I’m British and I see it’s wrong because it simply isn’t true…
We have a ton of spicy foods. The stereotype that we only eat comfort foods like in the meme is old and worn out.
Maybe that’s all you eat, but that’s on you.
In this context I think it’s comfort food because it’s kiddy food. Something simple and familiar that reminds you of being younger. In England, children’s menus will usually contain basic things like chicken nuggets and fish fingers that aren’t (heavily) spiced.
Yeah never got this. The nation’s favourite dish is curry. My favourite dish is curry. Isn’t it a running joke amongst Indians how much the Brits love curry?
Things like beans on toast and fish finger sandwiches are cheap and easy lunch snacks for students but not our actual diet.
Yep, just seems disingenuous to act like the history of the spice trade hasn’t affected our food culture when it clearly has massively.
Hell, even curry in Japan is popular not because of India but because of British influence. The reason “Katsu Curry” is called Katsu is because of the English word “Cuts” referring to the cuts of meat in the curry, which is Japanese sounds like ‘katsu’.
Except all the most popular curries in the UK aren’t Indian, they’re British, and infact pretty much any curry outside of southern Asia was introduced by the British (or occasionally Portuguese) like Japanese curry for example.
I’m British and I see it’s wrong because it simply isn’t true… We have a ton of spicy foods. The stereotype that we only eat comfort foods like in the meme is old and worn out. Maybe that’s all you eat, but that’s on you.
Just like when British people assume all America is Texas
What examples can you give of British food?
Jellied Eel.
Yeah yeah, we know y’all love Tikka masala over there.
Brb, gonna go have hamburgers and french fries for breakfast and shoot my guns for lunch.
The perception of Britain that most Americans have is that of the 40’s and 50’s. It’s hardly surprising that it’s completely fucking wrong.
But why don’t your comfort foods have spices?
In this context I think it’s comfort food because it’s kiddy food. Something simple and familiar that reminds you of being younger. In England, children’s menus will usually contain basic things like chicken nuggets and fish fingers that aren’t (heavily) spiced.
Yes, they have an infantilized culture.
Yep because no British person ever eats curry as a comfort food…
The white ones probably don’t.
It’s the same here in the US. Crackers just want sugars and fats, nothing complicated or interesting.
Could you be any more openly racist?
You can’t be racist against white people. 😊
Don’t forget potato salad with no salt and mostly just mayo.
Yeah never got this. The nation’s favourite dish is curry. My favourite dish is curry. Isn’t it a running joke amongst Indians how much the Brits love curry?
Things like beans on toast and fish finger sandwiches are cheap and easy lunch snacks for students but not our actual diet.
Yep, just seems disingenuous to act like the history of the spice trade hasn’t affected our food culture when it clearly has massively. Hell, even curry in Japan is popular not because of India but because of British influence. The reason “Katsu Curry” is called Katsu is because of the English word “Cuts” referring to the cuts of meat in the curry, which is Japanese sounds like ‘katsu’.
We also gave currywurst to the Germans
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But that’s just the thing, all the best food in the UK comes from India, France, or Italy.
Good luck getting a decent fry-up in any of those hellholes.
Stops carving the Sunday roast and holds off putting the apple crumble in the oven…
But we are one of the most multicultural societies in the world and have long since adopted everyone else’s cuisines.
By this logic the Japanese don’t have curries and the Americans don’t have pizza, or any other food for that matter.
Exactly.
And India doesn’t have chillies add Italy doesn’t have tomatoes… Where do we stop?
Fun fact: Britain didn’t invent roasting hunks of meat. Or Sundays. Or the combination thereof.
That’s not a real thing. That’s just something English people say to sound whimsical.
Correct. Only Neolithic cultures have their own foods.
Edit since it’s apparently not as obvious as I thought it would be: jk 😄
Apple crumble is 100% a real thing and it’s delicious with warm custard.
I know lol, I was kidding around 😁
Fun fact: Roasting meat alone does not a Sunday roast make.
Slightly ho-hum fact: I was being quite tongue in cheek throughout 😁
Oblivious fact: Me
Except all the most popular curries in the UK aren’t Indian, they’re British, and infact pretty much any curry outside of southern Asia was introduced by the British (or occasionally Portuguese) like Japanese curry for example.
I see nothing wrong because buttered bread, fish fingers and beans is a banger of a meal
If you’re five, sure.
Lol, thx actually. I finally upgraded my perspective.
The only people I know are polish relatives who live in scotland and well, do have their own custom and creative dishes
Oh my god no one cares, Clive!