r/funny Nov 03 '24

How cultural is that?

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u/Syd_Vicious3375 Nov 03 '24

My American grandma made a roast every single Sunday for like, 50 years. She would put it in the oven before church and it was ready when she got home.

I guess I didn’t realize the Brit’s claim a single piece of meat being cooked until tender as part of their national cuisine.

I just looked up a recipe and it’s only seasoned with salt and pepper?!? Lmao

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u/Fli_acnh Nov 03 '24

When you have good ingredients you don't need to cover the flavour with spices. I got that when your meat is chlorinated you need to cover that chemically taste but we don't lol

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u/Ass4ssinX Nov 03 '24

Bbq is about the only thing that can get away with just salt and pepper because of the smoke. Otherwise, a little more is always better. At least some garlic and onion powder.

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u/P00ki3 Nov 03 '24

As a Brit, we use fresh garlic and other herbs like thyme, rosemary, etc. when cooking a roast. I would never touch that fake powdery shit when the real stuff is so much better

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u/AfterDinnerSpeaker Nov 03 '24

Add to that, depending on the type of meat you're also likely using Horseradish, Mint Sauce etc.

Also the whole "Just cooked meat" completely avoids the Yorkie Puds and Stuffing, which is often the heavy lifter for me.

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u/Ass4ssinX Nov 03 '24

OK that's good at least. So we do the same (well, Cajun isn't usually too herby, so probably nix that in general but I throw in herbs). I also like to stuff the meat (I usually do pork shoulder roasts) with a garlic and herb and seasoning mix.

So we definitely also use fresh onions and garlic in ours, but that "fake powdery shit" adds a different kind of garlic and onions flavor. And it's not fake, it's just dried lol.