Yeah, I wonder why they didn't develop a better cuisine tbh, considering they're that close to France. Maybe the British were like " We don't want to be like our enemies, the french. The french eat nice food, and thus we shall eat crap! "
There's some truth in that. I'm sure there are still many Brits (particularly older ones) who dismiss a lot of dishes as "foreign muck" and refuse to even try them.
I suspect that, for the majority of Brits, French food is still considered over-priced, pretentious and something only for the upper class. But on the other hand, virtually every British town has one or more restaurants serving Indian, Chinese and Italian food. In cities, it's not hard to find Thai, Mexican, Greek, Turkish, Japanese and Korean restaurants. They obviously wouldn't stay in business if there weren't a lot of people who were willing to pay to eat there.
I don't know a lot about French cuisine, but I'm pretty sure there's a big difference between what you get in a Michelin starred restaurant in France and what ordinary French people eat every day. And I'm also sure that it's just as limited and repetitive as what ordinary Brits eat, although the ingredients and style of cooking will be slightly different, and there may be more fresh produce due to cultural traditions and France's climate being a bit warmer than Britain's.
What is your opinion on the British?
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Embarassingly. Their best food is Indian. France is just miles away and is one of the culinary meccas of the world.
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Yeah, I wonder why they didn't develop a better cuisine tbh, considering they're that close to France. Maybe the British were like " We don't want to be like our enemies, the french. The french eat nice food, and thus we shall eat crap! "
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There's some truth in that. I'm sure there are still many Brits (particularly older ones) who dismiss a lot of dishes as "foreign muck" and refuse to even try them.
I suspect that, for the majority of Brits, French food is still considered over-priced, pretentious and something only for the upper class. But on the other hand, virtually every British town has one or more restaurants serving Indian, Chinese and Italian food. In cities, it's not hard to find Thai, Mexican, Greek, Turkish, Japanese and Korean restaurants. They obviously wouldn't stay in business if there weren't a lot of people who were willing to pay to eat there.
I don't know a lot about French cuisine, but I'm pretty sure there's a big difference between what you get in a Michelin starred restaurant in France and what ordinary French people eat every day. And I'm also sure that it's just as limited and repetitive as what ordinary Brits eat, although the ingredients and style of cooking will be slightly different, and there may be more fresh produce due to cultural traditions and France's climate being a bit warmer than Britain's.
happy bastille day!
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