Jamie Oliver Comment

[shootinforfood 18]

met this arse a few years ago. not long after I started hunting. went to Cheltenham to meet a friend that had just moved and gained a new permission. went into town for a Chinese afterwards as we didn't manage to bag anything edible and he was doing some publicity thing on a plinth with media all over him. crowd was allowed to ask questions so my mate shouted out, 'whats the name of your local butcher?'. crowd went silent, the ignorant arse muttered something about Williams and then moved on...

 

bloke is an idiot, cant stand his voice, his cooking or his restaurants.

[gonetoearth 5,144]

 

thats the brits own fault, there demand for curry houses and mexicans outway the need for your traditional sunday roast. although i dont eat that food myself.im just as bad by eating fast food. having said that when i do gout for a meal its always a traditional steak pie and veg or cod and chips.

 

nah i dont buy that.............is it any coincidence that when i was young,probably you as well.......there was 10 traditional British restaurants to every 1 Indian or chinese.........yet today you have to look hard to find a British restaurant...............is it because Brits want kebabs,chinese etc.....no i dont think it is i think like everything else British culture is being DIScouraged and our traditions are being swallowed up in favour of foreign ideas.......i know plenty of people myself included who would rather stay in for a traditional English roast or English breakfast in preference to going out for a curry or a poncey continental breakfast........but the venues are just not out there anymore.......its not cool enough to like British food anymore.

. Great caffs in london gnasher and still some pie n mash shops

[WILF 47,636]

 

thats the brits own fault, there demand for curry houses and mexicans outway the need for your traditional sunday roast. although i dont eat that food myself.im just as bad by eating fast food. having said that when i do gout for a meal its always a traditional steak pie and veg or cod and chips.

 

nah i dont buy that.............is it any coincidence that when i was young,probably you as well.......there was 10 traditional British restaurants to every 1 Indian or chinese.........yet today you have to look hard to find a British restaurant...............is it because Brits want kebabs,chinese etc.....no i dont think it is i think like everything else British culture is being DIScouraged and our traditions are being swallowed up in favour of foreign ideas.......i know plenty of people myself included who would rather stay in for a traditional English roast or English breakfast in preference to going out for a curry or a poncey continental breakfast........but the venues are just not out there anymore.......its not cool enough to like British food anymore.

 

 

I think a big part of the problem is that people cant see past and are not getting offered the so called traditional sunday over cooked roast or plate full of grease full English............we have such great grub in this country, lovely veg, good meat and great fish

What could be nicer than Cromer crab in a nice fresh salad, or local lobster smothered in butter, potted shrimp on a big chunk of brown toast for brekky or some nice smoked salmon or trout covered in lemon & black pepper

 

some good spicy sausage with new potatoes and butter, roast lamb slow cooked on a bed of herbs and served up with parsnip chips and roast spuds

 

ox tail slow cooked with leeks, carrots, spuds and plenty of fresh herbs and gravy

 

the list is endless and we have great ingredients with great flavour

[Born Hunter 17,813]

 

thats the brits own fault, there demand for curry houses and mexicans outway the need for your traditional sunday roast. although i dont eat that food myself.im just as bad by eating fast food. having said that when i do gout for a meal its always a traditional steak pie and veg or cod and chips.

 

nah i dont buy that.............is it any coincidence that when i was young,probably you as well.......there was 10 traditional British restaurants to every 1 Indian or chinese.........yet today you have to look hard to find a British restaurant...............is it because Brits want kebabs,chinese etc.....no i dont think it is i think like everything else British culture is being DIScouraged and our traditions are being swallowed up in favour of foreign ideas.......i know plenty of people myself included who would rather stay in for a traditional English roast or English breakfast in preference to going out for a curry or a poncey continental breakfast........but the venues are just not out there anymore.......its not cool enough to like British food anymore.

 

 

Dunno about where you are Gnash but around here there are dozens and dozens of reasonable to very good English pub/restaurants serving quality traditional English meals. If you find yourself in Nottinghamshire, I can point you at a few. Gotta admit I like a thai now and again but 90% of my restaurant food will be at these better quality English country pubs. I'd say you're on the money, at least with the younger urban generations though, British quisine ain't cool, exotic non native stuffs got the x-factor. f**k knows why

[Nik_B 3,790]

 

 

thats the brits own fault, there demand for curry houses and mexicans outway the need for your traditional sunday roast. although i dont eat that food myself.im just as bad by eating fast food. having said that when i do gout for a meal its always a traditional steak pie and veg or cod and chips.

 

nah i dont buy that.............is it any coincidence that when i was young,probably you as well.......there was 10 traditional British restaurants to every 1 Indian or chinese.........yet today you have to look hard to find a British restaurant...............is it because Brits want kebabs,chinese etc.....no i dont think it is i think like everything else British culture is being DIScouraged and our traditions are being swallowed up in favour of foreign ideas.......i know plenty of people myself included who would rather stay in for a traditional English roast or English breakfast in preference to going out for a curry or a poncey continental breakfast........but the venues are just not out there anymore.......its not cool enough to like British food anymore.

 

 

I think a big part of the problem is that people cant see past and are not getting offered the so called traditional sunday over cooked roast or plate full of grease full English............we have such great grub in this country, lovely veg, good meat and great fish

What could be nicer than Cromer crab in a nice fresh salad, or local lobster smothered in butter, potted shrimp on a big chunk of brown toast for brekky or some nice smoked salmon or trout covered in lemon & black pepper

 

some good spicy sausage with new potatoes and butter, roast lamb slow cooked on a bed of herbs and served up with parsnip chips and roast spuds

 

ox tail slow cooked with leeks, carrots, spuds and plenty of fresh herbs and gravy

 

the list is endless and we have great ingredients with great flavour

 

 

What about a nice bit of pork belly drool

[Nik_B 3,790]

 

 

thats the brits own fault, there demand for curry houses and mexicans outway the need for your traditional sunday roast. although i dont eat that food myself.im just as bad by eating fast food. having said that when i do gout for a meal its always a traditional steak pie and veg or cod and chips.

 

nah i dont buy that.............is it any coincidence that when i was young,probably you as well.......there was 10 traditional British restaurants to every 1 Indian or chinese.........yet today you have to look hard to find a British restaurant...............is it because Brits want kebabs,chinese etc.....no i dont think it is i think like everything else British culture is being DIScouraged and our traditions are being swallowed up in favour of foreign ideas.......i know plenty of people myself included who would rather stay in for a traditional English roast or English breakfast in preference to going out for a curry or a poncey continental breakfast........but the venues are just not out there anymore.......its not cool enough to like British food anymore.

 

 

Dunno about where you are Gnash but around here there are dozens and dozens of reasonable to very good English pub/restaurants serving quality traditional English meals. If you find yourself in Nottinghamshire, I can point you at a few. Gotta admit I like a thai now and again but 90% of my restaurant food will be at these better quality English country pubs. I'd say you're on the money, at least with the younger urban generations though, British quisine ain't cool, exotic non native stuffs got the x-factor. f**k knows why

 

 

I don't think cool matters to the young generation when it comes down to cooking/food most of them would f**k up a cup of tea from what I've seen

[WILF 47,636]

We have just had a so called "traditional british cooking" resturaunt open near us......its an Indian bloke that's got it

 

The grub aint bad, but its safe.......we live an hour away from Romney marsh but there is no Lamb on the menu, we live on the banks of the Thames estuary but they didn't have any clams and there is only one shellfish dish .....no sign of flounder or sole or bass

We have pigeon shooters galore round here but no pigeon on the menu

 

Suffolk is 20 minutes from us and that Jimmys farm is an hour away but no pork on the menu or mention of where the sausages come from

 

As usual with most "british" type things, no thought or effort has gone into it........its simply serve up some roast beef that has been sat in a bain marie for 3 hours and bobs your uncle

 

I wound up having chicken and chorizo risotto, very f***ing briish :icon_eek:

[scothunter 12,609]

we have a few traditional resturants in my town,but on the whole every second shop is a f***ing kebab house or chinese. Im just basing it on common sense really. if the folk dont use the resturants and would rather call for a kebeb or indian to be delivered,then its only natural these traditional ones will go to the wall.they just cant compete with the takeaways.

famlies going to f***ing indian resturants for xmas dinner. should be dragged out the back and shot!

[ChrisJones 7,975]

Personally I believe the influx of non-British foods is dictated by the market. If there wasn't one there wouldn't be the vast numbers of curry houses, that there is. The people want something other than the traditional boiled, and fried, offerings.

 

Price plays a factor too. Chinese food, especially, is extremely cheap to make.

 

As far as traditional British dishes go, what restaurants/take aways stick out as the place to be?

[scothunter 12,609]

Personally I believe the influx of non-British foods is dictated by the market. If there wasn't one there wouldn't be the vast numbers of curry houses, that there is. The people want something other than the traditional boiled, and fried, offerings.

 

Price plays a factor too. Chinese food, especially, is extremely cheap to make.

 

As far as traditional British dishes go, what restaurants/take aways stick out as the place to be?

pizza hut lol

[ChrisJones 7,975]

pizza hut lol

 

It's sad when shitty pizza is the only pizza!

[the_stig 6,614]

 

Personally I believe the influx of non-British foods is dictated by the market. If there wasn't one there wouldn't be the vast numbers of curry houses, that there is. The people want something other than the traditional boiled, and fried, offerings.

 

Price plays a factor too. Chinese food, especially, is extremely cheap to make.

 

As far as traditional British dishes go, what restaurants/take aways stick out as the place to be?

pizza hut lol

 

weatherspoons

[scothunter 12,609]

 

 

Personally I believe the influx of non-British foods is dictated by the market. If there wasn't one there wouldn't be the vast numbers of curry houses, that there is. The people want something other than the traditional boiled, and fried, offerings.

 

Price plays a factor too. Chinese food, especially, is extremely cheap to make.

 

As far as traditional British dishes go, what restaurants/take aways stick out as the place to be?

pizza hut lol

 

weatherspoons

 

that was my first thought tbh lol used to eat in the one in bournemouth regulary.

[the_stig 6,614]

 

 

 

Personally I believe the influx of non-British foods is dictated by the market. If there wasn't one there wouldn't be the vast numbers of curry houses, that there is. The people want something other than the traditional boiled, and fried, offerings.

 

Price plays a factor too. Chinese food, especially, is extremely cheap to make.

 

As far as traditional British dishes go, what restaurants/take aways stick out as the place to be?

pizza hut lol

 

weatherspoons

 

that was my first thought tbh lol used to eat in the one in bournemouth regulary.

 

when I worked out of town lived in them ---burger an a fosters £3-50 Thursday night curry night ... have a breakfast at the one in town most Saturdays and its sound ..

[pip1968 2,490]

 

 

 

 

Personally I believe the influx of non-British foods is dictated by the market. If there wasn't one there wouldn't be the vast numbers of curry houses, that there is. The people want something other than the traditional boiled, and fried, offerings.

 

Price plays a factor too. Chinese food, especially, is extremely cheap to make.

 

As far as traditional British dishes go, what restaurants/take aways stick out as the place to be?

pizza hut lol

 

weatherspoons

 

that was my first thought tbh lol used to eat in the one in bournemouth regulary.

 

when I worked out of town lived in them ---burger an a fosters £3-50 Thursday night curry night ... have a breakfast at the one in town most Saturdays and its sound ..

 

you cant beat a breakfast and a pint when youve got a hangover