I don't miss U.K but I miss....

[cornishcarlos]

40 minutes ago, Tomahawk21 said:

maybe you need to get out more

 

Why ?

[worgeordie]

31 minutes ago, Blue Muton said:

Somewhat off topic? I thought this thread was about UK stuff, not sure about the first two on your list. Are they even from this planet?

Don't knock it till you have tried it, just good simple tasty food.

regards worgeordie

[Andrew Dwyer]

UK doesn't do decent pies (unless you are after gristle and gravy)......Australia is pie land!

After visiting Yatala Pie Shop I can see where you are coming from !!
But the uk does some great pies as well !!

[PJPom]

If you want a real meat pie you have to go to New Zealand, by law they have to have real meat in them. Australian pies are tasty but you don’t want to know what goes into them, saying that , a pie floater at Woolloomooloo late at night is hard to beat.

[Mansell]

I live in California for decades. I went back to England and went in the pub and asked for a pint of Watneys Brown Ale. The young man behind the counter just looked blank, then an older guy came over and informed me that Watneys was long gone from this world. Very sad, Watneys brown ale carried me through the sixties and into the seventies. I can only assume they were bought out by a larger company. Most general British food is basically poor working class people's food, and consequently is an acquired taste. But I enjoyed things like crumpets, (which you can buy here in Korat) granary loaves, good Indian food, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, real cream, English version of the Danish pastry, fresh cream filled chocolate eclairs, shandy on a hot summer afternoon. Tea is the most overrated drink in the world.....to me it is like hot washing up water......I know many of you will be gnashing your teeth on your black pudding over that comment. I haven't drunk tea or coffee in probably fortyfive years. I miss most from California living is good Mexican food with guacamole and chips. They do have it in Phuket and Bangkok, and barely passable in Chiang Mai. Sadly nothing decent yet in Korat....but hope springs eternal. Bon Appetit!

[JordanJones]

4 hours ago, CGW said:

The "farmed" seafood is cheap, the real stuff hard to get hold off and expensive, you get what you pay for, cheap for a reason.........

Fresh seafood from the ocean is cheap in fishing towns. Can eat it right on the beach.

[JordanJones]

2 minutes ago, Benroon said:

Which is mostly farmed and full of <deleted> !

Obviously you have never been to the beach towns.

[JordanJones]

2 hours ago, PJPom said:

If you want a real meat pie you have to go to New Zealand, by law they have to have real meat in them. Australian pies are tasty but you don’t want to know what goes into them, saying that , a pie floater at Woolloomooloo late at night is hard to beat.

Just go to the butcher to buy some meat and make your own. Store bought pies are average.

[JordanJones]

2 minutes ago, Benroon said:

I live in one 

Which one?

[CGW]

2 minutes ago, JordanJones said:

Obviously you have never been to the beach towns.

Obviously - you have no idea of the places I have frequented Sir ????   

 

Some of the best prawns I have had were "naturally" bred river prawns in Malaysia, delicious - that was 40 years ago though, long ago - all gone ???? 

[JordanJones]

2 minutes ago, CGW said:

Obviously - you have no idea of the places I have frequented Sir ????   

 

Some of the best prawns I have had were "naturally" bred river prawns in Malaysia, delicious - that was 40 years ago though, long ago - all gone ???? 

Buddy, PKK has great seafood. 40 years ago is a long time.

[CGW]

47 minutes ago, JordanJones said:

Buddy, PKK has great seafood. 40 years ago is a long time.

Revert to my original post, thanks ???? 

[champers]

Afternoon tea .... in Bolton. Fill up with bread and butter. Warbies, of course.

Edited March 27, 2019 by champers

[GinBoy2]

16 minutes ago, champers said:

Afternoon tea .... in Bolton. Fill up with bread and butter. Warbies, of course.

Is that, fish, mushy peas, some kinda pie, fries....and gravy?

 

Oh Dear Lord

[champers]

10 minutes ago, GinBoy2 said:

Is that, fish, mushy peas, some kinda pie, fries....and gravy?

 

Oh Dear Lord

Chips, not fries. The pie is actually a steak pudding, known locally as a babbie's ed, for it's resemblance to a baby's head. Delish.????

Edited March 27, 2019 by champers

[GinBoy2]

1 minute ago, champers said:

The pie is actually a steak pudding, known locally as a babbie's ed, for it's resemblance to a baby's head. Delish.????

I think somewhere back in this thread I said I found British cuisine 'challenging'

Now I'm a total Anglophile I love a helluva lot of British culture, always have.

 

But, gravy with fried battered fish! 

 

That just takes it to a whole new level of awfulness lol

[lemonjelly]

Simple things like pulling out to the fast lane when overtaking and knowing that You won’t be confronted with stationary traffic queuing on a U-turn, kitchen surfaces not designed for midgets, and fruit cake, proper fruit cake that’d break your foot if you dropped it.

[faraday]

7 hours ago, JordanJones said:

Just go to the butcher to buy some meat and make your own. Store bought pies are average.

Jordan, you're either trolling, or being purposely difficult.

 

Will you stop please.

[Tomahawk21]

pies mash and liqueur 

[madmitch]

50 minutes ago, Tomahawk21 said:

pies mash and liqueur 

I've never had a liqueur with my pie and mash; maybe a sambuca after a nice restaurant meal.

[Tomahawk21]

10 minutes ago, madmitch said:

I've never had a liqueur with my pie and mash; maybe a sambuca after a nice restaurant meal.

your not from east end of London then are you

[Tomahawk21]

11 hours ago, champers said:

Afternoon tea .... in Bolton. Fill up with bread and butter. Warbies, of course.

i feel my cholesterol going up looking at this 

[madmitch]

7 minutes ago, Tomahawk21 said:

your not from east end of London then are you

I'm from southeast London and if you'd seen my previous post a few pages back there's a picture of pie, mash and LIQUOR!

[roo860]

Just go to the butcher to buy some meat and make your own. Store bought pies are average.

Just made this one for ya!
[emoji106] bon appetite.

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[Small Joke]

On 3/19/2019 at 5:04 PM, sharktooth said:

A pie roll...

 

 

Expat Scot here, somehow never saw that in my three longish stays 'back hame', but I can taste it in my mind! ????

[Tomahawk21]

5 hours ago, madmitch said:

I'm from southeast London and if you'd seen my previous post a few pages back there's a picture of pie, mash and LIQUOR!

sorry no i never saw it but im going to look for it now and get my taste buds going. 

[thaibeachlovers]

On ‎3‎/‎19‎/‎2019 at 10:46 PM, nikmar said:

a decent pie dinner from t'chippy

 

Can't anyone on TVF cook?

If it's not available to buy, cook it yourself. It's not like it's a secret handed down in one family for centuries.

[GinBoy2]

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Can't anyone on TVF cook?

If it's not available to buy, cook it yourself. It's not like it's a secret handed down in one family for centuries.

A couple of general themes going on here, and I love you guys, but....

 

mushy peas, gravy on fries (chips), let alone pies in burger buns!

 

I'm sorry thats all just beyond the pale

Edited March 30, 2019 by GinBoy2

[Bert got kinky]

 

Mad O'Rourke's Desperate Dan cow pie.

Back when there were about 6 Mad O'Rourke pubs I used to visit 'The Tumbling Sailor' in Kidderminster quite a lot.

Massive servings, if you finish off 1 complete meal you got a certificate and if you could squeeze in 2 complete meals they were free).

Great grub followed by their strong homebrew (Lumphammer Bitter) or a few glasses of homemade wine.

 

 

[Pilotman]

 No "but" for me, I miss nothing about the UK.