European food cultures

SeverinBohnheim wrote:

schrieb:

Beer: England, Ireland, Germany (except Rhine region), Belgium,
Netherlands, Denmark, Czech Republic

Wine: Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Romania, Rhine region of Germany,

+ Mosel, Suebia, Franconia and Saale = wine.

Franconia is even more of a beer territory than a wine territory.
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dgs

Straying a bit from the content but staying with the subject matter
nonetheless, I was thinking about food in different countries the other
day. One thing which strikes me is the unusually large number of "all
you can eat" restaurants in the US. Within a 20 mile radius of where I
live, I think I can easily find 20 all you can eat places. This is
something I didn't find in the UK, France, Spain, etc... (I didn't find
a single all you can eat places in aformentioned countries as a matter
of fact.)

Is it because I am a tourist and didn't know my way around where as in
my own hometown I am familiar with the local environment? This is
beside the fact that virtually all restaurants serve far larger
portions as compared to countries from around the world.

This naturally leads to unusually large number of obese people in the
US, a subject covered and flammed by many on this board.

Straying a bit from the content but staying with the subject matter
nonetheless, I was thinking about food in different countries the other
day. One thing which strikes me is the unusually large number of "all
you can eat" restaurants in the US. Within a 20 mile radius of where I
live, I think I can easily find 20 all you can eat places. This is
something I didn't find in the UK, France, Spain, etc... (I didn't find
a single all you can eat places in aformentioned countries as a matter
of fact.)

Is it because I am a tourist and didn't know my way around where as in
my own hometown I am familiar with the local environment? This is
beside the fact that virtually all restaurants serve far larger
portions as compared to countries from around the world.

This naturally leads to unusually large number of obese people in the
US, a subject covered and flammed by many on this board.

Following up to chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn

Ireland and UK are "potato and beer cultures".

Depends whose household!

We almost never have potatoes as the main carbohydrate in a meal. I use
them quite a bit, in stews, curries etc. (yesterday in a Tortilla), also
as accompaniments with rice- but rarely the main thing. I suppose the
potato probably still dominates in the UK, but I wonder if that isn't
changing...

Certainly, although my mother in law has potatoes with her curry
instead of rice :-)
--
Mike Reid
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Following up to chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn

Ireland and UK are "potato and beer cultures".

Depends whose household!

We almost never have potatoes as the main carbohydrate in a meal. I use
them quite a bit, in stews, curries etc. (yesterday in a Tortilla), also
as accompaniments with rice- but rarely the main thing. I suppose the
potato probably still dominates in the UK, but I wonder if that isn't
changing...

Certainly, although my mother in law has potatoes with her curry
instead of rice :-)
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale-Thames path-London-Photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

Following up to Edmund Lewis

Chips I suppose still keep the potato dominant to some extent. But I
agree it's rare to have them as the only carb (chip butties, lasagne
and chips anyone?).

Did you type what you meant?

also
as accompaniments with rice- but rarely the main thing. I suppose the
potato probably still dominates in the UK, but I wonder if that isn't
changing...

Mention "potato" to me and I think tasteless boiled things beloved of
school caterers. (Love the baked and roasted ones though)

but get a quality potato like a pink fir apple and boiled
potatoes are a wonderful thing.
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale-Thames path-London-Photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

Following up to quiqueg

Spain, I cant decide, certainly wine.
wheat, definately

I think that's right, bread is the universal thing in Spain.
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale-Thames path-London-Photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

Following up to quiqueg

Spain, I cant decide, certainly wine.
wheat, definately

I think that's right, bread is the universal thing in Spain.
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale-Thames path-London-Photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

Following up to Edmund Lewis

Chips I suppose still keep the potato dominant to some extent. But I
agree it's rare to have them as the only carb (chip butties, lasagne
and chips anyone?).

Did you type what you meant?

also
as accompaniments with rice- but rarely the main thing. I suppose the
potato probably still dominates in the UK, but I wonder if that isn't
changing...

Mention "potato" to me and I think tasteless boiled things beloved of
school caterers. (Love the baked and roasted ones though)

but get a quality potato like a pink fir apple and boiled
potatoes are a wonderful thing.
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale-Thames path-London-Photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

The Reids wrote:

Following up to chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn

Ireland and UK are "potato and beer cultures".

Depends whose household!

We almost never have potatoes as the main carbohydrate in a meal. I use
them quite a bit, in stews, curries etc. (yesterday in a Tortilla), also
as accompaniments with rice- but rarely the main thing. I suppose the
potato probably still dominates in the UK, but I wonder if that isn't
changing...

Certainly, although my mother in law has potatoes with her curry
instead of rice :-)

And the ubiquitous curry and chips!

--
David Horne- www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk