Right, so Chirac say's British food is bad.
Right, so Chirac say's British food is bad.
05 July 2005, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by StickyMicky
roast sunday dinners 
them ******* eat snails
them ******* eat snails
Snails?? Nothing wrong with snails - beautiful if done correctly. I think, correct me if I'm wrong that snails (and the eating of them) was Sicily, perhaps Malta - not 100% sure though...
So far we have "Curry" and a "roast dinner".
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05 July 2005, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by **************
Good old fish n chips. Chirac can go stick his French food up his ar$e I know what I prefer.
Roast dinners are enjoyed the world over - can't fault them.
Curry, Fish & Chips - nice on rare occasion but hardly good food by any stretch of any imagination.
Any more??
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05 July 2005, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by TheBigMan
The culinary delight that is pastry filled with offal. 
05 July 2005, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by **************
Pie n mash n mushy peas although personally this one I would agree with Chirac on!
05 July 2005, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by STi wanna Subaru
if you pay 99p from a supermarket yep but not if you buy a 'decent' pie!
05 July 2005, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by TheBigMan
Yep - all aforementioned dishes are, on occasion a cracking meal and thoroughly enjoyable though hardly 'good food' - as generally you feel bloated and wanna hurl after eating them. <excludes the roast>
05 July 2005, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by TheBigMan
Pies are alright, stuff that stodgy pastry with good quality meat and it's a fulfilling meal......though not entirely a culinary masterpiece and they make you fat.
I would guess most 'good food' tends to make you fat.
05 July 2005, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by STi wanna Subaru
what is 'good food' then? If you enjoy it and it's made from fresh high quality ingredients then what makes it not 'good food'?
05 July 2005, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by STi wanna Subaru
sounds like food snobbery to me.......
I would guess most 'good food' tends to make you fat.
I would guess most 'good food' tends to make you fat.
05 July 2005, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by STi wanna Subaru
sounds like food snobbery to me.......
I would guess most 'good food' tends to make you fat.
I would guess most 'good food' tends to make you fat.
05 July 2005, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by STi wanna Subaru
what's wrong with chips? They taste great!
the french have the 'french fry'
the french have the 'french fry'
Not saying it's a bad thing, merely pointing out an observation....
05 July 2005, 11:42 AM
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May not have done much for the world food wise, but compared to the French we've done much much more for the world in other respects. A very high percentage of inventions over the past 200 years have been British. Won't even mention that if it wasn't for the UK they'd all be speaking German by now.
Think Chirac feels the French are in danger of losing their identity (whatever that is) due to increasing use of the English language in France along with record numbers of british people buying up their land.
From being a pro Europe and Euro stance several years back, Im swinging the other way. These arrogant @rseholes whos economies are in deep ****e have the nerve to mock us Brits. **** em all.
Think Chirac feels the French are in danger of losing their identity (whatever that is) due to increasing use of the English language in France along with record numbers of british people buying up their land.
From being a pro Europe and Euro stance several years back, Im swinging the other way. These arrogant @rseholes whos economies are in deep ****e have the nerve to mock us Brits. **** em all.
05 July 2005, 11:42 AM
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Sure we're catching up with resaurants but as regards 'everyday' buying a sandwich for lunch etc etc we're nowhere near the standard of french food. You've got to experience it to believe it.
05 July 2005, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by scoobynutta555
May not have done much for the world food wise, but compared to the French we've done much much more for the world in other respects. A very high percentage of inventions over the past 200 years have been British. Won't even mention that if it wasn't for the UK they'd all be speaking German by now.
Think Chirac feels the French are in danger of losing their identity (whatever that is) due to increasing use of the English language in France along with record numbers of british people buying up their land.
From being a pro Europe and Euro stance several years back, Im swinging the other way. These arrogant @rseholes whos economies are in deep ****e have the nerve to mock us Brits. **** em all.
Think Chirac feels the French are in danger of losing their identity (whatever that is) due to increasing use of the English language in France along with record numbers of british people buying up their land.
From being a pro Europe and Euro stance several years back, Im swinging the other way. These arrogant @rseholes whos economies are in deep ****e have the nerve to mock us Brits. **** em all.
France's economy is not in "deep ****e".
France remains very French, like that or not which is your right of course - they have maintained their identity far better than we have I'm afraid - as upsetting as this is, Englishness is a dying culture.
I'm talking about food here.
05 July 2005, 11:50 AM
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That's the problem -
1. Chirac, the ******** he is, mentions something and it is overheard by someone in the media.
2. The media here catch wind of it and use propaganda to make the English uproar with patriotism.
3. The French, who have said nothing on this point are being personally attacked by us due to something their unpopular leader has commented on.
Classic.
Again - I'm just interested in the food point.....
1. Chirac, the ******** he is, mentions something and it is overheard by someone in the media.
2. The media here catch wind of it and use propaganda to make the English uproar with patriotism.
3. The French, who have said nothing on this point are being personally attacked by us due to something their unpopular leader has commented on.
Classic.
Again - I'm just interested in the food point.....
05 July 2005, 11:51 AM
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Our reputation is not based on poor food, but poor cooking, which is rapidly getting better. A good fillet steak in Paris has got to be similar to a good fillet steak in London..It's how it is selected, stored, seasoned, cooked, garnished, presented and served that is the issue.
M. Chirac perhaps needs reminding that we have the world's number 1 restaurant..the Fat Duck at Bray and that the second and third rated restaurants are in fact not French
M. Chirac perhaps needs reminding that we have the world's number 1 restaurant..the Fat Duck at Bray and that the second and third rated restaurants are in fact not French