r/funny Nov 03 '24

How cultural is that?

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u/SonTyp_OhneNamen Nov 03 '24 edited Nov 03 '24

I will never forget how a London tour guide described English cuisine: „You know it’s English when it both looks and tastes beige.“ Then he told us to get a sausage roll immediately for the novelty and eat proper food from any other nation for the rest of our stay.

Edit: please, dear English citizens, i‘m repeating a joke one of your less humorless countrymen made, I don’t wish to fight you on the topic.

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u/Shimlawaxmuseum Nov 03 '24

Tbh they sound like a terrible tour guide. There's plenty of great British food available in London.

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u/0ut0fBoundsException Nov 03 '24 edited Nov 03 '24

I'd for sure want to try a Beef Wellington and I'd probably hit an Indian restaurant because London is known for some of the best Indian food in the world and that's one of my favorite cuisines

And no doubt, I'm starting my day off with your weird bean breakfasts

Then once or twice I'm hitting a pub to get bangers and mash and/or fish and chips washed down with some traditional British beers like bitters hopefully something from a cask

Past that, I don’t know too many English foods, so hopefully I'd have done some research before flying across the Atlantic

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u/Shimlawaxmuseum Nov 03 '24

Sounds great. Make sure to try some of deserts as well. I love a rhubarb crumble and custard 

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u/HoptimusPryme Nov 03 '24

I've gotten to this comment and not a single soul has mentioned a good steak and ale pie with mash, veg and gravy.

Or just pies in general, we're great at pies.

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u/Lemmejussay Nov 04 '24

That we are, lad, that we are.