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American food sucks
The Spectator (U.K.) ^ | 08/21/04 | Ella Windsor

Posted on 08/19/2004 7:01:22 AM PDT by Pokey78

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To: Don Simmons

I'm sorry Don, I really am, but I can't help it:

Wow, you know what ass juice tastes like?


121 posted on 08/19/2004 7:42:40 AM PDT by kenth
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To: AnAmericanMother
Roast beef at Simpsons on the Strand was dry and tough.

I wouldn't recommend eating there, myself. My favourite is Rowley's on Jermyn Street.

I never found anything in the UK like the whole Italian-style tenderloin of beef that I make at home - rolled in pepper and rock salt, then roasted very briefly (20 min.) at 550 degrees or as hot as your oven with go without putting it on "clean", then sliced ultra-thin and served hot or cold. Simple and delicious, served with a fresh romaine salad and rice pilaf or polenta, but you have to start with a prime grade, well marbled cut.

You can get all those ingredients, it's just a matter of finding them. I live alone, so I have to cook without poisoning myself and found this to be true. ;)

Regards, Ivan

122 posted on 08/19/2004 7:42:44 AM PDT by MadIvan (Gothic. Freaky. Conservative. - http://www.rightgoths.com/)
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To: Semper Paratus
I read that Budweiser is outselling Guiness in Ireland!

Not even close.

What you're referring to is that Budweiser is the top-selling "off-trade" beer in Ireland. "Off-trade" means something like "sold to take home."

But something like 80% of beer sales and consumption there is in pubs. and the vast majority (70%+) of that is Guinness.

123 posted on 08/19/2004 7:42:54 AM PDT by B Knotts
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To: Trillian
Lol, if American food is so bad.. why is it making it's way all over the world?

No it isn't.

Not the stuff I liked, anyway. I still have a hankering for Campbells Chunky New England Clam Chowder... oh boy that stuff was good. No wonder I gained so many pounds living in the USA!
124 posted on 08/19/2004 7:43:36 AM PDT by KangarooJacqui (http://www.RightGoths.com - Gothic. Freaky. Conservative. Got a problem with that?)
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To: sarasota

I knew someone from Chicago would respond!

My wife has had Uno's pizza. She enjoyed it very much, but still favors our "thin crust" pizza, dripping with oil and loaded with cheese and pepperoni.

El Yummo!

I lived in Florida but, as much as they try, they can't get the NY-style pizza down pat. They use the exact same ingredients, but blame the water.


125 posted on 08/19/2004 7:43:37 AM PDT by Pete'sWife (Dirt is for racing... asphalt is for getting there.)
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To: chilepepper
Just out of interest, I wonder how many of your American knockers of British cuisine have ever been here and tried it?

The Spectator article was silly, I have had excellent and also terrible food on both sides of the Atlantic (and pretty much everywhere else I've visited), but all this Brit bashing and "America is besting" that I am reading on here says more about those writing it than it does about Britain or it's food.

Just my view, feel free to slaughter me ;o)
126 posted on 08/19/2004 7:44:26 AM PDT by BritishBulldog
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To: shhrubbery!
Ya, and steak and kidney pie, too. I'll never forget biting down on that nice spongy chunk of kidney.

I'll never forget when my dad made kidney pie. He offered some to the dog, who sniffed and refused.

127 posted on 08/19/2004 7:44:52 AM PDT by SupplySider
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To: Pokey78
"The Cheesecake Factory is one of the most popular family food chains in the US — and for me the most grotesque example of American food."

I've only been to one CF, in downtown Seattle, and I wouldn't call it a "family" restaurant at all - more of a Yuppie business lunch kind of place. As for it's large (unusually large) menu, since when is there anything wrong with that? If they can do the recipes, why is a large selection a problem?
128 posted on 08/19/2004 7:45:11 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Pokey78

Somebody needs to put this jerk out of his misery.


129 posted on 08/19/2004 7:46:13 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Mr. Jeeves

Does Cheesecake Factory have surveillance to make sure you eat the whole thing? You can't just leave part of your meal on the plate or take it home and get another meal out of the deal?

Too much food for your money.

The horror, the horror.


130 posted on 08/19/2004 7:46:17 AM PDT by Restorer
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To: AmericanMade1776
There is NO PLACE LIKE HOME!

True, ir probably all depends on what you grow up with.

131 posted on 08/19/2004 7:47:25 AM PDT by Netizen (Abortion is not a choice -- it's murder. The only 'choice' is which method of birth control to use.)
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To: Pokey78

There is American food and American food. If you want taste, health, and love, eat at home most of the time! Most of the dishes that you concoct will be probably be versions of American food, despite the foreign influences. And eating that way will enable you and your family to chose the best food when you eat out, not sugary, saturated-fat laden glop.

When I am in England, I eat Indian food, as do many knowledgeable travelers. The Brits do make good ale, though!


132 posted on 08/19/2004 7:47:29 AM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: Semper Paratus
Takes a lot of crust for a Brit complain about Yank food.

You have to take everything they say with a grain of salt. heh heh. Now, did you notice he said towns in the Midwest (not the South) were fighting over being home of the peanut?

133 posted on 08/19/2004 7:47:47 AM PDT by Melas
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To: Pokey78

Having lived in England and having witnessed English people eat, I give this article no worth.


134 posted on 08/19/2004 7:48:22 AM PDT by Conservomax (There are no solutions, only trade-offs.)
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To: BritishBulldog
Brit bashing

It's just tit-for-tat, and probably wouldn't be happening if this Spectator article hadn't started the ball rolling.
135 posted on 08/19/2004 7:48:30 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Mr. Jeeves
One of the few restaurants where I usually have to walk away with 1/3 to 1/2 of the meal uneaten.

And the problem with that is?

A long time ago, there was this neat new restaurant called TGI Fridays. Their menu looked like a notebook - spiral bound with MANY pages. Their portions, and their prices, were huge. I remember the French Dip sandwich that had to have a pound of sliced roast beef on it. Lines to get in were out the door - waits of an hour for a seat were common. You paid for this bigness, sandwiches cost at least 50% more, but the quality was great and the selection was phenomenal.

Fast forward 20 years or so. Prices are a little high, but portions are WAY down. Their current French Dip might have 8 ounces of meat, maybe. There is NEVER a wait at my local Fridays these days.

My point? American might give lip service to eating "healthy," but large selection and huge portions sell. The Cheesecake Factory has taken over where Fridays has fallen away. I already see pressure being put on the Cheesecake Factory to "Fridays" their selections (shrink 'em and cut back on variety). If they do, some other chain will come along and take the popularity crown. I wonder if this a recognized pattern in the development of a restaurant chain:

1. Original restaurant serves great food, huge portions, wide selection.
2. Restaurant expands. Food quality suffers a bit, but portions remain large. Selection gets cut back a bit due to supply problems and/or local tastes.
3. Restaurant franchises. Food quality drops like a rock. Portions cut way back. Selection is decided on a national basis and is kept "simple" for supply chain reasons.
4. Restaurant chain develops financial problems.
5. Restaurant either reinvents itself or shrinks and returns to it's roots.

136 posted on 08/19/2004 7:49:03 AM PDT by Crusher138 (Support capitalism. Check out www.USAPoliTees.com)
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To: Pokey78

The British telling us our food is "gunky" is like Carrot Top telling Lenny Bruce, "You need to develop an edge."


137 posted on 08/19/2004 7:49:06 AM PDT by Uncle Vlad
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To: ladtx
No wonder this guy doesn't understand. That crap is not US comfort food. Guess he's never had, good ol' American chicken and dumplings, fried catfish and hushpuppies, smoked baby back ribs or even just plain old pinto beans, cornbread, fried taters with green onions and a jalapeno on the side.

Well, that's comforting to the Southern part of the nation anyway.

138 posted on 08/19/2004 7:49:23 AM PDT by Melas
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139 posted on 08/19/2004 7:50:37 AM PDT by OSHA (Cheap Shots, Low Blows and Late Hits. Free Delivery. Fast Friendly Service with a Smile!)
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To: axel f
It is hilarious watching their faces as the food is delivered--platefuls of fries, huge portions of BBQ, and half-gallon glasses of pop. They always look so amazed at the amount of food and drink they get.

We had an exchange student who was equally amazed. He couldn't get over all-you-can-eat buffets, free condiments, free refills on drinks and keeping the glass, plate sized steaks, and doggie bags.

140 posted on 08/19/2004 7:50:55 AM PDT by mtbopfuyn
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