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> For UK of course it's even worse, they're actively known for the bad taste and cuisine. That's a myth that's refusing to die, it's not true at all.

• coldtea 10y ago
  In what ways? Where in the world do they care for British cuisine?
  • vilmosi 10y ago
    Everywhere. I haven't stayed in a single hotel anywhere that doesn't serve English Breakfast. And I'm sure a lot of people are enjoying a Sunday Roast or a Chicken Tikka Masala every now and again. But of course, I know there are a lot of ignorant people in the world, which is why I admit the myth persists.
    • tremon 10y ago
      Chicken Tikka Masala That's not British though, it's Indian.
      • vilmosi 10y ago
        It's a British national dish. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tikka_masala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tikka_masala
        • tremon 10y ago
          Have you read the article you linked? Chicken tikka masala is chicken tikka, chunks of chicken marinated in spices and yogurt, that is then baked in a tandoor oven Those don't sound like British words... let's follow the links: Chicken tikka is a chicken dish originating in South Asia. A masala is any of the many spice mixes used in Indian cuisine. The name comes from the Hindi word for spice. The tandoor is used for cooking in Southern, Central and Western Asia. Did you mean British commonwealth, or British isles?
          • CalRobert 10y ago
            Have you? "...The historians of ethnic food Peter and Colleen Grove discuss various origin-claims of chicken tikka masala, concluding that the dish "was most certainly invented in Britain, probably by a Bangladeshi chef".[14] They suggest that "the shape of things to come may have been a recipe for Shahi Chicken Masala in Mrs Balbir Singh’s Indian Cookery published in 1961".[14]..."
            • dragonwriter 10y ago
              From earlier in the same section: "The origin of the dish is disputed. One explanation is that it originated in an Indian restaurant in the United Kingdom,[3][7] but probably from the British Bangladeshi community which ran most Indian restaurants in Britain.[7] Rahul Verma, a Delhi expert on street food, offered a different explanation, speculating in 2009 that the dish may have originated—probably by accident with subsequent improvisations—in the Punjab and Uttar Pradesh during the last 50 years.[1]"
          • vilmosi 10y ago
            So? Tomatoes aren't Italian, but pizza is. Nobody is disputing the Asian influence on British cuisine. And nobody is disputing whether or not tikka masala is British.
      • pvaldes 10y ago
        I'm reasonably sure that peruvian people knew the concept of putting a potato in the fire much before british "invented it".
      • dragonwriter 10y ago
        Its an adaptation of Indian cooking to British tastes developed fairly recently historically (different stories point to different origins either in Britain or in India during the British Raj or within a couple decades of its end.)
  • wtbob 10y ago
    > Where in the world do they care for British cuisine? Ever eaten pot roast? That's British food. Ever eaten a roast potato? That's British food. Ever eaten cheese, mushrooms, roast beef or rabbit? Those are all British foods. British food, properly done (i.e., not the result of WWII rationing or Victorian institutionalisation) is savoury and earthy: roasts, onions, cheeses, mushrooms, potatoes, carrots, turnips. It is hearty and filling, and goes well with the native ale. It's delicious. Don't knock what you haven't had.
    • epimetheus 10y ago
      >Ever eaten pot roast? That's British. Not according to Wikipedia, which states: "Pot roast is an American variation of the French dish boeuf à la mode, modified by influences from German and Jewish immigrants." Roast Potatoes? Also American (not necessarily US though), you didn't have Potatoes until you came to the Americas. Cheese, mushrooms, and rabbit? How are these British? Did you invent them? Hey, we eat pasta here in the US, must be US national cuisine...
    • klipt 10y ago
      Reminds me of the food descriptions in the Redwall books :-)