Brewman 1,192 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 I bought a book yesterday from the Bargain Bookshop chain "Glorious British Grub " by the Herbert brothers. They had a tv series where they went round to various British establishments and devised a couple dishes which was then voted for by the public. The book was originally £20 when I came out but was £12 in tescos when I meant to get it but just under a fiver yesterday. I bought their bread book and use that and recommend this one especially at that price. Lots of tasty local dishes that aren't expensive or to difficult Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 what tradition theres more resturants than ever since the smoking ban ---well round this area there is .. I`d say compared to 10 year ago your spoilt for choice .. Traditional British restaurants? Or a thousand kebab/burger/pizza/curry houses? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiny 7 1,694 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Wee fat prick wants to git a life. Always the ones thats made it shout the loadest fcuk fairy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,470 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Only had breakfast in wether spoons once,it was discusting ,hard fried bread,soggy mushrooms,and they was not even busy. Only been to them on footie days but f****d if id eat food anywhere you have to peel your arms off the tables Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 what tradition theres more resturants than ever since the smoking ban ---well round this area there is .. I`d say compared to 10 year ago your spoilt for choice .. Traditional British restaurants? Or a thousand kebab/burger/pizza/curry houses? going round in circles--------------- must be different where your from if I want a kebab I go into town if I want a good sunday roast I can nip down the village or within 10 mile I could have the choice of 30 good sunday roasts ... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,470 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 (edited) what tradition theres more resturants than ever since the smoking ban ---well round this area there is .. I`d say compared to 10 year ago your spoilt for choice .. Traditional British restaurants? Or a thousand kebab/burger/pizza/curry houses? going round in circles--------------- must be different where your from if I want a kebab I go into town if I want a good sunday roast I can nip down the village or within 10 mile I could have the choice of 30 good sunday roasts ... Are they purely restaurants though Stig ?......Not carverys or ex public houses.......................straightforward restaurants with traditional waiters..................dont get me wrong we have some in the west end Corrigans in Mayfair,Simpsons in the Strand,Rules etc.............all lovely food,but they are not for everyday folk out for a nice evening meal at the drop of a hat.................youd need to book a week in advance !..................English restaurants used to be very common they are not now i wouldnt think there is any town or city in in the country where English restaurants outweigh pizza huts or kebab shops/indians etc. Edited August 31, 2013 by gnasher16 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 mainly ex pubs gnash not talking your £3-50 carverys but theres a few of them -- more like the ones in the link -- round us takeaways have always out weighed english resturants in towns ..if you wanted English food you`ve always had to go out into the sticks theres more pubs/resturants round us than ever although the majority are ex pubs and do serve good grub but I`ll admit if your in town and you fancy roast beef and Yorkshire pudding apart from weatherspoons your fecked ... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 mainly ex pubs gnash not talking your £3-50 carverys but theres a few of them -- more like the ones in the link -- round us takeaways have always out weighed english resturants in towns ..if you wanted English food you`ve always had to go out into the sticks theres more pubs/resturants round us than ever although the majority are ex pubs and do serve good grub but I`ll admit if your in town and you fancy roast beef and Yorkshire pudding apart from weatherspoons your fecked ... Kinda what I was getting at... Traditional British cuisine is on the decline. Where I'm from I can get everything but a roast dinner! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 all the village pubs around here serve traditional home cooked british food, most of them are run by chefs and the pub is the side business, if i want a takeaway i have to drive to a town or larger village, The Oddfellows Arms, The Dog and Hedgehog, The Bluelion, The Gate, The George and Dragon all single pubs in local villages that do fine traditional ENGLISH food. Stig is must be different in these rural shires, where the big city breweries have not taken over Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C Hall 552 Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Whats the matter with carverys? I quite enjoy a Toby carvery Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,637 Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Whats the matter with carverys? I quite enjoy a Toby carvery Theres nothing wrong with a carvery, but what I am saying is, that's all that seems to be on offer and most of those are done badly!! IMHO, We have a range of ingredients in this country that will give you a tasty meal to equal any Italian, Chinese or Indian but there don't seem to be anyone, other than real top end places, willing to use them and create dishes with them. OR Is it that, as a nation, we have become so removed from our traditional food that we don't want them?........are the chefs safe or is it the punters? How many people eat offal in the shape of kidneys or liver any more?........tounge?......when was the last time anyone went and got a load of mussels and dropped them in a pot and had them with a nice crusty loaf?........or did a plate of grilled kidneys with black pepper and some nice mushrooms fried in butter?........what about scallops on top of a nice local bit of black pudding with creamed spinach? All good English fair and not in the least bit boring, takes no time to prepare or cook.......its out there, but not for long if we don't buy it and eat it 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,637 Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 One thing I will say is, the jocks are better than us English.......they do some cracking pie combinations up there and what could be nicer than an Arbroath Smokie eaten just as it is.....beats the f**k out of McDonalds. Haymin got me a few for my journey home when I was up there and they were simply out of this world You can buy your pies most places I would think and you wont taste the like of them anywhere else. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 One thing I will say is, the jocks are better than us English.......they do some cracking pie combinations up there and what could be nicer than an Arbroath Smokie eaten just as it is.....beats the f**k out of McDonalds. Haymin got me a few for my journey home when I was up there and they were simply out of this world You can buy your pies most places I would think and you wont taste the like of them anywhere else. never tasted a smokie in my life mate,as the bones always put me off.but haymin is giving me some smokies to try and my maw likes. couldnt believe folk just ate the cold. think i will be grilling mine and hopefully no choke on one of the bones lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,637 Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Just pick them apart with your fingers mate, you will be right 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 4,159 Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 oliver is a twat,when he pulls up on that scooter or vw wannabe surfer van its pathectic......but he has a point,its true you do see familys with full sky package,50 inch tvs,dad spent 1000s on tats,but kids only eat sausage n chips.we have kids come round our house and they wont try nothing else,turn thier noses up at fish,or noodles etc,one of the mums camr round once and we was eatin mussels in white wine cream sauce,.....she said we eat wierd food,i said try one,well she put in her gob the spat it down the sink. and ive worked for years with large numbers of eastern europeans and they do try harder than most of english lads ive had,,,,,,because they get 10 times the wage here,so are prepared to work 7 days etc so they can buy a house back home.obvious 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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