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> I'm in the UK and it is always the case that processed, mass manufactured food is looked down upon. UK food (with the exception of dishes imported from India

> I'm in the UK and it is always the case that processed, mass manufactured food is looked down upon. UK food (with the exception of dishes imported from India) is some of the blandest cuisine I have ever tasted. I would probably prefer store-bought hotdogs, and boxed macaroni and cheese.

rowanajmarshall 4y ago
It's only bland if your idea of good food is lots of spices. The incredible umami depth of a beef dripping gravy, the intense burn of an English mustard, or the creamy tang of a good mashed potato with butter and sour cream, sprinkled with crunchy sea-salt. It's not delicate food, but dang it hits the spot sometimes.
k__ 4y ago
Yes, as someone from continental Europe, reading this seems a bit like the one eyed leading the blind, hehe.
GoToThePubMate 4y ago
dahfizz 4y ago
Seriously, though. There are Thai, Chinese, Mexican, indian, moroccan, Italian etc restaurants all within a few minutes from me. I've never seen a British restaurant. The closest you get is a UK themed pub, which just serves American bar food plus Guinness.
- mbg721 4y ago
  I think the reason you don't see British restaurants that much in the US isn't that it's bad food, it's that a lot of traditional British dishes have sufficiently close equivalents in "down-home cookin'" American restaurants (as in a roast beef dinner) or in bar food (as in fish and chips) that there isn't much demand for anything more specialized. The full fry-up breakfast is something isn't so easily found here, but near me there's at least one themed pub that does serve one (although it's Irish rather than English).
  - OJFord 4y ago
    I think it was just never made restaurant food? You don't really get them in the UK either. A restaurant that doesn't bill itself as x country's cuisine is basically going to be French/in that tradition. Closest you can get is a chip shop or a 'real ales • good food' pub.

rowanajmarshall 4y ago

It's only bland if your idea of good food is lots of spices. The incredible umami depth of a beef dripping gravy, the intense burn of an English mustard, or the creamy tang of a good mashed potato with butter and sour cream, sprinkled with crunchy sea-salt. It's not delicate food, but dang it hits the spot sometimes.

k__ 4y ago

Yes, as someone from continental Europe, reading this seems a bit like the one eyed leading the blind, hehe.

GoToThePubMate 4y ago

dahfizz 4y ago

Seriously, though. There are Thai, Chinese, Mexican, indian, moroccan, Italian etc restaurants all within a few minutes from me. I've never seen a British restaurant. The closest you get is a UK themed pub, which just serves American bar food plus Guinness.

mbg721 4y ago
I think the reason you don't see British restaurants that much in the US isn't that it's bad food, it's that a lot of traditional British dishes have sufficiently close equivalents in "down-home cookin'" American restaurants (as in a roast beef dinner) or in bar food (as in fish and chips) that there isn't much demand for anything more specialized. The full fry-up breakfast is something isn't so easily found here, but near me there's at least one themed pub that does serve one (although it's Irish rather than English).
- OJFord 4y ago
  I think it was just never made restaurant food? You don't really get them in the UK either. A restaurant that doesn't bill itself as x country's cuisine is basically going to be French/in that tradition. Closest you can get is a chip shop or a 'real ales • good food' pub.