Popular misconception that they invaded for spices. They were actually looking for someone to play cricket with.
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They conquered the whole planet in search of someone they could beat at cricket.
Better than cricket conquering the universe....
Not only "spices" but paprika and white pepper too!
What the hell is reduced sodium sea salt?
We have something in the US called light salt, it's a blend of sodium chloride and potassium chloride, maybe it's similar?
Yeah, I guess so. It's probably so they put lower overall salt on the packaging.
I'm British and I see it's wrong because it simply isn't true... We have a ton of spicy foods. The stereotype that we only eat comfort foods like in the meme is old and worn out. Maybe that's all you eat, but that's on you.
As you say, lots of spicy food options. Our National Dish is actually a curry - chicken masala and Phall, the hottest curry, was invented in Birmingham.
Also - in the picture are baked beans. They're invented in the USA. We adopted them, but they're not ours.
What in hell is comforting about that picture?
yea personally I feel quite distressed
God, finally someone else is saying it. I feel like a stick in the mud whenever this comes up.
Yeah yeah, we know y'all love Tikka masala over there.
Brb, gonna go have hamburgers and french fries for breakfast and shoot my guns for lunch.
But why don't your comfort foods have spices?
In this context I think it's comfort food because it's kiddy food. Something simple and familiar that reminds you of being younger. In England, children's menus will usually contain basic things like chicken nuggets and fish fingers that aren't (heavily) spiced.
Yes, they have an infantilized culture.
I see you were asking the question in bad faith and you didn't really want an answer.
yeah i was just havin a laff
My and many others' comfort foods have spices. It's really fuckn weird that some people find comfort in bland food for babies
Oh yeah? My comfort food is necking straight paprika
Mine is soy sauce ramen loaded with chipotle, garlic, onion, black pepper, and chili flakes. Throw in some sweet peas and green onion, maybe some fried tofu, fuck yeah.
My comfort food is charcoal
I see nothing wrong because buttered bread, fish fingers and beans is a banger of a meal
If you're five, sure.
Battered fish uses tumeric to get the yellow colour (fish and chips)
They’re also the curry capital of the world
Have a spoonful of horseradish and tell me British food is all bland. Or Marmite.
Or Colmans English Mustard. English Wasabi, I call it.
I was there. 3000 years ago, when they murdered an entire culinary culture.
What do you think is in the beans??
perhaps a tiny bit of tartar sauce for the fish sticks, but otherwise its a delicious and fast meal :)
Fish sticks?!?!?!?
Fish fingers.