Idiotic? Less goading or I can play at that game too

That's incredible, you live in Blackpool and you have never heard of a Youngs Fisherman's pie...??

It could be worse, he could have mentioned Wiltshire Farm Foods..

No. Is it just a fish pie or something more exotic?

British food is nice. I am 35, and I love OAP food. That's what my grandma used to make to me, bless her. I am not a chav or old, but British food is the best comfort food ever, it's not the healthiest in the world, but it's delicious.Brits eat lots of fish, poultry and meat / game, maybe not that much veggies but that is a different story.

It's important to say that British food has evolved and now it's a fusion of different cuisines and influences, starting from Indian to continental European and Afro-Caribbean. Toady, British food is much more than mushy peas and lamb or Coronation chicken and Arctic Rolls, but we should not forget these quintessentially British dishes because they are delicious and part of our culinary tradition.

Poke the idiotic troll with a stick. (of rock)

Seaside rock. I can never understand why anybody in their right mind would want to eat that. Do people just buy it because it's a British souvenir, and never eat it?

You can check the range out at your local branch of Iceland, Heron or Cool Trader...normally retailing around £1.50..

I go to Marks myself....you have heard of M&S..?

Ready meals? No thanks.

Bloooooodyhell dont let my nan and grandad hear you say that. They've just come back from a gastro cruise with some famous chef giving cooking lessons (think it was mpw) and last yr they did a foodie tour of asia. I think you're thinking is a bit out of date.

Absolutely nothing wrong with well cooked Traditional British food
The emphasis is on the "Well cooked"
Roast dinner
Hot pot
Steak and kidney pie
Fish and chips
Why is it regarded by some as OAP food?
Why do cafes in Spain do so well with their English breakfasts and Sunday roasts?
The problem is, it gets a bad reputation when poorly cooked- under/ over cooked vegetables for example, and Yorkshire puddings which are flat and soggy
Properly cooked, British food is as good as food anywhere in the world!
Plus vegetarian cooking has come on in leaps and bounds
Cookery programmes have inspired people to experiment
British food is not bland and boring
This opinion comes from a very outdated view.

Naughty but true.

Well because they're full of chavs and OAPs.

English food is pretty bad but their are options, you never hear anyone say ''lets go out for an English tonight'' or ''Lets eat English tonight'' that proves my point

I stayed in a small seaside hotel in north Wales last summer (just one night as I was only up for a Christening) and the evening meal was so gloriously 1970s I actually enjoyed it
It comprised:
a Fray Bentos syle pie
tinned carrots
instant mash (Smash)
Paxo stuffing
Bisto gravy

And they served it with bread and marge and a cup of tea

Pudding was vanilla ice cream with strawberry sauce served in a little aluminium bowl!

Well, you wouldn't say that if you lived in England would you?
As for the poster who said its only OAP and chavs who want the traditional food ( in a rather derogatory way) what's wrong with wanting food from their home country, same as Spanish people who live in England might fancy the occasional paella?

No, and people in other countries wouldn't either

Liver and onion..mmmmmmmm

Now you're talking

My chippy does that under "English dishes"

i know the yanks call our food rubbish. all i seem to see them eat is tacos and burgers etc. and they aren't even american dishes.

We have Five Guys in Liverpool...if you don't want a heart attack, then avoid...

And Dunkin Donuts....

Noooooo rock is great!

Outside of British tourist areas in Spain, Greece etc, I don't think I've ever seen an English restaurant abroad. I can't imagine folk from other nations saying 'lets go out for an English this evening'.

Hahaha.. you are probably right there Poke!.... I have just thrown away a stick that has been in my cupboard for probably about two years and I have never bothered to eat it!..... mind you!, I do like the occasional one when I fancy a bit of sweetness, but that doesn't occur very often!, obviously......



No but plenty of us say lets go for a pub meal!, which have plenty of English recipes they are usually packed out whichever pub you choose..... And how popular is the Sunday Roast eh!...... VERY, VERY I would say!......

I don't think what we see on a menu at a restaurant is always a reflection of day-to-day food. Some places offer traditional food or comfort food favourites, but lots of their selection is also special meals that we only have once in a while, like steak or ribs for example.