Britain's greatest contribution to world cuisine?

Fretwired

Drew_TNBD said:

AlexC said:

If we're including drink then I'd say whisky/whiskey - invented by the Celtic nations and drunk all over the world. Tried some Japanese whisky once - would've been better off sucking on a drummer"s socks after a three hour gig.

Whisky was invented by the Celtic nations. Whiskey was invented by inbred Americans.

Whiskey was invented in Ireland ...

richardhomer

Bellycaster said:

 Cheezy Peaz.

Int milk brilliant?

Gagaryn

ourmaninthenorth said:

Black Pudding off Bury Market.

Food to invade other countries on. 

I must try this if you can get it up here - I love black pudding. Charlie Macleod's from Stornoway is immense - so I'm gonna say that.

Clarky

steak and kidney pudding with chip shop chips, beans and HP sauce

Fretwired

Clarky said:

steak and kidney pudding with chip shop chips, beans and HP sauce

But you can get that in Spain .. ;-)

ourmaninthenorth

Gagaryn said:

ourmaninthenorth said:

Black Pudding off Bury Market.

Food to invade other countries on. 

I must try this if you can get it up here - I love black pudding. Charlie Macleod's from Stornoway is immense - so I'm gonna say that.

You can get it in Tesco mate...The Bury Black Pudding Company 

guitarfishbay

ourmaninthenorth said:

Gagaryn said:

ourmaninthenorth said:

Black Pudding off Bury Market.

Food to invade other countries on. 

I must try this if you can get it up here - I love black pudding. Charlie Macleod's from Stornoway is immense - so I'm gonna say that.

You can get it in Tesco mate...The Bury Black Pudding Company 

Both excellent.

I do slightly prefer the Stornoway stuff, but mostly because I get it less often so I guess it feels more like a treat.

Either on a piece of buttered toast with an egg on top is a glorious breakfast 

Axe_meister

A good hearty stew or meat pie.

Clarky

Fretwired said:

Clarky said:

steak and kidney pudding with chip shop chips, beans and HP sauce

But you can get that in Spain .. ;-)

along with sausage egg chips and beans in the British Bulldog cafe on the Costa de las Touristas sea front
it has the huge Union Flag painted on the front with the Bulldog in the middle

frank1985

It's got to be the fry up surely....bacon, mushrooms, eggs, toast, fried tomato...mmmm

Wazmeister

Full English

Sunday Roast

Scratchings

Gassage

ICBM said:

Chicken Tikka Masala

This by a mile, and also the Balti.

Neil

Jellied eels. 

hotpot

Gagaryn said:

ourmaninthenorth said:

Black Pudding off Bury Market.

Food to invade other countries on. 

I must try this if you can get it up here - I love black pudding. Charlie Macleod's from Stornoway is immense - so I'm gonna say that.

Cheers I'll look out for some of that Macleod's pudding.

Straight out of the steamer on Bury market is the best way to eat the black pudding links with mustard. Theres always a queue.

 Ashtons farm Lancashire black pudding they sell at Aldi is excellent too & comes a very close second.

Drew_TNBD

Fretwired said:

Drew_TNBD said:

AlexC said:

If we're including drink then I'd say whisky/whiskey - invented by the Celtic nations and drunk all over the world. Tried some Japanese whisky once - would've been better off sucking on a drummer"s socks after a three hour gig.

Whisky was invented by the Celtic nations. Whiskey was invented by inbred Americans.

Whiskey was invented in Ireland ...

Nah mate, Americaaaaaaa

Fretwired

Drew_TNBD said:

Fretwired said:

Drew_TNBD said:

AlexC said:

If we're including drink then I'd say whisky/whiskey - invented by the Celtic nations and drunk all over the world. Tried some Japanese whisky once - would've been better off sucking on a drummer"s socks after a three hour gig.

Whisky was invented by the Celtic nations. Whiskey was invented by inbred Americans.

Whiskey was invented in Ireland ...

Nah mate, Americaaaaaaa

So the Native Americans were distilling whiskey were they .... I don't think so.

It Italians were distilling alcohol in the 13th century, but not making whisky/whiskey. That came later in Scotland/Ireland. Records show that whiskey was being made in Ireland in 1405 and in Scotland in the early 1500s.

Sassafras

My local Fish & Chip shop sells doner kebabs so I assume they're an English delicacy.

maidenfan

Fretwired said:

Talk to Michelin starred French chef's and they always say puddings .. many British puddings have been copied and adapted by the French themselves .. and our game recipes.  The French also rate the humble black pudding, cheddar and stilton cheese and of course chicken tika masala which is now being exported to India. Whilst India has claimed the dish as their own it appears after research that a Pakistani chef, Ali Ahmed Aslam, proprietor of the Shish Mahal restaurant in the west end of Glasgow, invented chicken tikka masala by improvising a sauce made from yogurt, cream, and spices.

My parents lived very close to the Shish when I was a bairn, incredible place, well worth the status it has.

Drew_TNBD

Fretwired said:

Drew_TNBD said:

Fretwired said:

Drew_TNBD said:

AlexC said:

If we're including drink then I'd say whisky/whiskey - invented by the Celtic nations and drunk all over the world. Tried some Japanese whisky once - would've been better off sucking on a drummer"s socks after a three hour gig.

Whisky was invented by the Celtic nations. Whiskey was invented by inbred Americans.

Whiskey was invented in Ireland ...

Nah mate, Americaaaaaaa

So the Native Americans were distilling whiskey were they .... I don't think so.

Yeah man they did. There just aren't any records to prove it. But they definitely did.

Sassafras

I grew up in England and France so I'd sampled both types of 'cuisine'.
One thing I could never understand was the English interpretation of a salad.
You'd get half a boiled egg, 2 halves of tomato, a few whole lettuce leaves, a gherkin if you were very lucky and a bottle of Heinz Salad Cream.
Not saying it was a huge contribution to international gastronomy but it was curious.