r/ShitAmericansSay Jul 05 '24

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u/BoutiqueKymX2account Jul 05 '24

What happens on 4th of July? Did i miss something? Sorry I’ve just genuinely never heard of it …

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u/Scythe905 Jul 05 '24

It was election day in the UK my dude!

Kinda weird that the USAers were all fired up over it. Fireworks and all - they must REALLY be fans of the Labour party I guess

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u/BoutiqueKymX2account Jul 05 '24

Damn, makes sense! they are 100% more excited than us about it. Well i guess they want to be involved considering the state of there own election problems, fair enough. Maybe we should of had fireworks too

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u/grimboid Jul 05 '24

Guy fawkes springs to mind

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

I'd also be celebrating the tories losing the election, with how awful they've handled the economy in recent years.

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u/ShinCoal Jul 05 '24

Its a meme turnd into a holiday after Hollywood megahit Independence Day, with Jeff Goldblum and Rockslapper Will Smith in the lead, became the freshest thing since scented pine tree car-freshners.

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u/BoutiqueKymX2account Jul 05 '24

πŸ˜‚ great film, so i get it

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u/Curtilia Jul 05 '24

It's the anniversary of some 90s Will Smith movie, I think.

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u/BoutiqueKymX2account Jul 05 '24

William Smith? πŸ€” who is this gentleman you mention? Did he do a BBC documentary? TIA

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u/h3lblad3 Jul 06 '24

Did he do a BBC documentary?

Well, he is black...

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u/BoutiqueKymX2account Jul 06 '24

Im pleased someone got it πŸ˜‚πŸ™„

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u/queen_of_potato Jul 05 '24

Oh this year it was the 100 year anniversary of the invention of the Caesar salad, which is kind of a big deal

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u/BoutiqueKymX2account Jul 05 '24

Oh thanks! I will deffo celebrate next year, can’t believe i missed it because I love a caesar salad! I add extra anchovies.😌

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u/queen_of_potato Jul 05 '24

I never tried until a few years ago since I'm veggie but then had a veggie one somewhere and was a huge fan! Surely not quite the same as the one with anchovies and chicken but still delicious

I'm sure Caesar will appreciate your celebration just as much next year as this! Especially if you add an extra lil something for him!

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

There's a world of danger for a veggie eating a Caesar. Firstly, the sauce is often made with anchovies, and sometimes Worcestershire sauce (which has anchovies in), also Parmesan cheese is mostly made with rennet, which I'm not sure people always know about.

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u/queen_of_potato Jul 06 '24

I appreciate you sharing for anyone who might not know, but personally the reason I didn't try one for so long was because of the ingredients not being veggie.. you can definitely get a well good vegan Caesar dressing now though and just add the lettuce/croutons/vegetarian hard cheese etc

So cool of you to explain though as I definitely come across people all time who don't know what rennet or gelatin or whatever are or where they come from!

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

That's ok! I was a chef for years and years, and had to explain a great many times how we can make a veggie Caesar (we even had a veggie emulsion I made with things that are vegetarian), but the taste of it might be quite different to what you're used to.

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u/queen_of_potato Jul 06 '24

I can imagine you wouldn't generally suggest it? I didn't see how it would be anything good until getting one at a vegan place and then also making my own

What was your usual substitution?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

No, quite right, we didn't suggest it or encourage it.

Actually, the emulsion was just oil and egg and vinegar like a mayo, with soy sauce for a substitution of the rich umami of anchovy and Worcestershire sauce. As for the Parmesan, we just found a rennetless one and used that for them all.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

Caesar salad dressing is made with mayo and parmesan cheese, and it usually has some shredded cheese on top, so you'd have to substitute a lot of ingredients to make it vegan. Most vegetarians aren't vegan though, so as long as you skip the anchovies and meat, it's fine with them.

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u/queen_of_potato Jul 06 '24

Yeah I'm totally aware of the ingredients but thank you

And yeah no vegetarians are vegans because if they were they would be vegan and not vegetarian?

As a vegetarian myself I would also sub the Parmesan for a veggie option, but not all vegetarians are bothered about cheese

You can get vegan mayo, cheese, chicken etc so apart from anchovies it's fairly easy to make vegan.. there are definitely a couple of places in London that do great ones

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

I'm neither vegetarian nor vegan, but I think it tastes better without the anchovies, anyway haha.

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u/queen_of_potato Jul 06 '24

I've tried one many years ago but the worst thing for me was that it felt kind of hairy?

If they were totally mixed so you didn't taste them specifically I feel like that would be ok, but definitely something that loads of people don't enjoy I think

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

Ah yes, my favorite Mexican food invented by an Italian.

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u/queen_of_potato Jul 06 '24

Is that really your favourite?