In Defense of English cooking.

[ShahdagMountains]

I’d love some kippers, right now.

 

[Zincwarrior]

There is no defense for English cooking. Beans and eggs OH MY GOD!

 

[ShahdagMountains]

There is no defense for English cooking. Beans and eggs OH MY GOD!

And you have grits!

 

[jacksonlamb]

I’ve just bought Orwell’s book.

We have heard a good deal of talk in recent years about the desirability of attracting foreign tourists to this country. It is well known that England’s two worst faults, from a foreign visitor’s point of view, are the gloom of our Sundays and the difficulty of buying a drink.

Both of these are due of fanatical minorities who will need a lot of quelling, including extensive legislation. But there is one point on which public opinion could bring about a rapid change for the better: I mean cooking.

It is commonly said, even by the English themselves, that English cooking is the worst in the world. It is supposed to be not merely incompetent, but also imitative, and I even read quite recently, in a book by a French writer, the remark: ‘The best English cooking is, of course, simply French cooking.

In Defence of English Cooking | The Orwell Foundation

"A simple, rather heavy, perhaps slightly barbarous diet... hot drinks are acceptable at most hours of the day".

www.orwellfoundation.com

There is absolutely defense for British cooking, Welsh, Scottish, English, and Northern Irish all suck.

 

[ShahdagMountains]

There is absolutely defense for British cooking, Welsh, Scottish, English, and Northern Irish all suck.

Don’t think much of yours.

Biscuits and gravy, and refried beans = slop on a plate.

 

[jacksonlamb]

Don’t think much of yours.

Biscuits and gravy, and refried beans = slop on a plate.

Love both, you anti-American.

 

[ShahdagMountains]

Love both, you anti-American.

I love America. I’m there a lot.

 

[ShahdagMountains]

At least you can get scrambled eggs on toast in America.

 

[The Duke]

I’ve just bought Orwell’s book.

We have heard a good deal of talk in recent years about the desirability of attracting foreign tourists to this country. It is well known that England’s two worst faults, from a foreign visitor’s point of view, are the gloom of our Sundays and the difficulty of buying a drink.

Both of these are due of fanatical minorities who will need a lot of quelling, including extensive legislation. But there is one point on which public opinion could bring about a rapid change for the better: I mean cooking.

It is commonly said, even by the English themselves, that English cooking is the worst in the world. It is supposed to be not merely incompetent, but also imitative, and I even read quite recently, in a book by a French writer, the remark: ‘The best English cooking is, of course, simply French cooking.

In Defence of English Cooking | The Orwell Foundation

"A simple, rather heavy, perhaps slightly barbarous diet... hot drinks are acceptable at most hours of the day".

www.orwellfoundation.com

^Beat me to it. But..those beans need to be on toast.

 

[jacksonlamb]

I love America. I’m there a lot.

I am in the UK several times a year and always lose weight.

Your walking trails are magnificient.

A have a sister sold on your smallboat canal trips, which is stupid to me. Liven that up by putting alligators in.

 

[Zincwarrior]

And you have grits!

No, thats the cracker South. We have breakfast tacos and kolaches.

 

[ShahdagMountains]

^Beat me to it. But..those beans need to be on toast.

They usually are.

I wondered when you’d show up.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Don’t think much of yours.

Biscuits and gravy, and refried beans = slop on a plate.

No one eats biscuits and gravy and refried beans. You are not sane.

 

[ShahdagMountains]

and kolaches.

Some sort of insect?

 

[ShahdagMountains]

No one eats biscuits and gravy and refried beans. You are not sane.

I didn’t mean them together. So stop that.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Some sort of insect?

you don't know what a kolache is? SHAME!

 

[ShahdagMountains]

you don't know what a kolache is? SHAME!

I do now.

 

[The Duke]

I had an Empanada for breakfast.
Would not be against grits and eggs and bacon.
Only have 1/2 cup of milk left, though, means that's out.
That gets used for coffee, then I'll get more.
I go 2/1 milk/water when making grits.

 

[ShahdagMountains]

I had an Empanada for breakfast.
Would not be against grits and eggs and bacon.
Only have 1/2 cup of milk left, though, means that's out.
That gets used for coffee, then I'll get more.
I go 2/1 milk/water when making grits.

Oh yes…. the coffee.

Glad you brought that up.

 

[The Duke]

Oh yes…. the coffee.

Glad you brought that up.

I'm guessing you prefer tea.
To each their own.