Overrated food
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Nixon
peanut butter n.w.o.
Thirded.Gnocchi is gross..although i'll be having all of your future uneaten langustines
I think parma/serano ham is a little overrated.Maybe just not to my taste,but I don't get the big deal about it.
And vegan's SEITAN is fucking gross..I had a mate who would harp on about munching this stuff constantly..it's like it doesn't even VAGUELY have the consistancy/taste of steak so why bother? Just have a nice chateaubriand and you'll be alright
Agent Sparrow
AGENT TRAITOR; fools 8 year olds
Meat. 
Edit: can't believe how many gnocchi haterz there are on here
With the right sauce I think it's lush!
Edit: can't believe how many gnocchi haterz there are on here
With the right sauce I think it's lush!
what an odd assertion.
what do you base that idea on, other than the daft 'freedom fries' inanity?
the fact that 30 or 40 years ago there was a french restaurant on every corner and now you would be hard-pressed to find just one...at least here in the US
what an odd assertion.
what do you base that idea on, other than the daft 'freedom fries' inanity?
Load of cack innit? French cuisine's still the base of most restaurant cuisine in much of the world, even if the old heavier classics have fallen out of favour a little.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Indeed, slimy little balls of garlic.
Whilst we're slating french nosh, then frogs legs are crap as well, like stringy bits of chicken with sod all meat.
so then why are there 10 million curry houses in the UK? over here its american food, italian, sushi, chinese, thai, pizza, etc...the last time i had a decent coq au vin was in chicago in 1997
apparently french food has a lot more competition these days
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Lots of Indians/Bangladeshis/Pakistanis people I guess. That and they make tasty food (well some of them!).
so then why are there 10 million curry houses in the UK? over here its american food, italian, sushi, chinese, thai, pizza, etc...the last time i had a decent coq au vin was in chicago in 1997
apparently french food has a lot more competition these days
Here's a tip; it doesn't need to have Frenchie McFrench branding on a restaurant for it to serve French food. Nearly every restaurant that isn't 'ethnic' themed in some way will have strong french influences. That's pretty much any bistro, upmarket or mediterranean restaurant, even down to the sauces in your steak houses and the mayonnaise on US-style burgers, the little pastries from coffee houses.
I've no particular love of the French, but to deny that their cuisine is still a massive part of most Western cooking is plain daft.
i would agree the influence is definitely there but the proper french restaurants are basically gone.
Agent Sparrow
AGENT TRAITOR; fools 8 year olds
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!! [/Darth Vader mode]
harpo
Listening to Radio Jackie
Not in London.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Staffs oatcakes are an exception! My ex introduced them to me and they are lush, I still stock up when in the area!
Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
We do raise cows in Europe too.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Lots of people cook French food - eating's not just about restaurants - people over here rarely go out for food.
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
Yes, but from all reports they arn't very good when ordered in restaurants. You can get a nice, thick steak, salad and potato for $20 here.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Anyway, I can't really think of anything overrated - there's stuff I don't like and avoid. And there's stuff that's not cooked well by some people. And there's stuff that's not particularly inspiring - like tomatoes - I never get that excited about tomatoes, or squash or cucumber
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
Whatever gave you that impression?
My ex (for one) travels in Europe for business a lot and he avoids steak in Europe with a passion.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
He must be going to the wrong places - if he's gone to the Aberdeen Steak Houses that are all over British cities, I wouldn't blame him for making that assessment - they only seem to attract US tourists for some reason!
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
In the last couple of months he's been in Italy, Spain, and Britain.
Chairman Meow
Perth, WA
I wouldn't really eat a dirty great steak in Italy or Spain either, its not really their cuisine. I would eat one in Ireland and the UK though - British and Irish beef is great.
And French cuisine, is obviously the daddy.
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
He's obviously not used to the finer cooked stuff we serve over here, but that thick fatty tasteless stuff that passes for steak in places like Texas. Without doubt the worst steaks of my life have all been in the USA, texas in particular. Big does not mean good!
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Bizzarly the best steaks I've had have been in Belgium - A place that many knock for their bland food.
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
Can't comment on steak in Texas. He was quite pleased to be back in Nebraska for a good steak a couple weeks ago. If you're ever in Omaha try Gorat's. It's the same place Warren Buffet goes for steak.
Chairman Meow
Perth, WA
Steak frites is yum. One of the best steaks I've had was in Provins (outside Paris) a couple of years ago, but it turned out it wasn't beef.
harpo
Listening to Radio Jackie
perhaps it's all the growth hormones you chaps pump into your beef. Cheap isn't necessarily good, you know.http://www.copperwiki.org/index.php/Growth_Hormones_in_Food
Yo beef is durrrty..
