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Old Nov 17th 2014 | 11:35 pm
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I didn't even know what endive was. Some Guardian reader I am!!
 
Old Nov 17th 2014 | 11:50 pm
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Actually it's quite fun.

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Search by movie, band, whatever.
 
Old Nov 18th 2014 | 1:25 am
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Of course - according to a survey, that Brits in UK land, lack taste as well as culture. More Brits should emigrate to Canada.

Other than the on-line 'Daily Fail' that's about all the print media I need to get me away from reality.

Having lived in Canada for so long, there are few, if any food items in my diet that are not edible.

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I wonder how they decided on which foods to put on their questionnaire? Braised endive, gambas al ajiolo or whatever. Not a jacket spud to be seen. And as for sports, who puts the long jump as a favourite sport "hey lads, let's pop down to the playing fields for a spot of long jumping"?
I did feel a strange loathing when I came to the Daily Mail section.
 
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Thank you for the link. Having read the piece and some of the comments I shall, when next unable to come to work, email saying "I've braised me endive".
 
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I eat most of those foods and yet read the Telegraph!

OK, I am analytical, arrogant and own a cat...........
 
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unless I missed it (or they had fancy names), was there jellied eels or black puddings on the list?

Back to my lunch of chapati, deep fried chicken feet & whelks, washed down with a cup of chai
 
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I wonder how they decided on which foods to put on their questionnaire? Braised endive, gambas al ajiolo or whatever. Not a jacket spud to be seen. And as for sports, who puts the long jump as a favourite sport "hey lads, let's pop down to the playing fields for a spot of long jumping"?
I did feel a strange loathing when I came to the Daily Mail section.
Definitely not enough foods quoted in the article, so hard to associate, but probably Times for me based on the limited menus provided.

On actual reading, Guardian and Telegraph online as I won't pay for the Times' paywall. Never read the tabloids, except the DM occasionally/selectively if I want a "true expose" slant on things.
 
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unless I missed it (or they had fancy names), was there jellied eels or black puddings on the list?
Probably anguille fumee and boudin noir, judging from all the other items! The French are very fond of a bit of eel, but smoked, not in jelly and black pudding too.

Do Canadians eat eel? Jellied or otherwise?
 
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Originally Posted by MillieF
Probably anguille fumee and boudin noir, judging from all the other items! The French are very fond of a bit of eel, but smoked, not in jelly and black pudding too.

Do Canadians eat eel? Jellied or otherwise?
I see eels at the market so someone in Canada eats them, not necessarily Canadians. Never seen a jellied eel here, nor whelks, nor cockles, they do have mussels alive alive oh.
 
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Eels are a popular Japanese food. It actually looks yummy, but I won't try it (smoked, jellied or otherwise) on the principle of it being a snake like creature.
 
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According to this I'm a Daily Express-Mirror-Star reader but that's bollox because I only really read the Sun.
 
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Originally Posted by Oink
According to this I'm a Daily Express-Mirror-Star reader but that's bollox because I only really read the Sun.
For me, it depends what the chips come wrapped in.
 
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For me, it depends what the chips come wrapped in.
Chips? That's posh. My nan used send me down to the chippie to get a couple of portions of the leftover batter bits for our tea.
 
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Originally Posted by Oink
Chips? That's posh. My nan used send me down to the chippie to get a couple of portions of the leftover batter bits for our tea.
We are posh nowadays, I buy them bits for the chickens.
 


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