My local pub has added some huge steaks to their menu, they are at least 2"(51mm) thick, they have called them America steaks and come with a bucket of fries and onion rings. They are delicous but very hard to stomach, whatever happened to the saying "Less is more"!!!
2006-10-17 05:49:11 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dining Out ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
The pub is in Saltburn by the sea and is called The Winking Starfish.
2006-10-17 06:23:33 · update #1
yep I agree you dont get much thicker than an american
2006-10-17 06:42:20 · answer #1 · answered by gofuk 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yep. They do indeed serve steaks like that here in America. It is disgustng to a lot of us, and certainly something I could not eat. Thank the beef lobby for that! They even have contests in some restaurants where if a person can finish one of a certain size they win something. It is really too much.
This is not America-bashing. It is fact. But I did not think England was following us that closely. How disappointing.
2006-10-17 16:34:50 · answer #2 · answered by hopflower 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose they call it "American" because it is a thick cut and served with what an uninformed foreigner would think is the usual accompaniment for steak. In America, you can order your steak by the ounces and cut of meat usually starting at 6oz ladies or petite cuts up to 15-16 oz Cowboy cuts, as they are sometimes called). It's called customer service here... offering the customer a choice of what they might like so they can please a variety of people. As far as the fries and onion rings... they are usually served with burgers not steaks, although they are sometimes an option. Americans often have a baked potato and salad with steak.
The American people like the Brittish very much so let's not take to jabbing at each other when the world is in such need of people who coexist peacefully.
2006-10-17 07:45:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
In the U.S., steaks come in a variety of thicknesses and portion size. Sometimes it's too much and other times not. Portion size in restaurants, in the U.S. in general are too big. This sounds like a marketing ploy to me, but although the U.S. isn't too popular abroad these days, it is working. I'd share it with a friend.
2006-10-17 06:17:13 · answer #4 · answered by mo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know the answer to this one !!!
Its not really a steak. It is 8 Mcdonalds hamburgers stuck together, with a bucket of KFC fries put into the cardnboard bucket from Wendy`s. This is the perfectly normal breakfast for any yankee !!!
Normally followed up with 28 pancakes with maple syrup, gulped down with 15 cups of coffee.
All solved now
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2016-11-23 16:03:11 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wot is the name of ur local pub????????
The Winking Starfish, wot a great name for a pub by the sea! lol
Sounds like a great place to share a thick american!
2006-10-17 05:58:48 · answer #7 · answered by Wobs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whats that got to do with Americans being thick surely the pubs thick saying there American when there actually just big English 1's
2006-10-17 14:17:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Is this a cunning barbed attempt to do some 'america bashing' on Yahoo Answers, or is it an actual genuine comment?
Sounds like a great meal to me, you should invite your family and gobble one down together. I've personally never been to America, so could not attest to the size of their portions over there.
2006-10-17 05:58:49 · answer #9 · answered by gruffalo 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Personally, I have been down the Wink and I quite liked my first American, then you realise that actually they have very little substance. I find them a bit tough and fatty and feel like I can never eat a whole one!
2006-10-19 06:49:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We reached the limit of what people would pay for smaller portions so we increased portion sizes to et people willing to pay more until eventually we got them used to eating more and thus needing to buy more. It started with the fast food industry and spread out to everything else.
2006-10-18 22:45:26 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋