British Food
Oct 30th, 2016, 04:40 PM
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I love England, I don't go for the food, but there are probably now more of the world's top restaurants in London than many other big cities. There are also a lot of good ethnic Indian and Pakistani restaurants that are very good.
I do find your post to lack a travel and adventurous spirit. Maybe youd be better off staying home so you can eat what is comfortable for you there.
I do find your post to lack a travel and adventurous spirit. Maybe youd be better off staying home so you can eat what is comfortable for you there.
Oct 30th, 2016, 04:56 PM
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nanabee,
I don't lack an travel and adventurous spirit, I love to see new places. I can't wait to go to England to see the museums and castles and soccer stadiums and streets and people, I just have a problem with food. You can't judge a whole person on how they think about food. Should I really stay home and miss out on a trip to the UK just because I am nervous about the food?
I don't lack an travel and adventurous spirit, I love to see new places. I can't wait to go to England to see the museums and castles and soccer stadiums and streets and people, I just have a problem with food. You can't judge a whole person on how they think about food. Should I really stay home and miss out on a trip to the UK just because I am nervous about the food?
Oct 30th, 2016, 05:09 PM
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Zach is 16! OK, now it all makes sense. Good for you, Zach, coming here to ask a question, no such thing as a stupid question. We all get it wrong sometimes (Yes broad beans are favas - no idea why I said limas. Sorry! Point was - they're not some exotic unknown in the US from what I remember). One difference between Christmas Day food and drink US-UK is that Christmas spirits are very important here, - meaning alcohol. Obviously every family has different traditions. In my family, we open the champagne with our stockings and go on from there. Baileys, Port etc are important traditions for other families. Eggnog is practically unheard of. As a 16 year old, you can drink beer, wine, cider with a meal if bought/provided by an adult. I don't mean to make all Brits sound sozzled on Christmas Day but the amount of drinking might be a striking difference for an American teen.
Oct 30th, 2016, 05:09 PM
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Zach is 16! OK, now it all makes sense. Good for you, Zach, coming here to ask a question, no such thing as a stupid question. We all get it wrong sometimes (Yes broad beans are favas - no idea why I said limas. Sorry! Point was - they're not some exotic unknown in the US from what I remember). One difference between Christmas Day food and drink US-UK is that Christmas spirits are very important here, - meaning alcohol. Obviously every family has different traditions. In my family, we open the champagne with our stockings and go on from there. Baileys, Port etc are important traditions for other families. Eggnog is practically unheard of. As a 16 year old, you can drink beer, wine, cider with a meal if bought/provided by an adult. I don't mean to make all Brits sound sozzled on Christmas Day but the amount of drinking might be a striking difference for an American teen.
Oct 30th, 2016, 05:16 PM
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Google is your best friend Zach.
You should have no difficulty easing any troubles you may have about food in Britain by googling key words like 'British food' or 'common food in the UK'. You'll find all kinds of things that will either cause worry or relief, or simply encourage you to research further. In fact I'm surprised you didn't think to google 'beef trifle' and 'mince beef dessert pies' and Toad-pudding and pea-pudding before you posted here. You'd have had your answers before 81 responses and no suspicion of trolling.
Or.. ask your parents (if you won't yourself) to forewarn your relatives about your food preferences. If they're elderly and unused to hosting a 16yo and his younger brother they would surely appreciate a heads-up. But if they have kids your age, you'll have no problem.
You should have no difficulty easing any troubles you may have about food in Britain by googling key words like 'British food' or 'common food in the UK'. You'll find all kinds of things that will either cause worry or relief, or simply encourage you to research further. In fact I'm surprised you didn't think to google 'beef trifle' and 'mince beef dessert pies' and Toad-pudding and pea-pudding before you posted here. You'd have had your answers before 81 responses and no suspicion of trolling.
Or.. ask your parents (if you won't yourself) to forewarn your relatives about your food preferences. If they're elderly and unused to hosting a 16yo and his younger brother they would surely appreciate a heads-up. But if they have kids your age, you'll have no problem.
Oct 30th, 2016, 05:57 PM
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Zach, I think you will be ok. So glad you and your brother are getting the chance to go. I am sure your aunt is just as worried about what you like to eat. I am an aunt and always make sure I get my nieces and nephew things I think they will like. Pack some of your favorite snacks just in case though. You will love the cadbury chocolate and crisps (potato chips). Have a great time and ask away if you have any other questions. We are here for you. It should be a great visit.
Where in the UK are your going?
Where in the UK are your going?
Oct 30th, 2016, 06:27 PM
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>>I eat a lot of basic pasta dishes and simple food at home<<
And I am almost certain that is exactly what your rels will be preparing at home.
If they take you out - most restaurants will have pasta dishes, and simple grilled things.
>>Maybe youd be better off staying home so you can eat what is comfortable for you there.<<
What an unhelpful thing to say - but then so was recommending Indian and Pakistani places to someone who likes simple pasta . . .
And I am almost certain that is exactly what your rels will be preparing at home.
If they take you out - most restaurants will have pasta dishes, and simple grilled things.
>>Maybe youd be better off staying home so you can eat what is comfortable for you there.<<
What an unhelpful thing to say - but then so was recommending Indian and Pakistani places to someone who likes simple pasta . . .
Oct 30th, 2016, 08:17 PM
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Here is an excerpt from my UK Trip Report
Food - food in the UK gets a bad rap. Our meals, except for that one Burger King breakfast [it was a rainy morning and BK was closest to our hotel], were memorable. Some were simple and others more upscale but all were good. We particularly enjoyed pub grub where we had some of our best meals and enjoyed new things. Some things stood out, for example the soups were outstanding. We really liked the carrot/coriander soup and the Celeriac soup at the Creel restaurant in Edinburgh was unbelievably good.
Prices - surprisingly reasonable. Our most expensive meal was 16 pounds at Bath's Pump Room, but most restaurant meals were 11-13. That is not more than we would pay at home. Pubs were less at about 7-10 pounds, even less, and one can eat very well sticking to pubs. One of my best meals was in a pub - the cheese plate with soup and a pint at the Dirty Duck in Stratford-upon-Avon. It was simple but very satisfying and one of the most reasonable in price. Probably our best meal overall was the sea bream at the Kingsbridge Inn, a pub in Bourton-on-the-Water. In restaurants we pretty much stuck to set menus and pre-theater menus which were always a good value. You don't have to spend a lot to eat very well.
Semi-vegetarian DW ate very well and finding food to match her diet was no problem at all. Vegetarian alert! If in Edinburgh, seek out David Bann's. It is what a vegetarian restaurant should be.
Food - food in the UK gets a bad rap. Our meals, except for that one Burger King breakfast [it was a rainy morning and BK was closest to our hotel], were memorable. Some were simple and others more upscale but all were good. We particularly enjoyed pub grub where we had some of our best meals and enjoyed new things. Some things stood out, for example the soups were outstanding. We really liked the carrot/coriander soup and the Celeriac soup at the Creel restaurant in Edinburgh was unbelievably good.
Prices - surprisingly reasonable. Our most expensive meal was 16 pounds at Bath's Pump Room, but most restaurant meals were 11-13. That is not more than we would pay at home. Pubs were less at about 7-10 pounds, even less, and one can eat very well sticking to pubs. One of my best meals was in a pub - the cheese plate with soup and a pint at the Dirty Duck in Stratford-upon-Avon. It was simple but very satisfying and one of the most reasonable in price. Probably our best meal overall was the sea bream at the Kingsbridge Inn, a pub in Bourton-on-the-Water. In restaurants we pretty much stuck to set menus and pre-theater menus which were always a good value. You don't have to spend a lot to eat very well.
Semi-vegetarian DW ate very well and finding food to match her diet was no problem at all. Vegetarian alert! If in Edinburgh, seek out David Bann's. It is what a vegetarian restaurant should be.
Oct 30th, 2016, 11:21 PM
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>>alchermes, a livid magenta liqueur<<
Sounds a bit like some stuff called Parfait Amour that was given to my mother, and was just the right colour for us to say, whenever she took a glass, "On the meths again?"
Sounds a bit like some stuff called Parfait Amour that was given to my mother, and was just the right colour for us to say, whenever she took a glass, "On the meths again?"
Oct 30th, 2016, 11:45 PM
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For the record it is a chacun son gout.
I also love the au-pere.
In the family we say ´a chacun ses sales goûts ´ or so said Madame Annie living in the 5th in 1957.
Romans said ' de gustibus et coloribus non disputandem est '
2000 and more ago.
Ps : I also ate the bloody liver in order to look polite. Berk.
I also love the au-pere.
In the family we say ´a chacun ses sales goûts ´ or so said Madame Annie living in the 5th in 1957.
Romans said ' de gustibus et coloribus non disputandem est '
2000 and more ago.
Ps : I also ate the bloody liver in order to look polite. Berk.
Oct 31st, 2016, 12:56 AM
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Zach, I hope you and your brother have a great trip. It wont be easy for you, away from your parents and with virtual strangers, but I hope you can enjoy your time, and don't worry too much about the food. As I said let them know what you absolutely can't/won't eat, try everything else that is prepared for you, and keep a stock of snacks for if you get hungry.
If you know how to cook one of your pasta dishes you could always offer to prepare a meal for your hosts one day.
Wo, we know it is a chacun son gout, but it has been Anglicised as chacun a son gout. Apparently Robbie Williams has it as a tattoo.
If you know how to cook one of your pasta dishes you could always offer to prepare a meal for your hosts one day.
Wo, we know it is a chacun son gout, but it has been Anglicised as chacun a son gout. Apparently Robbie Williams has it as a tattoo.
Oct 31st, 2016, 01:35 AM
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So British start to cook and to speak French ? Just when they brexit.
Where does the world go to ...
;-)
Zach : just so like any teenager : eat what you can and go to the nearest McDo. That is what I did at your age.
Don't believe anything that can be said here : other cuisine is poison.
Where does the world go to ...
;-)
Zach : just so like any teenager : eat what you can and go to the nearest McDo. That is what I did at your age.
Don't believe anything that can be said here : other cuisine is poison.
Oct 31st, 2016, 03:38 AM
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Zach, since you like pasta you will be fine! BTW, Christmas dinner here in the UK isn't much different from what I grew up with in Wisconsin: turkey and all the trimmings, and you don't have to eat the Brussels sprouts! ;-)
Oct 31st, 2016, 05:22 AM
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I really hate to revive this old argument and I don't care what Robbie Williams has on his tattoo, but it is à chacun son goût.
Zach, good luck to you and stop worrying. You'll eat fine. You're not going to Iran, it's ENGLAND. You'll eat!
Zach, good luck to you and stop worrying. You'll eat fine. You're not going to Iran, it's ENGLAND. You'll eat!
