The Great British Meal

katex · 14-10-2006, 22:35

Well, at last, the British meal is seemingly making a comeback and all the supermarkets are prepared for it ... notice Tesco's new advert.

Whilst I do enjoy an Indian, Chinese, Italian, French meal now and then do like to be able to taste the meat, vegetables, bread I am eating without smotherings of curry, oyster,tomato and garlic sauces. Can you imagine eating these every day.

Other nationalities criticize us for not garnishing our foods in above mentioned, but to me, better than every dish tasting the same.

Long live the sausage and mash, roast beef dinners, steak and kidney, fish 'n chips, etc., etc., etc.

So to European/Asian culinary experts

garinda · 14-10-2006, 22:44

British food when it's cooked well, is the best in the world.

Steak puddings, steamed in rags, served with thick chips and a rich gravy, yum.

Gayle · 15-10-2006, 07:13

You can't beat a moist beef sandwich or steak and chips. Not that I have them very often at all but every now and then it's a good meal.

A while ago Chris complained when I made a fairly fancy dish for us (probably a curry or chinese) and gave the kids fish fingers and chips. When I asked him what his problem was he said that he wanted fish fingers and chips too sometimes. I made it for him the very next day and he made fish finger butties covered in ketchup and he was as happy as larry (who also likes fish fingers I believe)!

garinda · 15-10-2006, 10:42

We also have the best puddings in the world.

Jam Rolly Poly with custard, Spotted Dick, Christmas Pudding, Triffle, which the Italians call Zuppa Inglese (English Soup), when they poorly try to immitate it.

Gayle · 15-10-2006, 10:43

.....and don't forget bread and butter pudding!

garinda · 15-10-2006, 10:44

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Originally Posted by Gayle

.....and don't forget bread and butter pudding!

I did.

My favourite....and summer pudding.

garinda · 15-10-2006, 11:28

And don't forget that 'if you want doughnuts like Fanny's' we could always tune in to see Mrs Cradock on television.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Cradock

Less · 15-10-2006, 11:41

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Originally Posted by Gayle

.....and don't forget bread and butter pudding!

I can agree with all of the foods mentioned, except this one, I know it's very popular, but It always just seemed to me to be bread dipped in custard and would make me gag just being near to it.

SPUGGIE J · 15-10-2006, 12:18

Nowt wrong with bread and butter pudding Less is yummy yumy yummy.

you must be developing a queezy belly.

Margaret Pilkington · 15-10-2006, 12:30

I am well known in my family and circle of friends for being a hater of foreign food.....I cannot stand the smell of curry...it makes me heave.
I do the traditional Roast dinner every Sunday....and as I speak there is a dish of beef and barley in the oven....I like to be economical and use the cooker for more than one dish.......I have put some stewed steak to one side and tomorrow I will make a batch of rustic cornish pasties for later in the week. Bread and butter pudding is one of my speciality puds...as is boozy trifle.....I also make a mean baked egg custard. Give me good old traditional food every time...you can keep your Chinese, Italian, Indian food.

SPUGGIE J · 15-10-2006, 12:35

Like all things food is on the equivilent of a sushi conveyor and avery now and then we fancy a change so we have a change. Next month it might French followed by Itallian Greek and a canibal feast. We are adventures with food but also fickle at the same time.

Roast beef with all the trimmings will aways win with me.

katex · 15-10-2006, 12:48

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

Like all things food is on the equivilent of a sushi conveyor and avery now and then we fancy a change so we have a change. Next month it might French followed by Itallian Greek and a canibal feast. We are adventures with food but also fickle at the same time.

Roast beef with all the trimmings will aways win with me.

Just pleased to see that we are adopting a little bit of common sense now and can put our fingers up at (particularly) the French. I never thought our food was tasteless, but most foreign dishes always have the same flavour. No difference to me between chicken, beef, pork curry. Just the difference in the spices/herbs used and no sensation whatsoever of the meat or vegetables.

Might as well be Less's rat for all we know.

Neil · 15-10-2006, 13:06

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

.......Give me good old traditional food every time...you can keep your Chinese, Italian, Indian food.

Please will you adopt me Margaret?

Margaret Pilkington · 15-10-2006, 13:18

I don't quite know what hubby would make of that....but I will give you some of my recipes!

Margaret Pilkington · 15-10-2006, 13:22

And Less if you don't like Bread and buttter Pudding....i do a slightly up-market version using Madeira cake or swiss roll and dried fruit.....cherries, juicy plump sultanas, apricots, pineapple...whatever fruit you like.
This goes down a treat either hot or cold...with custard, or with cream and ice cream. I don't make it very often because it isn't good for the waistline...or the arteries......but it is good 'stick to the ribs' grub.