiling the shit outta vegetables as well. I don’t know who thought turning every vegetable into watery mush was a good idea, but it’s no wonder kids from that time grew up hating peas and brussel sprouts

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          7 months ago

          Yes, because the stereotype was started by Americans.

          Another common stereotype is bad teeth, despite British teeth being healthier than that of the US (or Italy) by a fair margin.

          Because of the US’s ability to publish media globally, they dictate a lot of stereotypes in media.

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        37 months ago

        Thanks for sharing, enjoyed that. RIP Matthew Perry