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Yeah. The big draw was always that excise taxes on alcohol were much lower in France, but the EU guaranteed a right of individual duty-free import for personal
by pmyteh 2y ago
Yeah. The big draw was always that excise taxes on alcohol were much lower in France, but the EU guaranteed a right of individual duty-free import for personal use - so the UK couldn't make the money back on entry tariffs.
I'm very fond of British food, and there are certainly some things that are better got in our supermarkets than in France. Less than the other way round, though, and without the cheap booze to offset the cost of the trip I can't see many French people coming to the UK for good Madeira, pies, or Marmite...
- sedan_baklazhan 2y ago>I'm very fond of British food Can you tell a bit about your favorite British food?
- qingcharles 2y agoWhat classifies as British? I love fish n' chips. Love shepherd's/cottage pie. Love bangers and mash. Love a good Cornish pasty. Love crumpets. Love bacon sarnies. Chip butties. Big Sunday roasts. Never tried haggis.
- pmyteh 2y agoA well-made steak and kidney pie is a thing of delight. Intensely savoury, great texture contrast between the pastry and the filling, lovely with thick-cut chips, ketchup and peas. And satisfyingly bad for you. Even though kidneys are cheap offal and smell like piss before they're prepared, they do make the pie filling richer and tastier: plain steak pies aren't anywhere near as good. Don't know why.