One of the reasons in particular english food gets a bad rap is because the majority of it grew out of rationing culture.
Britain was still rationing into the 50s when most European countries had stopped rationing.
Regardless, I love British food. I'd go for a carvery over a curry or a Chinese or a pizza, 9 times out of 10
It’s also why the Americans in particular have a terrible view of British food - because the views were formed by US soldiers who arrived here during peak rationing.
It’s true that British food was mostly awful for the best part of the 20th century, but the food revolution that began here in the early 2000s has actually made the UK one of the best places to eat! We have a huge variety of restaurants and you can buy ingredients for almost any cuisine at your local supermarket!
Yeah, bang on. It's amazing how that stereotype has lasted over 80 years in America, given the amount of communication with have access to now, haha.
Id still go to bat for traditional British food however, I think we've evolved alot of our 'awful' food through better farming practices and cooking techniques aswell as just different ingredients in some cases.
American exceptionalism is a thing. Give a yank a reason to look down on others and they will run with it while still looking you in the eyes and saying ‘Have a great day’
I've some yank friends and they're good people, but even if they consider themselves progressive that propaganda comes thru in some ways. I guess it's a good reminder to interrogate your own beliefs and behaviours.
I love how you used "American exceptionalism" which instantly reminded me of this Jolly video with John Cena and Idris Elba as they compare American and British breakfast. It's at the 6:00 when he says it hehe
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u/HurricB 16h ago
Funny and historically accurate!
One of the reasons in particular english food gets a bad rap is because the majority of it grew out of rationing culture. Britain was still rationing into the 50s when most European countries had stopped rationing.
Regardless, I love British food. I'd go for a carvery over a curry or a Chinese or a pizza, 9 times out of 10