What is your favourite British Cuisine?

[Chris Daley]

Apparently we don't have a cuisine or specific British food in England.  So here is twenty minutes worth of it:

 

 

 

[scubascuba3]

Fish & Chips, but I've given up in Thailand it just can't compare to back home, also usually dripping in oil and that earthy river fish

[BritManToo]

Chicken Jalfrezi and Naan bread.

Butter, Madras, Korma, Masala are just as good.

[Stocky]

Not had Toad in the Hole in years, one of my favourites as a child.

[noobexpat]

We do have national scouse day. So thats something to celebrate 55

[gargamon]

  On 11/11/2023 at 8:54 AM, BritManToo said:

Chicken Jalfrezi and Naan bread.

Butter, Madras, Korma, Masala are just as good.

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That's not British food. It's Indian. Just because it's now very popular in Britain doesn't mean it's now British. The popularity of Indian food there is due to the low quality local cuisine offered. I postulate that if the Thais had been in Britain before the Indians, Thai food would be the #1 food there. 

[scubascuba3]

  On 11/11/2023 at 9:21 AM, gargamon said:

That's not British food. It's Indian. Just because it's now very popular in Britain doesn't mean it's now British. The popularity of Indian food there is due to the low quality local cuisine offered. I postulate that if the Thais had been in Britain before the Indians, Thai food would be the #1 food there. 

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 A lot of us Brits think of British food as the food that's available in Britain i.e. Indian food is British food, as is Thai food, Chinese etc

[KannikaP]

Hollands Steak & Kidney pudding, with mushy peas, real chips and Bisto gravy.

With a pint of Old Speckled Hen ale. Mmmmm.

[rocketboy2]

Chip Butty.

Real salted butter, real door step size bread, with Lorry driver size chips.

Butter dripping out the sides with the heat of the chips all over the fingers.

 

 

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[Stocky]

I do like a bit of game, game pie or jugged hare.

[Celsius]

Tea

[Stocky]

  On 11/11/2023 at 9:42 AM, Celsius said:

Tea

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Indian or Chinese?

[LosLobo]

Britannica's definition of 'Cuisine' which is in the title of this topic is:

 

'Cuisine, the foods and methods of preparation traditional to a region or population'.

 

I would suggest Indian food is not traditional to Britain.

 

Cuisine | Definition, Types, & Facts | Britannica

 

[Lemsta69]

Mince n' tatties.

[champers]

  On 11/11/2023 at 9:34 AM, KannikaP said:

Hollands Steak & Kidney pudding, with mushy peas, real chips and Bisto gravy.

With a pint of Old Speckled Hen ale. Mmmmm.

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A bit like this. Food of the gods.

[champers]

  On 11/11/2023 at 8:53 AM, scubascuba3 said:

Fish & Chips, but I've given up in Thailand it just can't compare to back home, also usually dripping in oil and that earthy river fish

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Give Sharples a try. Have branches in Patts and Jomtien with plans to go nationwide (tourist areas).

[Keeps]

  On 11/11/2023 at 8:47 AM, Chris Daley said:

Apparently we don't have a cuisine or specific British food in England

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What was you thinking?! You've opened up a huge can of worms now. Just wait for the usual suspects to come along. Apparently, there is no good British food. 555

[Seppius]

Wish I could find some fish and chips in Pattaya that looked like this, had some awful ones form the British places, given up now

 

[Keeps]

I will probably get shot down in flames for this. Nowhere near as good as a homemade one but when needs must...

 

[scubascuba3]

  On 11/11/2023 at 9:56 AM, champers said:

Give Sharples a try. Have branches in Patts and Jomtien with plans to go nationwide (tourist areas).

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Mixed reports on them although meant to be one of the best about 299 baht for cod & chips, maybe 250 Friday pensioner special 555, that put me off.

 

i avoid oily fatty foods these days so doesn't appeal to me anymore

[champers]

  On 11/11/2023 at 10:00 AM, Keeps said:

I will probably get shot down in flames for this. Nowhere near as good as a homemade one but when needs must...

 

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That's Argentinian.

[Keeps]

  On 11/11/2023 at 9:59 AM, Seppius said:

Wish I could find some fish and chips in Pattaya that looked like this, had some awful ones form the British places, given up now

 

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Had a pretty decent one in Chiang Mai yesterday. And before anyone asks, no, that is not my unwashed grundies on the table. It's thread the Mrs uses for her needle craft.

 

 

[McTavish]

Fish & Chips, smoked kippers, scotch eggs, bread'n butter pudding.

 

[Keeps]

  On 11/11/2023 at 10:04 AM, champers said:

That's Argentinian.

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The brand is, but I can assure you, they are not made in Argentina.

[champers]

  On 11/11/2023 at 10:04 AM, scubascuba3 said:

Mixed reports on them although meant to be one of the best about 299 baht for cod & chips, maybe 250 Friday pensioner special 555, that put me off.

 

i avoid oily fatty foods these days so doesn't appeal to me anymore

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Fair enough. I haven't found the food especially greasy. I order the child portion now because I cannot eat a full adult portion which is too generous for me. When they started serving a cuppa tea that was a big improvement for me.

[Stocky]

  On 11/11/2023 at 10:07 AM, McTavish said:

smoked kippers

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+1 something else I've not had in ages

 

[OneMoreFarang]

British Cuisine?

Sound like British Espresso or something like that.

It doesn't exist.

 

[VocalNeal]

  On 11/11/2023 at 10:04 AM, champers said:

That's Argentinian.

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Technically not. Fray Bentos is in Uruguay, across the river from Argentina. 

[Keeps]

  On 11/11/2023 at 9:51 AM, champers said:

A bit like this. Food of the gods.

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Looks suspiciously like a Fray Bentos steak and kidney pudding to me... 555

[VocalNeal]

Fed up with beans on toast. Put the beans on the plate first and put the toast on top. (Thx to Viz)