• robocall@lemmy.worldOP
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    7 months ago

    I thought it was cuz they lost a bunch of ships during wwii and then they had the rationing of foods, and hadn’t recovered their flavor palate since then.

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      7 months ago

      A lot of the “bland” food is just food that was made during the world wars that has evolved over time after the fact.

      But to say British food has no spices completely disregards the whole curry scene over here. It’s not just curry from India. A lot of “Indian” dishes were invented in the UK.

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        7 months ago

        Aye like a lot of time that people are making fun of English cuisine they’re usually just making fun of meals that poorer families would make or that no one regularly makes in their right mind.

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          I mean it’s usually just cheap, lazy food. I like a good beans on toast every once and a while. Sometimes you just want a no effort meal.

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      7 months ago

      I don’t think flavor palates degenerate that quickly. Especially with that many Indian residents.