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[–] Borger@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

It breaks my heart that apparently most of the British public have never had good black pudding.

[–] Bo7a@piefed.ca 7 points 3 months ago

They've probably never had unicorn meat either. Because neither of those things exist.

Tongue firmly in cheek here...

[–] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 months ago

It's basically like the Spanish blood sausage but using oats instead of rice right? I think that's a downgrade but from a 10 to a 9 so I still love it.

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[–] FishFace@piefed.social 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 24 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Yorkshire puddings are entirely all right but they're not top tier. That's like saying bread is top tier, it depends entirely on what you can buy it with. No one has just the Yorkshire pudding on a plate that's not a meal.

Welsh rarebit though is. That should be at the top of the list, if I ever go to a cafe and they have that on the menu I will 100% definitely have it every single time.

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 15 points 3 months ago

Yeah, why is Yorkshire Pudding at the top but Toad-in-the-hole is halfway down, when they are the same thing, except one is a proper meal and the other isn't?

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[–] Rothe@piefed.social 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Beef Wellington low tier? Who was asked for this poll?

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[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 20 points 3 months ago

This is madness. A full English (top tier) should have black pudding (apparently so-called bottom tier) on it. Madness, I tell you. And clearly a steak and kidney pudding is superior to a steak and kidney pie. It's all to cock!

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 14 points 3 months ago (9 children)

I see your full English and raise you a full Scottish. Just like a full English but with haggis, fruit pudding, tattie scone, and guaranteed black pudding (English seems to only sometimes come with black pudding).

[–] LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

IMO English should always come with black pudding and a cup of tea, if it doesn't have it, you're just eating a fry up

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[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

God tier - I agree

Top tier - All low tier

Mid tier - Chicken Tikka Massala & Welsh Rarebit should be Top Tier (I had Welsh rarebit for the first time in the summer, regret not having it earlier)

Low Tier - Pork Pie & Steak & Kideny Pie belong in crap tier (replace kidney with ale and it becomes God Tier)

Crap Tier - black pudding should be top tier. Haggis mid tier.

Edit - Where's beans on toast??

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It never occured to my stupid Canadian brain that Chicken Tikka was actually British. But it makes sense in the same way that a lot of foods are "Canadian" because they were invented by immigrants adapting a dish to their new home.

[–] JohnSmith@feddit.uk 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Chicken Tikka is Indian. Chicken Tikka Masala is from Glasgow.

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

There is ongoing dispute around its origins.

British sources have a belief and can't objectively prove it was first made there:

“One story purports that it was invented in the 1970s by Ali Ahmed Aslam, a Pakistani‑Scottish chef in Glasgow, who, to please a customer, added a mild tomato‑cream sauce to his chicken tikka" - Brittanica

“Ali Ahmed Aslam, a Pakistani‑immigrant chef in Glasgow, claimed he invented chicken tikka masala in the early 1970s using canned tomato soup and spices.” - NPR

Punjabi sources claim it had already been done at least a decade prior, also can't be proven.

“A recipe for ‘Shahi Chicken Masala’ appears in this 1961 Indian cookbook, predating the Glasgow claim by a decade.” - Balbir Singh’s Indian Cookery (1961)

“My grandfather was serving chicken tikka masala to Indian heads of state as early as 1947.” - as reported by NPR from an interview with Monish Gurjal chairman of Moti Mahal (one of the first restaurants to introduce Punjabi and North Indian cuisine to the rest of the world)

[–] Pondis@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I know this was made to get a rise out of the Brits, but putting the amazing Scotch Egg and Pork Pie in Low Tier is a hate crime

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[–] yakko@feddit.uk 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

The top tier - consisting only of steak and ale pie - was sadly cropped out.

Also, would vouch for a separate entries for "cold Scotch egg fully cooked" and "fresh Scotch egg with runny middle".

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[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 10 points 3 months ago

TIL all my favorite foods are universally despised lmao

Offal is delicious, get on my level 🫀🫁🫘

[–] argarath@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'll start saying I'm Brazilian and have never gone to the British islands, but I feel like this is wrong just by beef Wellington being so low. I've had a homemade one and it was the best thing ever, and even before having it, it just sounds so delicious!!! Anyway besides that everything above the lowest tier are def on my list of things I'd love to try at least once, while some of the lowest tier just make me not want to try because of the idea of what bit of meat I'd be eating, I would give it a try since I do enjoy a bit of liver every know and then, and chicken hearts are really good (at least in the Brazilian BBQ style) so I could like boss sausages and other things

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 3 months ago

faggots

I said eat my ass, not my whole body!

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago

English foods .. or more commonly known as "Beige"

[–] uber_chicken@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

No corned beef hash??

[–] Ethalis@jlai.lu 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

After years hearing about how awful haggis is, I've been very pleasantly surprised when I finally got to taste it earlier this year. It tastes like mutton, which I love, and the oats give it a very pleasant texture. Definitely in my top tier of British food

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[–] anothermember@feddit.uk 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don't know where to begin, it's all wrong. You could reverse it and it would be better.

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[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Cottage pie and shepherd's pie have no business being that high and what the hell is black pudding doing down there?!

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[–] AnotherUsername@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago

Cornish pasty and welsh rarebit are god tier. Ploughman's lunch and Lancashire hotpot are top tier. Yorkshire pudding is top tier. Haggis done right is a LOT better than you think (caveat, I was very very drunk when I tried it.)

[–] scholar@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't know where to start...
Steak and kidney pie is low tier but 'Pie and mash' is mid tier?
Kippers, Steak and kidney pudding, Black pudding; all crap?
Bump the Cottage and Shepherd's pies down and stick the hotpot, kippers, and snake and pygmy in top tier where they belong.

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[–] guy@piefed.social 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

If this was the only food accessible to me I would also conquer the world. Desperately.

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

idk why people say that about British food, this all looks warm and filling, it's basically comfort food. The worst thing about it is there are very few fruits and vegetables but presumably those are side dishes.

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[–] imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago

Shepard's pie pic is just Cottage pie pic mirrored lul.

[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 6 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Only the UK would classify something "fish and chips" as the pinnacle of their cuisine.

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Haggis is boss. S+k pudding and black pudding also don’t belong on the bottom tier - particularly as black pudding is a component of full English in the top tier!

I’d also swap Toad In The Hole with one the mince based pies above - the world needs to know about Toad In The Hole!

[–] YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Haggis with neeps and tatties and a little gravy is amazing. So peppery and satisfying. I know it sounds shite, but genuinely one of my favourite meals. Would take it over a Sunday roast any day. A lamb roast is excellent, mind you.

[–] ICCrawler@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I have never heard of a scotch egg, so I looked it up, and my god that sounds like wonderful comfort food. How the hell could that be low tier.

Also as much as I like bacon how tf is putting it plain between bread god tier. At least make it a damn BLT.

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[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'd definitely shuffle a couple of these (like Toad in the Hole is much better then that) but on the whole, this is a lot closer to my tastes than I was expecting.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

People feel pretty strongly about faggots and peas

https://youtu.be/pVHbWHGVYaU

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

“I’m here with the Faggot King…”

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[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.today 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

The British make some very tasty food. Some very not tasty ones, but many tasty ones.

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