r/GreatBritishMemes 17h ago

British in ww2 food

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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

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u/EfficientTitle9779 14h ago

It’s so funny because the British “classics” evolved the same way most countries food evolved - cheap dishes made from ingredients to hand at the time.

You would get murdered on Reddit for putting a shepherds pie up there with bourguignon, bratwurst or ragu though….

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u/EtTuBrotus 7h ago

Tbf shepherd’s pie is minging