Which ever country makes smoked venison mature chedder and horseraddish sandwiches.
Which is what I've got for lunch.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 8:57, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

English/British food is fucking marvellous.
We sell ourselves massively short, here, I think.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:02, Reply)

I think so, yorkshire puddings on their own.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:07, Reply)

That doesn't sound like a very nutritious meal.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:10, Reply)

It also falls into your "selling ourselves short" category
If the best British food you can think of is batter.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:12, Reply)

Hey!
Battered's alright. Don't be so mean.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:25, Reply)

He is, however, stodgy and very bad for your health
and as such, should only be had in moderation.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:31, Reply)

To be fair, so does the rest of the world.
The perception of us eating bland, badly cooked stodge doesn't seem to want to go away. But I agree, we have some superb cooking in this country. Even something as simple as fish and chips, cooked properly, is divine.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:12, Reply)

I blame the 70s

(PsychoChomp, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:12, Reply)

I had to agree with Gonz's evaluation of Keith Floyd the other day.
I don't necessarily agree with him all the way on the subject, but the repeated clip from the 70's on Saturday morning didn't inspire me to go off and try to replicate the recipe. When it came out the oven it looked like he'd just shat in a pot and left it on a low heat for 12 hours.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:18, Reply)

Part of that is the deterioration of the colour of the film.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:33, Reply)

Did you see it though?
It was basically scraggy meat, leeks, onions and fucking bird seed. It looked awful.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:46, Reply)

I confess I did not.
A friend of mine was very good pals/drinking partners with Floyd when he owned a pub in Ireland. He was fucking hilarious, apparently. Utterly unsurprisingly...
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 10:00, Reply)

I blame Keith Floyd.
He's such a fucking horrific 'chef', I've never once seen him cook something that I've wanted to try.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:44, Reply)

The trouble with a lot of British food is its
based around overcooked meat with overcooked vegetables.
( Peej, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:57, Reply)

I think that sounds amazing!
Howver, I'd add a touch of swan to the mix for maximum croissantification
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:03, Reply)

I am not a immigrant.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:06, Reply)

You lying Paddy bastard.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:12, Reply)

Aren't we all decended from immigrants?
Even poshos like Boyce will come from French aristocratic stock or something
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:13, Reply)

My Dad is a Yorkshireman
and as such will doubtless contend that his entire family tree can be traced back to the exact same part of Halifax, which is also where fire and the wheel were invented
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:19, Reply)

He's a dirty forrin, whether he knows it or not

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:23, Reply)

This is so.
On my father's mother's side we are French aristos called something like Du Boncier.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:23, Reply)

Poncier, more like.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:25, Reply)

+n
Sorry, grammar pedantry is even less agreeable on Monday morning, I just can't help myself
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:13, Reply)

I edited it out, because it shounds horrible.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:16, Reply)

I'm going to assume that the superfluous "h" here is just to wind me up
Good weekend?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:16, Reply)

Yeah, fireworks booze and a curry would be a summary.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:20, Reply)

I assume you mean actual fireworks
Not booze + curry = arse fireworks
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:22, Reply)

Stop thinking about my arse.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:23, Reply)

You can't make me

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 7 Nov 2011, 9:26, Reply)