American in the UK - what do they have to eat?

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aeagle1313

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if he's ever in teesside, i.e. Middlesbrough, stockton billingham and surrounding areas. He MUST get a parmo! You'll find it nearly impossible to get one outside of teesside and if you do it'll likely be awful.
 
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andyk

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Oddly enough I was shocked at the confection you have here.. what is it with biscuits? That is something I don't think exists much outside of the UK. Chocolate covered, chocolate flavoured, yadda yadda... I think it took me about two years to get over everything sweet being a pile of sugar or a bisuit covered with some sort of sweet glop!!

Make him suffer then.... biscuits of every ilk!!

LFD
 
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NoDoubt

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I remember an article where they were trying to find what was quintessentially British any more. The one result that beat everything else was:

A nice cup of tea and a sit down.

I think a biscuit selection is probably an important part of that!
 
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DelPhwaigo

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Oh come on! The UK has moved on in terms of food hasn't it?

Fish & chips but restaurant style not chip shop. Needs to be healthy, not deep fried
The full English has got to be the exception but even that's getting better.
Curry, everyone has their favourite and it's as much about the accompaniments and the lager as it is about the dish
I'm with Frodo on the Scouse. My Mum used to make it and I had a bowl in Birkenhead last year. Mmmmmm
Steak and ale pie, sorry I don't like the idea of kidney, but a good pub dish that if done right is heaven on a plate
Trifle
Beef Wellington, how could I not include??
A good ploughmans lunch, proper one with quality ingredients
Roast joint of sirloin with real Yorkshire pud and roast potatoes

That'll do for now
 
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Nit

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Got to disagree with you on this one. If you're going to introduce a foreigner to proper English food then your fish and chips HAS to be the real deal, fried in beef dripping and with mushy peas. Not some poncy restaurant rip-off with salad, tartare sauce and lemon wedges, all served in a basket. Tut tut!
 
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metroidfan220

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I think that was just my healthy head kicking in. Trouble is I'm so often disappointed by chippy fish & chips. I now a good one in West Kirby where I'm from but you need a good one. Harry Ramsdon's is consistent but they're as far from a chippy as you can get.
I'll concede the point but it'll be very hit & miss
 
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munchkin

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I take your point Moi - it depends whereabouts in the country you are. Some places you just can't get decent fish and chips.

I don't know why, but I sometimes forget just how lucky I am to be living in Yorkshire again.
 
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agent9111

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I have a book called 'a nice cup of tea and a sit down' it covers all the bases, tea selection, buiscuit selection and of course where to sit down

It's a quintessentially british 'guide'
 
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Titof

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A good chippy is a rare thing nowadays.
There's one in Rochdale that makes homemade cheese and onion pie in trays as well as chilli's and stews. Not tradition chippy fare but it's a lunch to look forward to.
 
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kpfaith3

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My Gran used to make the best Scouse ever - I've never had Scouse that good since she died. That being said, the cafe in the Catholic Cathedral in Liverpool does a reasonable Scouse. I love steak and kidney pie (although I prefer the pudding version), my usual complaint is that it doesn't have enough kidney in it! I agree with the Ploughmans.

I'll add Sticky Toffee pudding to the list.





I'm with Johnno on this one, I've never had really good fish and chips from a restaurant (unless you count deep fried, breadcrumbed baltic herring here in Stockholm!). I'm not really a fan of Harry Ramsden's chips, their fish and mushy peas are ok though.
 
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