Kitchen

[Venezia]

@shoekitty - Don't feel bad.  I ordered the muffins by Jimmy the Baker.  I've had his cinnamon rolls before and they were delicious.  But the muffins?  They were just awful.  Dry and very odd tasting.  I also asked for a refund, something I'm reluctant to do.

But those muffins are still sitting in my freezer because I just didn't like the idea of wasting food.  I still can't decide whether to try to "donate" them to someone else, on the basis that maybe someone else would think they were okay.  Probably I'll just end up eventually throwing them out. 

[SharkE]

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@shoekitty wrote:

@SharkE

They call them biscuits.  Lol.  I love the english.  I get a kick out of their words and especially their sayings.  Such mellow, kind people as a nation.  We hope to go back there in 2 years if i can figure out what to do with back issues. 

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Yeah, they don't vaccumn they "hoovering" LOL Their kids are better mannered over there they keep 'em in check better. Kids rule the families here. Over there they would chuck 'em on the head if they started getting uppity.   LOL

[Fona]

I have lived in the US for very many years but I am English and I go back often, so I know very well the differences in the foods.  For some reason it has become "fashionable" to say how terrible English food is, often by people who have never been there but are merely repeating what they have heard just to sound knowledgeable.  The big difference is that the UK does not use so many spices or sugars that some other countries are used to, but there is some lovely and varied food there.  To label all food Terrible, or to say scones are dry, is very sweeping, when varied types of very good food can be found in all kinds of restaurants, cafes and bars.   If a person does not like a certain dish, then at least sample something else rather than rushing off to the nearest American fast food place for what is familiar.  Traveling abroad is an experience, not a comparison between that country and the US.

[SunValley]

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@Fona wrote:

I have lived in the US for very many years but I am English and I go back often, so I know very well the differences in the foods.  For some reason it has become "fashionable" to say how terrible English food is, often by people who have never been there but are merely repeating what they have heard just to sound knowledgeable.  The big difference is that the UK does not use so many spices or sugars that some other countries are used to, but there is some lovely and varied food there.  To label all food Terrible, or to say scones are dry, is very sweeping, when varied types of very good food can be found in all kinds of restaurants, cafes and bars.   If a person does not like a certain dish, then at least sample something else rather than rushing off to the nearest American fast food place for what is familiar.  Traveling abroad is an experience, not a comparison between that country and the US.

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I had the privilege of spending a month in London, and the food was amazing. I experienced fine restaurants, pub food, and fast food type places as well beautifully catered luncheons and international cuisine. Overall, I felt the food was wonderful. All one needs to do is watch the The Great British Baking Show to know this is a country that knows how to bake.