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Apparently the British wish to lock me up for daring to suggest something with flavor instead of a cucumber sandwich

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 3 months ago (2 children)

> add some seasoning

> wtf is this monstrosity

mfw england

[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 months ago (1 children)

> conquer half the world for spices

> refuse to use any of them

engl*nd moment

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

to be honest, i doubt the spice trade had much of an influence on english prole cuisine

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

In all seriousness a lot of spices were used mostly in tea. But the British were mainly stealing stuff like cotton, gold, lumber, etc. and not necessarily food items.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Wouldn't want to have my spotted dick and blood crisps or whatever the fuck British people eat tasting like anything other than boiled celery.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

“Boiled celery? A bit exotic, isn’t it?”

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 months ago (46 children)
[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 months ago

soypoint-1 DUNK TANK MOMENT EMERGES WITHIN A DUNK TANK POST soypoint-2

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 months ago (3 children)

bahn mi

most German way to spell banh mi

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago

Auto Bahn and its a conveyor belt of bread leading to my mouth.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 months ago (2 children)

How dare you try to poison people with flavour! Everyone knows a proper cucumber sandwich is a single layer of cucumber slices (skin removed) between two slices of white bread (Use us-foreign-policy as a guide). If you're feeling particularly daring you may add a small pinch of salt and pepper but be careful not to over season, you wouldn't want to make something tasty by accident!

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago (3 children)

This is why the English have to claim half of the food their immigrants brought with them as their own, lest they look up and realize the only tasty thing they make themselves is deep-fried (and even then that's arguably Scottish).

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Over a year ago I made fun of the blood-soaked colonial empire island's cuisine and had someone go full gammon on me because I was completely ignorant and (ableist slurs here) because I wasn't aware of how amazing this one curry place was from an authentic Indian family just down the street. cap-think

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hey now, the English stole that cuisine fair and square! Next you're gonna tell me the king should give back all the jewels in his crown and sceptre!!

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (2 children)

they didn't even describe an authentic version with daikon and pate spread angery

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

i was the one trying to vaguely approximate a bahn mi from memory, my b

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

you got really close to what i think is the prototypical recipe, no shade. i just really like the daikon and pate spread.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago

If you went to an English tea room for afternoon tea

Well there's your first mistake

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A cucumber sandwich is just a water sandwich with extra steps

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