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British cuisine is like... (i.redd.it)
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[–] 37 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Is it always leftovers day or is there a plate shortage?

Why are there always 15 items on the plate with British food?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    depicted: 6, and gravy.

    to make a typical American meal:

    swap cauliflower for macaroni, double the amount of cheese sauce

    roast potatoes for fries

    roast meat for BBQ

    gravy for bbq sauce

    peas for collard greens

    carrots for Brussels sprouts

    yorkshire puddings for a slice on plain, untoasted, unbuttered wonderbread

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Since when do the British not like Brussels sprouts?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Me and my sister don't like them so that's at least 2 of us

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    George Bush Sr. famously hated them. For some reason, people found that funny. I didn't get it then and I still don't get it.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)
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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I liked them bitter.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    it's not that we don't like them - but more that they're more winter/holiday focused (speaking generally), and usually roasted rather than fried.

    But also, Brussels are on the menu everywhere (edit: where i am) in the US. middle of July, at a bar, get a side of Brussels. I don't think Brussels are served commonly at Sunday lunch year round in the uk.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What region if you don't mind me asking. I've lived in a couple of US states on the west coast and I've never encountered Brussel sprouts so casually and definitely never fried. It's usually in a part of a dinner at a 'nice' sit down restaurant and always roasted in the oven.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Where in the U.S.? Lots of people hate them. In fact, I've never seen a side of Brussels sprouts just given to you as a side. Maybe it's an option, but there are always other options.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    America is big. This is like a southern meal maybe? Or more like what the stereotype of the south is.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Roughly 40% of the us population lives in "The South," I think its fair to generalize that southern BBQ is an American staple cuisine.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    The word barbeque comes from the Caribbean. I know people associate BBQ with the US, but it seems to have originated outside the US.

    https://www.cindersbarbecues.co.uk/cinders/who-invented-the-bbq-the-history-of-barbecues/#:~:text=The%20Origin%20of%20'Barbecue',on%20sticks%20above%20a%20fire.

    However, it originating in the indigenous cultures of the Caribbean and Central America, would explain why it's so prevalently associated with southern states.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    I'm not arguing about its origins, I'm saying you're playing Family Feud (aka Family Fortune overseas) and the host asks you to name a type of American cuisine.

    Is "bbq/barbeque" on the board? I'd say it's probably #2 or #3 after Hamburgers (arguably bbq), hot dogs (arguably the same), fried chicken / wings (arguably the same), or pizza (arguably not "American" if bbq isnt either)

    Others would be, TexMex, gumbo, cheesesteak, Thanksgiving dinner.

    Anything else - deep-dish, pie a la mode, eggs benedict, candied yams, new England chowder, NY strip steak, Boston creme pie, a cheeseball... are way more niche than bbq

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    Fair enough, I would throw Mac and Cheese up there with BBQ. Thomas Jefferson apparently created the dish, based on other pasta and cheese sauce dishes, but he got hung up on elbow macaroni and served the stuff at every state dinner at Monticello.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    My only question is why are the Yorkshire puddings hollow? All the ones I've had have been stuffed with mince and vegs, but I've never been outside 49 of the 50 states.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    This is how I grew up eating them, but some people from the North of England would argue they should be the size of the plate and function like a bread bowl / taco bowl

    What you're describing is more niche as is known as a "pop over"

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