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One of the things I have had to endure from the Germans over the last few years is how awful the English food is, With taunts like “you have the worst food in the world” , “you have no taste” , “you only eat out of tins” , “your food is so loveless” , “you only eat fish and chips” , “you only eat soggy vegetables which have been boiled to death” being thrown gleefully at me from on high.
Try telling that to Herr Oliver , Frau Lawson and Herr Ramsey and their followers.
Whilst there may be some truth in those comments, not a million miles away from ye goode olde englishe faire upon which they are based, is the traditional german meal. On a good day this might consist of meat , soggy veg and gravy. Not to mention the north German love of fried fish and potatoes
A case of der Topf calling the kettle black me thinks!
German cooking has always been a disappointment, but at no time has it quite deserved its terrible reputation.
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Our innovative top chefs – the outsiders – have not managed to change the fact that almost all expensive restaurants still offer the same dishes, cooked using the same recipes, with no difference in taste worth mentioning.
guardian.co.uk Would you like cabbage with your dumplings?
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