English Cooking

securespark said:
Something else I did at school that was part of Domestic Science and actually got beaten up for....

Really?
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OMG I was the same with Knitting, it wasn't the done thing for boys. I would love to be able to cook but struggle with the concept.
 
I remember making boiled potatoes but forgot to put the water in...oh how we laughed when the fire brigade left...
 
ellal said:
Cooked up by "wives that have time on their hands to revert back to traditional cooking on a Saturday and Sunday"

A tad misogynistic don't you think?

You and mottie ought to get a room ;)
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Actually, if you follow some of my threads (which I know you do) you will note that I am the main cook in the Mottie household. I love cooking.
 
Highway Man said:
Snails, frogs legs. No thats not for me. I would consider that as a bush tucker trial.
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Snails, frogs legs, octopus…..Luvverly, you don't know what you are missing.

I ate a whole rack of snail once. Some dirty roadside bar on the Spain/Andorra border. I think it was a sharing platter for a table of 6 but I misread the menu. None of my mates would touch 'em. Still, I had the lot but I think one of them must had been off as they cut a road straight through me about 5 minutes after finishing the last one just as we were about to leave the place. You try going to the bog quickly when you are wearing a full motorcycle suit!

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securespark said:
My dear fellow, it has been this way many years!

Curry has been a favourite for years, in particular, l believe, chicken tikka masala?

When I worked in Sainsbury's in 1986, we sold frozen rabbit parts.

Haven't seen rabbit in supermarkets for decades.

The switch to convenience foods has been happening since the advent of fridges and, in particular, freezers. Since the 1960s we have been tempted by ready meals, quick, convenient alternatives to the traditional meal.

Since this time, wives have been liberated from the kitchen and have been going out to work and not been tied to the kitchen sink. The only proper main meal some families have these days is the Sunday roast but even then, they often go out for it to a pub.

As a nation, we are more adventurous food wise. That's not to say we have let go of our traditions. I'm very happy to cook everyone a roast chicken meal on a Sunday with stuffing in the style my Gran used to do it (made into balls, flattened and fried in butter) and Yorkshire and gravy, and all my lads absolutely love it!
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Plenty of rabbit, suckling pig and other odd foods in French supermarkets and all very nicely presented too.
 
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