What's with all the peas in England?
Feb 21st, 2007, 02:17 PM
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I was a strange child. Always ate all the vegetables, even those that I did not like. Peas were never a problem since you can play with them.
In my family, we seemed to eat lima beans more than is reasonable.
In my family, we seemed to eat lima beans more than is reasonable.
Feb 21st, 2007, 02:36 PM
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Yes! Lima beans are good! We also had the dreaded corn that Flanner talks about most nights for dinner. Now to get really strange, brussel sprouts with vinegar, had that about once a month while growing up. Tastes like something leafy, green and full of dirt.
Feb 21st, 2007, 03:30 PM
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Is this not the funniest thread? Thank you all for the hearty laughs and the history lessons. I needed the break from work. But now I'm actually hunger. I love peas, broccoli, and yes, brussel sprouts as well. But then again, I love the taste of most vegies ... unless they are canned. Happy eating!
Feb 21st, 2007, 03:42 PM
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I love peas. But I am still not quite recovered from the pie I was served in a Cotswold pub about 20 years ago...it was filled with boiled lima beans! No sauce, no flavor, just lima beans in a crust.
And yes, the English do seem to be oblivious to just how much starch should be served in one meal. Who else puts chips (french fries) on bread? Very odd.
And yes, the English do seem to be oblivious to just how much starch should be served in one meal. Who else puts chips (french fries) on bread? Very odd.
Feb 21st, 2007, 03:57 PM
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Perhaps, tudorprincess, you should try your peas while they are still in their pods - umm, fresh pea pods or sugar snap peas. Had the first with dinner this evening.
A little story. We sometimes had a small vegetable garden within which was a small number of pea plants for use with the traditional salmon on July 4th. One year on the morning of the 4th we went to harvest our small crop and found the majority of pods were empty. Well, not all were empty, some had little notes in them, "haha, got here first" "these were delicious", "7 peas in this pod" etc. from our 10 year old son.
A little story. We sometimes had a small vegetable garden within which was a small number of pea plants for use with the traditional salmon on July 4th. One year on the morning of the 4th we went to harvest our small crop and found the majority of pods were empty. Well, not all were empty, some had little notes in them, "haha, got here first" "these were delicious", "7 peas in this pod" etc. from our 10 year old son.
Feb 21st, 2007, 04:10 PM
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Cimbrone,
Never had Chips on bread before, you don't know what your missing, though granted they have to be homemade with a bit of salt & Vinegar= the great british Chip Butty, and pea & ham soup if cooked properly is lovely with a big chuck of homemade bread & Butter, and a home cooked roast beef dinner with Roast pots and yorkshire pud (not the prepacked rubbish the tourists get served in pubs)best food in the world..When I was last in America & ordered a roast turkey sandwich it came with gravy on, which for me was horrible i was expecting just salad but hey, when in rome....
Never had Chips on bread before, you don't know what your missing, though granted they have to be homemade with a bit of salt & Vinegar= the great british Chip Butty, and pea & ham soup if cooked properly is lovely with a big chuck of homemade bread & Butter, and a home cooked roast beef dinner with Roast pots and yorkshire pud (not the prepacked rubbish the tourists get served in pubs)best food in the world..When I was last in America & ordered a roast turkey sandwich it came with gravy on, which for me was horrible i was expecting just salad but hey, when in rome....
Feb 21st, 2007, 04:16 PM
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I think peas are often served in venues where the cuisine generally isn't all that great anyway. IE the sort of place you are likely to get microwave/caterers food/mixed/tinned veg. In fact they are almost a symbol of the chain restaurant and/or cheap steakhouse!
Plenty of restaurants in the UK serve more varied vegetables, I assure you!
Plenty of restaurants in the UK serve more varied vegetables, I assure you!
Feb 21st, 2007, 04:43 PM
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French Fries (Chips) in a sandwich sounds good, two of my favorite foods lol. I remember the first time when an Italian friends teenager ordered "Pizza Americano" in Italy. The pizza arrived with french fries all over it. I was amazed.
I love all vegatables except for peas and okra (nasty stuff that okra).
But strangley I love split pea soup.
I love all vegatables except for peas and okra (nasty stuff that okra).
But strangley I love split pea soup.
Feb 21st, 2007, 04:49 PM
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This conversation reminds me of a visit to New Brighton, and eating fish and chips and peas under a cloudy sky. It seemed the thing to do. I notice corn in all their sandwiches, too. (I don't think Americans eat corn with their tuna fish sandwiches.) I was surprised by the mayonnaise on my hamburger in London on one visit. To be truthful, I was eating at a Chili's, and asked for the burger with the barbecue sauce. Which I got, but I received mayo on it as well. That was a combo.
Feb 21st, 2007, 05:06 PM
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Can't say I noticed a lot of peas in England - though I did see brussels sprouts (which you very rarely see in the US) and not much broccoli (which may be more popular here due to the Italian influence).
I did notice peas everywhere in Russia. Just about every meal had peas- bright green canned peas - perhaps they had a surplus. And very little in the way of any fresh veggies - kind of surprising in the beginning of September. Also - no fresh fruit.
I did notice peas everywhere in Russia. Just about every meal had peas- bright green canned peas - perhaps they had a surplus. And very little in the way of any fresh veggies - kind of surprising in the beginning of September. Also - no fresh fruit.
Feb 21st, 2007, 05:20 PM
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Chip butties are vile, and so are the ones with spaghetti (spaghetti in a sandwich! Seriously!) Mayo on a hamburger is OK, if it's mixed with ketchup, or even mustard if you have no tastebuds. Just don't go the other way and put ketchup on your hot dog, which is a culinary crime that deserves the death penalty. Fish and chips? I don't see why fish and chips needs defending; there's nothing peculiar about it, as long as the oil has been changed this century.
Brussels sprouts, rare in the US? Really? I must be an oddball then, because I have them all the time and in fact am about to take a bag of them home and cook them as I type this.
I have a big bag of peas in my freezer too, and eat them regularly and with gusto. Excellent in tuna fish sandwiches, they are, too. I would never put corn in there.
Brussels sprouts, rare in the US? Really? I must be an oddball then, because I have them all the time and in fact am about to take a bag of them home and cook them as I type this.
I have a big bag of peas in my freezer too, and eat them regularly and with gusto. Excellent in tuna fish sandwiches, they are, too. I would never put corn in there.
Feb 21st, 2007, 11:25 PM
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Who the hell eats spagetti sandwiches? Never seen or heard of such a thing so don't try to pretend it is some kind of weirdo English dish!
But chip butties rock!
And peas...especially raw straight from the pod. I agree they are the 'default' UK vegetable, as they are cheap, easy and quick to cook, colourful, good for you, and freeze extremely well. I would think 99% of the freezers in the UK have got a pack of peas in them.
And corn is good on pizzas and in tuna sandwiches.
But chip butties rock!
And peas...especially raw straight from the pod. I agree they are the 'default' UK vegetable, as they are cheap, easy and quick to cook, colourful, good for you, and freeze extremely well. I would think 99% of the freezers in the UK have got a pack of peas in them.
And corn is good on pizzas and in tuna sandwiches.
Feb 21st, 2007, 11:34 PM
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Chip butties made in a cafe in Scarborough - HEAVEN.
And one advantage of frozen peas that no-one has mentioned is that they are great to put on any swelling - just don't take them out of the bag
And one advantage of frozen peas that no-one has mentioned is that they are great to put on any swelling - just don't take them out of the bag
