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Miland (Показать профиль) 20 февраля 2009 г., 17:20:57
Rogir:Did you just say that you are lucky with British food? I wouldn't be very proud of it.That's because you didn't have the lamb steak and chips I had a day or two ago. Not to mention a good Indian restaurant in Birmingham on my birthday weeks earlier.
As for good Dutch food like raw fish and raw onions, you're welcome to it! Seriously, I discovered a good variety of restaurants in Rotterdam when I was there, and I sampled South American, Chinese and Dutch, all good.
Ironchef (Показать профиль) 20 февраля 2009 г., 17:32:34
Rogir:Did you just say that you are lucky with British food? I wouldn't be very proud of it.I am British. But I have lived in the USA for the last 10 years and if I had give 100 things I miss about living in England, 90 of them would be food/drink related.
The only reason that "foreigners" dislike the idea of British food is that when you come to the UK you mostly get to eat in greasy cafés and rundown pubs or worse, McDonalds.
Try "toad in the hole", "beef and onion rolypoly" (also known as London Pride), a decent lamb curry or a Wall's sausage sandwich and you'll change your mind
But having spent time in Amsterdam too, Rogir, I'll give you that you guys have some Asian-influenced dishes I would pay good money for too!
andogigi (Показать профиль) 20 февраля 2009 г., 22:57:37
Rogir:Did you just say that you are lucky with British food? I wouldn't be very proud of it.You just have to know where to eat here. Ask the locals which pub they go to and you'll rarely go wrong. (Unless you order the bangers and mash. That heartburn can last for days)
Also, the beer selection is so much better in the UK than in the states. I'm in Wales right now and I had a pint of Carling with dinner tonight. (When oh WHEN will that lager get exported to America?)
ceigered (Показать профиль) 21 февраля 2009 г., 7:23:06
Rogir:Did you just say that you are lucky with British food? I wouldn't be very proud of it.British, Irish and Australian food is legendary beyond belief (I'm overusing that word today).
Just think about it:
-Bangers and Mash (EDIT: wait, heartburn??)
-Irish full breakfast
-Irish cream
-Irish toffee
-Irish cream toffee
-Irish coffee
-Irish beer (Sorry, can't say English beer there)
-Apple pie (yes, I know, the Dutch have shares in that too)
-Meat pies
-Pies in general (excluding π)
-Shepherds pie
-Lamingtons
-Frog cakes
-Ned Kelly pies (i've already mentioned this on another thread)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_cake)
How could one not love any of these?
andogigi (Показать профиль) 21 февраля 2009 г., 7:40:42
ceigered:Please don't forget Cornish pasties. They're lovely things when you don't have a lot of time for lunch.
How could one not love any of these?
ceigered (Показать профиль) 21 февраля 2009 г., 7:47:43
andogigi:Aĥ ne, kara dio ! How could I forget Cornish pasties, especially coming from a mining-state?!ceigered:Please don't forget Cornish pasties. They're lovely things when you don't have a lot of time for lunch.
How could one not love any of these?
Heck, I haven't mentioned sausage rolls! I really have let down the diaspora of the British isles!
Donniedillon (Показать профиль) 21 февраля 2009 г., 15:04:05
Ironchef (Показать профиль) 22 февраля 2009 г., 13:44:27
Donniedillon:.. next time I'm back in England I'll be heading straight back to The Roe Buck for big helping of Tika Masala. Yum...A friend of mine went to India some years ago and was eager to try out "authentic" Indian food. So when he went to a large open air restaurant in New Delhi he asked for "Chicken Tika Masala" and the waiter smiled and said "You must be English, we don't serve that here! Tika Masala was invented in Birmingham!"
By the way...The Roebuck where?
ZOV (Показать профиль) 20 июля 2009 г., 7:34:02
andogigi:Sounds yummyceigered:Please don't forget Cornish pasties. They're lovely things when you don't have a lot of time for lunch.
How could one not love any of these?