Dorsetmike
Member
After the post elsewhere on dishes common here in UK that are little known over the pond (toad in the hole) I got to thinking; from reading books and articles, I get the impression that many of the vegetables we eat in UK are rarely mentioned in the USA.
Examples,
Runner beans ( and French or dwarf beans)
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ru...QWr7t2ODw&sqi=2&ved=0CDsQsAQ&biw=1067&bih=743
kurly kale
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ru....,cf.osb&fp=1fed6aefd72d58f1&biw=1067&bih=743
various other members of the cabbage family
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ru....,cf.osb&fp=1fed6aefd72d58f1&biw=1067&bih=743
numerous "root" veg like swedes, turnips, & parsnips, carrots do seem to exist elsewhere though.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ru....,cf.osb&fp=1fed6aefd72d58f1&biw=1067&bih=743
We now see more "foreign" foods here than in my younger days, sweet potatoes, and corn(maize) for example, has this been a 2 way traffic?
Not only vegetables, I suspect things like kidney and liver don't appear on many American tables, nowt like a good steak and kidney pud (aka snake and pygmy or Kate and Sidney)
If fiction books are to be believed then Americans live on Pizzas, burgers and the occasional Chinese takeout, except in the south west where they breathe fire from Mexican chilli dishes.
What other (false?) views do we have on each others' foods and life styles?
Examples,
Runner beans ( and French or dwarf beans)
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ru...QWr7t2ODw&sqi=2&ved=0CDsQsAQ&biw=1067&bih=743
kurly kale
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ru....,cf.osb&fp=1fed6aefd72d58f1&biw=1067&bih=743
various other members of the cabbage family
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ru....,cf.osb&fp=1fed6aefd72d58f1&biw=1067&bih=743
numerous "root" veg like swedes, turnips, & parsnips, carrots do seem to exist elsewhere though.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ru....,cf.osb&fp=1fed6aefd72d58f1&biw=1067&bih=743
We now see more "foreign" foods here than in my younger days, sweet potatoes, and corn(maize) for example, has this been a 2 way traffic?
Not only vegetables, I suspect things like kidney and liver don't appear on many American tables, nowt like a good steak and kidney pud (aka snake and pygmy or Kate and Sidney)
If fiction books are to be believed then Americans live on Pizzas, burgers and the occasional Chinese takeout, except in the south west where they breathe fire from Mexican chilli dishes.
What other (false?) views do we have on each others' foods and life styles?