tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post5020099830844077560..comments2023-11-05T08:01:10.010+00:00Comments on Think of England: The British are now too good at cookingBrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-65282412122834867152010-03-25T13:02:32.703+00:002010-03-25T13:02:32.703+00:00Peter:
Crazy Since Yorktown will be the perfect t...Peter:<br /><br /><i>Crazy Since Yorktown</i> will be the perfect title for my history of the United States.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-50713722180526913062010-03-25T06:00:18.979+00:002010-03-25T06:00:18.979+00:00Ah, this is music to one's ears, practically p...Ah, this is music to one's ears, practically poetry. But "the British cook more often, <i>for longer</i>..." (my italics) worries me: does boiling sprouts for twice the time they require really make for better cooking??Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-19804908793618069362010-03-25T05:07:35.933+00:002010-03-25T05:07:35.933+00:00Based upon my two most recent experiences, America...Based upon my two most recent experiences, American hospital food is easily good enough.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-74725377491812928492010-03-25T03:15:33.013+00:002010-03-25T03:15:33.013+00:00OK, so who's got the best hospital food?OK, so who's got the best hospital food?Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-1137020731879176622010-03-25T00:37:07.349+00:002010-03-25T00:37:07.349+00:00David:
Health care systems? That's easy. You...David:<br /><br />Health care systems? That's easy. You're all crazy!!!<br /><br />But, then, we've sort of known that since Yorktown. :-)Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836910211382887430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-50338776520515386012010-03-24T23:12:17.513+00:002010-03-24T23:12:17.513+00:00Despite thinking that blind nationalism over small...Despite thinking that blind nationalism over small matters is the finest, purest sort of nationalism, I find that I really don't feel compelled to defend the nation's supermarkets.<br /><br />Let's just agree that you mean terrible in the sense of "awesome and" and go back to debating health care systems.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-13070766793124373212010-03-24T23:07:49.948+00:002010-03-24T23:07:49.948+00:00It appears that those of us down here who can actu...It appears that those of us down here who can actually wait until our meal times (ie not me) are pretty marvellous too: <br />http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/aussie-chef-beats-italians-at-their-own-game-20100320-qn7q.htmlzmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-25752188077432295182010-03-24T22:23:20.629+00:002010-03-24T22:23:20.629+00:00Yes Peter, when I said US supermarkets are 'te...Yes Peter, when I said US supermarkets are 'terrible', I should have said 'horrible'. I only speak from my experience however and am willing to acknowledge that I have not visited every single supermarket in the USA and therefore there might be well some nice ones somewhere.<br /><br /><br />David<br /><br /><i>you don't get to be super unless you've got at least 100,000 Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-50977891758705537452010-03-24T18:43:14.420+00:002010-03-24T18:43:14.420+00:00Meanwhile, no cliché about the British is more out...<i>Meanwhile, no cliché about the British is more outdated than that we can’t do food.</i><br /><br />British food ca 2009 (my most recent visit) was far, far better than 1992.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-80335814377675398062010-03-24T17:45:02.155+00:002010-03-24T17:45:02.155+00:00David/Matt:
We just spent two weeks in your fair ...David/Matt:<br /><br />We just spent two weeks in your fair land. It was a condo vacation, so there were several trips to the supermarket. It's fine to boast that all manner of wondrous things like fresh Italian parsley are avaialable, but when you have to walk through eight aisles of exotic delicacies like flavoured Cheese Doodles and Diet Grape Crush to find each one, you soon become Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836910211382887430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-78566391843408311872010-03-24T15:41:50.049+00:002010-03-24T15:41:50.049+00:00I was just going to say what Matt said, and why sh...I was just going to say what Matt said, and why should I let Matt having said it already stop me? <br /><br />Based on comparing my favorite American supermarket with the two or three markets (you don't get to be super unless you've got at least 100,000 square feet) I've been in in London, we've got y'all beat. Everything on your list I can get at my local supermarket, plus Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-22374227679115515682010-03-24T12:18:26.417+00:002010-03-24T12:18:26.417+00:00Your drive-by sneer at American supermarkets is en...Your drive-by sneer at American supermarkets is endearing, but wrong. In fact, supermarket quality in the US depends on the neighborhood-- here in snoburbia, you can get anything you want, <a href="http://blog.snoburbia.com/the_snoburbs/2009/12/blizzard-provisions-in-snoburbia.html" rel="nofollow">almost always</a>.MattFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575754086517238690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-91622896952216182242010-03-24T11:10:20.346+00:002010-03-24T11:10:20.346+00:00Yes, the French seem to have somewhat lost the plo...Yes, the French seem to have somewhat <a href="http://shopcurious.blogspot.com/2010/02/love-iscuriously-french.html" rel="nofollow">lost the plot</a> on the food front, but no doubt they're hot on our heels... <br /><br />Bring on the Marmite infused foaming Mother's Pride froth. Best served with salt and vinegar.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179895758709928467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-84225008813299355712010-03-24T11:09:23.374+00:002010-03-24T11:09:23.374+00:00It's true that we are heading down the route t...It's true that we are heading down the route towards fetishising our food to ridiculous levels. This is mostly via marketing. Food is no longer just a nutritional necessity, it is a distinct signifier of your buying power and thus social status. <br /><br />I'm off to Lidl after work to buy the frozen ikea meatballs they're selling now. Where does that put my social status???wormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802335627720182532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-3461338586882224722010-03-24T09:57:20.309+00:002010-03-24T09:57:20.309+00:00That would be very low-sugar, multi-grain spaghett...That would be very low-sugar, multi-grain spaghetti hoops (one can represents one of your five-a-day) on multi-grain, no-additives Mother's Pride. Even crap has got better.Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-39716756516708435572010-03-24T09:33:08.436+00:002010-03-24T09:33:08.436+00:00and just in case you might believe I was being sex...and just in case you might believe I was being sexist in seeming to blame it all on French women: French men won't even heat up a kettle unless their paid.Recusanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446741817585462393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-28120860545537100922010-03-24T09:29:33.806+00:002010-03-24T09:29:33.806+00:00Having gone out with a number of French women in t...Having gone out with a number of French women in the course of the last two decades, the reason for their culinary Crecy is obvious: no French woman born after 1960 can, or ever does, cook. They all rely on quite disgusting ready-meals from Bonduelle, etc., including those prepared salads consisting of a large dollop of shredded carrot.Recusanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446741817585462393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-62123416895537606112010-03-24T09:28:58.303+00:002010-03-24T09:28:58.303+00:00'bespoke satay curry rice thing with peanuts&#...'bespoke satay curry rice thing with peanuts'<br /><br />So true, Brit. I think it's our willingness to eat anything that's described by the word 'thing' that sets us apart. <br /><br />Not really understanding the language of food, I'm always describing meals in these terms.<br /><br />Any my CAPTCHA word is 'talpfly' which itself sounds delicious.Willardnoreply@blogger.com