I heard once that when spices became so cheap that even the commoners could afford it, the upper class in Britain started to claim that really good food doesn't need any spices to taste good and that bland food is the best. This supposedly made the British cuisine way blander.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I thought it was cuz they lost a bunch of ships during wwii and then they had the rationing of foods, and hadn't recovered their flavor palate since then.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 17 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

A lot of the "bland" food is just food that was made during the world wars that has evolved over time after the fact.

But to say British food has no spices completely disregards the whole curry scene over here. It's not just curry from India. A lot of "Indian" dishes were invented in the UK.

[–] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Aye like a lot of time that people are making fun of English cuisine they’re usually just making fun of meals that poorer families would make or that no one regularly makes in their right mind.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I mean it's usually just cheap, lazy food. I like a good beans on toast every once and a while. Sometimes you just want a no effort meal.

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 2 points 8 months ago

I don't think flavor palates degenerate that quickly. Especially with that many Indian residents.