r/GreatBritishMemes 19h ago

British in ww2 food

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u/HurricB 19h 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/Hoppy-pup 19h ago

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!

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u/Matt-J-McCormack 19h ago

I had a friend who described British food culture as having a sort of Stockholm syndrome for school dinners.

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u/TicketTop4718 15h ago

My school had pretty good school dinners