Everyone told us British Food Sucks 👎 Canadians Feast in London 🤤

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People often say that British food is the worst food in the world, so today we're putting it to the test in London, England. We're spending the day eating only British/English food and see if it's actually as bad as people say. We try everything from a bacon butty to fish and chips to chicken tikka masala.
Everything we eat in the video (and where):
Bacon Butty (bacon sandwich): Astro Cafe & Brunch
Cornish Vegetable Pasty: Poppies Fish and Chips
Fish and Chips: Wicked Fish Spitalfields
Bread and Butter pudding: St John Bread and Wine
Chicken Tikka Masala: Tifinbox - Indian Street Food
0:00 Canadians Try British Food
0:51 Bacon Butty
3:31 Cornish Vegetable Pasty
4:44 Squarespace Ad
5:44 Fish and Chips
9:46 Bread and Butter Pudding
12:08 Chicken Tikka Masala
15:05 Where to Next?
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@DelightfulTravellers 8 ай бұрын

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@AntonyDyer1970 7 ай бұрын

Bacon butty is simply a bacon roll. You eat a bacon sandwich

@uglenddalejones2 7 ай бұрын

Glad you had a great experience in London. I live in uk. I have at least one wish and it’s to visit Bleekers Bar,for their stunning bleekers burger. I recommend you try outside London too.if you really do want to of course- so expensive £9.50 for bread and butter pudding? Wow,shocking. 2 foodie channels worth your research before coming again. Eating with Tod Gary eats Both London based people and most of their content is and has been made around the London places to eat . I’m finding it helpful with these channels. I’m just a foodie. Awesome guys 👌🙌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@James-hd6ez 7 ай бұрын

@@AntonyDyer1970Spot on! If they are asking for a bacon buddy....they will be getting strange looks ...for me it's always been bacon on toast.

@James-hd6ez 7 ай бұрын

@@AntonyDyer1970The British Victorian upper class ( pompous bells) were addicted not only to Gin but also curries 😮 honest! I saw it on the TV so it must be true...although if it was on the BBC probably not.

@terrymacdad8742 7 ай бұрын

Surprises me how the English food rumour began, could be the French 😂 our food is Great just don't tell everyone 🤫🤫

@sparkythemagicpiano2867 7 ай бұрын

The reason Britain got a reputation for bad food was from WW2. American troops based here took back tales of bad food, because the UK had been on rationing for several years by the time the US entered the war so of course the food wasn’t as good as it would be in a country without rationing, like the US. The UK farming industry for instance didn’t recover until the late 50’s. Also, a lot of food from other countries originated in the UK. The Americans didn’t invent apple pie for instance, nor did they create a lot of food they think they did, many of them they came from the UK. Unfortunately the reputation has been hard to shake, despite the reality being completely different. It’s hilarious because the food in the US is just SO bad (I lived there ) I am glad Canadians are more open minded.

@stue2298 7 ай бұрын

Britain imported 70% of its food alot from the US in WW2, so when the American troops said British food was bad, they where mostly saying that US food is bad, which still today american food is bad, full of additives and other ingredients that are banned in the UK.

@janice506 7 ай бұрын

Yet the Americans who were stationed in GB brought there racism here to our shores . They can talk about no one they state of them ,

@NsTheName 7 ай бұрын

You know it's actually possible to say something nice about one country and not tear another down. I'm an American who grew up in England. Both countries have amazing cuisine and they also have their crap. To say any country has terrible food is ridiculous unless you've tried every dish from every restaurant in each of the respective countries.

@margaretflounders8510 7 ай бұрын

I can only remember Spam or corned beef being sold in our corner shop, (1946) when rationing was still ongoing..@@stue2298

@Anonymous25012 7 ай бұрын

It's not entirely wrong though, our food isn't exactly great most of the time...

@BeckyPoleninja 7 ай бұрын

TBH, the only place that believes the urban myth of British food being bad is 99% from the U.S. And the best fish and chips is found by the sea, Whitby in England and Oban in Scotland are renowned for it.

@DelightfulTravellers 7 ай бұрын

I'd challenge you to try fish & chips in the Maritimes (Canada) 🤤 It's def not just the USA though. Canada and Aus (in general) think the same. It's silly though because it's obviously not true - Trevor

@BeckyPoleninja 7 ай бұрын

@@DelightfulTravellers one day I will get to travel

@glastonbury4304 7 ай бұрын

@@DelightfulTravellers...not so much Australia as a lot living out there are ex pats and travel to the UK a lot, however the Australians have one of the best Food in the world...

@hilarydavis-vo6ur 7 ай бұрын

@@DelightfulTravellers I think back in the 1980's there was some pretty dodgy food about, even though there would have been plenty of nice places too. I 🤔 standards have improved and the choice of international restaurants have increased.

@amnril 7 ай бұрын

I should imagine the American Soldiers who were stationed in Britain during WW2 and had to eat the kind of rationed food the entire nation had to eat went back to the US and spoke about how bad the food in the UK was…. That’s fair enough. Sadly that ‘truth’ was carried down the generations. Just a guess.

@terrycurzon1318 7 ай бұрын

Recently returned from a Caribbean cruise out from fort Lauderdale so there were plenty of Americans and Canadians on board as well as lots of Brits. The thing that made me laugh was at meal times, as on cruises there were English sections as well American and continental sections, the queue’s at the English breakfast bar was always the longest as well as lunchtimes when roast beef and Yorkshire pud was served, and the fish and chips bar always ran out as it was always so popular… I always enjoyed saying to the Americans in the queues ‘I thought you Americans hate English food’… 😂😂

@nealgrimes4382 5 ай бұрын

That sounds as English as Apple Pie.

@DavidL1986 4 ай бұрын

and what did they reply 😂 but that says it all. Bad food my arse

@dannypatrick9361 2 ай бұрын

@@nealgrimes4382Erm... apple pie IS English. We've been eating apple pie since the 1300s. Try again.

@antonyevans9772 2 ай бұрын

That was their point.

@liukin95 Ай бұрын

What makes me laugh is people pay a lot of money to go on a Caribbean cruise, only to eat food from their own countries!

@Lazarus404 6 ай бұрын

On the bread and butter pudding, that looks like clotted cream. Clotted cream is a big favourite in the South West of England, such as Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset. A lot of our puddings go well with it, such as cream teas (scones), etc.

@cropstar 7 ай бұрын

Chicken Tikka Masala is entry level spice wise. It's the Indian Happy Meal.

@Thurgosh_OG 7 ай бұрын

It's classed as a low/medium heat level. Korma and Pasanda are the mildest currys, in the UK.

@MDM1992 7 ай бұрын

A tikka masala is only slightly above a korma, never found tikka masala spicy, i always get a jalfrezi which is quite spicy (at least from my local curry house it is)

@wellybelly 7 ай бұрын

A windy poo is a standard level of spice

@furyiv 7 ай бұрын

@@user-pk4rl8pw2n contested

@dogsnads5634 7 ай бұрын

Spot on. Tikka Masala is mild, below even a Bhuna. Most Brits would be happy with a Madras at least spice wise...

@selina.c 7 ай бұрын

That isn't a bacon butty that is a bacon toastie❤

@nealgrimes4382 6 ай бұрын

i don't mind Bacon on Toast for a bit of a change.

@susansmiles2242 Ай бұрын

Agree a bacon butty is either bacon on buttered white bread or a muffin And please DONT start the the muffin bap roll debate

@tyjuwr4395 Ай бұрын

@@susansmiles2242 wait you mean english muffin or bread roll?

@STARGATE136 Ай бұрын

Were I come from a bacon butty was two slices of white bread, plenty of real butter followed by at least two slices of bacon and red sauce. If you used sausages you used HP sauce, the bread seems to change depending on were you come from.

@paulbarlow9907 Ай бұрын

@@tyjuwr4395 no an oven bottom.

@adrianhendy 6 ай бұрын

Re: Cornish pasty - the crust on the outside was for miners to hold and eat whilst down the mines in Cornwall ;)

@yummyirl 2 күн бұрын

A guide at an old mine in Cornwall once told me some laborers' wives would put a savory filling at one end and a sweet one at the other. A whole meal in a sturdy pastry. I don't know if she was having me on but I thought that was pretty nifty.

@stephenhodgson3506 2 күн бұрын

Originally the rolled crust on the edge was not eaten. The miners in Cornwall were mining for tin and one of the other minerals that often occurs near tin is arsenic and traces of arsenic would get on the miners hands, As arsenic is toxic and washing facilities were none existent underground eating with your hands was dangerous. So the pasty had the rolled crust which was in effect the handle to eat the pasty with. When you had eaten the main party of the pasty you threw away the handle that may or may not have had arsenic traces.

@NeverWokeNotASoiBoy 7 ай бұрын

As a Londoner let me help you guys out. Firstly, the reason why you found it so hard to find a bacon buttie is because you were south of Birmingham. A buttie is a slang term for a sandwich used mainly up north, like Yorkshire. Secondly, and the most accurate reason you found it so hard to find a bacon buttie, its because you were in bethnal green - a prodominantly Muslim area. Kudos though on making sure to take it to weavers field to let the locals enjoy watching you eat.

@MKR5210 4 ай бұрын

As a Geordie I have ito gently correct you Londoner.. Yorkshire is virtually the midlands, up north is a lot closer to the Scottish border 😁

@NeverWokeNotASoiBoy 4 ай бұрын

@@MKR5210 listen, anything north of the M25 is north to me mate!

@PaulForeman-indievisuals Ай бұрын

@@MKR5210I think you need a map lass if you think Yorkshire is midlands 😂

@MrTangolizard Ай бұрын

Not really buttie is used all over the uk there is more to the uk than London and the north

@alexmaggs3461 15 күн бұрын

@@NeverWokeNotASoiBoy Anything north of Bristol is the North to me

@yazmac9294 7 ай бұрын

A proper Cornish pasty is meant to be an entire meal! It was originally made for miners and it is believed that the thick crust was designed to be held while eating the pasty then thrown away so their meal wasn’t contaminated with the harmful residuals on their hands.

@TheJrr71 7 ай бұрын

The "crimping" along the top was designed as a useful carrying method, as the original "Cornish Pasty" was over 2 feet long and weighed 8 pounds.

@harryhill-es5jk 7 ай бұрын

That clotted cream on the bread and butter pudding

@Rickrill 7 ай бұрын

that's absolutely correct and a lot of pasties taken by the tin miners was half and half.. one end was savory and one sweet..

@robcrossgrove7927 7 ай бұрын

@@harryhill-es5jk I've never seen bread and butter pudding made or served like that before. Not sure about it TBH.

@shellaquinn7185 7 ай бұрын

They also filled half with fruit or jam x

@Maerahn 7 ай бұрын

The idea that British food is bland is the biggest myth about it, and probably came from the 2nd world war, when everything was rationed here. Britain has been trading in spices since as far back as the Tudor times, and you've only got to look at a lot of our puddings and cakes to know we've always used spices in our cookng and baking. I found it funny that you thought the tikka masala was really spicy - it's well known for being one of the mildest dishes you could choose, and is often eaten by 'novices' as the 'gateway curry,' enabling you to work your way up to the more savage ones like vindaloo!

@emmsue1053 7 ай бұрын

^^ This.. Well said.

@johnwoodgate8125 7 ай бұрын

Or Naga, my favourite.

@FTFLCY 7 ай бұрын

@@johnwoodgate8125 She's so good with Charlie Stait too.

@stevebarlow3154 7 ай бұрын

@Maerahn Vindaloo may be another bogus Indian dish. The original vindaloo was a Portuguese dish that included huge amounts of garlic cloves in it. Later on a hot potato dish may have picked up the name as allo in Hindi means potato.

@georgeprout42 7 ай бұрын

@@johnwoodgate8125generally it's a teaspoon or two of Mr Naga pickle mixed into something like a madras. Local Asian supermarkets sell it (frequently sold out, the staff will know what it is). It's also great with cheese in a sandwich. No need to pay the extra £3 that my local curry house charges as it's a "house special" when you can buy a whole jar for that.

@melanieslater1483 7 ай бұрын

I've travelled all over, I'm from the UK, I honestly believe that British food is the best as you can taste it, most countries have their distinct spice flavour, or its too heavily seasoned. With British food we keep it simple, and traditional, believe it or not, food tastes nice without being overly spiced and seasoned. We love a bit of salt and pepper and condiments, but we like to taste what we eat. we are also one of the less obese countries because it's not all laden with salt sugar and butter. also, fish and chips are only good in the uk. Fresh by the sea. .. ps now I want a proper cornish pasty ..so good ! ❤ I love the video by the way

@windymiller6908 Ай бұрын

Absolutely! Some people pay for an expensive piece of fish or steak then plaster it wirh some sort of sauce.......I just don't get it!

@markpotter8280 17 күн бұрын

I agree with what you say except the "we are also one of the less obese countries" I don't think we are😂

@melanieslater1483 16 күн бұрын

@markpotter8280 ok.. in Europe, it's high.. but the world, we aren't too bad 😅

@MisterChrisInTheUK 5 ай бұрын

Holy moly, you found some seriously expensive examples! Glad you enjoyed though.

@catau8000 4 ай бұрын

that's a good point - im from London and these are staple London prices, but if people travel outside of major cities you could eat all this exact same food for basically 60% cheaper if not more the more north you go

@missionpassed4584 7 ай бұрын

A typical bacon butty is usually not in toasted bread and the custard was in fact Clotted Cream which is one of my personal favourites, glad you enjoyed the food and there is plenty more out there still to try!

@TristanBailey 7 ай бұрын

Not sure I’ve seen clotted cream in other countries, maybe a version in France.

@andreww864 7 ай бұрын

No idea what you are talking about, clotted cream? Wtf…..nonsense.

@andreww864 7 ай бұрын

I’m like you about the fishy taste, ask in the chip shop which fish has no skin. They usually have one with no skin, if not another shop will😊

@stevebarlow3154 7 ай бұрын

@@andreww864 Cod is usually served without its skin and haddock with.

@ianfinney7820 7 ай бұрын

Who doesn't toast the bread for a bacon butty. That is weird to me.

@ScreamingTc 7 ай бұрын

I'm going to argue the one food we Brits truly excel at is winter comfort food: The stodgy, ever-so-slightly unhealthy but hella filling kind of food that just leaves you full up and sighing in happiness as the cold weather closes in.

@cuchulainn3474 Ай бұрын

Traditional cooking, throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (and Ireland) is wholesome, hearty and very good for you and delicious. Given the choice over eating at Gordon Ramsey's or another famous chef, to a homemade roast, steak & kidney pudding, fish and chips etc, I'll always choose the latter. If you have been brought up cooking, as I was, from a mother and father who were both good cooks, themselves taught from their parents, then you're going to be cooking good food.

@GPRPublishing Ай бұрын

I love 4 ingredient puddings. Rice pudding, roly poly, crumble, custard etc.

@EffWriteOff. Ай бұрын

Yup the 'sticks to your ribs' comfort food cannot be rivalled. Regardless of the various foods I've tried whilst travelling, and I like to try most things, it's the comfort food of home that always hits just right.

@downundanow5569 Ай бұрын

You excel at those types of food because they're age old staples and you've perfected them over the centuries. Come to Melbourne Australia and experience centuries old recipes from around the world. Just as good :)

@piercecowley255 2 күн бұрын

Nothing I'd better than eating a good shepards pie infrint kf a fireplace in a really cold winter

@XAVR_ Ай бұрын

Anyone that tells you Britain has the worst food in the world is just objectively wrong. 180+ Michelin star restaurants, countless internationally famous chefs, and a huge culture of both modern and traditional food.

@cheriegoodwin6819 5 ай бұрын

A Cornish pasty was originally made for miners, in fact half was meat/veg and the other half was fruit for pudding...

@AussieFossil Ай бұрын

And thy were actually "invented" in Devon, according to historical research. www.google.com/search?q=cornish+pasty+invented+in+devon&rlz=1C1YTUH_en-GBAU1080AU1080&oq=cornish+pastie+invented&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgCEAAYFhgeMgYIABBFGDkyCQgBEAAYDRiABDIICAIQABgWGB4yCAgDEAAYFhgeMggIBBAAGBYYHjINCAUQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAYQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAcQABiGAxiABBiKBTIKCAgQABiABBiiBDIKCAkQABiABBiiBNIBCjIyMDczajBqMTWoAgiwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 In 2006, a researcher in Devon discovered a list of ingredients for a pasty tucked inside an audit book and dated 1510, calculating the cost of making a venison pasty. This replaced the previous oldest recipe, dated 1746, held by the Cornwall Records Office in Truro.

@dee2251 7 ай бұрын

A true Cornish Pasty can only truly be called ‘Cornish’ if it’s made in Cornwall under protected status and contains only skirt beef, Swede, potato and onion.

@vtbn53 7 ай бұрын

LOL I had a Cornish pasty a couple of weeks ago here in Australia, it definitely wasn't made in Cornwall but it was still delicious!

@Ionabrodie69 7 ай бұрын

Well it wasn’t a Cornish pasty then..😂👍

@karenpenny3973 7 ай бұрын

@@vtbn53that was a pasty, not a Cornish pasty 😉

@vtbn53 7 ай бұрын

@@karenpenny3973 Nope it clearly said Cornish Pasty, now clearly wasn't made in Cornwall but we don't give a tinker's cuss about that here in Australia.

@Sweaty_Ken 7 ай бұрын

Don't think that protection exists anymore, since we left the EU ...

@richardhargrave6082 7 ай бұрын

Chicken Tikka is considered mild, its the one you give your kids for their first curry!

@TracyMorris13 Ай бұрын

Made me chuckle that it tasted spicy…they should try a vindaloo, naga or Phaal lol

@nerdydrew6818 27 күн бұрын

I was surprised too, I was under the impression us brits love spicy food, I mean isn’t that why Nando’s has more locations in the uk despite being a South African company? Not to mention our love of curry 😂

@pauldover1403 5 ай бұрын

Personally as a Brit I would say that if you want English food you'll probably get it better and cheaper in the North of England. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are similar but with their own favourites as well.

@tandyman69 6 ай бұрын

Nice vid guys. First, butty is a slang term for any kind of sandwich and it would be unusual to see the word butty on a menu. Also I believe Butty comes from Welsh! We also use the word Sarnie as another slang word for sandwhich. Toast is good, but equally we enjoy our bacon on heavily butter thick cut untasted bread. The meld slightly melted butter and hot bacon is just deeeeeelisoius.

@craftyclaira 7 ай бұрын

Yes definitely clotted cream on top NOT custard! One of the most popular desserts is Sticky Toffee Pudding with ice-cream or custard. I had some after my pub roast two days ago and was delicious!

@helensmith8007 7 ай бұрын

No clotted cream on top custard all way with bread butter pud my great great great nan pasted recipe down centuries in a home made recipe book, you're supposed to cut bread layer in pan with sugar n raisin between each layer soak in milk egg mixture then bake slice like cake pour custard on londonderry fancy things up 😂

@vallee3140 7 ай бұрын

never had it and dont want to I hate sticky toffee anything and also custard.

@batteredwarrior 5 ай бұрын

@@helensmith8007that was definitely a dollop of clotted cream in the video.

@user-sz6nb1vk6q 7 ай бұрын

Never seen a bread & butter pudding remotely looking anything like a slab of, well I don’t know what…they should be prosecuted under the trade description act 🤪.

@gilladamson3722 3 күн бұрын

My mum would turn over in her grave if she had that “ slab” put in front of her as bread and butter pudding! Not the real thing I,m afraid. Buttered bread, bit of sugar, possibly with raisins, soaked in egg custard IN A DISH then baked in the oven till golden brown. It was a poor persons economy pudding. Clotted cream!!!😮 Also similar was Bread Pudding, another economy “dessert”.

@fleabiter 5 ай бұрын

I've had fish'n'chips all over britain. That one you had looks pretty good. Harry Ramsden's are very good, there's a place in Colne called Banny's and that's excellent. The award winning chip shop in Whitby was fantastic. My favourite is Bizzie Lizzie's in Skipton, it's the benchmark as far as I am concerned.

@gabbzthe1st984 Ай бұрын

Hey guys, thanks for creating this video and highlighting some of the food we have! Just an fyi; A bacon butty is slang so you typically won’t find it being sold as a butty in food places. Plus to my knowledge a butty is a ‘roll’ or more accurately a ‘bap’.

@ed_ward_1430 7 ай бұрын

The word butty, originally referring to a buttered slice of bread, is common in some northern parts of England as a slang synonym for "sandwich," particularly to refer to certain kinds of sandwiches including the chip butty, bacon butty, or sausage butty. Sarnie is a similar colloquialism. (Wikipedia)

@stevemcha7129 2 ай бұрын

Don’t forget the sugar butty!

@Stoggler Ай бұрын

It’s used in the South of England too

@DrawContent Ай бұрын

We say it in Manchester, and a lot of us pronounce it bu'ih (without the t's) 😅

@davidmccormick4735 Ай бұрын

@@DrawContent Was just about to post exactly the same thing. Anyone who pronounces the t's is worse than Stalin

@user-zu6ir6kj5g 7 ай бұрын

We really don't regard tikka masala as very spicy. It's the safe option for those who don't like too much heat.

@DelightfulTravellers 7 ай бұрын

This was very spicy - Anna

@andywrong3247 7 ай бұрын

I disagree they do make them really spicy if you ask them but they won't ruin it with stupid ridiculous hot spices.

@smeghead1 7 ай бұрын

I disagree chicken korma is the not spicy of the Currys

@andywrong3247 7 ай бұрын

@spikeandrews1 I would go along with that korma very mild I up graded to tikka masala after that but madras &vindaloo to hot for me.then there's a pharl that's meant to be even hotter,these meals were designed to be spicy because it covered up the rancid meats.

@Thurgosh_OG 7 ай бұрын

@@smeghead1 Korma and Pasanda are the mildest currys.

@keyakaabag6017 Ай бұрын

1. Bacon sandwiches. Usually in a bread cake 2. Vegetable pasty. It is what it is(vegetarian) 3. Fish and chips. Mushy peas is a must, also I’ve never had a battered fish with its skin on 4. Never had it myself 5. All curries are great 🤤

@simonjbutler41 4 ай бұрын

Love your video, next time in lLonon try a pint of London Pride beer and Scampi & Chips from a traditional pub...

@pipedream690 7 ай бұрын

Took my mother in-law, who's Polish to my local farmshop cafe for dinner. She was absolutely amazed by the quality and we went back 3 times

@deefenbakerone4369 7 ай бұрын

£5.50 for a bacon sarny!!!! Definitely London. You could buy a loaf some bacon and a bottle of sauce for less!

@speleokeir 7 ай бұрын

And toasted. No!☹ The idea is the grease and butter soak into the bread which doesn't happen when it's toasted.

@jujutrini8412 7 ай бұрын

It’s much cheaper in a proper greasy spoon in London. That place looked like a sandwich shop.

@deefenbakerone4369 7 ай бұрын

@@speleokeir personal choice mate, each to there own. Like smokey bacon. Personally, no, but it's your choice.

@ianfinney7820 7 ай бұрын

@@speleokeirtoasted always, shit loads of butter and a drizzle of ketchup. Plain bread is boring until it is toasted.

@wendymcgough358 7 ай бұрын

A lot cheaper up north , London very expensive

@ianreynolds262 5 ай бұрын

In the UK we usually have 4 types of bacon to choose from - unsmoked back bacon, unsmoked streaky bacon and then smoked back or smoked streaky bacon. Back bacon tends to be leaner than streaky and it has the 'eye' (that big meaty section that's missing from streaky bacon). Your typical British bacon butty/sandwich is made with untoasted bread and many people prefer tomato ketchup to brown (HP) sauce (although I like either).

@kathchandler4919 5 ай бұрын

Almost 💯 % of our battered fish is skinless, if it weren't I'd never eat the skin anyway. You must visit Newcastle, my city & take a 20 min metro ride while you're here to Tynemouth, head down Front St as far as you can go (that'll be the Castle & Priory) , look for the pub, The Gibraltar Rock & take the stairs down to the beach where you'll see Riley's Fish Shack , you can order whatever the catch was at North Shields fish quay that day, often Monkfish wrap or sometimes Lobster wrap 🦞

@Darren-sl7rp 7 ай бұрын

The bad food stereotype was born in ww2 by returning America forces, totally missing out on the fact it was heavily rationed, and was until the 50s

@duncancallum Ай бұрын

It was still shitty in the UK in the 60's .

@piercecowley255 2 күн бұрын

@@duncancallum I assume the kids who grew up with ration8ng didn't know any better when they grew up in the 60s or something

@Mark-sc4bu 7 ай бұрын

British food the worst in the world?? Maybe 30-40 years ago, but now Britain is one of the culinary centres of the globe - particularly in London, although there are fantastic eateries all over the country. Spicy food? You better believe it! 🙂Great to see you both enjoying the amazing food that we have in this country.

@michaelgoulding6609 4 ай бұрын

british food 30 or 40 year,s ago was much better than it is today, back then, apart from maccaroni cheese, we had never heard of pasta, or pizza, rice was only ever heard of as a rice pudding, which was lovely, esp the brown part off the top, & near me the only take-aways that was available was a fish'& chip shop, or a pie from the butcher,s or the local bakers. i will only eat british food like we ate 30 or 40 year,s ago, cos i dont like anything else, i def can,t eat pasta, i don,t like pizza or anything too spicy, also when i was at school. in the 1970s, The school dinner,s back then were out of this world, propper meals & a pudding of some discription served everyday, but also back then, people were much better cooks, these days a lot of people think they are cooking, when all they can produce is a load of slop & crap.

@henrycooper4213 3 ай бұрын

They are talking about British food not fusion cooking or British cooking foreign dishes. All the foods they tried have been around for over 100 years.

@jonathanocallaghan9202 4 ай бұрын

It was clotted cream on the bread and butter pudding. It's the best way to eat it. Great video guys

@tracypaper Ай бұрын

Up here in Yorkshire ( Leeds, Wakefield and surrounding areas) practically all our fish and chip shops do the fish without the skin on.

@derningtona 21 күн бұрын

Same in the Midlands. I couldn't stand it if it had the skin on.

@craig3782 7 ай бұрын

Cod & chips at the seaside, plenty of salt and vinegar. Sitting on the sea wall or bench eating this on a nice sunny day, you can't get better than that

@rjdavey68 4 ай бұрын

Yes you can, Haddock & chips!

@Lixmage 3 ай бұрын

Haddock beats cod hands down. Bloody Sarfeners! 😉

@joebloggs8422 2 ай бұрын

Throw a nice pint into the equation and you’re good

@AussieFossil Ай бұрын

Nah mate, Fish and Chips done properly is school shark and chips. Not the pelagic monster sharks that prowl the seas, but the smaller coastal sharks that swim in small schools. Spent many a summer day over the Christmas holidays at the end of the pier doing that.

@craig3782 Ай бұрын

Sounds interesting. I've heard the fish and chips in Oz are good@@AussieFossil

@glastonbury4304 7 ай бұрын

British Food like British teeth being the worst in the world is a myth stemmed from Americans coming over in WW2 when we had rationing...when in reality today British Food and Teeth are one of the best in the world...

@DelightfulTravellers 7 ай бұрын

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@the_yorkshire_pudding 4 ай бұрын

Leaving the skin on the fish fillet in Fish and Chips seems to be a London (or possibly Southern) thing and would not generally happen in The North. Things like Chicken Tikka Masala are technically BIR (British Indian Restaurant) dishes - which is basically Indian inspired dishes aimed at the UK pallet (similar to TexMex in the US) but which people in India will not necessarily have heard of.

@lee8821c Ай бұрын

It’s definitely more of a London thing, I’m from south and all the fish I’ve ever had never have the skin on. Not all of London leaves the skin on either but every other city down south I have visited I’ve never experience the skin I don’t think I would like it with the skin on.

@RealDeal247 7 ай бұрын

Traditional bacon sandwich is on white bread with tomato sauce and not toasted. Although, other variations to taste are acceptable😊

@GeeCeeWU 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@ldewproductions7271 6 ай бұрын

Wrong about the tomato sauce, traditionally brown sauce.

@jonathanocallaghan9202 6 ай бұрын

Girls version is with ketchup. Grown up big misters have it with brown sauce.😊

@JP-js4gx 5 ай бұрын

Almost, pure version is with brown sauce.

@neilpickup237 4 ай бұрын

I saw a survey recently about whether people have their Bacon Butties with Brown Sauce (HP) or Tomato Ketchup. It turns out that it is a variation with a rather strong regional bias. It's a bit like whether your bacon should be smoked or unsmoked (called green bacon in some places). As for me, my preference is not for sauce, but for fried tomatoes, which are so overripe that all you can do is fry them. Add fried mushrooms to the mix, and I will be really happy. But I am not sure that qualifies.

@BeckyPoleninja 7 ай бұрын

We love our spicy food, tikka masala is considered mild in the UK, England was a major spice trading nation centuries ago.

@DelightfulTravellers 7 ай бұрын

We just mean being a 'National Dish' we were legit shocked at the spice level (of our dish) 😀 - Trevor

@neilgayleard3842 7 ай бұрын

It's not our national dish. That claim was made by some website years ago.

@gillfox9899 7 ай бұрын

I'm not a fan of tikka masala. Find it a bit cloying and bland like butter chicken. Prefer madras, rogan josh, balti, jalfrezi or occasionally vindaloo.

@artemisfowl66 7 ай бұрын

Stop that! If they thought Tikka Masala was hot Vindaloo will finish them off. Guys you are in London so that was not Cilantro on top of your current it was Coriander 😊

@DelightfulTravellers 7 ай бұрын

@@artemisfowl66 We've had way hotter dishes than this one 🔥 Trust us.. this was spicy and we know Tikka Masala quite well. Coriander does not exist to us 😉hehe

@jennetscarborough5145 7 ай бұрын

Bread and Butter Pudding is made by spreading butter on slices of (usually white) bread, layered in a dish, optionally with raisins scattered between the layers. This is then soaked with a mixture of beaten eggs, cream, and sugar (similar to French Toast/Eggy Bread/Poor Knights of Windsor, but made in a layered dish rather than fried in individual slices), sometimes topped with an extra sprinkle of sugar (and optional Cinnamon) to create an extra crispy topping, and gently baked so that the custard cooks to a soft set consistency. It was traditionally made as a way to use up stale bread in the days before bread was stuffed with preservatives. Butterscotch sauce isn't a traditional topping for it, but I can imagine it working well, and yours looked to be topped with Clotted Cream. Clotted Cream is made by gently heating cream so that the fats become more concentrated and float above the watery whey before being chilled and scooped away. It's somewhere between cream and butter and is served with various puddings, as well as the eponymous Cream Tea with scones and jam.

@andrewmartin2103 7 ай бұрын

Correct that's not real.

@Anonymous25012 7 ай бұрын

@@andrewmartin2103What's not real?

@andrewmartin2103 7 ай бұрын

The bread and butter pudding on the show. Made with left over bread to save money.

@MrBollocks10 7 ай бұрын

Wow. So that's how clotted cream is made. Can you turn single cream into clotted cream.

@MrBollocks10 7 ай бұрын

@@andrewmartin2103 It's actually better.

@mandykesby9284 5 ай бұрын

Bread and butter pudding and bread pudding was usually made to use up left over bread. Stuff bought out is normally not as good as homemade!

@neilharbott8394 2 ай бұрын

In the UK for fish and chips, you should try Plaice - it's a flat fish native to the European continental shelf, so you cannot get it fresh anywhere else.

@tonywalton1464 7 ай бұрын

You won't find "bacon butty" on a menu, as "butty" is simply a slang term for sandwich. Those were, in fact, toasted bacon butties (which is perfectly acceptable 😋)

@scotthendry6298 5 ай бұрын

butty is a gay English word for a piece

@phoebus007 7 ай бұрын

Tikka marsala is considered a relatively mild sauce in the UK. If you want spicy try Madras or Vindaloo.

@ianfinney7820 7 ай бұрын

Or phal

@terryj50 4 ай бұрын

@@ianfinney7820haha I was going to say Phal had it once Americans think food is spicy there this is the bees knees

@markyboyno1114 3 ай бұрын

Masala, not 'Marsala'..If you are English.....Marsala is a wine.

@phoebus007 3 ай бұрын

@markyboyno1114 Thanks for the clarification. I believe that the sauce originated in the UK and had assumed that marsala, a sweet fortified wine, was used to flavour it. However, I should have spotted the different spelling.

@andreboudreau6474 27 күн бұрын

Also originally from the maritimes(NB) and last summer tried Fish & chips at a small dock side restaurant in Petit Rocher (village on the Bay of Chaleur) I haven’t had better F & C in my whole life!! They make it fresh in front of you. 🤩🤩 On the subject of British food, I was in Canadian military and stationed in Germany for several years in the 80’s and 90’s and we often trained on British bases in Germany. We sometimes shared their kitchen and breakfast was similar to ours but everything was deep fried, eggs, bacon, ham and even toast. Everything just tossed into the deep fryer! 🥴

@user-om5lp7im1c 5 ай бұрын

That bacon butty you had was pretty much what we all eat here too, but everybody makes them at home really and only go to eat out if they are having a full English. Its just more cost effective. A lot of cafes will only charge you a couple of £ more for a full English, than they do for a bacon butty so you may as well make it at home and put twice as much bacon on and it will still be cheaper!

@ninetanyas 7 ай бұрын

this was fun to watch! i'm an immigrant to the uk, and it sounds stupid, but i worried a bit about the food. NO NEED!! there's some bloody great food here, and i'm not even in london. love your video!!

@JohnJones-wo1bc 7 ай бұрын

I don't know where you came from, but you came here because we were better than your own country, whatever your views on the food. Please stop insulting your hosts culture.

@user-ry6jj6kx2s 7 ай бұрын

@@JohnJones-wo1bcshe didn't insult anything?

@KellyIsShort 7 ай бұрын

@@JohnJones-wo1bcthey said they were wrong, chill out

@FTFLCY 7 ай бұрын

@@JohnJones-wo1bc The chill pills are over there --->

@Ionabrodie69 7 ай бұрын

@@JohnJones-wo1bcIf anything it was a compliment..🙄🇬🇧

@joanneyoung8571 7 ай бұрын

Fascinating to see what you think of our food. Love your enthusiasm for all the experiences you have

@DelightfulTravellers 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@britpackdog4545 7 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this you two are a lot of fun

@notreyf Ай бұрын

Great vid, thank you.

@MrDunkycraig 7 ай бұрын

British food has been turbo charged in the last 30 yrs. it has changed beyond compare to my childhood. I love curry and anything full of spice. Yet fish and chips holds a place in my heart as a kid my grandads chip shop was heaven

@capitalb5889 7 ай бұрын

Fish and chips was itself a 19th century import into Britain from Portugal.

@mescko 7 ай бұрын

Ironically, as a Yank that has travelled to the UK I found it disappointing and frustrating that it is not as easy to find trad British food there. I love me a Steak and Kidney pud but you have to know where to go. The days of going into any pub and getting it are gone. And having Sticky Toffee Pudding for dessert is criminal!

@johngordon4825 7 ай бұрын

Butty is a more Northern English word for sandwich and the origins of the word stem from “bread and BUTTER” … shortened to Butty

@helensmith8007 7 ай бұрын

Yes definitely not toasted

@johngordon4825 7 ай бұрын

@@Lloyd-Franklin it’s still Northern we don’t ban you from saying our words

@anthonyparker1650 7 ай бұрын

Used in Wales too.

@user-ck1jv3nw8d 4 ай бұрын

With your fish and chips, you should have asked for mushy peas. You can also get minted mushy peas in some places. If you're going to have red sauce on your chips, it needs to be Heinz Ketchup. You think that Chicken Tikka is spicy? Try a Vindaloo - that's a very popular, hot dish in the UK. With reference to the bread pudding, there are two versions. Bread pudding is a very solid dish, made of bread, raisins/dried fruit and without custard or any liquid in it. Bread and butter pudding, however, is made using the same ingredients but with milk, cream or custard in the mix. The bread is buttered on both sides, and layered in a bowl, with the fruit 'sandwiched' in between. The the liquid is poured in. In the UK, bread pudding is often served cold. Both puddings are best served with a freshly made egg custard, although cream and ice cream are suitable alternatives. The Pasty is actually called a Cornish Pasty, as it originates from that area of England. They were originally made so that farm workers could take a full lunch to work and the pastry was to protect it from getting dirty. A proper pasty will include meat and vegetables. I'm so glad you enjoyed our food; I go to Newfoundland often and it's one of the only places in the world (apart from Barbados) where I at fish.

@paultimson6674 16 күн бұрын

Pasties, Cornwall, is thick pastry, MINERS used to eat it.Originally there was a pastry separator in the middle? one side was meat-gravy filled, the other side could be fruit? like apple? the crust got dirty with miner's hands. so they threw the crust away.

@jeremywilson2022 7 ай бұрын

You should have fish and chips with salt and vinegar!

@Turn1t0ff 6 ай бұрын

Or a drizzle of sweet chilli sauce on the beer battered haddock or cod. You can thank me later. You're welcome.

@nealgrimes4382 6 ай бұрын

@@Turn1t0ff absolutely not salt and vinegar all the way.

@batteredwarrior 5 ай бұрын

@@Turn1t0ffSweet chilli sauce? You what? 😂

@Gazzuk58 Ай бұрын

Take it to another level and add mushy peas. ?

@larhumba4233 7 ай бұрын

The white dollop on top of your dessert was cream not custard, lol! Fish & Chips for the win! It looked amazing and a good price too. You'll find a bacon butty in Northern cafes, usually it's not toasted though, just bread and butter. 😋

@childofthestones2820 7 ай бұрын

Butty is not a term widely used in the south of England, which is probably why it was hard to find it on a menu in London.

@Notevenallowedtoburnwood 7 ай бұрын

@@childofthestones2820Bacon sandwhich/bacon roll, in every single cafe in the south.

@carolhughes6644 4 ай бұрын

Loved your feedback and that the myth about our food was dispelled. I hope you can join us and try our food up north uk in the future too like pies, scouse (liverpool) and Yorkshire pudding and we are very friendly too. .

@DelightfulTravellers 4 ай бұрын

We were up in the north too. Check the channel 😀

@BigStib 6 ай бұрын

Re Chicken Tikka Mass. being spicy, ironically it is one of our mildest and often recommended to "curry virgins" as an entry-level dish. Most curries are hotter or spicier. If you want to understand the British palate, bear in mind the difference in heat between English mustard and that insipid US stuff, but also that Britain sat at the centre of a vast trading Empire which included most of the spicey places in the World. We were the ones that carried and sold them to everyone else. Also many Brits worked as administrators, businessmen and in the forces in all these places and brought fusion versions of what they found home. Also, in certain areas of the country where smuggling was rife (ie pretty much everywhere) spices expensive anywhere else in the World and available to few but the wealthiest, were to be found in some of the humblest homes (often as payments for ignoring those lines of porters carrying contraband through your village at night). Britain has been one of the most cosmopolitan places in the World for some centuries, and its cuisine reflected that. The experience of a few GIs of an island which had been under siege for 3 or 4 years is barely representative.

@nigel8499 7 ай бұрын

Surprised you didn't try a traditional British Sunday roast. Arguably our 'real' national dish. Chinese is probably the most popular 'takeaway'.. you'll have to do a re-review 😊

@DelightfulTravellers 7 ай бұрын

We’re not in the UK any longer. As full time travellers it’s way too expensive to spend more than a couple of weeks! But next time I’m sure we’ll do another food video. Also we did a Sunday Roast in a previous video as well as a few other dishes. Be sure to go back and watch them. - Anna

@fayesouthall6604 7 ай бұрын

Had one today nom

@_SIRENITY_ 7 ай бұрын

Beef Wellington!

@Contemplator610 7 ай бұрын

@@DelightfulTravellersThe UK is one massive rip off nowadays.

@juliabarone8852 7 ай бұрын

I thought Sheppards pie. Do you eat mince meat pie in England

@furyiv 7 ай бұрын

We never go toasted with our bacon butties, and we're likely to go with a bread bun rather than slices bread. But I'm glad you enjoyed it, back bacon is king!

@MaxM-vt2fg Ай бұрын

Nwxt thing , you should of had a cheese and onion or steak pasty from a bakery call Malcom Barnecuts. There is one of those in launceston which has a castle.

@MaxM-vt2fg Ай бұрын

Launceston is in cornwall sorry its not far from camelford. But you HAVE to go to peckish in camelford after that ask for directions to trebarwirth strand (if you want to vist a beach) if not then nevermind that lol.

@jennyt966 6 ай бұрын

A bacon sandwich 🥪 or butty (regional way to call it. ) you can toast the bread or not. And brown sauce is best for bacon. Cornish pasties are very nice. Usually made with meat and vegetables. Glad you like our traditional food.

@RIHANNON66POE 7 ай бұрын

The word butty means butter & bread it's a Northern saying and it's a filler food for the working class. It won't be called butty in London unless you have a Northerner owning the place . You need to go to the places these foods come from ti have the best , especially the Cornish pasty, abd fish and chips always get them ftim a seaside chippy. Pluse they will cost a fraction of the price .

@mokkaveli 5 ай бұрын

I'm from London and here a butty is specifically in a roll. It is a word down here, but you won't usually see them called butties on any menus.

@primalengland 7 ай бұрын

Cornish Pasties we’re originally in two parts, with a savoury in one side and a sweet in the Other. They were made for miners to take to work. They could hold the crimped crust with their dirty hands, and throw it away afterwards. You need to get fish and chips at the coast where the fish is fresh. Whitby in Yorkshire is famous for them. As someone has already said, the bad food reputation came from American soldiers who were posted here in WWII. They had rationing in the rest of Europe during the war, but the lads didn’t experience that, because when they were there people were shooting at them.

@janice506 7 ай бұрын

The Forfar Bridie is also delicious & Callander does excellent ones also . I’ve never tried the Cornish pasties but they do look good .

@lcewoif1978 7 ай бұрын

and not actually cornish if not made there or to a certain recipe..

@shelleyphilcox4743 Ай бұрын

Traditionally, England its more cod and Scotland its haddock. Our fish and chip shops used to sell a lot more variety of fish, including skate, plaice, rock salmon, halibut, lemon sole.. but it is very unusual now because it is so expensive, and chippies are often just haddock and/or cod and scampi.

@stuartcarefoot4804 2 күн бұрын

Traditionally the rolled crust on a pasty was to hold it with dirty hands as these were eaten underground by miners, the rolled crust was thrown away

@markhinton1641 7 ай бұрын

Tikka masala spice level is actually considered mild to we Brits and is one of the mildest curries you can get in the uk.

@edwardhuggins84 7 ай бұрын

It always make me laugh when people say us british don't do spicy food when the phaal is also a British curry

@gibsonms 7 ай бұрын

I hope you get a chance to try a proper British Sunday pub roast!

@midzgaming 12 күн бұрын

Next time you should come down to the south east coast… the best fish and chips you can get in this country comes from the seaside towns. My grandad owns an award winning fish and chip shop in ramsgate so look it up and pop down to try even better fish and chips. His fish and chip shop is called Newington fish bar 😊

@laurenC91. 5 ай бұрын

You need to be in the north east of England for the best fish and chips, in Amble you can get an amazing seafood platter and at Riley's fish shack in Tynemouth their menu changes daily depending on the local morning catch. I lived in London for 2 years and never liked any fish and chips down there half as much as here up north ❤

@DelightfulTravellers 5 ай бұрын

Noted for next time... thanks 🤗

@tonycasey3183 7 ай бұрын

There is a very specific cuisine called British Indian Restaurant or BIR. A lot of the dishes on Indian restaurant menus in the UK are unique to the UK and not found in India.

@chriskirk2765 7 ай бұрын

They were originally Bangladeshi, so not really Indian at all

@DelightfulTravellers 7 ай бұрын

Noted

@archiebald4717 7 ай бұрын

@@chriskirk2765 Most are Bangladeshi, some are Pakistani, often the staff are from Mirpur, in Pakistan, sometimes known as little England, because there are so many British products and many businesses accept GBP.

@brainwavemastery6223 Ай бұрын

I think if you looked on a map you would see the entirety of Bangladesh is situated within the ancient Indian kingdom of Bengal, which is why they refer to themselves as Bengali@@chriskirk2765

@craftyclaira 7 ай бұрын

Great video! A popular english activity in Spring and Summer is going on a pub walk! Thisinvolves do a rambling countryside walk of between 4 to 12 miles and ending at the pub for drinks and a meal- any day of the week. There are many books available with set walking routes -across interesting landscapes, woods, rivers, castles, farmlands , hills and monuments finally ending back at the designated pub for much needed refreshments.

@DelightfulTravellers 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Ionabrodie69 7 ай бұрын

We used to go walking every Sunday between8 to 13 miles. ( till I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia ) and we had to take a packed lunch…always felt jealous of those who went for a drink and food …🥴😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@themoderntemplar1567 6 ай бұрын

The fish was "too fishy", somebody help me off the floor.😂 Best Tikka Masala is to be found in Glasgow at the creators restaurant the Ashoka.👌

@motormouthalmighty 5 ай бұрын

is that lamb tikka masala?that's my favourite food ever.the one that i used to get near waterlooville and cosham,over twenty years ago was absolutely out of this world!

@markc1793 7 ай бұрын

The quality of fish and chips can vary drastically. You'll normally get the best if you're somewhere by the sea, especially if it's somewhere with fishermen actively coming and going from there. That being said, it's definitely possible to get great fish and chips all over the UK but, like pretty much any type of food, there'll also be some places that really let the side down.

@rogoth01themasterwizard11 7 ай бұрын

for the best bread and butter pudding, you need to use the stale bread that's left at the end of a loaf shortly before it start to go off, when it's in that state it gives the best texture to the pudding, it's just not something most people tend to do anymore sadly so when you buy it pre-made like it is here, it's likely not the 'best' version it could be due to being made 'fresh' if that makes sense, but I have no doubt it will still taste delicious.

@joyshillaker840 7 ай бұрын

I deliberately let fresh white sliced bread go stale for a couple of days before making bread and butter pudding.

@TheGeekBox Ай бұрын

Hi! As an Englishman I did a react to this! Just reaching out incase theres any issue etc, love the channel!

@ph8197 6 ай бұрын

Ok, down south fish tends to be cod served with skin on but up north we tend to prefer haddock with the skin removed. The best fish and chips that I have ever had was at the potted lobster, Bamburgh, Northumberland £18 they also do a seafood platter for 2 (actually enough for 4) for £100. Get yourselves up north.

@eoint2524 7 ай бұрын

The food in Britain is superb. Yes! There was a time when it was beige after the war. But Our food is astounding. Real fish and chips are cooked in beef dripping etc. Thanks for the vids guys.

@GeeCeeWU 6 ай бұрын

Is beef dripping actually used in fish and chip shops anywhere today?

@neilpickup237 4 ай бұрын

@GeeCeeWU Yes, it is. Certainly here in Leeds.

@GeeCeeWU 4 ай бұрын

@@neilpickup237 It seems to be mainly plant based oils down here in the south, better for our health apparently. As a child born and bred in London, I used to eat beef dripping spread on toast.

@kimberleyelizabethbailes-ql9qk Ай бұрын

@@GeeCeeWU yes in Lynemouth

@GeeCeeWU Ай бұрын

@@kimberleyelizabethbailes-ql9qk Good to know Kimberly.

@andyb2706 7 ай бұрын

Anna, you hit the nail on the head when you said the pasty is like a dinner. That is were the origin of the pasty came from. The tin miners of Cornwall used to work very long and hard hours and it was some distance to get from the surface down to where the tin in the mines was extracted so they created the pasty so that they could take it underground with them and have their dinner down in the mine. The reason for the pinched curved end of the pasty is that they were extracting tin out of the ground which meant they came into contact with poisons in the tine so they would hold the pasty by the curved pinched ends, eat the pasty and its contents and just throw the pinch curved part of the pasty away so they did not ingest the poisons on their fingers.

@flapsto60 3 күн бұрын

Beef Bourguignon aka Beef Stew, Chicken Chasseur aka Chciken Stew, Coq au Vin aka Chciken Stew with wine all French classics made in the UK but called Stew. Dont forget that we make over 700 cheeses as opposed to France's 400 odd and the fact that Champagne was invented in the UK (Kent) all goes to show that the reputation is neither deserved nor accurate.

@mistofoles 6 ай бұрын

Guys, "the word "Butty" in reference to a sandwich is commonly used in the UK, but it's slang/colloquial, so you wouldn't often find termed like that on a menu.

@RonSeymour1 7 ай бұрын

Who would have thought that battered fish would taste fishy? Very strange. Seriously, it is great that you are proving that our food is not bad, as generally thought. In most towns you can get every conceivable food within a short distance, cooked by people from that country.

@janice506 7 ай бұрын

Speaking only for Scotland our seafood is exported around the world it’s top nosh.

@andrewmartin2103 7 ай бұрын

Too fishy old fish.

@user-qj6vg9uv4s 7 ай бұрын

@@janice506Agreed, I live in Botswana out here in Africa and I purchase Scottish seafood.

@andyleighton6969 5 ай бұрын

Fresh fish should neither smell nor taste "fishy".

@SiaD777 7 ай бұрын

You have only properly tried British fish and chips if you have lots of salt and vinegar on the chips. 😋

@SuperTilly01 Ай бұрын

A traditional Cornish pasty used to be meat and veg at one side of the pasty and cooked fruit at the other. These were known as tinner's pasties and would have the miners' initial carved in so that he was able to distinguish his from all the others.

@SteveHuntingdon 10 күн бұрын

I was born and raised in London. A bacon sandwich is a sarnie. Maybe from Birmingham north its called a butty. In any case a bacon crusty roll was always the favourite in Tooting Market Caff.

@neuralwarp 7 ай бұрын

13:45 Specifically, that's chicken massala. The tikka element comes from marinating cubes of meat overnight in lemon, spices, and yoghurt, and barbecuing them on skewers, before making the curry. No cubes, no holes = no tikka.

@eddhardy1054 7 ай бұрын

Guys the reason you had difficulty finding a 'Bacon Butty' in London is because 'Butties' are a northern thing. In London it would be a 'Bacon Sarnie.' 😉😊

@DistortedSoul2010 2 ай бұрын

Pasties have the crimped edges because the miners would hold them by that edge and then toss away the bit they’d been holding in their dirty hand. Also many would also have half of it with a sweet filling so they have the savoury then a pudding for after all in one pie.

@chriskirk2765 7 ай бұрын

Bread and butter pudding doesn't normally come with caramel sauce and clotted cream. That was a posh take on it 😂

@DelightfulTravellers 7 ай бұрын

You should try this version 👍- Anna

@neilgayleard3842 7 ай бұрын

Maybe so, but it's not a traditional version. It's meant to have currents or raisins inbetween thin slices of bread.

@kenvoysey8222 7 ай бұрын

@@DelightfulTravellersthought the idea was to try British food ! You got them all wrong bar they fish and chips and even that was a bad choice of location.

@tonycasey3183 7 ай бұрын

This is why trying "traditional"British foods in tourist gaffs in London is unrepresentative. Almost every single "we tried traditional English food" videos that are made by KZfaqrs in London are BS. London tourist traps cater for non-UK palates or try to be hipster with good, honest grub.

@artemisfowl66 7 ай бұрын

They don't hold back do they! Let's just have a Michelin starred dessert!

@theukyankee 7 ай бұрын

The worst food myth comes from when there were overseas (US) military guys stationed over here in the 50s/60s and rationing from WWII was still in place. It took a while for the UK to recover and as a Londoner, you can find amazing food over here (I grew up in the US, so do have perspective). A lot of it is also where you go as London can have horrifying food for tourists (we don't eat there). For desserts - try sticky toffee pudding. Definitely my fav! Also, we do call French fries, French fries - chips are thick and fries are thinner (think McDonalds fries). I'd suggest plaice for your fish & chips - try out Poppies for it or Sea Fresh in Victoria.

@CliveWilmer 2 ай бұрын

Enjoyed your video, just some info. Butties are a Northern thing. It will (more likely) be referred to as a sandwich down South. There is no one way to do bacon sandwiches. My mother-in-law takes a bap (white roll) and fries the inside of both halves in the bacon fat, she then spoons cooked tinned tomatoes (very reduced) over it - very good but you wont find many commercial places doing this. Chicken tikka masala like this is very British. Ask for this in Southern India and what you will get is less sweet, less orange and a whole lot more spicy (like Jalfreezi levels of spice). Vegetable pasty is not from Cornwall it is a sacrilege! You should have gone to Greggs for pasties ;-) Fish and chips aren't fish n chips without vinegar. My wife is the same about fishy fish! But she does eat fish and chips.

@flyhalf2 6 ай бұрын

Usually we don't leave the skin on, at least not in the North West where I'm from. The only time I've had battered fish with the skin oon was a "chippy" in Yorkshire but I do think it adds more flavour

@Nasauniverse001 7 ай бұрын

Bread and butter pud is a way of using stale bread. Beautiful. But not usually with butterscotch sauce.

@terry9325 7 ай бұрын

I was surprised to see the skin still on the fish normally it’s always taken off 😮

@adriangoodrich4306 7 ай бұрын

Up north, yes. Often left on down south.

@mcwaivi7349 7 ай бұрын

@@adriangoodrich4306 im down south in bristol and I've never seen fish and chips with the skin on

@russellstanton7583 7 ай бұрын

Cod no skin. Haddock with skin.

@mofirminhosadiosalahrobert4904 7 ай бұрын

@@russellstanton7583 both with skin haddock skin is thicker than cod skin

@russellstanton7583 7 ай бұрын

@@mofirminhosadiosalahrobert4904..thanks . I didn't know that. A chip shop worker told me that..

@Bulskee 12 күн бұрын

The crust around a pasty is supposed to be like a handle. Miners used to have dirty hand so the pasty was designed to be able to be eaten and then the crust can be thrown away.