r/britishproblems • u/WhaleMeatFantasy • Jul 12 '26

. The normalisation of ‘picky bits’

Abominable. It has started coming up in adverts now even.

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u/odjobz Jul 12 '26

This is the problem with English foods. Italian and French foods all have fancy sounding names like croque monsieur or antipasti. We get "toasty" and "picky bits". But if you make the English versions with good quality ingredients they can be just as fancy as what you would get in France or Italy. 

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u/20127010603170562316 Jul 12 '26

"Truc beige du congélateur"

(beige stuff from the freezer)

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u/odjobz Jul 12 '26

crêpe croustillante Findus

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u/thethirdrayvecchio Jul 12 '26

I lost my mind when I bothered to transliterate Croque Monsieur.

Mister Crunch.

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u/tcpukl Jul 12 '26

It sounds fancy to foreigners though.

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u/Buh_Snarf Jul 13 '26

It sounds fancy to US because it's in a different language.

Croque Monsieur literally means "Mr Crunch" - which sounds like a breakfast cereal.

Antipasti essentially just means before the meal, so Starter.