Meme Thread... no politics

There are several of you that need to expand your tastes. There is so much good food in this country. You should try it all. 

I would suggest starting here. (Click the image.)

In reply to Toyman! :

I never said that there isn't great food in the US. Just that is easier to get great food in the UK. Especially good food that isn't completely terrible for you.

DC isn't a state

93EXCivic said:

In reply to Toyman! :

[It] is easier to get great food in the UK. Especially good food that isn't completely terrible for you.

I think that is a trope.

93EXCivic said:

In reply to Toyman! :

I never said that there isn't great food in the US. Just that is easier to get great food in the UK. Especially good food that isn't completely terrible for you.

Looking at the top 20 English foods, I'm not buying that. At all. 

In reply to Toyman! :

Meat pies, bangers and mash, beef and yorkshire pudding, fish and chips are amazing.

But I am not just talking about purely British food. I mean it is easier to find a butcher shop with nice meat for example. Easier to find food that isn't just fried fast food. Or cheese. It is so easy to find good cheese over there and here it is like

David Elfering said:

Replace mustang with Porsche and Miata with Intrepid. Was 'Driver Training' (solo runs around a go-kart track, timed) Was a 6 second difference in times, I was unable to attend again that year but apparently no-one ever saw the porsche or owner again. 

jmabarone said:

DC isn't a state

State of Confusion...
State of Disrepair...
State of Denial...

Have you not *seen* what kind of a state DC is in?!?

In reply to 93EXCivic :

My love of food is why I weigh in at 348 pounds. English foods are OK at best. Edible, but not something I'm going to go out of my way to eat. As for fish and chips, I can't think of a less flavorful way to serve fish. If I'm going to catch it and cook it, it's not going in grease. Yorkshire pudding is not something I'd put on any list of good foods. It's like offering someone a side of baked bland. The country pudding I had for breakfast is much better and it's made out of pig spleen, liver, snout, and ears. It's not quite as good as the one I make but it's a close second. 

There are at least 10 butcher shops around the Charleston area. I can't imagine not having one close by. It's about 3 miles to mine and I (actually my wife) stop in about twice a month to stock the fridge and freezer. Their meat counter is 120' long and has just about any kind of meat you can imagine. Animals go in the back, food comes out the front. You haven't had a good steak until you've had one carved out the same day and not gassed, washed, and injected with chemicals to keep looking good enough to sell. If you can't find anything local, try the vacuum-packed meats from Food Lion. They are actually pretty decent because the grocery store hasn't had its hands on them yet. They have a flat iron steak that is really tasty. 

Edit to add meme

It's ridiculously *easy* to fill your stomach in the USA for very little money and effort, but in many cases, it's not the healthiest or tastiest food. Unsurprisingly, the quality and taste of food in the USA tends to scale based on price and/or effort, just like everywhere else. 

America has the best food and our obesity rate proves it. If English food was so good they'd be fatter than us.

In reply to Toyman! :

The you clearly haven't had good fish and chips. It is cool you have butcher shops near by but that is not the norm in my experience. My uncle owns a butcher shop over there (https://www.coatestraditionalbutchers.co.uk/) that has been in the family since 1900 and I have helped him in it so I am aware of what good meat is. I will die on this hill that it is easier to find good food in Britian.

93EXCivic said:

In reply to Toyman! :

The you clearly haven't had good fish and chips. It is cool you have butcher shops near by but that is not the norm in my experience. My uncle owns a butcher shop over there (https://www.coatestraditionalbutchers.co.uk/) that has been in the family since 1900 and I have helped him in it so I am aware of what good meat is. I will die on this hill that it is easier to find good food in Britian.

 

Of course it is, you work at a freaking butcher shop when you're over there!

"Hey, anyone know where we can get some good food?" 
"Yeah, just turn around and you'll have your pick of the finest beef and pork in the county!"

Toyman! said:

There are several of you that need to expand your tastes. There is so much good food in this country. You should try it all. 

I would suggest starting here. (Click the image.)

 

The best thing about this being posted in a UK vs US food discussion is the first place I look is obviously Michigan, and what is listed? CORNISH PASTIES.  A freaking British staple!

Marionberries are not a good representation of Oregon food. Which is not to say there isn't awesome food all over the states.

#Florida

In reply to 93EXCivic :

You can die on it, but you may want to move first. If you cant find good food in almost every grocery store you must live in a food desert.

stanger_mussle (Supported by GRM undergarments) said:

#Florida

I'd pay $764 for that.

DjGreggieP said:

David Elfering said:

Replace mustang with Porsche and Miata with Intrepid. Was 'Driver Training' (solo runs around a go-kart track, timed) Was a 6 second difference in times, I was unable to attend again that year but apparently no-one ever saw the porsche or owner again. 

Replace Miata with Hyundai accent driven by Gimpy  and that's the story of when I started. I stuck with it though.

My best was either someone showing up with a Ford GT and me in the same mustang, or someone in a brand new Camaro making a bet that he had the fastest car in grid with me parked next to him in my Miata. When I started messing with him to put money to it and forming a line of takers when we all realized he was a first timer and still in OEM rubber... (We didn't actually take his money, we just gave him a good ribbing)

In reply to Apexcarver :

 I have been that guy. My first full event a guy I classified as older rolled up in his Civic SI. On paper my GTI was quicker so I laughed to myself. On first run he gapped me by nine seconds. He got quicker after than and I didn't. The other driver was national GS champion Ron Williams.