British Food

[Deep C]

Yall know by now missus Deep is a cooking freak. I am spoiled day in and day out with a virtual couruncopia of gourmet treats. It sounds funny but there are days I actually look forward to a simple meal like hot dogs or hamburgers. This week she's been on a kick with British foods. Its her kitchen and I have no say in there, but its my stomach thats on the line when she gets to experimenting.
I will say that the stuff she came up with this week tasted pretty good but WHERE DO THESE BRITS GET THE NAMES FOR THEIR FOOD?????

Come on now. We all speak the same language at least mostly the same. Our english speaking friends across the puddle though go out of their way to come up with some names that defy all laws of good taste. I learned to ask the name after the meal.
Who in the Hell came up with Toads in the Hole? Bangers and Mash? Yorkshire pudding which has nothing to do with pudding at all? Then you have HAGGUS! We have an an American counterpart called tripe or scrapple in certain areas. Basically lips and assholes and other assorted spare parts of un named barn yard critters. Pecks Fish Paste? Yep we got that too we call it CHUM!
I have been bombarded with Bubble and Squeak with is a cabbage and veggie thing that I as a carnivore forced my way through. Then came a moderately tasty desert a kind of pudding, dried fruit and currant thing. I was ok until she told me its name. Sweet merciful Jesus, Mary and Joseph come saveth my soul for I have now eaten "Spotted Dick"!!!!
No it contained no man parts but I'm gonna walk through the rest of my life with that name ringing in my ears ... Screw Bin Laden... who ever named it that is tops on my shit list now...

Its been a rough week of experimenting and some really lousy names. She's going fishing with her co-workers in Mexico next week. I shudder to think of what shes gonna dig up to rty on me from there. Buro testicle chimichanga with cactus salsa and chihuahua chese topping I'm guessing...

[Miles Offshore]

LMAO- thats some funny chit Deep !!!! good luck to the old stomach (and the bowells )

[Green Machine]

That is funny... she is adventurous to cook British foods! I can't stand the food over there.

Spotted Dick was one of Jack Aubrey's favorite desserts - for any Patrick O'Brien fans out there.

[striper101]

Paul,
That's some funny shit dude! Now I'm real glad my wife can burn water trying to boil it!

[jbones11]

Bangers and Mash is good stuff ! Ive been to London 6 times and havent missed a nice fresh order of fish and chips smothered in Vinegar and Salt while watching an Arsenal game !

bangers and mash was probably named by the same person who started calling single cigarettes 'fags' Now imagine a brit trying to bum a ciggy off of you and you hear "hey buddy...got a fag I can bum"...WTF ! My answer was sorry fella I dont walk that side of the street.

[Deep C]

If some one asked me for a smoke that way. The ringing in his ears after I swat him with a pair of Manley fishing pliers might muffle my verbal response.

I think their wording over there is a case of one upmanship. Like we call our toilets "John" or "Crapper" after John Crapper, the designer of the first standardized ones we use. They call it the "Lou".
That creative food naming spills into my wifes native homeland of South Africa. I was taken back by some names on their menu too. "Monkey Gland Sauce" for example had me wondering if I had made a mistake marrying her. Its actually like a mushroom and sausage cream sauce that has nothing to do with monkies. Yet another is Babootie. South Africa is crawling with baboons and well I thought... Actually like a thick meat spaghetti sauce with curry accent.
A lot of their stuff over there ends in "Ie" which i consider a little, well less than man sounding. Like drinks are "Drankies"... Though I don't drink any more I always had a tough time with that word. I'd usually throw on a thick John Wayne accents and say " I'll have a Lion Beer there Pilgrim"...

[captcl]

Things could be worse Deep. I too have a wife with excellent culinary skills although she does not get as adventurous as yours. I just now finished some of her forst ever homemade applesauce and it's great! Tastes nearly like apple pie! My problem is she will throw something together "a concoction" and it will be great only she does'nt remember exactly how she didit so it never is the same! She is a great cook though and looking at me proves it. While yours is away slip out to 7-11 for big bite dog a bag of chips and a pepsi. Treat yourself!

[budddavid]

When's the last time you got a hankering to run out and eat some british food? I think most of us can say we enjoy going out for Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Indian, and certainly good old American fare but I've never heard anyone suggest "Hey lets go out for some British". Now a pub is another thing but I usually end up with liquid calories, which is neither here nor there.

[Squidnation]

fish, chips and guiness - nough said.