Cheapest meal in the UK

[Cohaagen]

There's nothing wrong with British food, but Americans like to cling to these tropes regardless. Like when the OECD found that British schoolkids have the healthiest teeth in the world, I lost count of the amount of people in the US who either said it was faked, flawed, or just outright refused to believe it.

Of all people, Americans should be last to criticise any country's cuisine. I mean, without even going into the ruthless exporting of crap like McDonalds and KFC, who gave the world grits, chitterlings, processed cheese, hot dogs, Cheez Whizz, squirrel brains, chocolate that smells and tastes like sick, Spam, refried beans, meat-free strips of fat dubiously known as "bacon", corn syrup in everything, chipped beef, macaroni & cheese, I could go on...

[Sailor Steve]

You're absolutely right. On the other hand we don't complain that British food is bad. Quite the opposite. We just complain (along with the rest of the world, including some British members here) that it's boring.

That said, the article that started this thread is British, and seems to be true, which means that our complaint is also true.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by Cohaagen

Like when the OECD found that British schoolkids have the healthiest teeth in the world, I lost count of the amount of people in the US who either said it was faked, flawed, or just outright refused to believe it.

The schoolchildren may have the healthiest teeth in the world, it's the adults that don't!

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Cohaagen

Of all people, Americans should be last to criticise any country's cuisine. I mean, without even going into the ruthless exporting of crap like McDonalds and KFC, who gave the world grits, chitterlings, processed cheese, hot dogs, Cheez Whizz, squirrel brains, chocolate that smells and tastes like sick, Spam, refried beans, meat-free strips of fat dubiously known as "bacon", corn syrup in everything, chipped beef, macaroni & cheese, I could go on...

Seriously? Grits are awesome.

And mac and cheese is hardly an American invention, at least according to Wikipedia...

Macaroni is mentioned in various medieval Italian sources, though it is not always clear whether it is a pasta shape or a prepared dish. However, pasta and cheese casseroles have been recorded in cookbooks as early as the Liber de Coquina, one of the oldest medieval cookbooks. A cheese and pasta casserole known as Makerouns was recorded in an English cookbook in the 14th century. It was made with fresh hand-cut pasta which was sandwiched between a mixture of melted butter and cheese. It was considered an upperclass dish even in Italy until around the 18th century.

Also "chitterlings" were apparently found in English cookbooks as far back as the mid 1700s and can be found in some form in most if not all pork-eating cultures throughout history. And (also according to Wikipedia) processed cheese was invented in Switzerland.

[vienna]

...McDonalds and KFC, who gave the world grits, chitterlings, processed cheese, hot dogs, Cheez Whizz, squirrel brains, chocolate that smells and tastes like sick, Spam, refried beans, meat-free strips of fat dubiously known as "bacon", corn syrup in everything, chipped beef, macaroni & cheese,...

Is anybody else feeling a bit peckish?...

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by vienna

Is anybody else feeling a bit peckish?...

Yes indeedy... only I don't think I'm properly dressed for a high class Old World dish like mac & cheese.

[August]

Originally Posted by Cohaagen

There's nothing wrong with British food, but Americans like to cling to these tropes regardless. Like when the OECD found that British schoolkids have the healthiest teeth in the world, I lost count of the amount of people in the US who either said it was faked, flawed, or just outright refused to believe it.

Of all people, Americans should be last to criticise any country's cuisine. I mean, without even going into the ruthless exporting of crap like McDonalds and KFC, who gave the world grits, chitterlings, processed cheese, hot dogs, Cheez Whizz, squirrel brains, chocolate that smells and tastes like sick, Spam, refried beans, meat-free strips of fat dubiously known as "bacon", corn syrup in everything, chipped beef, macaroni & cheese, I could go on...

No offense intended but you have no clue about American cuisine. Our fast food is no worse than fast food found elsewhere in the world. You don't believe go to Tijuana and buy a burrito from a street vendor.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by August

No offense intended but you have no clue about American cuisine. Our fast food is no worse than fast food found elsewhere in the world. You don't believe go to Tijuana and buy a burrito from a street vendor.

So that's where he's at...selling fast like spam and stuff like that?

Originally Posted by Cohaagen

There's nothing wrong with British food, but Americans like to cling to these tropes regardless. Like when the OECD found that British schoolkids have the healthiest teeth in the world, I lost count of the amount of people in the US who either said it was faked, flawed, or just outright refused to believe it.

Of all people, Americans should be last to criticise any country's cuisine. I mean, without even going into the ruthless exporting of crap like McDonalds and KFC, who gave the world grits, chitterlings, processed cheese, hot dogs, Cheez Whizz, squirrel brains, chocolate that smells and tastes like sick, Spam, refried beans, meat-free strips of fat dubiously known as "bacon", corn syrup in everything, chipped beef, macaroni & cheese, I could go on...

As other's have noted, your knowledge of American cuisine seems lacking and with all due respect NOBODY bad-mouth's bacon...

Also without Spam the world would be short one of the better Monty Python sketches and your email inbox might be full of unwanted "bangers and mash".

[STEED]

16p for a pack of six cheap cheerful pitta bread from my local supermarket.

[vienna]

As other's have noted, your knowledge of American cuisine seems lacking and with all due respect NOBODY bad-mouth's bacon...

Amen, brother:

Also without Spam the world would be short one of the better Monty Python sketches and your email inbox might be full of unwanted "bangers and mash".

Dang, and I just paid for new Norton Anti-"Bangers and Mash" software...