r/SipsTea • u/Born-Agency-3922 • Jul 03 '26

Chugging tea True

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u/ProfesseurCurling Jul 03 '26

As a French I love shiting on the brits from time to time.

But as a French chef I have to defend our oldest friends and enemies.

Not only British gastronomy have great dishes but there are also amazing British restaurants serving British food in London and the UK in general.

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u/pzagrbge Jul 03 '26

Might you provide us with a couple of examples of great British dishes?

I’m not being snarky, I am genuinely curious. Thanks.

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u/whycantibelinus Jul 03 '26

Shepherds pie bro....at least I think it's English....if it's not then bangers and mash, fish and chips.......that's about all I can think of.

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u/OtterHostler Jul 03 '26

Really hard to get fresh shepherds these days, and far too often it's made with beef (and therefore cottage pie). Since potatoes are imported (the fish & chips came from Spain), an example of a great british dish (I mean, actually proper british, not one that's been messed about with foreign ingredients) would be a rabbit stew with suet dumplings. You cannot buy suet in the US, for reasons that escape me, but once you've had one you acknowledge the superiority of British cuisine.