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Forget the greasy fish and chips and just down a Whopper instead and then concentrate on boozing. Food still isn't England's strong point. Load of rubbish. It isn't the weak point it once was either. London is not quite in the category of New York, Paris, or Tokyo for food, but its restaurant scene has improved a lot, and it's certainly possible to get first-rate French, Italian, Thai, Middle Eastern, and of course Indian food there. I don't know about that. The current buzz is that London is the equal of those cities- certainly at the top end, and of course, nothing is really that cheap in London. Unless you're on a minimal budget or restricting yourself to strictly British food there's no reason to be disappointed. I'd agree with that. I think it is possible to get good 'English' food, but harder. I haven't spent enough time in the other British cities to judge them. They are all getting better. Manchester, where I live, has a very good restaurant scene- and a bigger (and in my opinion better) chinatown than London. -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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The Reids wrote:
Following up to chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco Food still isn't England's strong point. Load of rubbish. It isn't the weak point it once was either. there's still ground to make up on Italy, France and Spain but its a very out of date view to think food in england is nowadays poor. The weak point is probably the bottom end of the market. Yes, I agree with that, though you can eat very well for a similar price range as in France. I haven't been to Italy since 1997, so I don't really want to comment on prices and quality- it was very good back then though. Spain, excellent value. Even Barcelona, which I'd heard was so expensive, seemed like a real bargain. -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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Martin wrote:
On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 17:37:14 +0100, (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco) wrote: The Reids wrote: Following up to chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco Food still isn't England's strong point. Load of rubbish. It isn't the weak point it once was either. there's still ground to make up on Italy, France and Spain but its a very out of date view to think food in england is nowadays poor. The weak point is probably the bottom end of the market. Yes, I agree with that, though you can eat very well for a similar price range as in France. It's possible to have a poor meal in France. Allow me to repeat for the umpteenth time the 'rare' chicken I got served in Paris a few years ago! -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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The Reids wrote:
Following up to London is not quite in the category of New York, Paris, or Tokyo for food, but its restaurant scene has improved a lot, and it's certainly possible to get first-rate French, Italian, Thai, Middle Eastern, and of course Indian food there. Unless you're on a minimal budget or restricting yourself to strictly British food Modern british cooking is fine, in fact I would always go for a place doing modern british (or modern european if you like) rather than the routine ethnic places. The minimal budget is a problem, Lonodon isnt cheap. It's quite hard in London to get dinner for under £20 including a drink- unless you try a pub chain like Wetherspoons, which IMO aren't too bad. I was at a bento-box style Japanese restaurant in Soho a few months ago, and I think we spent about £15 a head, including a beer- and thought that was a success! It isn't a whole lot cheaper outside London in the kind of restaurants I usually go to- biggest difference is usually in the drinks, which tend to be cheaper. -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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Just curious- What kinds of foods are considered "English foods- besides
fish and chips, of course? Thanks- Susan chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco wrote: I'd agree with that. I think it is possible to get good 'English' food, but harder. |
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"Susan Wachob" wrote in message ... Just curious- What kinds of foods are considered "English foods- besides fish and chips, of course? Thanks- Susan Spotted Dick |
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Susan Wachob wrote:
Just curious- What kinds of foods are considered "English foods- besides fish and chips, of course? [] Oh, lots of different kinds of things, and it will depend on the area as well. Well known dishes include things like roast beef and yorkshire pudding, lancashire hotpot, black pudding, toad in the hole, different kinds of sausages, game, and so on- there's a surprising amount of variety, but like I say, not always easy to find good quality 'traditional' restaurants. Besides, UK food in general is quite multicultural nowadays- it's rare to find completely 'English' menus IME. -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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"Susan Wachob" wrote in message ... Just curious- What kinds of foods are considered "English foods- besides fish and chips, of course? When our Dutch friends visit they insist on the two meals they don't seem to get there - a full blown roast beef, Yorkshire etc., and an English fried breakfast with the lot - black pudding included! Surreyman Hundreds of trivia quizzes on travel, geography, history and much more on http://www.sploofus.com/?ref=surreyman |
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Martin wrote: On 6 Jun 2005 10:07:03 -0700, wrote: London is ****ing expensive. Now Belgium is where you really want to eat. Nice driving style too :-) -- Martin The fatalities are down (although still not good enough) but surprisingly the Belgian Police have been cracking down on speeding drivers (apparently speed kills over here too) with larger fines. Some correlation perhaps. |
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