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[–] crypticthree@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Y'all could use more seasoning. Didn't y'all do colonialism for spices?

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

UK food has lots of seasoning, I really don't know where this meme comes from.

The UK actually has spicier food than anywhere else in Europe. The only other countries really being Spain and Hungary.

Even putting aside how massive British-Indian cuisine is here, there's extensive use of English mustard, which is spicy (try it if you haven't, it's nothing like American or Dijon mustards), and horseradish, which is basically wasabi.

[–] crypticthree@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I was specifically referring to the beans

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

I always put all kinds of spices and herbs in my baked beans

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

People season those too.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They abandoned the spices when France did. The reason? Poor people could also afford spices so it was no longer a status symbol. The new status symbol was simple meals of very fresh meat and vegetables cooked with complicated methods requiring many hours and loads of practice.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Source: I made it the fuck up

In reality, UK food uses spices extensively.

[–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 0 points 2 years ago

Tell that to a Full English or a Tikka Masala