How is the food in the UK in general?

[AgaBoogaBoo]

If any of you have been to the UK, how did you like the food?

Friend is arguing with me that it isn't good

 

[MisterCornell]

It used to be sh|t, but now there are considerable options available. I was just in London.

Pricey, though.

 

[KarenMarie]

lived there for over 8yrs. when i first got there, it sucked. bland, over cooked and horrible. or greasy and horrible.

but by the time i was leaving, it was getting better. chefs like Gary Rhodes showed ppl that they did not have to cook like it was still WWII (during the war, there was so much unavailable that the recipes really lacked) and influences from other parts of Europe were slowly making their way into the busier cities in the UK.

 

[SportSC4]

The last time i was there, it was part of a trip i took with a few friends where we travelled to 5 countries. The UK being one of 'em (about 4 years ago).

I'll probably get flamed for this comment, like how i did on slashdot (-1 Flamebait, cmon, it was a witty joke!) but the fact is that none of the food was any good.

I ate at a restaurant near hyde park and that was the best i had there but very expensive and overall the food there was merely average (maybe it was the French waiter with the huge BO and moist armpits who leaned over to hand us our food that ruined it for us... i'm seriously not making this up). There was an American businessman there who said that he only ate there because it was the best place he found. I ate at a small restaurant on the way to stonehenge, and the italian food i ate was devoid of any flavor (that was the worst of the trip). Ate at a few other restaurants and they also seemed to be missing flavor (flavour?).

I might go back (or Athens or Ionina, not sure yet) for a while in a few months, i really liked the UK. Although, i'm hoping the food has gotten better like everyone has been saying.

edit: edited out a section

 

[Nitemare]

fish n chips are good....that's about it.

 

[brigden]

Foods are richer, but portions are smaller. Traditional English food is a bit boring, meat and potatoes, basically, but that's what I grew up with and that's what I like.

When we first came to NA we found the food to taste bland.

 

[imported_Tick]

It's ok if your in a large city, but most of it's bland. And there's not mexican food there.

 

[Nitemare]

They have really good chocolate over there as well.

 

[radioouman]

tea and crumpets

 

[CanOWorms]

They have really good fried platypus feces there.

 

[pyonir]

I was there for 3 weeks and never made any complaints.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Tick
It's ok if your in a large city, but most of it's bland. And there's not mexican food there.

That would seriously suck, what about other ethnic foods like Japanese/Korean/Chinese or Indian?

 

[IGBT]

..lots of kidney pie in London I hear. They also like boiled kidneys too.

 

[DainBramaged]

Its great! I loved the fvcking grocery store...what was the name of it now...oh well....I used to get stuff there all the time. Awesome!

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: IGBT
..lots of kidney pie in London I hear. They also like boiled kidneys too.

Don't forget mincemeat and blood pudding

 

[IGBT]

Don't forget mincemeat and blood pudding

I've had blood sausage and it's good wit scrambled eggs..but gawdknows what's in it..I've never had Haggass..I hear it's sheep guts mixed wit oatmeal and they fry it up usually for sunday breakfest..and serve it with English Tea and crumpets. (I have relatives in Eng.and Ire)..my inlaws are from Salvador. Our potlucks are international.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: Tick
It's ok if your in a large city, but most of it's bland. And there's not mexican food there.

That would seriously suck, what about other ethnic foods like Japanese/Korean/Chinese or Indian?

Not sure about London, I would assume they have all of those.
Almost every town has an Indian and a Chinese restaurant (at least one), so wherever you go you can find stuff.
There are also lots of fish and chip shops, kebab shops etc.
Both of the local CHinese restaurants tastes a hell of a lot better than the one I went to once in the US, which was pretty crappy.

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: Tick
It's ok if your in a large city, but most of it's bland. And there's not mexican food there.

That would seriously suck, what about other ethnic foods like Japanese/Korean/Chinese or Indian?

I have family that got tired of British food in the UK and decided to try out Indian food (we are Indian). They claim it was horrible, too.