Bacon in between two slices of toast is considered "British food", and then god-tier even? Jeez, that's when you know you need to step up your game.
I have never seen a more disgusting list of food in my life. Keep that crap away from me.
The fact that meat pie and meat puddings are very low. They're some of the best food we have. This is shitey list.
Short answer is no- the slur contains common linguistic roots with the food and cigarettes, but one doesn't come from the other.At the bottom of the savory list, I see something called 'faggots'. Is this where the slur for gay people came from? I also know that 'fags' is (or was) used as slang for cigarettes, but not sure if that's where the slur came from.
At the bottom of the savory list, I see something called 'faggots'. Is this where the slur for gay people came from? I also know that 'fags' is (or was) used as slang for cigarettes, but not sure if that's where the slur came from.
They shouldn't have included kidney in there, how often do you honestly even see that any more? And pork pie is filth, deserves to be bottom tier
Where the fuck is square sausage and tatty scones in this list?
Everything on that least is completely inedible other that bacon sandwich h which isnt remotely British. Our food is fucking shit.
Yorkshire Puddings and Scones in the god tier, where they belong.
On what planet is Victoria sponge god tier? It's the plainest, blandest thing I can think of, and banoffee pie only mid tier?
What's "edible" to you? Are you one of those people who need ten gallons of hot sauce before they can even consider eating something, or someone who looks down on anything that "the dirty working class," might eat?
Though seeing as you think Bacon Butties aren't "remotely British" I don't think you have much expertise in the field.
Definitely higher tier: Homemade pies at the Notty House in Broomhill, Sheffield. Amazing with chips and all that gravy.
Dirty working class? Maybe rethink that approach, I'm my disabled wifes carer so they're a class above me. And yeah I'm struggling to see how pig meat in bread is something we can claim as ours.
The food, other than Eton mess, suffers from basically the same issue. Here's a sponge or pastry with an ingredient, usually a meat. Now it's a meal enjoy. I'll take anything Italian, French, Moroccan, Mexican ect over our shit since it's the blandest lack of flavour.
Don't think I can finish a full British breakfast but I want to try anyway.
Are they yay or nay?
That was just one of two "approaches," and was primarily meant as a joke. You're in a horrible situation, I won't deny that, but I don't really appreciate you using it to try and guilt-trip me over such a petty topic, especially since you knew I wouldn't have known that.
But, anyway, if you're going to be so needlessly reductionist about everything then of course it's shit. There's so much more to 'good' British cooking than you let on; it's much more than just putting some meat in the oven and boiling some vegetables.
"Here's a hard shell with some meat in it. Enjoy!"
"Here's a piece of dough with some tomato and cheese on top. Enjoy!"
British food offers a culinary experience that you simply can't get from elsewhere. It's not something I'd eat 100% of the time but to call it "shit," and write it off completely just makes you seem really picky.
I didn't mean it to be as a guilt trip tbh, I'm probably still a bit on edge from the Brexit situation worsening and the news about the medical shortages etc. But it wasnt meant to come out as harshly.
Though in all honesty British food has never really interested me, especially when it comes to making it. The flavours might just be subtle, but that's always resulted in a bland taste compared to other cuisine from our European neighbours. To be honest I've always suspected we generally have a lower standard in food off the back off WW2. Like many of our parents used to eat the left over cooking fat out of a pan in sandwiches and stuff like milk sop because it was one of few options.
At the bottom of the savory list, I see something called 'faggots'. Is this where the slur for gay people came from? I also know that 'fags' is (or was) used as slang for cigarettes, but not sure if that's where the slur came from.
No, it comes from the 60's/70's in the UK when British people didn't like the idea of something like a 'normal' chicken tikka and wanted something with a sauce.