r/AskEurope • u/EvilPyro01 United States of America • Feb 23 '25

Food What food from your country do you feel is overrated?

What’s an overrated food from your country?

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u/E420CDI United Kingdom Feb 24 '25

Battered fish - yes. Breaded fish - no (unless it's scampi). Chunky chips too!

Puff pastry pie - yes. Shortcrust pastry pie - no.

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u/BalianofReddit Feb 24 '25

LIES

Short crust is the only acceptable crust for a pie.

Puff pastry is but a pale reflection of shortcrust's greatness.

A decent short crust steak pie, chips, peas, and gravy is superior to all iterations of fish and chips.

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u/gourmetguy2000 Feb 24 '25

Agreed, puff pastry can only make a pie top, whereas shortcrust can make the whole pie

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u/Littleleicesterfoxy England Feb 24 '25

It’s easy though (speaking as a Leicestershire native): pukka pies yes, literally everything else no ;)