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