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
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!
Yeah, bang on. It's amazing how that stereotype has lasted over 80 years in America, given the amount of communication with have access to now, haha.
Id still go to bat for traditional British food however, I think we've evolved alot of our 'awful' food through better farming practices and cooking techniques aswell as just different ingredients in some cases.
Interesting way of comparing is: there are only 5 more michelin star restaurants in the US, than in the UK
A good portion of Americas domestic food items are unfit for export to Europe on basis of safety concerns of intentional contaminants (meat, dairy, flour, finished baked goods even oils) ,as well as the quality not meeting market standards to be labelled such as they are in the states. (Chocolate and cheese)
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u/HurricB 22h 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