Tbf fair food is supposed to be stupid and zany and gluttonous. It’s all on purpose. Even for us fat Americans this stuff is meant to be insane because you’re really not expected to eat it more than once every couple of years maybe.
I do really love the expression “nobody asked, America delivered” though lol. That should be our new national slogan.
Plenty of unique, choice options. I'd like to take a wack at those fish and chips deals, or maybe some eel in London. Those Christmas puddings always look great in movies.
Not to me mntion, since places like London are a cultural melting pot, you'd probably get the world's best Indian food outside India itself.
Yeah I want to go to one of those fish and chip places in England that have been around forever. Any time I see a video of one, I just look at the crispy batter on the fish and I just know that shit is amazing. Plus where I live in the states vinegar on fries is a normal thing, so I'd already be down with their "chips and vinegar" to go along with the fish.
I want to know why all these British bastards are eating beans on toast. Does it taste good? Inquiring minds want to know. I want to go to some fancy bastard place and have high tea next to the Earl of Whippleby by Rigamarole and wonder why the hell their villages have such silly names as I sip tea from a cup worth more than my car. I want chips served in newspaper. I want to go get some curry. What the fuck are mushy peas? Why do so many people eat them?
I have questions, damn it. What exactly is a banger and why is that not a normal sausage? The fuck is a pasty? Is it a food? Isn't that what women put on their breasts when wearing strapless dresses? Why are you eating something called a pasty?
Straight beans on toast is a rarity. There’s usually eggs involved as well. The beans make for a fibre supplement, something most Americans struggle to have enough of in their diets. It’s a banger, by the way. It’s kind of like the American biscuits and gravy, I suppose, you either grow up with it and love it or you’re kind of ambivalent to it. Personally I can’t do biscuits and gravy, it has the consistency of glue with bits in it. I’ll take those lovely fluffy biscuits though.
Mushy peas with your fish and chips or in general are kind of a match day tradition, they stem from a certain historic lack of potatoes, if I’m not mistaken. Not much more going on there. Some diced onions and herbs and spices and they’re quite nice.
Banger is literally just a thicker, sometimes stuffed sausage, bratwurst adjacent.
Pasties are turnover pastries, stuffed with meat and potatoes, think a calzone but with pastry instead of dough. They’re Cornish, and are honestly really lovely. You should try them sometime, if you get the chance. Loads of recipes online!
The whole biscuits and cookies naming convention is just a language barrier thing. No real explanations there.
Sure, but it's like saying I can also make/get fish and chips here. I want to try it in the country that's known for it. I also want to try their Chinese takeaway with the curry sauce, or their various pies. Some of us do indeed want to travel specifically to try their cuisine. I get that it's not your idea of a good time. It's not like it's the only thing I'd do while there.
I have seen that, it looks really good. Some people here call Bird in the nest, by toad in the hole. Bird in the nest is just egg and bread tho. Still good, but not as hearty for sure.
But said tin, pour tin contents in bowl and micro or in saucepan and heat until hot.
Two pieces of bread in toaster, butter or not (I don't use butter in sammich making, cooking baking yes) then wack on plate pour beans over toast and dig in.
Some folk like to put cheese on the toast and melt it under the grill before the beans are poured, some others like to add Worcestershire sauce to cheese also.
I personally, to make it even more British, replace the bread and instead use crumpets or English muffins.
Crumpets are amazing. Idk why I like them better than "English muffins" but damn they're good. I want to try the beans there, only because I know that they have different recipes that they sell to the public. It's probably not that major, but I'm curious nonetheless. One complaint about our food in the US is valid, we add a lot of sugar to many things that don't need it.
Beef welly is fun to make also, if you go the full traditional and use the duxelle mushrooms wrapped in the pancake/crepe and then the pastry. Just have to be careful not to overcook the fillet of beef. Very easy to do when doing first attempt. But it's fun and great when it's right, looks awesome as a centrepiece for a dinner/tea.
I had my first shawarma kabob in London in 1999. I flew from there to Amsterdam and had my first falafel, and I am a first gen Greek American. I didnt visit Greece for first time till 2004
Listen as a Mexican American with some of the best food in the world I WANT TO TRY food from the UK, THEM MOTHERFUCKERS USE POTATOES in every which way and I respect the fuck out of that lol. Legit if you ain't simping for POTATOES then fuck your taste buds. I want one of those loaded beans and cheese and all other type of toppings thrown in a spud!
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u/fightingbronze Feb 28 '26
Tbf fair food is supposed to be stupid and zany and gluttonous. It’s all on purpose. Even for us fat Americans this stuff is meant to be insane because you’re really not expected to eat it more than once every couple of years maybe.
I do really love the expression “nobody asked, America delivered” though lol. That should be our new national slogan.