As a Brit. I see nothing wrong here

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I'm British and I see it's wrong because it simply isn't true... We have a ton of spicy foods. The stereotype that we only eat comfort foods like in the meme is old and worn out. Maybe that's all you eat, but that's on you.
- Yeah never got this. The nation's favourite dish is curry. My favourite dish is curry. Isn't it a running joke amongst Indians how much the Brits love curry?
  Things like beans on toast and fish finger sandwiches are cheap and easy lunch snacks for students but not our actual diet.
  
  Yep, just seems disingenuous to act like the history of the spice trade hasn't affected our food culture when it clearly has massively. Hell, even curry in Japan is popular not because of India but because of British influence. The reason "Katsu Curry" is called Katsu is because of the English word "Cuts" referring to the cuts of meat in the curry, which is Japanese sounds like 'katsu'.
  
  But that's just the thing, all the best food in the UK comes from India, France, or Italy.
- But why don't your comfort foods have spices?
  
  Yep because no British person ever eats curry as a comfort food.....
  
  In this context I think it's comfort food because it's kiddy food. Something simple and familiar that reminds you of being younger. In England, children's menus will usually contain basic things like chicken nuggets and fish fingers that aren't (heavily) spiced.
- What in hell is comforting about that picture?
  
  yea personally I feel quite distressed
- As you say, lots of spicy food options. Our National Dish is actually a curry - chicken masala and Phall, the hottest curry, was invented in Birmingham.
  Also - in the picture are baked beans. They're invented in the USA. We adopted them, but they're not ours.
  
  Did an ethnically British person invent the chicken tikka masala and phall, or was it an immigrant from the Indian subcontinent or one of their kids/grandchildren?
- Yeah yeah, we know y'all love Tikka masala over there.
  Brb, gonna go have hamburgers and french fries for breakfast and shoot my guns for lunch.
- I see nothing wrong because buttered bread, fish fingers and beans is a banger of a meal
  
  If you're five, sure.
- The perception of Britain that most Americans have is that of the 40's and 50's. It's hardly surprising that it's completely fucking wrong.
  
  I think it's just Baby Boomers perpetuating the same old ideas in their echo chambers.
  We've all been struggling to move onward for like 40 years.
- Just like when British people assume all America is Texas
- What examples can you give of British food?
  
  Jellied Eel.
- God, finally someone else is saying it. I feel like a stick in the mud whenever this comes up.
- Lol, thx actually. I finally upgraded my perspective.
  The only people I know are polish relatives who live in scotland and well, do have their own custom and creative dishes
- Oh my god no one cares, Clive!

Popular misconception that they invaded for spices. They were actually looking for someone to play cricket with.
- They conquered the whole planet in search of someone they could beat at cricket.
  
  England is good at inventing games that they then lose at. In America we just try to make sure no populous countries play them. Canada is just being magnanimous by letting others win sometimes.
  
  Better than cricket conquering the universe....
- English sports
  
  Absolutely captured the vibe lol.
- See this game documentary for more details: Cricket through the ages
  
  I'm partial to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwB4Bps3pT4

- Heh
- hihih

Tbf, wouldn't coffee, tea, chocolate and sugar cane have been considered spices by then's definition?
- So were opium and cocaine
  
  Poppy seeds are definetely also a spice tho. And coca is an herb, which I guess can also be used as a spice... Use of coca by native populations seems to have been mostly medicinal... But then again, that's also how many spices were used until the 19th century.
  
  Shhh. That's the secret ingredient.
  
  Yeah I'll have that everything bagel
- Tea would be a herb.
  
  "Herb" and "spice" aren't mutually exclusive tho.

Not only "spices" but paprika and white pepper too!
- What the hell is reduced sodium sea salt?
  We have something in the US called light salt, it's a blend of sodium chloride and potassium chloride, maybe it's similar?
  
  Yeah, I guess so. It's probably so they put lower overall salt on the packaging.

Battered fish uses tumeric to get the yellow colour (fish and chips)
They’re also the curry capital of the world

The taste of their food and the beauty of their women made them the best sailors in the world.

What do you think is in the beans??
- I just thought it was flavored with rain water and depression

I was there. 3000 years ago, when they murdered an entire culinary culture.

Have a spoonful of horseradish and tell me British food is all bland. Or Marmite.
- Or Colmans English Mustard. English Wasabi, I call it.

perhaps a tiny bit of tartar sauce for the fish sticks, but otherwise its a delicious and fast meal :)
- Fish sticks?!?!?!?
  Fish fingers.

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