this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2024
563 points (94.5% liked)

A Comm for Historymemes

1502 readers
156 users here now

A place to share history memes!

Rules:

  1. No sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, assorted bigotry, etc.

  2. No fascism, atrocity denial, etc.

  3. Tag NSFW pics as NSFW.

  4. Follow all Lemmy.world rules.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] JadenSmith 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It's a shame so many people don't get to experience flavourful British food, or go with stereotypes, since there's a bunch of really nice stuff.

I even have a book from the 1700s detailing the use of various herbs.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I even have a book from the 1700s detailing the use of various herbs.

do you ever lend it out to the other brits to read? ;)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Give other Brits such an old book? What if they put it in their personal collection?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

"Cheers pal, straight to the British Museum. Come, you can read the plaque about how the recipes used to be yours."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Nah, although that’s older than the US it’s not an old book by our standards. That one’s probably just a first edition of one of Mary Berry’s books.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

It belongs in a museum!

[–] JadenSmith 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like you've never had a lincolnshire sausage, or a nicely made shepherd's pie. Pies and pasties are often seasoned too.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

well i was joking mate.

Pies and pasties are often seasoned too.

"often" seasoned?

i'm just messin my man.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I went to Scotland recently and I'm not sure how representative that is of UK food over all, but they definitely seasoned and spiced their food. So if that tracks for the UK over all they are recovering, it's just one hell of a hang over. The US had to do the same with the depression era.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Maybe those flavorful recipes are just too modern for most Brits

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Well, 300 years is recent to Brits. Give em time to try it out, and circulate their favorites.