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[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 6 points 2 days ago
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

At this point we salute the fallen.

The beans and sausage filled Findus Crispy Pancake.

o7

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 3 points 1 day ago

Gone but never forgotten

[–] TemplaerDude@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm sick of people coming at Canada for Hawaiian pizza when the British are putting baked beans on their pies.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago

That’s not a pie.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Baked beans pizza? I'ma bout to change my position on England's tariffs...

[–] tiramichu@lemm.ee 50 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Excuse me but that isn't an official, original "Colin the Caterpillar" cake from Marks & Spencer, but an inferior and entirely unauthorised " Curly the Caterpillar" clone from Tesco.

As a proponent of fine British cuisine I take offence to this dire misrepresentation.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh god you're right. I'm sorry I was blinded by the glory of the bean pizza and didn't notice

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Glory!?

It is a warcrime

[–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

It's biscuit and tea, you uncultured petal.

[–] Ludrol@szmer.info 1 points 2 days ago
[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Please tell me that Heinz Red Beans Pizza isn't a single label. It's just a trick of the light, right?

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

British tea is way better than our (US) tea, and that's a hill I will die on.

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[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Look, I visited Britain a few years ago and you guys had pie with fish in it, which seemed kinda unique, fish & chips with vinegar in a newspaper, shortbread, haggis and other non-dessert "puddings" and breakfast with sausages etc.. (Also, we went to an Indian restaurant in Britain and it was really good. Like world class good ngl.)

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

British “Indian” restaurants are genuinely S-tier. In Oz curries are too wet and they put cream in all of them regardless of the dish.

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

They have curry in Oz? Idk how I missed that part of the movie

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This meme is British people poking fun at ourselves.

Americans just recycle the same jokes from Reddit "lol conquered the world but doesn't use spice". From people who've never left their home town. You can ignore those.

The French also insult our food and they have more of a point but that's another matter and I'll personally fight them over it

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[–] anothermember@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Do other countries not have fish pies?

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] anothermember@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

Fish tacos are good though.

[–] Chocobofangirl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

except quebec! Maybe canada but I never hear about this outside of here. salmon (usually canned) and potatoes with a cream sauce full of sliced hard boiled eggs. https://www.food.com/recipe/salmon-pie-with-egg-sauce-340901#recipe also I saw a russian salmon and rice pie recipe pop up when I was searching this up

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Oh yeah, I guess it is a thing but not common. To be fair outside of chicken and maybe a beef pot pie, I never see many meat pies here.

[–] Foreigner@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

British cooking has a bad reputation, but they make really good comfort food. Sunday roast, yorkshire pudding, steak and ale pies, shepherd's/cottage pie, full english breakfast, pasties, fish pie, beef wellington, scones! I could go on. Sure it's mostly brown and beige food but cooked properly all of these dishes are really tasty!

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

beef wellington

Corn dogs for rich people

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[–] Mex@feddit.uk 6 points 3 days ago

British Curries are different than a lot of "authentic" indian curries, but they have become a thing in of them selves, over the years, and they are great.

[–] Trilobyte@feddit.uk 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I still remember getting a Colin the Caterpillar cake for my 7th birthday

[–] nfamwap@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

I had one for my last birthday. I'm 45.

Come to think of it, it might have been the Aldi knock-off. Cuthbert, I think.

Anyway, thanks for listening.

[–] kruhmaster@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 days ago (3 children)

They should lock the whole country up for the baked beans pizza

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 15 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Heinz is a US brand. You can blame them.

I'd like to try it though. Looks... interesting.

[–] anothermember@feddit.uk 10 points 3 days ago (8 children)

I prefer to get a normal pizza and put my own baked beans with it.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 14 points 3 days ago

Look at Gordon Ramsey over here, bet he serves it on a plate and everything

[–] Anamnesis@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Somehow this is such a Ken M response lol

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[–] kruhmaster@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I guess this is what the US thinks the UK likes, and the UK likes it enough for Heinz to keep manufacturing it and selling it in their country 😂

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)
[–] lemsip@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago

These british cunts are trying to steal our fucken frogs!

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[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I'm sorry ma'am, here's 250~~g~~ ml of ~~sugar~~ corn syrup

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[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's scottish but potato scones and square sausage is the best breakfast food ever.

[–] towerful@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

I'll add haggis to that breakfast food list.
Nothing better than a morning roll with bacon, haggis, square sausages and an egg.

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