How british people can keep eating taste less, non spicy food?

Question

They have everything less in their diet. Less salt, Less sugar, no spicies at all, less fats, less oils. Well I know that they do this for healthy living. But how someone can keep living entire life eating this taste less food? I think their life is taste less.

Answer 1

Northern cultures in general seem to avoid spicy foods, though the British seem to be the worst. I suspect the blandness of their traditional cuisine is a reflection of the limited ingredients that were available. Anyhow, once they conquered India, many Brits seem to have developed a taste for curry. In London, it should be no problem finding Indian or Continental restaurants.

As for healthy, a good deal of the traditional cuisine, and too often the hotel breakfast, seems to consist of things cooked in a surfeit of insufficiently heated grease.

Answer 2

British people can't keep eating tasteless, non-spicy food! We have food from all over the world. Favourite restaurants in most of the country are Indian or Chinese, and British Indians have developed dozens of spicy dishes in this country. It's a regular event for people to go out and get drunk then eat the spiciest food they can find!

Even traditional British dishes have large amounts of flavour - for example, fish and chips, is cooked in oil and comes with spicy and flavourful sauces such as vinegar, brown sauce
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_sauce ), gravy and ketchup. All of that with simple potatoes!

Other british dishes that are not really known outside the country are full of flavour.

The last few meals I ate were Thai, Chinese, Italian (with spicy sausage) etc. British chefs constantly experiment with new ingredients and recipes, we have some of the finest chefs in the world. To be honest, the most imaginative food I've eaten in the world has been in this country. Just because you throw chillies into all your food doesn't make it full of flavour.

Answer 3

Adding spice to all dishes makes all food taste same. It's like eating same dish for the rest of your life. How can you enjoy food if all taste same? Italian cuisine then Mediterranean are the best in world. They can make real food with hundreds of different taste without using heavy spices. But if you only eat spicy food, you already lost your sense of taste so you can't critisize English cuisine or others

Answer 4

If someone from the States actually opened up a real Soul Food restaurant over there, they would probably have a fit. Real good food takes time, lots of it,too. I think a lot of brains have gotten plain lazy in the kitchen and just eat out more often rather than cook at home.

It's obvious they crave something different than their plain old fare to eat.

My biggest question is, does anyone over there ever wash their hands? Every time I see a Chef from across the pond cooking his hands are always filthy. Please, for God's sake people, wash your freaking hands!

Answer 5

It's because they think it tastes good. Britian is also a small nation with over 100.million people. The do not the kinds of funds required to unhealthy living. How ever you can now find McDonalds, and other fast foods there which are plenty fat enough for you.
If you continue to eat fat, unhealthy foods than someday soem one close to you will say at your funeral. How could she eat all of that fat,spicy,sweet, and salty foods just for the taste, and ruien her health.

Answer 6

Um-I'm American and when we first got here I couldn't believe the Full English breakfast-it's not to my taste but it sure doesn't lack in fat, flavor, or anything else. We have every fast food, junk food, fad here as you do everywhere else. Mcdonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut etc,. and the Brits are mad for curries and take aways-we have a great fish & chip shop around the corner. Today I had a wonderful Cornish Pasty in Sandringham-it was fab!!! You must be going to the wrong places to eat

Answer 7

are you for real with that question? The Brits are known for eating everything salty, deep fried and the best tasting Indian food are found in London. Any Londoner will call you ignorant

Answer 8

I don't know about the British, but I HATE spices! It used to drive me nuts when I could smell my Indian friend's cooking.
I can't stand curry of any kind. I don't eat pickles, mustard, ketchup, relish, peppers. A tiny amount of garlic is ok once in a while.
I think my food is flavorful, that spice is overkill. Meat, bread, fruits, veggies all have their own flavor. Milk has a flavor.

Answer 9

Think French, speak English, and eat Spanish!

Answer 10

They have as many International Restaurants as any where.
Tourists alone don't keep them in business.