How old is the stereotype that British food is not a very distinguished cuisine?

Correct. Those are all names of British soccer teams.

You’ve obviously never had brain pie.

BTW, Orwell sez:

Has anyone tried that? (I presume “joint” here means any roast regardless of whether it has a bone in it.)

Oh, yeah. It’s delicious. The fat from the roast drips all over the potatoes. If you do it right they’re crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside and all basted with the fat and juices from the roast.
I usually put a layer of veg on the bottom of the roasting pan, onion, celery, carrot and potatoes, maybe some rutabaga or parsnip if I can find nice ones.

I think I might know the reason behind this. As you know, in the UK we often refer to ketchup as “tomato sauce.” However, sometimes the tomatoey bit on pizza can be referred to as “tomato sauce.” At least it was called that on the menu at an Italian restaurant I went to in Camden yesterday. An old established Italian restaurant, that is. They didn’t actually mean ketchup and nobody would seriously think they did unless they were apt to think that British cuisine is all awful; perhaps that’s where the writer was coming from. Brits say tomato sauce for ketchup, and sometimes there is “tomato sauce” on pizzas, ergo Brits put ketchup on pizza!

You may be on to something. People have commented on me calling the red stuff “tomato sauce” occasionally (I don’t live in the UK anymore).

Two British restaurants in the world’s top ten. FWIW.

Seaweed and seafood with fried sausage, bacon and egg?:eek:

I don’t think so.