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(International Herald Tribune) Interesting Mystery illness causes hundreds of patrons from a top British restaurant to fall ill. Experts suggest that the most likely cause was the British food   (iht.com) divider line 165
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strangeguitar 2009-03-08 04:33:24 PM  
English breakfast is the farking best!
i57.photobucket.com

 
beve [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 04:45:34 PM  
strangeguitar: English breakfast is the farking best!

At this place you get it in ice-cream form.

 
UNC_Samurai [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 05:00:08 PM  
But British food is the reason we have British beer.

That, and at least the limeys have grasped the concept of a good curry.

 
kmmontandon [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 05:04:07 PM  
strangeguitar: English breakfast is the farking best!

That's like a weak, entirely pussified version of a proper breakfast.

I'm not sure how someone managed to make a fried egg look emasculated, but, well, there's the photographic evidence.

 
FarkinNortherner [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-03-08 05:40:17 PM  
beve: At this place you get it in ice-cream form.

With a side order of snail porridge.

 
linker3000 2009-03-08 06:06:01 PM  
English breakfast is the farking best!

Where's the baked beans?

 
Fabric_Man 2009-03-08 06:08:35 PM  
strangeguitar: English breakfast is the farking best!

What the fark are those black things?!

Nope. Sorry, Britain, but your food sucks. Everyone knows it. Time to move on. Focus on your strengths. Chin up. Cheerio. All that rot.

 
The Tony Danzas 2009-03-08 06:11:16 PM  
Fabric_Man: What the fark are those black things?!

It's usually black pudding (new window). And a good English breakfast will also include mushrooms, and enough grease to give you a daily heart attack.

 
TheShavingofOccam123 [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:12:36 PM  
www.buddytv.com

It's because of the donkeys! Donkeys work here!


/Winter Vomiting Disease. Gotta love the Brits. LOL.

 
Magic Kingdom 2009-03-08 06:12:43 PM  
Them black things would be Blood Pudding. Definitely not something pussified folks could handle.
(Great grilled with sliced apples, btw)

 
warwick_hunt 2009-03-08 06:14:24 PM  
The English food hate on Fark has always amused me, especially with the majority of the hatred coming from the country that invented chocolate chip pancake wrapped sausage on a stick and fake cheese in an aerosol can.

Come back and whine about our food when you invent something on a par with the Yorkshire Pudding!

Plus, I've got all my own teeth, all seven of them. Ha! Myth busted!

 
jfsimpson 2009-03-08 06:15:31 PM  
I submitted this along with examples of items from their tasting menu (REAL ITEMS FROM THE MENU):

"snail porridge"
"foie gras benzaldehyde"

Also, this restaurant has been ranked in the top 2 in the world for the last 5 years by restaurants magazine. The chef, Heston Blumenthal has a show on the BBC called "In Search of Perfection"

 
id49606 2009-03-08 06:16:41 PM  
strangeguitar: English breakfast is the farking best!

English breakfast is good, but turkish delight leaves better memories.

 
PizzaJedi81 2009-03-08 06:17:28 PM  
id49606: strangeguitar: English breakfast is the farking best!

English breakfast is good, but turkish delight leaves better no memories whatsoever.

 
Fruvous [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:19:36 PM  
I just looked up what Black Pudding is.

My Gods, don't you Brits EVER make fun of the French for eating frog's legs again! Jesus.

 
Magic Kingdom 2009-03-08 06:19:40 PM  
jfsimpson: I submitted this along with examples of items from their tasting menu (REAL ITEMS FROM THE MENU):

"snail porridge"
"foie gras benzaldehyde"

Also, this restaurant has been ranked in the top 2 in the world for the last 5 years by restaurants magazine. The chef, Heston Blumenthal has a show on the BBC called "In Search of Perfection"


I submitted it with a better headline too.
/came to whine and watch everyone slag british food

 
NeuroticRocker [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:19:48 PM  
Heaven is place where the police are British
The chefs Italian
The mechanics German
The lovers French
And is all organized by the Swiss

Hell is a place where the police are German
The chefs British
The Mechanics French
The Lovers Swiss
And is all organized by the Italians

 
gwendolyyyn 2009-03-08 06:20:27 PM  
*sigh*
Another one of these threads?


/getting popcorn
//don't start without me

 
NeuroticRocker [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:22:47 PM  
strangeguitar: English breakfast is the farking best!

1st GIS for 'british breakfast':
www.londondailypicture.com

 
Obnox [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:23:59 PM  
warwick_hunt: The English food hate on Fark has always amused me, especially with the majority of the hatred coming from the country that invented chocolate chip pancake wrapped sausage on a stick and fake cheese in an aerosol can.

Come back and whine about our food when you invent something on a par with the Yorkshire Pudding!

Plus, I've got all my own teeth, all seven of them. Ha! Myth busted!


I love to poke at you Brits myself, but it's a form of affection with us yanks. Hell, you people invented IPAs! Our closest similar achievement was Tang, so you're still ahead of the game by quite a bit.

/doesn't mean I have to like your food, though.
//and what's up with blood pudding, mate? kee-ryst!

 
Mister_farking_Twister 2009-03-08 06:24:14 PM  
warwick_hunt: ... that invented chocolate chip pancake wrapped sausage on a stick and fake cheese in an aerosol can.

/oh god that sounds soooo good....brb

FTFA "which has three Michelin stars" ?!?
Thars the problem. The tire guy telling them what food is good.

/mmmm chocolate chip pancake wrapped sausage on a stick
//god I'm hungry now

 
Seth'n'Spectrum 2009-03-08 06:25:20 PM  
NeuroticRocker: Heaven is place where the police are British
The chefs Italian
The mechanics German
The lovers French
And is all organized by the Swiss

Hell is a place where the police are German
The chefs British
The Mechanics French
The Lovers Swiss
And is all organized by the Italians


Thanks, I've been looking for that joke for a while, couldn't remember how it went.

 
some swedish girl 2009-03-08 06:25:49 PM  
TheShavingofOccam123: It's because of the donkeys! Donkeys work here!

I laughed

 
Fruvous [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:26:41 PM  
Oh, and one more thing : English breakfast sausages are EVIL NASTY HORRID GLOBS OF THINGS BEST UNTOUCHED BY MAN BEAST OR GOD.

Thank you, and good night.

 
self destruction 2009-03-08 06:26:53 PM  
jfsimpson: I submitted this along with examples of items from their tasting menu (REAL ITEMS FROM THE MENU):

"snail porridge"
"foie gras benzaldehyde"

Also, this restaurant has been ranked in the top 2 in the world for the last 5 years by restaurants magazine. The chef, Heston Blumenthal has a show on the BBC called "In Search of Perfection"


I have the book 'Further Adventures In Search Of Perfection'. Now I'm a major chilli head but damned if this guy isn't the dictionary definition of perseverance. Puts bourbon through a machine to break it down chemically to analyse the smell/flavour sensation... all to work out which whiskey notes he wants in his chilli. And that's the thin end of the wedge. Amazing read.

 
DangerousDaze 2009-03-08 06:27:38 PM  
I, too, smile at the English food hatred from Americans, a country that thinks you find Michelin stars on the side of muscle car tyres.

 
nomdeplume713 2009-03-08 06:27:56 PM  
i39.tinypic.com is not amused

 
Fruvous [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:29:16 PM  
I have the book 'Further Adventures In Search Of Perfection'. Now I'm a major chilli head but damned if this guy isn't the dictionary definition of perseverance. Puts bourbon through a machine to break it down chemically to analyse the smell/flavour sensation... all to work out which whiskey notes he wants in his chilli. And that's the thin end of the wedge. Amazing read.

Holy shiznatch, seriously? I am in awe.

I deeply respect anyone who takes pleasure seriously.

 
The_Sponge [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:29:32 PM  
warwick_hunt: Come back and whine about our food when you invent something on a par with the Yorkshire Pudding!


Ahem.....

Babyback Ribs
Buffalo Wings
Turducken
Philly Cheesesteak
Crab Cakes
Stone Crab Claws

 
warwick_hunt 2009-03-08 06:29:50 PM  
Ugh, that stuff's made out of blood! No one told me, I won't be eating that again!

 
rhelaien [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:29:56 PM  
Came hoping for a Ratatouille reference...

/sad

 
OgreMagi 2009-03-08 06:31:00 PM  
warwick_hunt: fake cheese in an aerosol can.

You mean the greatest invention in the history of mankind?

 
Fruvous [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:31:02 PM  
Yorkshire Pudding is good, I'll grant, Oh, and I *absolutely love* the English style pot roast. Beef heaven.

A lot of British cuisine seems centred around making sure absolutely no fat accidentally escapes uneaten.

 
lake_huron [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:31:39 PM  
Fruvous: Oh, and one more thing : English breakfast sausages are EVIL NASTY HORRID GLOBS OF THINGS BEST UNTOUCHED BY MAN BEAST OR GOD.

Thank you, and good night.


Hey, King of Spain - that doesn't mean they're not delicious.

 
nomdeplume713 2009-03-08 06:32:08 PM  
rhelaien: Came hoping for a Ratatouille reference...

/sad


you came too early... again

 
Spider Dijon 2009-03-08 06:32:13 PM  
kmmontandon
I'm not sure how someone managed to make a fried egg look emasculated, but, well, there's the photographic evidence.

Until you posted your comment, I was unaware that eggs are male or are supposed to appear somehow masculine.

/The more you know*****

 
hurdboy [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:33:55 PM  
Was this guy there....?

control-h.org

 
Fruvous [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:34:14 PM  
Sorry, Rhalien, I posted one but forgot the "no links rule".

Obviously, the problem is that rat who's the new head chef.

/yes I'm an animation geek, wanna make something of it?
//fair warning, my crew includes Mufasa, Jaffar, and Nicodemus

 
Obnox [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:34:26 PM  
Fruvous:

A lot of British cuisine seems centred around making sure absolutely no fat accidentally escapes uneaten. everything is boiled to a dull gray consistency.


Pardon me.

 
Midnight Rambler 2009-03-08 06:34:30 PM  
www.english-shop.de

/oblig

 
TheShavingofOccam123 [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:35:00 PM  
DangerousDaze: I, too, smile at the English food hatred from Americans, a country that thinks you find Michelin stars on the side of muscle car tyres.

Some Americans find their freshly-killed meats on the side of tires...er, tyers...er, tyres.

/Road kill BBQ FTW!

 
whatshisname 2009-03-08 06:35:12 PM  
Is Bob Hope writing the headlines now?

 
berylman 2009-03-08 06:35:36 PM  
warwick_hunt: Ugh, that stuff's made out of blood! No one told me, I won't be eating that again!

It's not like you don't ingest a portion of blood with every rare steak. I saw a Vietnamese farmer slit a pig's throat and drink the blood as it collected warm from the still living pig... now that is farked up.

 
Toyvo 2009-03-08 06:38:03 PM  
I remember Blumenthal when he tried to create the perfect fish and chips on his in search of perfection, he ended up with dover sole in tempura batter??????? It looked pretty far from perfect. Amateur!

/Haddock and chips, cooked in beef fat, served on page 3 of the Sun
//Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 
Fruvous [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:38:56 PM  
Well lake_huron (aren't you the smallest of the Great Lakes?), I suppose you're right. I did not actually say they tasted bad. I said they were EVIL NASTY HORRID GLOBS OF THINGS BEST UNTOUCHED BY MAN BEAST OR GOD, which on first blush might sound like it implies bad tasting, but really, I love Taco Bell food, and it's.... various forms of unnatural goop slopped all over each other with thing layers of wheat-paper in between...so....

But for the record, yes, British breakfast sausages do not taste good. They taste, in fact, like something they make you eat for all eternity in a hell run by PETA vegans.

 
warwick_hunt 2009-03-08 06:41:39 PM  
I was joking, I love black pudding and know exactly where it comes from.

No better hangover cure than a bacon bun (proper back bacon, not streaky), a huge slab of black puddin' (mmmmmmm, blood clot) and a generous dollop of that other misunderstood british delicacy HP sauce.

 
Poop-n-Slop 2009-03-08 06:42:04 PM  
Toyvo: I remember Blumenthal when he tried to create the perfect fish and chips on his in search of perfection, he ended up with dover sole in tempura batter??????? It looked pretty far from perfect. Amateur!

/Haddock and chips, cooked in beef fat, served on page 3 of the Sun
//Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm



Some British expats opened up a chip shop JUST down the road from me a few years ago.. named Brit's Fish and Chips.

They brought the fryer over from the UK..

I swear to Buddah it's the best fish and chips I've ever had in my life.

/side of mushy peas please
//oh and a pint of boddingtons
///can't forget the fried mars bar for dessert!

:D

 
Fruvous [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:42:22 PM  
Oh ye powers, you had to go and remind me what the British do to their vegetables, Obnox. The horror.... the horror....

You know, British cuisine truly is horrible. I hadn't realized it until this thread. My gods.

/half French and weeping

 
Fruvous [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 06:44:08 PM  
Ah, mushy peas! Those I like. Points for the Brits!

Quick, name some more decent British food so I can console my French blood, or at least lessen the sobbing.

 
Poop-n-Slop 2009-03-08 06:44:50 PM  
warwick_hunt: I was joking, I love black pudding and know exactly where it comes from.

No better hangover cure than a bacon bun (proper back bacon, not streaky), a huge slab of black puddin' (mmmmmmm, blood clot) and a generous dollop of that other misunderstood british delicacy HP sauce.


HP is misunderstood?

It's like.. the tastiest condiment known to man, man.

 
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