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December 08, 2006
British Food
This Economist blog piece on British food is excellent, even to including Paul Krugman's essay on the subject. Until the last line that is:
And nothing has so far overcome the stubborn infatuation with marmite*.
But why would anybody want to?
* NB. It's a proper noun so Marmite please!
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And what the hell's wrong with Fish and Chips? A nice piece of halibut in a beer batter, with Maris Piper chips, blanched beforehand and then cooked off at the last moment (in beef tallow, please, at least for us purists)—this is an absolutely exquisite combination, one of the true global gems of fast food. What's not to like? My local here in Costa Rica does a roaring trade on Fridays with Fish and Chips, and it's not just British expats guzzling it down.
Posted by: David Gillies | Dec 8, 2006 4:04:27 PM
The man is NO gastronome.
Posted by: Auntymarianne | Dec 8, 2006 7:27:50 PM
Setting aside the "ethic" cuisine and "iceburg" lettuce, I have to demur from "made Spanish oranges as ubiquitous as Dorset bacon". Oranges have been widely available in Britain from - what? - mid 19th century. Or earlier in London: Nell Gwynne. And Dorset bacon - never heard of it. Ayrshire bacon is best, surely? I presume the hoity-toity attitude to fish-and-chips is explicable if the writer knows only London. F-&-c, like good baking, is a preserve of t'North and Scotland. He's sound on Marmite, I'll give him that.
Posted by: dearieme | Dec 9, 2006 3:12:46 PM
