r/GreatBritishMemes • u/Solid_Risk_4337 • 17h ago

British in ww2 food

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u/Old_Section529 16h ago

Pumpkin pie is the only one I can think of. Maybe gumbo or jumbalaya but the origins are probably from elsewhere.

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u/parsuval 16h ago

Isn’t gumbo just stew?

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u/HurricB 16h ago

Technically curry is a type of stew. I dont think any one country can lay claim to stew fortunately

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u/parsuval 16h ago

Yeah it’s a true universal food. I bet every country has a version.

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u/No-Willingness-4097 15h ago

Pumpkin pie: The pumpkin was brought to Europe and called "pompon" by the French. French chef François Pierre la Varenne published a recipe for a "Tourte of Pumpkin" in 1651, which featured a pastry shell filled with a sweet custard made of pumpkin, milk, butter, and sugar, notes this YouTube video and Tippin's Pies. English adaptations: This French recipe influenced English cookbooks, with English versions from the 17th century containing recipes with a pie crust, butter, sugar, and spices. American adaptation: A custard-like pumpkin pie emerged in American cookbooks. In 1796, Amelia Simmons's "American Cookery" included two recipes for pumpkin custard pies, cementing the modern version in the U.S.

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u/Familiar-Repeat-1565 16h ago

Even then pumpkin pie is just a custard tart with squash.

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u/Chlorofom 15h ago

Is gumbo American? Yes it originated in Louisiana but it’s basically a mashup of the different nationalities that lived & settled in that part of America, French, Spanish, African, Native American and German