- jabjoe ( @jabjoe@feddit.uk ) English4•2 days ago
Have a spoonful of horseradish and tell me British food is all bland. Or Marmite.
- topher ( @codapine@lemm.ee ) 3•2 days ago
Or Colmans English Mustard. English Wasabi, I call it.
- electric_nan ( @electric_nan@lemmy.ml ) 35•3 days ago
Popular misconception that they invaded for spices. They were actually looking for someone to play cricket with.
- anachronist ( @anachronist@midwest.social ) English16•3 days ago
They conquered the whole planet in search of someone they could beat at cricket.
- Zementid ( @Zementid@feddit.nl ) 2•3 days ago
Better than cricket conquering the universe…
- Dessalines ( @dessalines@lemmy.ml ) 5•3 days ago
- electric_nan ( @electric_nan@lemmy.ml ) 2•3 days ago
Absolutely captured the vibe lol.
- greenskye ( @greenskye@lemm.ee ) English3•3 days ago
See this game documentary for more details: Cricket through the ages
- electric_nan ( @electric_nan@lemmy.ml ) 2•3 days ago
I’m partial to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwB4Bps3pT4
- Monzcarro ( @Monzcarro@feddit.uk ) 9•2 days ago
Not only “spices” but paprika and white pepper too!
- I_am_10_squirrels ( @I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ) 2•2 days ago
What the hell is reduced sodium sea salt?
We have something in the US called light salt, it’s a blend of sodium chloride and potassium chloride, maybe it’s similar?
- Monzcarro ( @Monzcarro@feddit.uk ) 2•1 day ago
Yeah, I guess so. It’s probably so they put lower overall salt on the packaging.
- Flocklesscrow ( @Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee ) English4•2 days ago
I was there. 3000 years ago, when they murdered an entire culinary culture.
- ILikeBoobies ( @ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ) 5•2 days ago
Battered fish uses tumeric to get the yellow colour (fish and chips)
They’re also the curry capital of the world
- chumbalumber ( @chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 4•2 days ago
What do you think is in the beans??
- 10_0 ( @10_0@lemmy.ml ) 15•3 days ago
Banger meal tbh, if you want to top it with 10 quids worth of spice that’s up to you, but most people who eat this on the regular can barely afford salt and pepper.
- Omniraptor ( @Omniraptor@lemm.ee ) 6•3 days ago
Yeah the meme pretty much ignores the classism aspect of who ended up getting the spices
I’m actually having fish fingers, chips, and beans tonight.
I’m late thirties and there is nothing wrong with fish finger and beans.
Edit: Don’t even have to be poor to enjoy it by the way.
- I_am_10_squirrels ( @I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ) 2•2 days ago
I learned from experience that there is something wrong with fish fingers and custard
- 10_0 ( @10_0@lemmy.ml ) 3•3 days ago
Based
- Egg_Egg ( @Egg_Egg@lemm.ee ) 8•3 days ago
I’m British and I see it’s wrong because it simply isn’t true… We have a ton of spicy foods. The stereotype that we only eat comfort foods like in the meme is old and worn out. Maybe that’s all you eat, but that’s on you.
- Bob ( @MadBob@feddit.nl ) 1•2 days ago
God, finally someone else is saying it. I feel like a stick in the mud whenever this comes up.
- digdilem ( @digdilem@lemmy.ml ) English4•3 days ago
As you say, lots of spicy food options. Our National Dish is actually a curry - chicken masala and Phall, the hottest curry, was invented in Birmingham.
Also - in the picture are baked beans. They’re invented in the USA. We adopted them, but they’re not ours.
- elucubra ( @elucubra@sopuli.xyz ) 1•2 days ago
What in hell is comforting about that picture?
- Hadriscus ( @Hadriscus@lemm.ee ) 0•2 days ago
yea personally I feel quite distressed
- Altima NEO ( @altima_neo@lemmy.zip ) English1•3 days ago
Yeah yeah, we know y’all love Tikka masala over there.
Brb, gonna go have hamburgers and french fries for breakfast and shoot my guns for lunch.
- queermunist she/her ( @queermunist@lemmy.ml ) 0•3 days ago
But why don’t your comfort foods have spices?
- GiveOver ( @GiveOver@feddit.uk ) 2•3 days ago
In this context I think it’s comfort food because it’s kiddy food. Something simple and familiar that reminds you of being younger. In England, children’s menus will usually contain basic things like chicken nuggets and fish fingers that aren’t (heavily) spiced.
- queermunist she/her ( @queermunist@lemmy.ml ) 0•3 days ago
Yes, they have an infantilized culture.
- GiveOver ( @GiveOver@feddit.uk ) 3•2 days ago
I see you were asking the question in bad faith and you didn’t really want an answer.
- queermunist she/her ( @queermunist@lemmy.ml ) 0•2 days ago
yeah i was just havin a laff
My and many others’ comfort foods have spices. It’s really fuckn weird that some people find comfort in bland food for babies
- GiveOver ( @GiveOver@feddit.uk ) 1•2 days ago
Oh yeah? My comfort food is necking straight paprika
- queermunist she/her ( @queermunist@lemmy.ml ) 0•2 days ago
Mine is soy sauce ramen loaded with chipotle, garlic, onion, black pepper, and chili flakes. Throw in some sweet peas and green onion, maybe some fried tofu, fuck yeah.
I see nothing wrong because buttered bread, fish fingers and beans is a banger of a meal
If you’re five, sure.
- macniel ( @DmMacniel@feddit.org ) 1•3 days ago
perhaps a tiny bit of tartar sauce for the fish sticks, but otherwise its a delicious and fast meal :)
- Zip2 ( @Zip2@feddit.uk ) 3•3 days ago
Fish sticks?!?!?!?
Fish fingers.