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In Defence of English Cooking

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
We're not in Frenchie land here buddy.
Zat's not Ze land?

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
We're not in Frenchie land here buddy.
Then why you speak newspeak?

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
No you didn't. You invented Chicken Tikki Masala. Hell until after 1970's a curry in Britain meant something swimming in curry powder (tumeric + curry powder) containing sultanas and some kind of meat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry
I'm sorry, what's your point here? tumeric + curry powder is 2/3's of a Michelin Star ain't it?? 😕

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I was thinking Lard but we can go with sultanas instead i suppose. 🙂

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Airstrip One.

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A.k.a. San Weirdo, CA

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Because let's face it, if I lived on such a sorry excuse for an island I'd cook like a bespeckled leper too.
What's wrong with England qua island?

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Well I appreciate that following stereotypes is often easier than finding out things for yourself but British cuisine is gaining a surprising amount of respect around the world these days. There has been an extreme and rather dull explosion of interest in food within the UK and even this wikipedia entry on specifically English cuisine isn't entirely scathing either.

Always a good idea to try things before forming opinions if you can. Go visit "Porters" in Covent Garden for some well prepared traditional British fare or the Savoy for just damn nice food.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cuisine

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Originally posted by Wheely
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cuisine
Jamie Oliver.

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Originally posted by Wheely

....or the Savoy for just damn nice food.
They wouldn't let him in. 😏

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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
They wouldn't let him in. 😏
Actually they didn't let me in once either as I forgot their stupid tie wearing policy. It cost them one of their gorgeous cakes which I had ordered though. However, I still think the food at the Savoy is some of the best in the world though would give an honourable mention to Le Pont De la Tour (for the atmosphere alone!), the Ceran Palace (Istanbul) or Bagatelle in Oslo (which would be clear leader if it wasn't for the crappy overly fussy service)

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Originally posted by Wheely
Actually they didn't let me in once either as I forgot their stupid tie wearing policy. It cost them one of their gorgeous cakes which I had ordered though. However, I still think the food at the Savoy is some of the best in the world though would give an honourable mention to Le Pont De la Tour (for the atmosphere alone!), the Ceran Palace (Istanbul) or Bagatelle in Oslo (which would be clear leader if it wasn't for the crappy overly fussy service)
I think all of these would be beaten by a half time meat pie on a rainy January afternoon at the Reebok stadium, best pie's in the land.