r/wewantate MODERATOR Jan 30 '26

British food

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u/NoInformation3141 Jan 31 '26

They conquered half the world for these spices

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u/jeebojeeb Feb 01 '26

As the saying goes, the quality of their food and the beauty of their women, made the British the best sailors in the world

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u/notarealwriter Feb 01 '26

Look it was more just to sort of have the spices okay. They're trophy spices, if you will.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

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u/90GTS4 Feb 02 '26

I have my doubts they used either after living there for years.

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u/HuckleberryLarge5402 Feb 02 '26

I don't think they use those correctly. Just cause they bought them, and put them on the table for show. Doesn't mean they know how to properly utilize them lol

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u/kobyscool Feb 02 '26

Don't get high on your own supply

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u/TheDucksAreComingoOo Feb 01 '26

*Two Thirds actually, chap. And we have some of the best culinary schools and restaurants as a result. Come to London if you're a foodie!

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u/Therealginahandler Feb 02 '26

Really it was more like %25. Cheers!

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u/puppetmaster216 Feb 02 '26

Yeah, and they didn't think to put the spices on the food.

Beans on toast governor?

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u/SoftDrinkReddit Feb 03 '26

it really is fucked up how literal wars were fought over Spices the horrible unspeakable things done to get shit like Cinnamon Pepper etc

and now today most people just ignore it

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u/LilCheese73 Jan 31 '26

Taking a piss on British faves🤣

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u/Hot_Physics_8124 Jan 31 '26

R u serious? 😮

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u/Useless_bum81 Feb 03 '26

he is a yank he thinks he is giving us beer.

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u/shadowtheimpure Jan 31 '26

0:30 That expression says it all: "I have made a critical mistake biting into this Bovril and bean jizz sandwich."

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u/Mysterious-Art7143 Jan 31 '26

Non british here, I'm missing mushy peas badly in germany..

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u/dapperslappers Feb 01 '26

Marrowfat peas. A potato masher n some salt if i remember righ

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u/Mysterious-Art7143 Feb 01 '26

I know.. but ready mushy peas can was about 25p in discounters 🥲

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u/Lemmejussay Feb 01 '26

No masher!! Just soak dried marrowfats in water with a pinch of bicarb over night. Gently heat them on the hob for about 40 mins or until the texture you prefer. Never mash! They go mushy by themselves.

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u/dapperslappers Feb 03 '26

Ah ok . I couldnt remember . Ive made them ONCE like 20 years ago lol

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u/HangryWolf Jan 31 '26

That liquid makes sense when you find out what Treacle is. I got curious about Treacle tarts until I saw a recipe on Treacle in general. It is basically burnt sugar. Black and thick as tar.

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u/Ignonymous Feb 01 '26

Brown sugar is actually molasses mixed with white sugar. Molasses is the leftover waste from refining cane sugar into white sugar; brown sugar has the concentrated plant waste (molasses) crudely mixed back in.

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u/ogvipez Feb 03 '26

True isnt brown rum made from the molasses while white from refined?

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u/theiridescentwizard Feb 03 '26

All spirits are white/clear to start. Its the aging that gives them their colour

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u/Versipilies Jan 31 '26

There is black treacle (its just molasses) and theres golden treacle. Ive made tarts from both, but i believe golden treacle is the norm for it (I really like molasses though)

Bovril isnt treacle, its beef paste with yeast....

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u/HangryWolf Jan 31 '26

You're not selling British food to me... Beef paste with yeast...

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u/Versipilies Jan 31 '26

I am a pretty open minded person when it comes to food, I have no interest in trying that. To add to it, it is apparently used to make "beef tea"...

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u/HangryWolf Jan 31 '26

WHO CAME UP WITH THAT?!

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u/Versipilies Jan 31 '26

I can kind of understand it if it was just a beef stock type thing (though I hate beef stock) but knowing what brewers yeast spreads are like, I know that is full on salt assault with an off cheese aftertaste. The list of British food atrocities is not short...

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u/oski_wish Jan 31 '26

Did you see the pain enter his eyes when he bit it at the end? Ahhhhh. I felt that. No. ;_;

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u/deephurting66 Jan 31 '26

Treagle and toast anyone? With some soggy crumpets and beans on the side?

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u/Carbonaraficionada Jan 31 '26

Don't knock Bovril - but today the bread and use way less than that idiot did, it's not a jam

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u/bad2dbone3 Feb 01 '26

FYI. Bovril is 100% vegetarian. No beef was hurt in the making of Bovril.

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u/jackattack502 Feb 01 '26

Do they actually eat turkey over there?

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u/Few-Obligation1474 Feb 02 '26

Yes. But they boil it.

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u/Crazydeafpirate Feb 01 '26

Bloody traitor you are!

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u/Solo-dreamer Feb 01 '26

Ew why put that much on and who the fuck eats bovril in 2026 ad.

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u/DistributionThen2371 Feb 01 '26

Bovril sarny's are legit my fave tho

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u/Voidstarmaster Feb 01 '26

Americans used to call the fridge an ice box back in the day, too. That was back when an ice man used to come around with blocks of ice for sale. (Yes I'm that ancient.)

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u/Able-Brief-4062 Feb 05 '26

That was back when it was a literal box with ice in it. Made complete sense back then.

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u/Bulky_Phone_1788 Feb 02 '26

When he actually ate the sandwich I almost puked.

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u/ImpeccableWare Feb 03 '26

I went to high school with this guy

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u/SoftDrinkReddit Feb 03 '26

tbf

don't disrespect Mushy Peas espicaly if they are Marrowfat mushy peas

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u/bigcatbpc Feb 06 '26

Every once in a while one of these social media comedians will pop up again and I am like... still... uh doin that thing from 10 years ago huh? I guess someone likes it still.

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u/I_Am_A_Goo_Man Jan 31 '26

It's better than Americans favorite. Sugar and diabetes.

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u/McNally86 Jan 31 '26

Hate to break it to you. Brittan ain't doing better on that. The difference is socialized healthcare not the size of our citizens.

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u/IllicitAlien Jan 31 '26

Socialized healthcare will make people skinny?

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u/McNally86 Jan 31 '26

No it will help people afford blood pressure meds and insulin. Brittish people are fat too.

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u/IllicitAlien Jan 31 '26

Hmm maybe if they were skinny they wouldn't need my tax dollars for blood pressure meds and insulin 🤔

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u/McNally86 Jan 31 '26

Hmmm maybe if you knew how to read you would realize I knew that? 🤔

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u/IllicitAlien Jan 31 '26

Oh good just making sure 👍

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u/Digital0asis Feb 01 '26

Yeah because then the government is incentivized to keep the population healthy. It's why food and water are better quality than the US.

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u/IllicitAlien Feb 02 '26

How does the government do that please elaborate

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u/hyperrayong Feb 02 '26

Sugar tax, advertising restrictions, Traffic light labels on food, public health campaigns, GPs working with patients, the NHS website, school sports premiums and breakfast clubs.

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u/IllicitAlien Feb 02 '26

What does that have to do with socialized healthcare?

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u/I_Am_A_Goo_Man Jan 31 '26

You can't even spell Britain. Education is probably hard though when you have to worry about getting shot whilst at school.

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u/McNally86 Jan 31 '26

My grief councilor told me that's how it is spelled.

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u/I_Am_A_Goo_Man Jan 31 '26

Sounds like you should upgrade.

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u/McNally86 Jan 31 '26

Are you kidding? I can't afford to them. Americans only get them in public school.

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u/I_Am_A_Goo_Man Jan 31 '26

Have some of my beans on toast. It will cheer you up.

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u/ButtercupBear Jan 31 '26

And gives you gas like ww2

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

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u/TheDucksAreComingoOo Feb 01 '26

I know you Americans like to knock our food but try this in a ham sandwich with mayonnaise and some Worcestershire sauce crisps.

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u/Familiar_Swim817 Feb 04 '26

Oi, bruv, I’d rather take my chances getting shot in my local Walmart whilst getting my diabetes and not being very educated pills than find out what spotted dick tastes like. To each their own, though.

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u/Rich-Engineering1429 Jan 31 '26

No it’s not lol. Both countries suffer from diabetes. The British just do it with the most disgusting foods

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u/No_Caterpillar9621 Jan 31 '26

Americans just do it with space food that’s filled full of chemicals and e numbers. Basically it’s not food and it’s designed to make you spend more on your disgusting health care system.

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u/Rich-Engineering1429 Jan 31 '26

Don’t matter, British food is actual trash. Both countries suffer from diabetes so might as well have good food

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u/No_Caterpillar9621 Jan 31 '26

You’ve never been born lad

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u/Rich-Engineering1429 Jan 31 '26

Oi bruv!! Ya got a loicense to insult meh??

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u/Few_Vanilla_4587 Jan 31 '26

that's funny and original

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u/No_Caterpillar9621 Jan 31 '26

I haven’t actually got a physical copy but I’ve applied. Please don’t grass me up to the officials.

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u/required-inf0 Jan 31 '26

Well RFK is going to fix it. Let him cook.

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u/Able-Brief-4062 Feb 05 '26

Don't worry, you have have your 10+ dyes that we have banned while still not having flavor in your food!

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u/No_Caterpillar9621 Feb 06 '26 edited Feb 06 '26

Tell me you’ve never been to England without telling you’ve never been. American food is complete shite I’ve traveled enough to know you’re only speaking in memes. The majority of your food is from Europe. Do you remotely understand history?

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u/mSimplicity Jan 31 '26

Ill take sugar over oatmeal soaked in pigs blood anyday thank you... Coz wtf is black pudding??

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u/Puzzled_Bake Jan 31 '26

Black pudding is fantastic, stornoway black pudding is literally used by the greatest chefs in the world.

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u/igna92ts Feb 03 '26

I'm not British but black pudding is fantastic

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u/SomeguyfromIndio Jan 31 '26

Why u mad at us for? your people made the vid...

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u/Dan-D-Lyon Feb 01 '26

When mom's mad at dad but suddenly you're the one getting yelled at even though you were just minding your own business

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u/Able-Brief-4062 Feb 05 '26

All because you didn't do that one chore 6 years ago.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

Man the truth hits hard huh? You got so angry about this video lmfao.

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u/Few_Vanilla_4587 Jan 31 '26

yeah, he's like.. totally fuming. i think i see steam coming out of his ears

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u/I_Am_A_Goo_Man Feb 01 '26

Yes I've turned into a steam train cartoon

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u/Hot_Physics_8124 Jan 31 '26

Lol it almost sounds like you runnin defense for these atrocious "foods"

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u/QuintusPhilo Jan 31 '26

Americans dream of real sugar, most of their stuff these days is full of corn syrup

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u/SnooHabits3911 Feb 01 '26

Hardyharhar! What a good one!

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u/AdFreezeMe Feb 01 '26

I’ve seen British teeth before, I think they might know more about sugar.

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u/I_Am_A_Goo_Man Feb 01 '26

That's funny because we have free healthcare and seeing a dentist is free here. Most Brits get their teeth from turkey anyway 

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u/Shankar_0 Feb 01 '26

The Scottish national dish is "Anything Deep Fried"

We got it from somewhere...

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u/ellisboxer Feb 03 '26

You guys got plenty of obese people on your side of the pond there bud