I’m convinced English food is why England developed into such a far-flung worldwide empire. Some Englishman looked at that sorry slab of boiled mutton on his plate, said “Bugger this, I’m going out for Chinese carry-out or a nice curry,” and the next thing you know he’d sailed to the other side of the world and conquered India and Hong Kong.
Brits don’t eat Chinese carry out. Brits eat Chinese Take Away