# I love this British shit and I move move to England! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [April 28, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998 "2021-04-28T22:41:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![JacobSwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/241 "2021-06-07T15:27:58Z")
There’s a traditional Essex sandwich which is barely known outside of the county. It’s triangular and is supposed to be the traditional lunch of farm workers. I give you the oddly named Essex Huffer! > **[Essex Huffer Bread Rolls](https://annewheaton.wordpress.com/2018/11/19/essex-huffer-bread-rolls/)** > > The Essex huffer is a triangular shaped bread roll peculiar to Essex (some might say, not the only pecularity of Essex). Huffers are substantial and won’t fall apart, making them perfect for food o… ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/242 "2021-06-07T16:51:21Z")
> [@Smid](#): > > The type of bread you speak of I didn’t speak of any type of bread, actually. Don’t make things up. We are discussing whether a lunch mainly of bread and cheese, and perhaps pickles or other condiments, was historically eaten by farmers and other workers. It was. Obviously what is served today in pubs and restaurants is a fancier version of what a farm worker would actually have eaten (with fancier bread and fancier cheese, extra items, etc.), but in essence that kind of lunch is authentic. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/243 "2021-06-07T22:53:35Z")
> [@Smid](#): > > It’s quite simple. The type of bread you speak of is typically untraditional in the UK, more of the french baguette format. Also very inconvenient in format too: your hands are dirty, you don’t want to faff about with separated pieces of bread and cheese after hours in the dirt. You want something to eat with a wrapper and be done. > > Versus the most English of all foodstuffs: a cheese sandwich. Much easier to eat on the move. > > But I’m out on this one, I’m not interested in arguing any more on a theoretical history, it’s been waaaaay off topic for quite a while now. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a ploughman’s lunch on a menu, but when I did it was always thick slices of ordinary English style white bread, never ever a baguette. And it was too thick to eat as a sandwich. I don’t know if it was ever eaten by real ploughmen, but it’s not that unlikely. Most things I’ve read had farmers and their workers coming back to the farmhouse for lunch. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/244 "2021-06-07T23:06:12Z")
Mmmmmm. Washed down with a farmhouse ale or three 🍺 ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/245 "2021-06-08T00:29:16Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Also, “Gentlemen’s Relish” is a paste made of anchovies and butter. It’s rather nice when spread _very_ thinly on toast. I must say, “Gentleman’s Relish” does not sound like something I would like. Much like “spotted dick.” 😀 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/246 "2021-06-08T02:54:58Z")
> [@SciFiSam](#): > > It’s been a while since I’ve seen a ploughman’s lunch on a menu, but when I did it was always thick slices of ordinary English style white bread, never ever a baguette. And it was too thick to eat as a sandwich. The ones I was served always had rustic brown bread, which is how I make them at home. Right now, I’d give anything for a tall glass of cold West Country cider. Yum! 🥰 ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/247 "2021-06-08T10:59:02Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > I must say, “Gentleman’s Relish” does not sound like something I would like. Much like “spotted dick.” On a cold wet day and smothered in custard (the spotted dick, not the Gentleman’s Relish, nor you, of course), it makes the perfect comfort food. And your main course could be [faggots](https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/traditional-44/mr-brains-4s-439g). ---
**Author:** ![eburacum\_45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum_45/32/3385_2.png) [@eburacum\_45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum_45)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/248 "2021-06-08T18:47:41Z")
What is this, Finbarr Saunders and his Double Entendres? ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/249 "2021-06-08T20:20:09Z")
Classic British food is not to be smirked at. I have my own personal favourite and I take it very seriously. There’s nothing I look forward to more than having my thick sausage oiled up and smothered in sticky batter. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/250 "2021-06-09T18:21:09Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > There’s nothing I look forward to more than having my thick sausage oiled up and smothered in sticky batter. What our geordie friends would call a “turd in the hole” ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_McQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/251 "2021-06-09T18:26:13Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > > [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > > > There’s nothing I look forward to more than having my thick sausage oiled up and smothered in sticky batter. > > . > What our geordie friends would call a “turd in the hole” It’s all Greek to me. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/252 "2021-06-09T19:03:29Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > What our geordie friends would call a “turd in the hole” Or even “hurl” which works even better. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/253 "2021-06-09T19:42:41Z")
True, i missed that. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/255 "2021-06-10T06:44:10Z")
It’s loosely based on the Father Brown stories by Chesterton. In them, Father Brown appears in various places, according to wherever he’s been assigned clerical duties, and his solutions are mostly cerebral. Naturally this wouldn’t work for a modern series, so now he’s a priest who’s been at one parish for a long time, and there’s more action. He’s not really Father Brown any more. In the 70s there was a short series of adaptations starring Kenneth More. They’re more faithful to the stories, but they’re disappointing for another reason: the production values then obviously weren’t nearly as good as today’s (unfortunately true for many series from those days). You can find them all on one of the video sharing sites. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/256 "2021-06-10T20:56:09Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > It’s loosely based on the Father Brown stories by Chesterton. In them, Father Brown appears in various places, according to wherever he’s been assigned clerical duties, and his solutions are mostly cerebral. Naturally this wouldn’t work for a modern series, so now he’s a priest who’s been at one parish for a long time, and there’s more action. He’s not really Father Brown any more. I have read them all, and also watched all the series available, and I disagree- it is as close to Father Brown as one could expect. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/257 "2021-06-12T04:33:12Z")
255 replies in and I just realized I punted the thread title. “I MAY move to England” darn it all to heck ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/258 "2021-06-12T11:17:45Z")
I thought you were just very excited. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/259 "2021-06-12T13:15:17Z")
I thought you were launching a formal debate. But be aware that the programmes you love are not running round the clock on our standard Freeview off-air and on-demand channels. If you were to move here, you’d find a due quota of crap\* as well. \*Define it how you will, of course. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/260 "2021-06-12T21:57:53Z")
Fnarr, fnarr. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/261 "2021-06-28T16:10:00Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > 255 replies in and I just realized I punted the thread title. > > “I MAY move to England” > [@Smid](#): > > I thought you were just very excited. Or possibly King Julien. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998.md?page=14)