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by **Kounelaki** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:12 pm

guitarplayer on here too wrote:They didn't earn their Michelin stars by cooking fish and chips or curries.

They earned them cooking French or Italian food. :wink:

by **JackT** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:47 pm

guitarplayer on here too wrote:Why do people always class "British food" as fish and chips?

I was thinking more along the lines of traditional favorites such as Sheep's Bladder Pudding or Baked Face of Leprechaun.

by **JackT** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:51 pm

Kounelaki wrote:They earned them cooking French or Italian food.

I had some excellent Italian food in London.

They also have excellent Indian food, which I guess everyone knows.

by **guitarplayer on here too** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:52 pm

JackT wrote:I was thinking more along the lines of traditional favorites such as Sheep's Bladder Pudding or Baked Face of Leprechaun.

Yeah, that is along the lines traditional British cooking, although Baked Face of Leprachaun is Irish - it must be served with potatoes, on a bed of potatoes, accompanied by mashed potatoes with a potato side salad. I was thinking more along the lines of casseroles, desserts (some great ones like treacle pudding), the "great" British roast.

A slight twist is this main course dish from one Ramsey's "establishment" menus ~ Pork three ways with sautéed, confit cheeks, traditional black pudding, with artichokes, mushrooms, spinach and Madeira sauce" or you could go for "roasted haunch of Highland venison with braised shin, creamed potato, baby carrots and red wine sauce". Lots of french and italian influence in there. Problem with this stuff is that they charge ££££s for a three-course meal, making fish and chips or a curry a much better (and cheaper) option for the ordinary Brit.

by **JackT** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:00 pm

guitarplayer on here too wrote:Yeah, that is along the lines traditional British cooking, although Baked Face of Leprachaun is Irish -

No no no, leprechauns are Irish, which is why the English eat them (otherwise it would be cannibalism, which is barbaric.)

by **tonywojo** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:17 pm

JackT wrote:No no no, leprechauns are Irish, which is why the English eat them (otherwise it would be cannibalism, which is barbaric.)

Proper food ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kielbasa

Kielbasa was featured in the hit show, Malcolm in the Middle, where Hal & Lois enter a Kielbasa eating competition.

by **guitarplayer on here too** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:30 pm

JackT wrote:No no no, leprechauns are Irish, which is why the English eat them (otherwise it would be cannibalism, which is barbaric.)

Ahh. I was a bit slow on that.

Actually, leprechauns are no longer a delicacy. It's gone full circle with many a Scot enjoying "baked englishman with gravy" what with a Scot as Prime Minister.

by **zabird** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:20 pm

guitarplayer on here too wrote:Actually, leprechauns are no longer a delicacy. It's gone full circle with many a Scot enjoying "baked englishman with gravy" what with a Scot as Prime Minister.

So, that old nursery rhyme has come full circle then?

Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum!
I smell the blood of an Englishman.
Be he 'live, or be he dead,
I'll grind his bones to make my bread.

The stuff kids learn! :eek:

by **Red** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:14 am

guitarplayer on here too wrote:Why do people always class "British food" as fish and chips? That's like saying American cuisine is just burgers and fries, or steak.

i don't recall mentioning fish!
but i do have to admit i have to get me some George's fish and chips every time i'm in London! no one does fish and chips like the British! maybe that's why!

and yeah, my British friends think that's all we eat over here is burgers and fries! :lol:

i myself happen to be a huge fan of cheeseburgers, so i'm on a quest to find the best one - i'll always choose a burger over a steak. (not a fan of steak!) but i'm a salad dodger too (as i was once called by a Brit lol) so i don't like a lot of weird vegetable stuff. i'm more of a plain food person. and the Brits always get accused of serving bland food, but i just happen to love it! i love all the pies and sausage rolls and stuff like that.

and CURRIES in the UK can't TOUCH any i've ever had anywhere over here!!

by **JackT** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:38 am

Red wrote:and CURRIES in the UK can't TOUCH any i've ever had anywhere over here!!

On the other hand, you can never get fresh leprechaun.

by **Frank The Bunny** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:46 am

JackT wrote:On the other hand, you can never get fresh leprechaun.

Dried leprechaun isn't so bad, if you reconstitute it in simmering vegetable stock.

Oh wait.
I'm thinking about dried shitake mushrooms. I always get them confused with dried leprechauns.

Now, leprechaun jerky, on the other hand....

or pickled leprechaun...

(this one's pickled with Jameson)

by **black francis** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:52 am

I was up til 4:00 in the morning watching this tripe hoping for some topless hip hop honeys but an hour and a half later I was treated to this

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by **guitarplayer on here too** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:27 pm

Red wrote:i don't recall mentioning fish!
but i do have to admit i have to get me some George's fish and chips every time i'm in London! no one does fish and chips like the British! maybe that's why!

and yeah, my British friends think that's all we eat over here is burgers and fries! i myself happen to be a huge fan of cheeseburgers, so i'm on a quest to find the best one - i'll always choose a burger over a steak. (not a fan of steak!) but i'm a salad dodger too (as i was once called by a Brit lol) so i don't like a lot of weird vegetable stuff. i'm more of a plain food person. and the Brits always get accused of serving bland food, but i just happen to love it! i love all the pies and sausage rolls and stuff like that.

and CURRIES in the UK can't TOUCH any i've ever had anywhere over here!!

Apologies Red, I saw the word "chips" and immediately thought of fish & chips. Word association. Like baked leprechaun and potatoes.

What's the most bizarre place to eat a cheeseburger? Mine was in the heart of Paris with so-called posh French restaurants on every side of the street. Ha.

What do you mean about the curries, do you mean that they are better in the States, or the other way round? Some of our curry houses are fantastic. There is one that I have visited in the past that even had a take-away specially flown to the US for a Bollywood star!

Brit curry take-away!

by **JackT** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:48 pm

I'm hungry.

by **Frank The Bunny** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:42 pm

black francis wrote:I was up til 4:00 in the morning watching this tripe hoping for some topless hip hop honeys but an hour and a half later I was treated to this

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