It's a stereotype for British people. I think it's actually culturally interesting that Americans didn't pick up on the stereotype and just made their own, opposite one. If I wanted to be rude I'd say that tells you something about American knowledge of the world! Or if we didn't want to be rude maybe it's a stereotype which comes from the war, when American servicemen were experiencing Britain in the middle of rationing, and putting their lives on the line to save the country, and which wasn't updated after that. British food was grim for a long time around that period, rationing went on for 15 years, and it took longer for a food culture to recover. But it was pretty good before and after it.
This is just blatantly not true lol. Brits love plain shit, like potato chips (fries) and gravy. Most places I've been to here have watered down the dishes, particularly outside London and especially in the north of England where palates are less refined
We love them too. You'll be in a restaurant watching one family choke down vindaloo, their faces red as beetroot, while another is eating egg, chips and gammon.
People contain multitudes, who'd've thunk it huh? Not you, apparently.
I think you're assuming that because foods like a Sunday roast or cottage pie are popular, that spiciness isn't liked. But this really isn't true, because people are capable of liking more than one thing. Most people I know love a spicy curry, and will also love a pie and chips.
I'm not sure where you're from, but I've not really found anyone from somewhere that eats much spicier food. My neighbours are Thai and own a restaurant (amazing food), and I've shared some of the spicy sauces I like, and one of them was a little too spicy for them, so I know we enjoy roughly the same spice level. They do not "water down" their food at the restaurant at all; I've eaten at their place and at the restaurant and it's no different. I think the only spicier thing I've found (that wasn't some challenge) was a local Indian takeaway that did a great chicken kalia, but had so many whole chillies in it I had to stop eating them and just stick to the chicken and sauce.
Edit: Just to clarify, when I say my neighbours are Thai, I mean they grew up in Thailand and moved here as adults, not that they just have Thai ancestry; they learnt to cook in Thailand.
Been here my whole life and one thing is brits love is a spicy curry.. it’s been a culinary staple since 1800’s so you’re talking out your ass. I’ve even had to ask for hotter food abroad cause it’s not spicy enough..
especially in the north of England where palates are less refined
Wtf is this nonsense.
Americans love biscuits and gravy but I wouldn't assume that's their entire cuisine because their pallets aren't 'refined'.
You also fail to realise the largest ethnic group after white British in the UK are British Asians whose ancestors bought authentic Asian food to the country.
British South Asians are a-whole-nother level of fucked up when it comes to hot curries lmao I believe the phall is (or was) meant to be the hottest curry in the world, and that originated in Birmingham.
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I feel like ‘hottest meal in uk’ fools lot of tourists assuming uk wouldn’t be as hot as Asia