The UK
#76
Re: The UK
I never found that to be the case in Madrid, but I didn't seek out expensive UK imports either. Certainly the standard can of beer in the supermarket would be 35 or 40cents (may be more expensive now) as against 80p or a pound in the UK (actually there are dirt cheap own brand Tesco lagers, but I never knew anyone who would buy that rubbish, even tramps!). Of course you can find certain imports like Carlsberg can be more expensive. As for crisps, it made me laugh to see Brits buying packets of Walkers (believe me I've worked in Leicester food factories and the reputation people hold there isn't that great; there are far better crisps in the UK) at 1 euro a time in an Irish pub, when normal packets in a local shop were just 30cents. There again we all pay extra for a bit of convenience at times, so perhaps I'm being too harsh. A matter of taste too - generally I prefer the Spanish version of crisps (I think they use a far better potato), but some like the exotic flavours that modern science gives the UK version.
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Bread is meant to last one day..........says who exactly?
From what I see the majority of bread sold in Spain is not wholesome filling bread, usefull for many things including sandwiches.
Spanish bread is all crust and no substance but useful as a weapon on day 2.
I have a bread maker and my bread lasts when stored in a bread crock. It has no additives/chemicals whatsoever.
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Re: The UK
I prefer the Spanish version of crisps (I think they use a far better potato),
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Re: The UK
Bread is meant to last one day..........says who exactly?
From what I see the majority of bread sold in Spain is not wholesome filling bread, usefull for many things including sandwiches.
Spanish bread is all crust and no substance but useful as a weapon on day 2.
I have a bread maker and my bread lasts when stored in a bread crock. It has no additives/chemicals whatsoever.
From what I see the majority of bread sold in Spain is not wholesome filling bread, usefull for many things including sandwiches.
Spanish bread is all crust and no substance but useful as a weapon on day 2.
I have a bread maker and my bread lasts when stored in a bread crock. It has no additives/chemicals whatsoever.
#80
Re: The UK
It all boils down I think as to whether you like the Walkers type of crisp or not. I think it's mass produced rubbish - and luckily part of the UK population is beginning to agree - hence the popularity here of specialist Kettle crisps. Funnily enough Lays (I understand) are part of the same international group, I prefer their crisps by a mile. But as I said earlier, it's personal taste.
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Thinking about it, I really must be in a minority. My friend is always telling me how tasty the food is in Spain ( and she shops in the same places as me). The tomatoes that she drools over I find watery and tasteless. The bigger they are the less taste they have imho. Veggies go mouldy before I have a chance to use them - including those bought from local markets. Bread goes stale in a day (unless I buy the suger-laden stuff in the supermarkets).
The ability to taste and smell diminishes with age, apparently more with women, however, I have noticed over the years that some men are not very choosey about what they eat, eating anything and everything. If their taste buds were working that would not be the case.
Also when walking around a supermarket (not something I do that often) around a third of the shoppers stink like a sewer. Another ten percent smell like they do fry ups with their coats on. I doubt if any of them have any sense of taste as would have lost it when their sense of smell went.
Last edited by whitelinen; Sep 30th 2010 at 10:14 am.
#83
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You may have a point if talking about the commercial brands. But certainly in big cities like Madrid they still have the local outlets selling the packets of locally fried crisps with just salt as seasoning. The UK has a far greater tendency (and I accept Spain may head the same way) to have artificial flavoured crisps like salt n vinegar, prawn cocktail etc. Down to personal taste, but I prefer the (perhaps more basic) Spanish variety
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You may have a point if talking about the commercial brands. But certainly in big cities like Madrid they still have the local outlets selling the packets of locally fried crisps with just salt as seasoning. The UK has a far greater tendency (and I accept Spain may head the same way) to have artificial flavoured crisps like salt n vinegar, prawn cocktail etc. Down to personal taste, but I prefer the (perhaps more basic) Spanish variety
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I agre Spanish crisps are amazing, but again I am talking about the artesan churreria kind like Vidals or Tio Paco's (local to our area).
Only 3 ingredients in them, potatos, oil and salt! i saw in the ingredients that they have 44% oil though!
Only 3 ingredients in them, potatos, oil and salt! i saw in the ingredients that they have 44% oil though!
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Re: The UK
Oh jeez, I've missed you lot of narky twats! Seriously people, take it as a compliment... now I rarely go to the pub you lot are bloody hilarious! Carry on...