They really do be eating like the Germans are still flying overhead
Britain is the only country who improved their cuisine with war rations.
didn't a significant part of the UK actually enjoy rationing?
It’s like poutine, but with peas instead of the best part
Paul Revere 'saved' America from poutine, apparently, too. Joke's on them!
I feel like a war of 1812 reference would be more apropos here. Regardless, we’ve already successfully stolen poutine like we do all the other great foods of the world
You ever had a samosa though?
I love samosas. Smack some chutney on these fries and I may be on board
I'm glad someone pointed this out. Plus the chips look soggy and underfried. Honestly if this looked like good quality chips I would give it a fair shot (even if it's doomed to be inferior to cheese curds). But as is? No way, this is trash tier food
That 100% tastes banging.
Those "chips" don't even look fully cooked I bet they soggy af
As far as my knowledge and experience tells me a chip will only brown in a deep fat fryer once the oil absorbs carbon. Brand new fresh oil does not change the colour of food. I’d suggest that the chips may well be crisp - but the optic suggests not.
Okay, it ain't for everyone.
But, you never have peas and mashed potatoes, then have them get mixed up with some gravy? It's delicious, even if the peas are canned.
Chips/fries just add extra texture to the basic idea, with a little of that brown goodness frying causes.
Shit, I could pan roast some peas, make some nice brown gravy, and do up some camp fries, throw it down and nobody would complain once they ate some. It's the execution in the pic that makes it look yucky. Not saying the texture of what's in the pic is ideal, but it's not going to be worse than smashed potatoes and gravy. The peas being mushy is a thing that not everyone likes, but it isn't going to be a problem with the fries giving some tooth to it.
I'd at least try the version in the pic because the basic flavor combo is a sure bet.
The first bite is with the eye. Britain is blind af.
Listen it's alright mate. We understand why Britain had to invade nearly every country on Earth in search of food with some flavor, you don't need to go and make that point for us.
Well, since we threw their damn tea in the ocean, our culinary might has grown here in the US.
I just don't understand the point of mushy peas. I've had them three times and each time every other component of the meal was better. It's not like they're there for their texture. I guess if you're a new parent and you run out of baby food it's convenient to be able to run out to the local chippie and get some.
- The peas honestly need to be Marrowfat peas, it makes a difference
- Add lard or beef drippings
- Avoid the premade trash most pubs (and restaurants) serve.
But even so, it’s still pretty mid imo. Just like grits in the southern US; yes I will eat it if served as such, no I won’t pay for it.
Think of mushy peas like British hummus. It's literally just mashed up beans and you can dress it up however you like.
I like mushy peas on toast with sliced tomato, salt and pepper and a drizzle of toasted sesame oil.
It’s a kinda similar concept to refried beans I think. Add a bunch of lard and it’s like a condiment almost.
Tbh, mushy peas are an acquired taste, and they aren't my graduated favorite. But, if you start with good peas, they really add a lot of flavor to dishes like that. You have to think of them more like bullion cubes or whatever, they're something to provide a bump of green flavor and thickness.
Well, except when they're a side of their own, and that's not exactly an easy taste to acquire as an adult
Sprouts and mashed potatoes are also terrific.
Mushy peas are boiled marrowfat peas, which have a completely different taste and texture to mashed garden peas.
They're delicious though, and very filling, especially served with chips or other carbs.
I'm not sure the nation that birthed forth the quesarito upon the world was really saved from anything.
Improper quesarito slander.
Ok but the Crunchwrap?
Ngl it looks pungent in that pic but that food is hella tasty. I lived a couple years in the UK and learnt to love it.
(Yes my french mother would guillotine me for saying this).
Fyi Paul Revere didn't even do the his whole ride, he got cold and went home.
Instead a iirc 16yr old girl completed her whole ride and gets basically zero credit, like she got a statue but no actual note in any regular school history book.
Vile. Texture hell. At least make the fries crisp
It's always the limp soggy fries that really get me
What fries? I only see beefy, masculine, imperial chips.
Perhaps when President Musk and First Lady McDonald take power in a few days they can liberate us from this terrible fate with imports of nutritious hotdogs, Twinkies, chlorinated chicken and steroid beef.
So…. UK nachos?
Thank God for Mexico
If this shit ever becomes mandatory I will take up arms.
You're going to throw that at the opposing team, right? ... Right?
Fun to play with, not to eat.
Those are the mushiest and brightest green peas I have ever seen. 🤢 Shit looks like lumpy, artificial guacamole dip.
They're mushy peas, they're supposed to be like that!
Yes we ARE making fun of you.
Whoosh
that's because they're "mushy peas": peas that have been allowed to grow over ripe, sundried, rehydrated in water and baking soda, rinsed and then boiled. This removes all the natural coloring, making them grey, so then green food dye is added (E133 and E101).
Those look more like french fries than real chips.
But honestly, don't knock it til you've tried it. That's some pretty tasty food, and better than a number of dishes we have in America.
Chips in the UK are called crisps and fries are called chips.
Just to note: we have fries here too.
Chips are thick, fries are referring to the thin ones (like in McDonalds). However they're still a form of chip so many just call them chips all the same.
does look a bit shit
Think of it as Poutine with peas I guess. So thanks French cooking! I guess.
I was in the UK for six days and if I learnt one thing there it was that the British like their food soggy and mushy.
The American equivalent is watching “football” whilst eating a boiled Pigs Anus in a plastic skin, accompanied by a beer that is essentially diluted water.
I know which I’d rather be doing
The difference is that pig anus tases amazing with a bit of sauerkraut.
Fair enough on the beer though.
Are you suggesting we should just let the pig anus go to waste???
I could reduce the photo ingredients to sound gross too
What do you mean? The photo ingredients already sound gross, that's the whole point of this post.
This is what I look forward to, is it?
(Actually, I'd eat it...)
I've never mixed chips with peas, but it does sound good. Mashed potatoes with peas are great, so there's no reason chips with peas would be a lesser dish.
Screaming carbs
Come on, you're far worse than the Brits when it comes to grammar. The American Revolution did not save you from a missing comma.
I'm having an aneurysm trying to find out where you think a comma needs to go.
After the chips, I guess?
I feel like the fries make this worse.
"Let's fry potatoes and make them nice and crispy only to dump a cup of slop on top of it to make them all soggy again. And vinegar for some reason"
Edit: Maybe they weren't even crispy to begin with, idk, not eating that shit
As an American: vinegar on fries is good, and we agree with them, Ketchup (#1 fry sauce) is vinegar and tomatoes!
The ones I had done "properly" by a Brit I knew came out nice and crispy, then you put a little vinegar on them, not a ton, and it lightly seasons them without getting too damp. Can also help with the heat if they're fresh
The peas? Disgusting and wrong
in that regard this isn't unlike poutine, and poutine is pretty beloved
