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Post by steveinthecity on Aug 21, 2018 7:49:50 GMT -8
Speaking of cultural divides between Britain and the US, most of the Brits I've known have been amazed at the American appetite for ice cream and the sheer variety of ice cream choices offered at American grocery stores. Flipping this around, most Americans are amazed at the British appetite for kippers...especially for breakfast. Kippers are a thing of the past in urban Britain, especially for breakfast. In my life, I've only ever eaten them a handful of times and never for breakfast.
Bacon and eggs... now that's a different matter. Any self-respecting, non-vegetarian Brit will wolf those down and ask for seconds. We now have restaurants which serve an all-you-can-eat "Full English Breakfast" for a low price. Bacon, eggs, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, hash browns, baked beans, bubble and squeak, and toast. As much as you like and if you finish the first plate, you can go back for more. Awesome. But don't take more then you can eat or they may charge you for the leftovers.
Sounds great! I will add that I've never seen any kind of beans included with an "American" breakfast, even at buffets. I'm having trouble thinking of something that compares to bubble & squeak. Not something I've ever seen in the States. |
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Aug 21, 2018 7:50:43 GMT -8
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Aug 21, 2018 8:06:27 GMT -8
Speaking of cultural divides between Britain and the US, most of the Brits I've known have been amazed at the American appetite for ice cream and the sheer variety of ice cream choices offered at American grocery stores. Flipping this around, most Americans are amazed at the British appetite for kippers...especially for breakfast. Kippers are a thing of the past in urban Britain, especially for breakfast. In my life, I've only ever eaten them a handful of times and never for breakfast.
Bacon and eggs... now that's a different matter. Any self-respecting, non-vegetarian Brit will wolf those down and ask for seconds. We now have restaurants which serve an all-you-can-eat "Full English Breakfast" for a low price. Bacon, eggs, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, hash browns, baked beans, bubble and squeak, and toast. As much as you like and if you finish the first plate, you can go back for more. Awesome. But don't take more then you can eat or they may charge you for the leftovers.
That's what they serve up in a lot of the British hotels. I like the beans...kinda watery sometimes but I like them. |
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Post by Jeffro on Aug 21, 2018 9:10:44 GMT -8
Weird  If I ever moved there I'd be quite the spectacle for the neighbors. "There's that American again with his grill and Nathan's hot dogs. Doesn't he know he can eat tinned hot dogs?" Of course, I'd probably have to order the dogs on Amazon and have them shipped to me. They'll probably just ask where you got them because they'd rather eat the real thing. And with the exception of Wikinger Jumbos, the tinned stuff is too small and skinny.
That being the case, I don't understand why your chains don't carry the hot dog brands we have over here? |
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Post by Bats on Aug 21, 2018 9:23:50 GMT -8
They'll probably just ask where you got them because they'd rather eat the real thing. And with the exception of Wikinger Jumbos, the tinned stuff is too small and skinny.
That being the case, I don't understand why your chains don't carry the hot dog brands we have over here? Me either. It probably boils down to the average British adult wouldn't be bothered to grill a hot dog on a proper hot dog grill. |
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Post by Bats on Aug 21, 2018 9:33:52 GMT -8
Sounds great! I will add that I've never seen any kind of beans included with an "American" breakfast, even at buffets. I'm having trouble thinking of something that compares to bubble & squeak. Not something I've ever seen in the States. That's what they serve up in a lot of the British hotels. I like the beans...kinda watery sometimes but I like them. Ah the baked beans. People here love 'em. I don't mind them but in my opinion they ruin an English Breakfast. The tomato sauce gets everywhere and then everything tastes tomatoey. Bacon and eggs with tomato? No thanks. I usually ask for mine to be served in a separate pot.
It is never served like this...
The beans are all over the plate.
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Post by steveinthecity on Aug 21, 2018 17:34:42 GMT -8
I find this cultural hot dog divide to be fascinating. When I go to my local supermarket I see a hot dog display not unlike the picture below. Do you have something similar or is it predominantly tinned hot dogs where you are?  This is not an exaggeration at all! This looks so much like the displays I see in my local grocery stores. I noticed the red packages on the upper right, "Bar-S" brand is the cheapo-brand. Here they're currently 79¢ per package(1 lb.). |
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Post by Stu on Aug 21, 2018 18:02:46 GMT -8
I find this cultural hot dog divide to be fascinating. When I go to my local supermarket I see a hot dog display not unlike the picture below. Do you have something similar or is it predominantly tinned hot dogs where you are? This is not an exaggeration at all! This looks so much like the displays I see in my local grocery stores. I noticed the red packages on the upper right, "Bar-S" brand is the cheapo-brand. Here they're currently 79¢ per package(1 lb.). When you break it down it doesn't seem so crazy. The bottom row is bacon and the left-hand column is sausage, and next to that is the kosher section, then organic and finally the normal butcher floor sweepings. |
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Post by steveinthecity on Aug 21, 2018 21:39:52 GMT -8
This is not an exaggeration at all! This looks so much like the displays I see in my local grocery stores. I noticed the red packages on the upper right, "Bar-S" brand is the cheapo-brand. Here they're currently 79¢ per package(1 lb.). When you break it down it doesn't seem so crazy. The bottom row is bacon and the left-hand column is sausage, and next to that is the kosher section, then organic and finally the normal butcher floor sweepings. I totally hear you and agree, but...doesn't it still strike you as excessive or over indulgent? It's like we see this huge display and then fool ourselves that we're making choices when we pick something out.  |
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Post by Bats on Aug 21, 2018 23:28:07 GMT -8
When you break it down it doesn't seem so crazy. The bottom row is bacon and the left-hand column is sausage, and next to that is the kosher section, then organic and finally the normal butcher floor sweepings. I totally hear you and agree, but...doesn't it still strike you as excessive or over indulgent? It's like we see this huge display and then fool ourselves that we're making choices when we pick something out. I wouldn't know where to start with a choice like that... "I just can't decide what to buy. Excuse me, madam. Do you have these in tins...?" |
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Post by Stu on Aug 22, 2018 3:26:38 GMT -8
When you break it down it doesn't seem so crazy. The bottom row is bacon and the left-hand column is sausage, and next to that is the kosher section, then organic and finally the normal butcher floor sweepings. I totally hear you and agree, but...doesn't it still strike you as excessive or over indulgent? It's like we see this huge display and then fool ourselves that we're making choices when we pick something out. I appreciate the variety of choice for my kids at least. They have no idea they are eating organic uncured 100% turkey dogs. |
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Post by Bats on Aug 24, 2018 12:18:09 GMT -8
The choice of hot dogs available at my local superstore...
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Post by Bats on Aug 26, 2018 8:00:17 GMT -8
Tried these today...
Bottom left from the previous post...
"Fire & Smoke Texan Hot Dogs". Delicious. |
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Post by Bryan on Aug 27, 2018 17:25:08 GMT -8
SONIC fast food hot dogs...
CHILI CHEESE CONEY FOOTLONG CHILI CHEESE CONEY ALL AMERICAN DOG NEW YORK DOG CORN DOG
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If I ever moved there I'd be quite the spectacle for the neighbors. "There's that American again with his grill and Nathan's hot dogs. Doesn't he know he can eat tinned hot dogs?" Of course, I'd probably have to order the dogs on Amazon and have them shipped to me. 
