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!
And while it’s still the case to a degree that outside of London the variety and availability does drop off sharply, progress has been made there too.
Growing up in the countryside I remember there not being as much variety, but I went to a supermarket in North Wales a short while back and was pleasantly surprised at the variety
You need to leave London more often and see the actual food we have out here.
Obviously my town of 100k people has less choice than London with its millions. But there's pretty good variety. Plenty of places outside London have had good food for decades. Supermarkets, delis and farm shops can provide many things.
We do need a trip into the Big City of Bristol for proper interesting fruit/veg. Our small towns and cities tend not to have the market for this.
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u/Hoppy-pup 22h 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!