“Bad” foods?

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  • claireychn074
    claireychn074 Posts: 1,617 Member
    Retroguy2000 wrote: »
    yirara wrote: »
    Aww, bless! I wish I could get haggis here. And neeps, but they aren't a thing here either.
    You can? They're called rutabaga here.

    Aside, I used to wonder why the US didn't have courgettes. Then I found out they're called zucchini here.
    Isn’t a rutabaga a Swede rather than a turnip? I’m not entirely sure but I have a feeling it’s Swede…?
  • claireychn074
    claireychn074 Posts: 1,617 Member
    Retroguy2000 wrote: »
    yirara wrote: »
    Aww, bless! I wish I could get haggis here. And neeps, but they aren't a thing here either.
    You can? They're called rutabaga here.

    Aside, I used to wonder why the US didn't have courgettes. Then I found out they're called zucchini here.

    And when I visited the US I had to ask for my food to be free from coriander, which caused much confusion. I didn’t realise it’s called cilantro in the US!
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,957 Member
    edited January 3
    Retroguy2000 wrote: »
    yirara wrote: »
    Aww, bless! I wish I could get haggis here. And neeps, but they aren't a thing here either.
    You can? They're called rutabaga here.

    Aside, I used to wonder why the US didn't have courgettes. Then I found out they're called zucchini here.

    No, they just don't exist here, either swede nor turnips. I can get kohlrabi, but the taste is just completely different. :(
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,380 Member
    claireychn074 wrote: »
    Retroguy2000 wrote: »
    yirara wrote: »
    Aww, bless! I wish I could get haggis here. And neeps, but they aren't a thing here either.
    You can? They're called rutabaga here.

    Aside, I used to wonder why the US didn't have courgettes. Then I found out they're called zucchini here.
    Isn’t a rutabaga a Swede rather than a turnip? I’m not entirely sure but I have a feeling it’s Swede…?

    It's a little confusing. IMU, the "swede" terminology shifts around a bit in dialects, as does "neep". In some dialects, a rutabaga is a swede, as is a neep. In others, some of those terms can refer to "white turnips", vs. "yellow turnips" (the latter rutabagas).
    claireychn074 wrote: »
    Retroguy2000 wrote: »
    yirara wrote: »
    Aww, bless! I wish I could get haggis here. And neeps, but they aren't a thing here either.
    You can? They're called rutabaga here.

    Aside, I used to wonder why the US didn't have courgettes. Then I found out they're called zucchini here.

    And when I visited the US I had to ask for my food to be free from coriander, which caused much confusion. I didn’t realise it’s called cilantro in the US!

    In the US, cilantro is usually the term used for the leaves/flowers when used in cooking. Coriander is the seeds.
  • claireychn074
    claireychn074 Posts: 1,617 Member

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    In the US, cilantro is usually the term used for the leaves/flowers when used in cooking. Coriander is the seeds.
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    Oo now I didn’t know that!
  • Lildarlinz
    Lildarlinz Posts: 276 Member
    I like to think of it as “in moderation”

    I mean they say fruit is good for you…but too much is no good for the teeth
    There are foods with empty calories…

    Chocolate isn’t exactly bad for you…it is if you eat a whole bar because it’s likes 600 calories…where as you could make a meal for 1/2 the calories and will fill you up for longer :)

    I don’t think there is a bad food… just we can’t have too much of it in one sitting :)
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,520 Member
    edited January 4
    My daughter was shocked when she went shopping for celery in Germany. The little she could find was only leafy ends. They didn’t eat the stalks and couldn’t conceive of the notion she wanted to put some in soup.

    That was only ten years ago. Now she can find “normal” celery bunches pretty easily in grocery stores.

    Back in the early 2000’s I’d ship instant oatmeal to an American friend in Berlin. She said when she asked for oats in a shop, the clerk got very sniffy and told her “Oats are for horses. Not people.” Now oats are available, too.

    Another vote for haggis here.

    But beans on toast? I’d rather go without a meal than have wet bread. Solid NO here. And sorry yall, but bacon anywhere in Europe or Canada just sucks. Ironic, since the best tasting bacon I’ve found lately has come from American Lidl.

  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,957 Member
    springlering62 wrote: »
    My daughter was shocked when she went shopping for celery in Germany. The little she could find was only leafy ends. They didn’t eat the stalks and couldn’t conceive of the notion she wanted to put some in soup.

    That was only ten years ago. Now she can find “normal” celery bunches pretty easily in grocery stores.

    Back in the early 2000’s I’d ship instant oatmeal to an American friend in Berlin. She said when she asked for oats in a shop, the clerk got very sniffy and told her “Oats are for horses. Not people.” Now oats are available, too.

    Another vote for haggis here.

    But beans on toast? I’d rather go without a meal than have wet bread. Solid NO here. And sorry yall, but bacon anywhere in Europe or Canada just sucks. Ironic, since the best tasting bacon I’ve found lately has come from American Lidl.

    I have no problem with beans. But I do have issues with toast. Most British supermarket bread is just miserable, and toast even worse. Now give me a thick slice of artisan bread that I can dip into beans 😻
  • claireychn074
    claireychn074 Posts: 1,617 Member
    yirara wrote: »
    springlering62 wrote: »
    My daughter was shocked when she went shopping for celery in Germany. The little she could find was only leafy ends. They didn’t eat the stalks and couldn’t conceive of the notion she wanted to put some in soup.

    That was only ten years ago. Now she can find “normal” celery bunches pretty easily in grocery stores.

    Back in the early 2000’s I’d ship instant oatmeal to an American friend in Berlin. She said when she asked for oats in a shop, the clerk got very sniffy and told her “Oats are for horses. Not people.” Now oats are available, too.

    Another vote for haggis here.

    But beans on toast? I’d rather go without a meal than have wet bread. Solid NO here. And sorry yall, but bacon anywhere in Europe or Canada just sucks. Ironic, since the best tasting bacon I’ve found lately has come from American Lidl.

    I have no problem with beans. But I do have issues with toast. Most British supermarket bread is just miserable, and toast even worse. Now give me a thick slice of artisan bread that I can dip into beans 😻
    I am British but I have to side with the people that says beans on toast is disgusting. A bowl of beans with crunchy fresh bakery toast on the side (not the supermarket yakky stuff) with a good covering of butter, is absolutely delicious. Banish the soggy bread!

    And I’m sorry but I do like a good crunchy peanut butter (like the Whole Earth salted one), spread on thick toasted granary bread and topped with a sliced banana. Perfect food to fuel a long walk in the cold and wet with the dog 😀
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,286 Member
    I like baked beans on toast.

    (hides in corner) 😳

  • Lildarlinz
    Lildarlinz Posts: 276 Member
    paperpudding wrote: »
    I like baked beans on toast.

    (hides in corner) 😳

    Gotta be spaghetti hoops for me 😜😜😜😋😋😋
  • AmunahSki
    AmunahSki Posts: 211 Member
    edited January 5
    paperpudding wrote: »
    I like baked beans on toast.

    (hides in corner) 😳

    If it comes with grated cheese, I’ll join you in the corner.

    However, I may be asked to leave the room entirely if I mention “baked beans with sausages” on toast, also with grated cheese on top…😋 (Please don’t ask about the nutritional content of the sausages! 🫣)

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