This sounds like it would be good after thinking about it for a bit, but it's one of these things that sounds really unappealing when you first hear about it. Somewhat coincidentally I just saw a...
This sounds like it would be good after thinking about it for a bit, but it's one of these things that sounds really unappealing when you first hear about it. Somewhat coincidentally I just saw a post somewhere else about a hummus, mint, and kimchi sandwich which gave me the exact same reaction.
But now I'm just hungry. I didn't pack a big enough lunch today.
Bit of an outdated stereotype, that one. It might have been the case thirty years ago but it really isn't true any more. Peas are not very unusual in the UK. Every single chip shop sells mushy...
Brits are kinda conservative in their taste in food
Bit of an outdated stereotype, that one. It might have been the case thirty years ago but it really isn't true any more.
Peas are not very unusual in the UK. Every single chip shop sells mushy peas. Smashed fresh peas are all over spring/summer menus here. They are delicious, and putting them on toast seems like a great thing to do. In our house we regularly grow peas, although they rarely make it into the house - we mostly just sit and eat them straight off the plant (often for breakfast, my kid loves peas and strawberry garden breakfast in the summer)
The Brits aren't really conservative with their tastes, I don't think - the variety of food is just nothing compared to what you can get in the US, mainland Europe or Asia, unfortunately. It must...
The Brits aren't really conservative with their tastes, I don't think - the variety of food is just nothing compared to what you can get in the US, mainland Europe or Asia, unfortunately. It must just cost a lot more to import it, I suppose. The things I'd do for more Chinese supermarkets around here...
I watch a handful of British people on Youtube and it's always interesting to hear their takes on food. Overall, I think that they have a much healthier outlook on food than us here in the US, in...
I watch a handful of British people on Youtube and it's always interesting to hear their takes on food. Overall, I think that they have a much healthier outlook on food than us here in the US, in spite of their infamous love of unhealthy things (fish & chips, rich curry dishes, full English breakfasts, Cadbury's chocolate, and so on). Every UK cooking channel seems to have fairly well balanced meals that consider the entire dish rather than just a big serving of a rich main dish, and they also have a stronger focus on vegetables than US cooking shows tend to. It seems like highly processed foods are also much less popular there compared to the US, though that may be selection bias for the stuff that I tend to watch.
Then again, now that I think of it, pretty much every UK youtuber I watch with any regularity has been overweight. Not America levels of fat, but overweight nonetheless. So my impression could be wildly off target.
Having grown up in the UK, and lived a few years now in mainland Europe, I'm not sure I'd agree with that. There's definitely less in the way of East Asian supermarkets and cuisine here, but...
Having grown up in the UK, and lived a few years now in mainland Europe, I'm not sure I'd agree with that. There's definitely less in the way of East Asian supermarkets and cuisine here, but there's a lot of quite varied South Asian and Caribbean food, and growing amounts of Middle Eastern and Eastern/Central European food. I think that's mainly just about the different histories that the UK has had with these countries - we've typically had a lot of immigrants from former colonies, and we've also recently had more people coming in from mainland Europe and connected regions, but there's not been a huge amount of cross-pollination with East Asia.
So you can get a lot of variety in British shops, but if you're coming from, say, the US or China, it'll probably be a different sort of variety.
Peas seem like just about the least objectionable vegetable out there. Some of the variants mentioned in the article sound creative, but at its base, this is putting green-colored sugar on bread....
Peas seem like just about the least objectionable vegetable out there. Some of the variants mentioned in the article sound creative, but at its base, this is putting green-colored sugar on bread. Many a toddler likely wouldn’t say no.
Given the quality (and cost) of avocados much of Europe gets, it also seems predictable, and reasonable, for more local produce to appeal to people. Palates aside, avocados travel poorly. I haven’t tried buying them in the UK, but the avocados in colder parts of mainland Europe are consistently a sad affair.
In Upstate NY quality varies a lot with the season. Maybe 15 years ago there was a bit of a revolution in grading of Hass avocados from California and Mexico so the availability of quality...
In Upstate NY quality varies a lot with the season. Maybe 15 years ago there was a bit of a revolution in grading of Hass avocados from California and Mexico so the availability of quality avocados improved greatly. They still have those yucky green “Florida” avocados but I don’t know why.
On the topic of peas and spreads, I highly recommend pea pesto if anyone's not tried it. Basically normal pesto but with green peas blended in. Nice texture, pleasant slightly sweet flavour, and a...
On the topic of peas and spreads, I highly recommend pea pesto if anyone's not tried it.
Basically normal pesto but with green peas blended in. Nice texture, pleasant slightly sweet flavour, and a nice way to stretch/bulk out the recipe.
A mere three million views on both TikTok doesn't mean something is popular. It's good that people are moving away from the gang controlled avocado I suppose, but I'll believe it when I see it....
A mere three million views on both TikTok doesn't mean something is popular.
It's good that people are moving away from the gang controlled avocado I suppose, but I'll believe it when I see it.
Peas aren't really rare here in the first place though. Here being the Netherlands.
This sounds like it would be good after thinking about it for a bit, but it's one of these things that sounds really unappealing when you first hear about it. Somewhat coincidentally I just saw a post somewhere else about a hummus, mint, and kimchi sandwich which gave me the exact same reaction.
But now I'm just hungry. I didn't pack a big enough lunch today.
Brits are kinda conservative in their taste in food so if something unusual appeals to them it might really be good.
Bit of an outdated stereotype, that one. It might have been the case thirty years ago but it really isn't true any more.
Peas are not very unusual in the UK. Every single chip shop sells mushy peas. Smashed fresh peas are all over spring/summer menus here. They are delicious, and putting them on toast seems like a great thing to do. In our house we regularly grow peas, although they rarely make it into the house - we mostly just sit and eat them straight off the plant (often for breakfast, my kid loves peas and strawberry garden breakfast in the summer)
The Brits aren't really conservative with their tastes, I don't think - the variety of food is just nothing compared to what you can get in the US, mainland Europe or Asia, unfortunately. It must just cost a lot more to import it, I suppose. The things I'd do for more Chinese supermarkets around here...
I watch a handful of British people on Youtube and it's always interesting to hear their takes on food. Overall, I think that they have a much healthier outlook on food than us here in the US, in spite of their infamous love of unhealthy things (fish & chips, rich curry dishes, full English breakfasts, Cadbury's chocolate, and so on). Every UK cooking channel seems to have fairly well balanced meals that consider the entire dish rather than just a big serving of a rich main dish, and they also have a stronger focus on vegetables than US cooking shows tend to. It seems like highly processed foods are also much less popular there compared to the US, though that may be selection bias for the stuff that I tend to watch.
Then again, now that I think of it, pretty much every UK youtuber I watch with any regularity has been overweight. Not America levels of fat, but overweight nonetheless. So my impression could be wildly off target.
Haha, yeah! The most important thing about living in Br*tain is being drunk and stuffing your face to take your mind off it.
Having grown up in the UK, and lived a few years now in mainland Europe, I'm not sure I'd agree with that. There's definitely less in the way of East Asian supermarkets and cuisine here, but there's a lot of quite varied South Asian and Caribbean food, and growing amounts of Middle Eastern and Eastern/Central European food. I think that's mainly just about the different histories that the UK has had with these countries - we've typically had a lot of immigrants from former colonies, and we've also recently had more people coming in from mainland Europe and connected regions, but there's not been a huge amount of cross-pollination with East Asia.
So you can get a lot of variety in British shops, but if you're coming from, say, the US or China, it'll probably be a different sort of variety.
Peas seem like just about the least objectionable vegetable out there. Some of the variants mentioned in the article sound creative, but at its base, this is putting green-colored sugar on bread. Many a toddler likely wouldn’t say no.
Given the quality (and cost) of avocados much of Europe gets, it also seems predictable, and reasonable, for more local produce to appeal to people. Palates aside, avocados travel poorly. I haven’t tried buying them in the UK, but the avocados in colder parts of mainland Europe are consistently a sad affair.
In Upstate NY quality varies a lot with the season. Maybe 15 years ago there was a bit of a revolution in grading of Hass avocados from California and Mexico so the availability of quality avocados improved greatly. They still have those yucky green “Florida” avocados but I don’t know why.
On the topic of peas and spreads, I highly recommend pea pesto if anyone's not tried it.
Basically normal pesto but with green peas blended in. Nice texture, pleasant slightly sweet flavour, and a nice way to stretch/bulk out the recipe.
A mere three million views on both TikTok doesn't mean something is popular.
It's good that people are moving away from the gang controlled avocado I suppose, but I'll believe it when I see it.
Peas aren't really rare here in the first place though. Here being the Netherlands.
This sounds good! Thanks for sharing the article with the recipe. I love avocado but I'm also curious to try peas on toast :D