Now just wait a doggone minute...!
Unstylish...well...uh...okay.
But the worst food??? And this from the Brits--of all people???
My mother was of English origins--well it was a few centuries back, but she was English through and through. She was proud of it. She looked like it, and she cooked like it. She was the worst co...! Believe me, I know what I'm talking about. I've spent lots of time in England--and the rest of Europe too.
American food is the third worst in the world. English is second worst. And the absolutely worst food in the world has gotta be Irish cuisine. (Sorry 'bout that all you Erinophiles. Ireland's got lots of things to brag about, but food ain't one of 'em.)
No, I take it back. American food is the fourth worst. German is in third place. (Sorry, Germany. I love ya', but--well, you of all peoples like to tell it like it is. Nicht wahr???.)
Sorry Savage Beast, you obviously missed the Scotts on your list. How else could you explain:
Haggis
Haggis is perhaps the best known Scottish delicacy, and it is wonderful stuff, with a rich flavour, although those partaking for the first time are often put off when they hear what it is made of... Robert Burns said in his Address to the Haggis:
Fair fa' yer honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o' the pudden race!
Haggis is made from sheep's offal (or pluck). The windpipe, lungs, heart and liver of the sheep are boiled and then minced. This is mixed with beef suet and lightly toasted oatmeal. This mixture is placed inside the sheep's stomach, which is sewn closed. The resulting haggis is traditionally cooked by further boiling (for up to three hours) although the part-cooked haggis can be cooked in the oven which prevents the risk of bursting and spoiling.
Perhaps the best known maker of haggis is the Edinburgh company of Charles MacSween & Son (now relocated to out of the city). Their haggis is widely available in the U.K. and they will happily ship it overseas, although note that the strict agriculture regulations preclude importing haggis into the U.S.
MacSweens also make a vegetarian "haggis", which is actually quite tasty, even though the only ingredient it has in common with the real thing is the oatmeal! For more information on haggis: