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I was being tongue-in-cheek, but...what sort of restaurants do you go to? Ones where you can shout and swear at the waiters?
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None of that FOREIGN MUCK
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I was being tongue-in-cheek, but...what sort of restaurants do you go to? Ones where you can shout and swear at the waiters?
Yes, the CHEFS are British but they don't just cook British food do they
Of course British cuisine isn't just fry ups and Sunday roast. You know that, you're just using this simplistic viewpoint to win the argument.
What about all the seafood that surrounds our 'little island'? The excellent welsh lamb, scottish beef and salmon? And that's just meats. British produce is of excellent quality. Our cuisine may be simple but that doesn't take away from the fact that's it's GOOD.
Trufflehound
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Not at all.
The 'average' British chef is largely to blame, yes.
But Chappers is right. There are plenty of British chefs who rank among the best in the world. The problem is there are some shit ones out there too, and those are the ones a lot of the people who can't afford to eat at Gordon Ramsey's will remember.
There are PLENTY of shit Chinese and Indian restaraunts too, you know...
clapham_gull
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Bizarre argument.
We may not have one the greatest cuisines in the world, but to suggest it simply consists of Sunday Roast is incredibly ignorant.
Whilst some of our most famous dishes (e.g. Fish in Batter and Chips) may be an adaption of originally imported food - all we are doing is what other nations have done.
Durum wheat from which pasta is made was probably introduced into Southern Italy by Arabs.
There are countless examples.
My favourite food is Spanish - and I especially like traditional food in the south which is heavily influenced by North African Food.
We may not have one the greatest cuisines in the world, but to suggest it simply consists of Sunday Roast is incredibly ignorant.
Whilst some of our most famous dishes (e.g. Fish in Batter and Chips) may be an adaption of originally imported food - all we are doing is what other nations have done.
Durum wheat from which pasta is made was probably introduced into Southern Italy by Arabs.
There are countless examples.
My favourite food is Spanish - and I especially like traditional food in the south which is heavily influenced by North African Food.
- Oct 17, 2008
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I've eaten at two of Gordon Ramsay's places and actually found them very disappointing.
clapham_gull
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Not sure what argument that proves to be honest. I've been to some expensive shit French restaurents.
No. Becuase that would be the shity restaurants where you go.
The Large One
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He didn't say that at all.
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Why are you being abusive? Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed...
Trufflehound
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And pasta itself almost certainly developed from Chinese noodles, whether or not it was actually Marco Polo who introduced them into Italy, as the (possibly untrue) legend has it.
- Oct 17, 2008
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It's not an argument
It's a statement of fact. His name was mentioned as an example of a great British chef, I've been to two of his restaurants and been unimpressed. I'm confused by your reply?
- Oct 17, 2008
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I don't think he cooked my meal.
clapham_gull
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Myth - I think. He may have brought back noodles though... who knows.
They have pasta type things all over the world - it all gets mixed and matched, which makes the argument about British food a little bit silly.
clapham_gull
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So you can't really judge his cooking skills then...
- Oct 17, 2008
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If it's his name being used to sell the restaurant and he has employed the chef in his own image then yes, yes I can.
The Large One
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Bearing in mind you have little or no appreciation for British food, nor its history, what are you looking for when trying to be impressed?
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An enjoyable meal in terms of the food and experience. I write a culture column as one of my interests so dine out often.
Pavilionaire
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My wife and I once went into a Chinese restaurant at the start of the lunchtime. We were the first ones there and everyone who came in afterwards was Chinese.
When we looked at the menu there were dishes we'd never heard of - this was the authentic "Chinese Chinese" We were brave and ordered 5 or 6 portions of everything and, I have to say, it was NOT a pleasant dining experience.
Now I'm by no means a sweet and sour pineapple and cashew nut eater, but this stuff was odd parts of bird and God knows what organs of animal in watery soup-type stuff. In other words - dirty foreign muck.
When we looked at the menu there were dishes we'd never heard of - this was the authentic "Chinese Chinese" We were brave and ordered 5 or 6 portions of everything and, I have to say, it was NOT a pleasant dining experience.
Now I'm by no means a sweet and sour pineapple and cashew nut eater, but this stuff was odd parts of bird and God knows what organs of animal in watery soup-type stuff. In other words - dirty foreign muck.