restaurants (NB)

[ongolo]

Travelling, one finds Chinese Restaurants, McD and KFC from the USA (never eaten and never will have a Hamburgeras this is below my standard), Japanese Restaurants, occasional a Mongolian Grill, Swiss, German, Italian, Spanish, Greek, French and Portuguese Restaurants, but NEVER an English Restaurant.

Why is this? Can't the English cook? I though an english breakfast is by far better than a continental breakfast. Or is frying bacon and eggs and making toast and coffee the limit? )) Or tea? (milk in first of course)

Somebody telling us the secret?

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regards ongolo


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[zephyrsailor]

there is usually an english/irish "pub" in most citys around the world. some times they sell a variation on the theme of english food. but it is usually a fairly random variation. france does have a real lack of curry houses too.

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[janeK]

'Or tea? (milk in first of course)'

Sir .........milk is added afterwards never before ....tut....tut

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[Talbot]

An English breakfast pales into insignificance besides a proper Irish breakfast. Does make me wonder how there could possibly be any underweight Irish /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[robp]

I think it's more a case of British being famous for NOT having a world renowned "cuisine". But I don't think that Swiss, German or Portuguese dishes are that unique either? American cooking isn't that well celebrated except for Fast Food. We used to be told that our farmed meat was of a sufficiently high quality not to need enhancing sources. Therefore it is deemed boring? We are known as Rosboefs (RoastBeefs) by our French neighbours, which I believe is derrogatory! Funnily enough London is now a city of excellence in the cullinary world. Admittedly it is mainly international cuisine but there are many specialist Brit establishments too.

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[KevB]

Our national dish is curry...

Half a million curries are eaten in the UK every day.

If all the popadoms munched in Britain each year were lined up it would create a popadom path which would stretch from Birmingham to Bombay seven times over -with thousands to spare!

The world's largest ever curry, created at The Raj restaurant at Maldon, Essex, in May 1998, weighed in at over 2,653 kg and served up 13,500 individual portions.

Over 2.5 million Brits eat at an Indian restaurant each week, clocking up an annual bill of more than £2 billion.

Total UK spend on Indian food (shops and restaurants) is predicted to grow to around £3.5 billion by 2002.

There are an estimated 10,000 Indian restaurants in the UK - more than in all the other European countries put together.

London has more Indian restaurants than Delhi.

The UK Indian restaurant sector employs over 70,000 people - more than the total number of civil servants in the Treasury, Customs and Excise, and Education and Employment Department combined.

15 per cent of all lager drunk with a meal in the UK accompanies a curry.

20 per cent of all curries are eaten in the London area and 37 per cent in the North.

One in four curries is eaten on a Saturday night

Britain's first Indian restaurant, the Salut-e-Hind, opened in Holborn in 1911.


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[Goodge]

It used to be said that to eat well in England eat breakfast three times a day !



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[robp]

<<London has more Indian restaurants than Delhi.>>

My Swiss customer flew in for lunch one day. Asked what he would like to eat, he said; "This is the place for Indian isn't it?" Absolutely I said and set off for Southall. I don't know if it's changed now but there wasn't an Indian restaraunt to be found anywhere in Southall. I suppose they all eat at home? Back out of Southall and no problem of course!


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[MartinGPerry]

You didn't look hard enough - there are loads.

This is one of the best in London -

Madhu's - 39 South Road Southall
0208574 1897

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[Sybarite]

<<... france does have a real lack of curry houses too. ...>>

I don't know why you say this. They're everywhere.

John


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[Nich39Nige]

You may well say this but here in Paris the Indian food is extremely bland. The French taste procludes strongly spiced grub. I make my own!

Nige

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[steve_l]

In Tokyo few weeks ago. Found an "English" pub (one of a chain) offering "English" bar food including "fish & chips"...

Of course, had to try it )

So there it was... Three battered fish (don't know what kind!) pieces and a portion of fried potato wedges. Not exactly chips, but anyway...
Served in a basket lined with fake waxed printed newspaper, salt & vinegar included!
Interesting thing was that the only eating tools option was chopsticks... )

-steve-

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