Need British Menu Suggestions

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> Neil Ward wrote:
> 
> > British cuisine is confusing; that's it's appeal!
> 
> Ah, *that* explains it. We knew it couldn't be the taste.
> 
> --Amanda
> 


OK, now I'm getting wound up.  First Catherine Keegan, now you.  I 
can't remember ever going into a restaurant in England and being 
asked if I wanted chips with something (unless I was in a fish and 
chip shop).  There are a lot of very bad restaurants out there, but, 
funnily enough, most of them are variations of American chains, and 
not "English" at all. 

There is a difference between the rubbishy restaurants found in most 
touristy areas, and English cuisine.  The former is pre-prepared, 
microwaved cardboard/plastic shit, I grant you, but the latter, when 
done well, is absolutely wonderful.  

Why is it that a conversation on traditional English food always ends 
up in a "Lets all slag off English food" contest, with most British 
people on the list being the most vociferous?

Catherine, aggrieved, but still loving Amanda dearly.