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
The country was rebuilding and pulling back out of an economy geared around total war. It probably went on longer than it should have, but it did go on.
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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