Looks like the Brits were trying to follow a recipe for poutine, but transcribed it as “peas” instead of “cheese”.
I thought he bought a box of vomit for 4 bucks. What you said seems to make a lot more sense.
People in here loving poutine, but you swap cheese chunks in your gravy for a vegetable and it’s suddenly disgusting? The North American palate is weird.
Cheese is better than every vegetable. Especially melted cheese. That’s certainly not an unpopular opinion or a weird take.
Peas + gravy is a weird palate mate, there’s a reason you can only find it in 1 place.
Na, peas and gravy is great.
Fuck yeah poutine.
Does all British food look like literal diarrhea or only the British food that gets photographed?
The cameras lie to you. It looks way less disgusting when you are about to eat it!
but yes, it doesit just not feeling cute right now 🥹
She never is 😅
It turns like that right before being photographed
I can’t lie that looks genuinely amazing. Yes I am British, how can you tell?
my only complaint is that the chips look dreadfully underdone, they should be way darker
but hey what do i know, maybe brits just like fries that are still raw in the middle…
As an American, I’d try it. I just don’t understand it.
It’s pork, chips, gravy and peas. Had it had less gravy, it’d look less messy.
If you mashed the sausage into a loaf shape and covered it in ketchup it would literally be an American meal.
I’d say that’s a reasonable price for dog food.
As a Spaniard I was going to comment that it is kind of overpriced dog food.
Here in the Netherlands I spend 80 euros on 10kg of cat food (kibble).
Why do you hate dogs?
I like that we all knew exactly the country
Luv me mushy peas, simple as
The £ is a bit of a giveaway.
I think the r/casualUK is a bigger giveaway
True, but it already felt like a cheap shot. The highland cows are another one.
The photo have it away, the word chippy confirmed it.
I’m trusting you that it is from r/casual UK lol
i think it would still be overpriced at 4₱ or 4¥
Is this what yall think poutine looks like?!?
Canadadians, shield your eyes!!!
British food gets a bad rap but I don’t really get it. Fried fish, potatoes, roasted meat, cured meat, meat pies, lots of puddings and sweets, not to mention the Indian food. What’s not to like? I’m going to the UK in October and I’m pumped for the food.
people just love to hate germanic food in general, all “no spices!” as if salt isn’t a spice and onions have no flavour…
the thing is just that germanic food tends to be quite “simple”: some meat, some carbs, a sauce, some vegetables maybe. Yeah it’s generally very same-y but that’s because it fucking works.
I’ve heard it’s because they invaded every country on the planet for their spices and decided to use none of them
No, you’re thinking of our grammar.
The taste of British food and the looks of British women made the Britains the best sailors in the world!
I was going to defend us by pointing to how some of the most popular places to eat here are focused on spicy foods (curry houses) but when I thought about it more… you’re right :(
The most popular dishes there are usually the less spicy ones (but they taste really nice and would probably taste even better if they were more spicy)
We didn’t just steal the spices, we stole the cooks too. Eg, our first curry house was 1810, run by a Bengali chap. So we didn’t piss about with traditonal English dishes to get our spice fix, we just went out for a ruby instead.
If you’re bringing cash, bring it in 20s and below. 50s aren’t used much at all as they arouse suspicion - many smaller places will flat out not accept them.
Hope you enjoy the trip :)
Are you from the UK? How are you using lemmy.zip?
Also, I never pay with cash so this might be why but I have never heard about the 50p thing, Is that true or are you saying it to mess with tourists?
I think it’s more the £50 notes. Much like using a USD100 note in the States, it’s a bit big for most daily purchases.
I ended up dumping most of mine on a couple expensive souvenirs in shops expensive enough that they’d deal with it or breaking them in banks.
I am such an idiot for thinking pence and not pounds…
Was about to say, £s not pence :) 50s will also out you as a tourist, if nothing else does. Whereabouts are you planning to visit? Just London for the touristy stuff or going for more of an explore?
As mentioned above, electronic payments are now the norm here and have been for ages. Shouldn’t have any problems using a phone or contactless card to pay in most places. Chip/PIN covers most everything else & when you get prompted to insert the card as a security check after trying contactless.
Swipe & sign is possible last time I checked, but pretty much defunct with chip/PIN being readily available. Cash only places are rare and usually associated with food or drugs.
.zip isn’t blocking UK access via apps/api, but it is for browsers. I like VPNs and supporting my home instance, so here I am :)
I’m already in the uk, but with a question as silly as mine it makes sense why you thought I would be another tourist
Nah - I just can’t address a question to the right user, you’re all good haha
Nope, it’s true. When I went for the first time a couple of years ago, my bank decided I needed more £50 notes than anything, and I got several “Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve seen one of these,” comments when I used them.
Also, fwiw, depending on where you’re heading in the UK, cashless payments can be way more prevalent than they are in many places. I’ve been to multiple bars in and around Manchester that just didn’t accept cash, and would bring out a card terminal to tap for every £2-3 beer I ordered.
On the other hand, bring a coin purse or something with you, because when you do use cash, you’ll get a ton of coins back, and it becomes a pain to have rattling about in your pocket real quick.
I remember people used to say £50 notes were easier to forge compared to the others. Not sure if that was because of something about the note itself or because people saw them less and weren’t as used to them. Either way people became wary of accepting them. Plus it can be a pain to make change, especially when a lot of people pay with card now.
Lots of it I love but there’s definitely outliers. See jellied eels
I’ve eaten Surströmming and liked it, been eating it once a year ever since. I’ve eaten Beuschl, Narezushi, mite cheese, eel soup, fried insects (pupa, crickets, spiders, scorpions…), snails, brain, testicles… heck I’ve even made the fish finger pie that one British YouTube cooking show lady made (same ingredients but different preparation). You can’t scare me with eels in azpik!
Yea, jellied eels are only really eaten on a small section of the south coast. The rest of the country wouldn’t go for that.
Best place to have fish and chips is near or on a beach in overcast weather. It’s a vibe. Pasties are definitely worth trying if you like pies and things. Greggs is worth a look. I think a lot of the bad press on our food is because so much of it doesn’t go for any kind of presentation, it just happens.
Greggs is my biggest cultural shock ever. I couldn’t find anything remotely edible there but locals keep praising it.
I like the fried chicken baguette, the mexican bean flatbread thing and the katsu slices but I don’t think they do those anymore. The steak bakes are alright too
Those peas look like they came from can in a silent film and were colorized for this photo.
Pretty sure £4 is below minimum wage, especially since you’re exposed to such hazardous materials?
They should be getting way more for taking care of this monstrosity.
I’d eat that, especially at that price. Not even British
That looks fucking disgusting.
It tastes amazing. I wouldn’t have mushy peas like, but never mind.
I gobble the thing still though.
If I were to spend £4 on a meal, I prefer an egg
Youd have to pay me to eat that shit
How much?
For $30 id facefuck this meal into another dimension
Poor people acting fancy calling garbage food. Yet after a joint at 3am I would fuck with it. Ever try ketchup and peas?
yuck
Ya got yummy sausage. Ya got gravy. Ya got yummy deep fried starchy goodness to soak up said gravy.
Why the the fuck would someone throw peas into that heavenly mix?!
Imma be real, peas in gravy are delicious in the same way corn is in mashed potatoes. Adds a sort of poppable texture that just goes well with the flavor
I’m not a fan of mushy peas. Swap it and the gravy out for some Irish-style curry sauce and now we’re talking.
