Dominos Pizza- just shite!

[JackSomething]

Well that's clearly bollocks. A lot of British food isn't fashionable these days as we've (thankfully) been introduced to lots of dishes from other countries over the last 50(ish) years and a lot of traditional British dishes tend to be on the unhealthy end of things. But just off the top of my head, authentic local cuisine from around Britain would include:

The full breakfast
Black Pudding
Roast dinner
Pie and mash
Toad in the hole
Shepherd's/cottage pie
Ploughman's lunch
Cornish pasty
Cawl
Lancashire Hotpot
Haggis
Irish stew
Fruit Crumbles
Eton Mess
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Trifle
Cullen Skink
Laverbread
Scones
Eccles Cakes
Christmas Pudding
Bread and Butter Pudding

Sure there's plenty more I'm forgetting.

You would find none of that on a menu on the continent yet you find continental food on our menus.

Says a lot doesn't it?

It is only the UK that rates our own cuisine. No one else.

In countries which a large number of Brits have emigrated to in the past, British food is found on menus consistently. US and Australia are good examples.

Britain is famously a melting pot of cultures from around the world given the influence our historically large immigrant population has had on the country. Even the Guardian says so:

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/may/24/lets-eat-together-cooking-immigration-britain-food

So British food is unsurprisingly not found on a lot of menus in France for example. What kind of food has had a big impact in France? African food. I can't think why that would be...

 

[waynekerr55]

You would find none of that on a menu on the continent yet you find continental food on our menus.

Says a lot doesn't it?

It is only the UK that rates our own cuisine. No one else.

In countries which a large number of Brits have emigrated to in the past, British food is found on menus consistently. US and Australia are good examples.

Britain is famously a melting pot of cultures from around the world given the influence our historically large immigrant population has had on the country. Even the Guardian says so:

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/may/24/lets-eat-together-cooking-immigration-britain-food

So British food is unsurprisingly not found on a lot of menus in France for example. What kind of food has had a big impact in France? African food. I can't think why that would be...

https://youtu.be/zAWn4FO1MOw

 

[Ebo]

You would find none of that on a menu on the continent yet you find continental food on our menus.

Says a lot doesn't it?

It is only the UK that rates our own cuisine. No one else.

In countries which a large number of Brits have emigrated to in the past, British food is found on menus consistently. US and Australia are good examples.

Britain is famously a melting pot of cultures from around the world given the influence our historically large immigrant population has had on the country. Even the Guardian says so:

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/may/24/lets-eat-together-cooking-immigration-britain-food

So British food is unsurprisingly not found on a lot of menus in France for example. What kind of food has had a big impact in France? African food. I can't think why that would be...

You are talking about tourist hot spots who cater for British people. The US finds our food very weird - I know this through American friends, beans on toast or full english freaks them out.

 

[Ebo]

They are very very fierce / competitive by region in Italy over their recipes coops. Be it pizza or pasta they all claim to be the best. That is what I love about Italian cuisine - they are so passionate about it. Shows the UK for what it is - bereft of authentic local cuisine (unless you count fish and chips_.

UK has really good food these days. Just tends to be overpriced compared to what we can get in Europe.

Continental food is much healthier especially a mediterranean style diet, no stodge.

 

[JackSomething]

In countries which a large number of Brits have emigrated to in the past, British food is found on menus consistently. US and Australia are good examples.

Britain is famously a melting pot of cultures from around the world given the influence our historically large immigrant population has had on the country. Even the Guardian says so:

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/may/24/lets-eat-together-cooking-immigration-britain-food

So British food is unsurprisingly not found on a lot of menus in France for example. What kind of food has had a big impact in France? African food. I can't think why that would be...

You are talking about tourist hot spots who cater for British people. The US finds our food very weird - I know this through American friends, beans on toast or full english freaks them out.

Mate, I've been all over America and our food definitely doesn't 'freak them out', there are variations on British food available all over. It's not the most popular clearly, the USA is another melting pot country like us and British food falls way down the popularity list no doubt.

It's weird that your American friends are freaked out by a full English when American breakfasts often contain bacon, sausages, eggs and toast. Sounds pretty familiar...

I'm not going to argue for a second that British food is wildly popular abroad and I'm certainly not going to argue that it's better than lots of cuisine from other countries, let alone healthier. The point is that your statement that the UK is 'bereft of authentic local cuisine' was clearly incorrect. Admit it or not, doesn't change the fact that you were wrong.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

You are talking about tourist hot spots who cater for British people. The US finds our food very weird - I know this through American friends, beans on toast or full english freaks them out.

Mate, I've been all over America and our food definitely doesn't 'freak them out', there are variations on British food available all over. It's not the most popular clearly, the USA is another melting pot country like us and British food falls way down the popularity list no doubt.

It's weird that your American friends are freaked out by a full English when American breakfasts often contain bacon, sausages, eggs and toast. Sounds pretty familiar...

I'm not going to argue for a second that British food is wildly popular abroad and I'm certainly not going to argue that it's better than lots of cuisine from other countries, let alone healthier. The point is that your statement that the UK is 'bereft of authentic local cuisine' was clearly incorrect. Admit it or not, doesn't change the fact that you were wrong.

I’ve only been to the USA once but in my limited experience Americans are rubbish at both sausages and especially bacon. :lol:

 

[JackSomething]

Mate, I've been all over America and our food definitely doesn't 'freak them out', there are variations on British food available all over. It's not the most popular clearly, the USA is another melting pot country like us and British food falls way down the popularity list no doubt.

It's weird that your American friends are freaked out by a full English when American breakfasts often contain bacon, sausages, eggs and toast. Sounds pretty familiar...

I'm not going to argue for a second that British food is wildly popular abroad and I'm certainly not going to argue that it's better than lots of cuisine from other countries, let alone healthier. The point is that your statement that the UK is 'bereft of authentic local cuisine' was clearly incorrect. Admit it or not, doesn't change the fact that you were wrong.

I’ve only been to the USA once but in my limited experience Americans are rubbish at both sausages and especially bacon. :lol:

Agree on the sausages. I quite like the crispy American streaky bacon, but it's not a patch on proper back bacon. I first had pancakes with bacon and maple syrup in Grand Central Station in New York and forgave them any culinary weirdness after that. Bloody lovely!

 

[Ebo]

You are talking about tourist hot spots who cater for British people. The US finds our food very weird - I know this through American friends, beans on toast or full english freaks them out.

Mate, I've been all over America and our food definitely doesn't 'freak them out', there are variations on British food available all over. It's not the most popular clearly, the USA is another melting pot country like us and British food falls way down the popularity list no doubt.

It's weird that your American friends are freaked out by a full English when American breakfasts often contain bacon, sausages, eggs and toast. Sounds pretty familiar...

I'm not going to argue for a second that British food is wildly popular abroad and I'm certainly not going to argue that it's better than lots of cuisine from other countries, let alone healthier. The point is that your statement that the UK is 'bereft of authentic local cuisine' was clearly incorrect. Admit it or not, doesn't change the

fact that you were wrong.

It is only popular in your head. Can you imagine Spanish or Germans thinking on a saturday night "Indian, Chinese nah let's have an English instead"

British cuisine is limited, very limited.

 

[Ebo]

I’ve only been to the USA once but in my limited experience Americans are rubbish at both sausages and especially bacon. :lol:

Agree on the sausages. I quite like the crispy American streaky bacon, but it's not a patch on proper back bacon. I first had pancakes with bacon and maple syrup in Grand Central Station in New York and forgave them any culinary weirdness after that. Bloody lovely!

Their pancakes are quite sugary I found when I went to SF many many moons ago, I enjoyed but by fuck I wanted to nap afterwards. Damn fine coffee though.

 

[JackSomething]

Mate, I've been all over America and our food definitely doesn't 'freak them out', there are variations on British food available all over. It's not the most popular clearly, the USA is another melting pot country like us and British food falls way down the popularity list no doubt.

It's weird that your American friends are freaked out by a full English when American breakfasts often contain bacon, sausages, eggs and toast. Sounds pretty familiar...

I'm not going to argue for a second that British food is wildly popular abroad and I'm certainly not going to argue that it's better than lots of cuisine from other countries, let alone healthier. The point is that your statement that the UK is 'bereft of authentic local cuisine' was clearly incorrect. Admit it or not, doesn't change the

fact that you were wrong.

It is only popular in your head. Can you imagine Spanish or Germans thinking on a saturday night "Indian, Chinese nah let's have an English instead"

British cuisine is limited, very limited.

Your initial argument wasn't that it was popular, it was that we don't have any 'authentic local cuisine'. Stop trying to move the goalposts to avoid being wrong.

 

[Ebo]

It is only popular in your head. Can you imagine Spanish or Germans thinking on a saturday night "Indian, Chinese nah let's have an English instead"

British cuisine is limited, very limited.

Your initial argument wasn't that it was popular, it was that we don't have any 'authentic local cuisine'. Stop trying to move the goalposts to avoid being wrong.

A lot of english dishes (like america) are variations of meals from other countries, so it is not authentic.

 

[BrynCartwright]

A lot of British ingredients are world class...it is undeniable...superb British cheeses and meats, first class seafood, world's best ale and cider, fantastic vegetables....and with the advent of the celebrity chef in the 80's and the UK's diverse ethnic influences, the food scene in the UK has never been so good......Great food is now very easy to get out and about, or to be cooked at home...No longer can Britain's food be so casually denigrated. Just look at how many sodding cookery programmes there are on TV.

We will never be seen as a world force on the food scene like Italy, France, China, India or Mexico but we are definitely not as bad as we were in the 70s, and we are getting better all the time.

 

[Fbreath]

Traditional British Food is rubbish. How many people on a Saturday night think of getting a British meal take away. Can you imagine a Spanish family thinking let’s get a pork pie and spam take away.

All the cookery programmes are chefs cooking foreign food. Or the odd one baking cakes so sugary fixes in pastry.

 

[tim_healings]

We had a delivery from Gorseinon Dominos this evening..

I was initially against it as my overall history with the quality of Dominos food is chequered to say the least...

I was talked around.

Just had a couple of slices of my 12" mixed grill, and, yep......it is tasteless garbage even with their 'Italian' base...their 'garlic bread' is truly atrocious..about the same enjoyment to be had sucking on some shoe leather...

Never, ever again will this shite darken the Cartwright doorway...

Why, oh why did Papi's Pizzeria shut in the Bont....? They were delicious with home made bases, and cooked in a real pizza oven...

Dominos really does deserve to die out

I find them quite nice, better than Pizza Hut imho. At the same time however it can’t be coincidence after the 3rd time in a row that whilst providing me with initial satisfaction they also provide me with a following morning spent expelling all my bodily fluids out me chocolate whizzway. Always regretting my choice of the sizzler as I spend the afternoon applying sudocrem to me battered bumhole I usually vow never again only to order the tandoori special a few nights later

 

[dickythorpe]

Just look at the British food Keith Floyd , James Martin and the Hairy bikers discovered on all their TV programmes.
A very misguided generalisation to say our food was "bereft"

Where else in the world do you get Bramley apple crumble/tart/pie?
Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding?
Cawl.
Cockles and laverbread.
Sewin.
Bara brith.
Teisen lap.
I could go on but bloody hell,
Cullen skink, lob Scouse.........and our ales are world beaters, often copied but nowhere near the quality. Wines believe it or not are rated highly, it's just climate causes problems. Tattinger are growing vines in Kent.
Gins are of the highest quality, scotch whisky, even Welsh nowadays.

We've got a rich heritage that has been swamped in last 20 -30 years or so by poor eating choices due to the surge of fast food restaurants, kebab and fried chicken shops etc etc.
Disposable income is obviously a factor as getting fresh produce and farm reared meats can be expensive and not in abundance.

I think in Britain we struggle for time to traditionally prepare meals plus climate is a factor.
We can't go outside and prep up food like you see on TV when they visit these countries that have 9-10 months of good weather a year.

Give me fish and chips over squid and octopus risotto any day!!