Posted on 08/20/2004 1:39:00 AM PDT by BritishBulldog
Well, the reason that the Brits drink warm beer is because Lucas made the refrigerators! lol
(Inside joke for Brit car and motorcycle enthusiasts... "Lucas, the Prince of Darkness!")
Mark
Is it true that Marmite is ground up marmosets?
Mark
She's an idiot. Obviously some foreigners are desperate now for reasons to hate America when you start slamming its cuisine. Hubby and I just had a couple of Angus T-bones the other day--they were yummy. Not that she would ever get her "delicate, pwescious, widdle" fingers dirty, but if she's tasted any of the BBQ listed on that thread recently, she's out of her mind if she thinks that isn't great cuisine. What I love about living in the states is the variety of food. So many cultures, some specific to our country(southern/soul food, wide variety of BBQ, etc). It is a treat if you love food to travel this country by car since you get a real flavor each place you go. Americans wouldn't be so "fat" if our food wasn't so good!
Agree. This country didn't get famous for Mom's Apple Pie for nothing;-) And the only thing I don't like about the apples here is the wax they put on them, otherwise, I've had a number of tasty apples.
ROFLMAO!! I'll say no more lest I get banned.
You just need to know where to buy your beef: Or continue to buy Kobe!
The best beef I ever had was at a shooting match in Garden City, KS. The guy who hosted the match was a rancher, and on the second day of the match, he had a BBQ. The "guest of honor" was a cow that he slaughterd the previous day. No stress to the cow at all, unlike those who go through the slaughterhouses. This cow was just calmly standing around, chewing its cud, and he walked up to it and put a .357 round into its skull. It just dropped dead on the spot. After 24 hours in a BBQ pit, it was the best tasting, most tender meat I've ever had.
Mark
Now, now, that is not entirely true. My mom is a Brit and there is nothing like a good Shephard's Pie(with ground beef, no surprise kidney or liver please! LOL), Scotch Eggs, Trifle, and my mother makes the best pot roast--she can throw it in an oven with a few spices and not much else and the thing is awesome. My mom is a hell of a baker too--makes great cookies and cakes. The brits can get it right;-)
I've found much of the Brits food though to be comfort food like ours with, yes, a little more bland palate.
My mum says there is nothing wrong with a little "bangers and mash" and Toad in the 'ole is to die for.(yes, she happened in next to me on this one).
She stands like a Barbie doll--
LOL--yes American food has left its mark on me as well;-)
I have a similar story. My mom is a Brit and we took several trips back to England. Tea is a light affair, but many of choices. I remember butter sandwiches, pickled onions, beets, and of course tea was served at my grandparents' place.
Reminds me of the old line..."why to the Brits drink their beer at room temperature? Because their refrigerators are made by Lucas..."
LOL! As much as I talk up my mother's cooking, there are some things I could not touch on the British menu. My grandmother tried to get me to eat some kind of liver and I hated it. They also were partial to lamb(with a mint jelly on the side) and I can tolerate lamb, but I'm not crazy about it. Blood pudding is not happening here--LOL!
BTW, my grandpa(rest his soul died at 81 almost 18 months ago) used to love eating some of that stuff we thought was gross and in his thick British accent tell us "Oh, it's lovely" while eating it right in front of us with vigor--oh he was a card.
Well yes, I believe a certain company featuring Golden Arches and a clown is quite popular...at least with the lower classes ;o)
As grandpa would say, "You scallywag".
Someone should have told her that one can eat WHATEVER she WANTS in this country but then people would think I was catty or somethin'. ;o)
Is your mom a brit too beaversmom?
I can't remember exactly where my mum grew up--I want to say Kent, but her parents lived in Bedfordshire for many years(we first visited them in 77 and they already lived there) . You'll find a bench dedicated in her parents' name in the Millenium Park in Tempsford and they are buried at the little church up the road from their house there.
What about the ever-popular "Marmite". It looks like axle grease and has a flavor akin to all the bad medicine you have ever had in your life.
The name for a hamburger does not come from Germany. Nor does the name sandwich come from a town on Cape Cod (or it's namesake on the rock across the pond), but the Earl of Sandwich, who wanted an easy-to-eat food while playing cards
Hamburg is as german as french toast (From some guy named French's restaurant in upstate new york) or french fries.
Don't want to turn this into a recipe thread, but you got to me - Brisket - yum!
What's your recipe? What temperature and for how long?
Agree with you both on Yorkshore pudding. Throw in some "bangers" for Toad in the 'ole. Good stuff!
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