Court rules Subway sandwiches too sugary to meet legal definition of ‘bread’ (Ireland)

New York Post ^ | September 30, 2020 | Natalie O'Neill

[Gay State Conservative]

Ireland,once a proud and decent country,has become just another tawdry little European cesspool since they've joined the European Union.

[snuffy smiff]

The local Subway here went out of business 3 years ago. Mold in the cooler was the reason given. It has since been re-opened by a Mom and Pop owned breakfast and lunch restaurant and doing rather well. That said, the local Blimpie’s just closed down after 2 years of absolutely awful products...

[Dr. Sivana]

My wife pointed out that “Irish Soda Bread” is much sweeter than the rolls at Subway.

[rfreedom4u]

I had never drank beer until three years ago (I’m 55 now). I finally started on a trip to Germany. A vendor was offering samples and I told him that I didn’t like beer. He convinced me to try it and I was shocked! I recall asking “Is this what beer is supposed to taste like?”
I’ve liked almost every European beer I’ve tried so far. But there was one in Poland called Angry Duck that was nasty! I’ve even tried a couple Asian beers that were good.
I can stomach a few American beers but for the most part I just go without.

[rllngrk33]

I go to subway on occasion to remind me why I don’t got there any more. Their bread tastes like it needs more time in the oven and the meats are the worst.

[Olog-hai]

I used to be sort of “loyal” to it because it was the Dublin brand and my mother’s family is from Dublin. I also used to live in the town where the Guinness family castle is and where the stuff was first brewed.

[Olog-hai]

I remember Tuborg from the Irish pubs, but mostly from the ashtrays with their logo on there . . .

[Viking2002]

Budweiser = six(6) bottles x 1 Clydesdale + 1 funnel.

[Dr. Sivana]

I go to subway on occasion to remind me why I don’t got there any more. Their bread tastes like it needs more time in the oven and the meats are the worst.

I grew up near the first franchised Subway in Wallingford, Connecticut. The horrible joke is that Connecticut is filled with Italian delis that make exceptional grinders. However, Subway got some of our business because they had very aggressive 2 for 1 offers, and for it central location near the train station. They also got a lot of business from late night potheads as the only places open late in Wallingford in those days was Subway and Mr. Donut.

These days, there is a Subway just a little down Route 5 from the original franchise, but people who really like submarine sandwiches go to Rosa's Deli (when they are open) practically across the street.

[attiladhun2]

Then you too must share my opinion of the brew, at least in part.

[attiladhun2]

Put any beer in the freezer till it ices up a little when you open it, and it tastes like the finest Bavarian lager, at least after you drink 2 or 3 or 4.

[Olog-hai]

I don’t know which type of the stout you’re familiar with, if it’s the draft (with the “creamy” texture) or the export stout (with the stronger coffee-like taste). And of course I don’t have goat urine taste as a reference for comparison 😌 but I leave those alone in general these days.

[attiladhun2]

Not being a connisuer of urine, I still believe Guiness does taste a bit like goat piss smells, being an olfactory “observer” of such things, in a manner of speaking.

[Krosan]

They can keep calling it bread. They just won’t get the staple food tax reduction.

[Unassuaged]

American or the original Czech version?

[Dr. Sivana]

American or the original Czech version?

American. I recall it was originally marketed to American servicemen who wanted a "comfort beer". Eventually, they saw a broader marketing opportunity and went to the EU and basically the end result is that the German Beer Purity laws are unenforceable.

Over time, the whole idea of "truth in labeling laws" becomes the OPPOSITE of what they are supposed to be. That's why what used to be called Imitation flavor is now labeled with the flavor name prominently, with a tiny "artificially flavored" added. And why there is something called "non-fat Half & Half".

[Unassuaged]

Thanks.

I had a Czech friend who was so insulted by what was called Budweiser in the US that he brought back some from Czech Republic (where the name was ‘stolen’ from). - as I recall, it was quite good and nothing like USA Bud.

[Dr. Sivana]

I had a Czech friend who was so insulted by what was called Budweiser in the US that he brought back some from Czech Republic (where the name was ‘stolen’ from). - as I recall, it was quite good and nothing like USA Bud.

If I recall, the Budweiser that came to this country actually changed the brew to appeal to local tastes and available crops (for instance, including rice).