Misconceptions about your heritage in food? (coffee, polish, soups, butter)

[Dirt Grinder]

Originally Posted by TracySam

I correct myself: "traditional" English food is weird and icky. I'm sure they have all sorts of nice modern dishes today, but if a relative is making some ancestral dish, it's often weird and icky.

Many of the best British dishes are "traditional" - I enjoy traditional British cooking. It's easy to find a dish in any country's cuisine that's "weird and icky."

[momtothree]

Originally Posted by Dirt Grinder

And that makes you an expert on Irish cuisine?!?!

Where in the world did I say that? Geesh! All I say was another misconception was that Irish cooking was all boiled and potato.

[momtothree]

Originally Posted by Westerntraveler

Welll....Im Czech and most people don't know the difference between a Kolache and a Klobasnek.

I don't know either one but would try a Kolache if it's anything like a Kolecky apricot cookie a friend of mine makes every holiday. Now off to google to see what they are.

[George Chong]

I am Chinese-American. I think that a lot of people think that they have actually sample real Chinese cuisine. I beg to differ - it is Chinese-American (there is nothing wrong with it). I think the major misconception is that Chinese cuisine has lots of fried items and has lots of sauces.

[Tracysherm]

Originally Posted by Dirt Grinder

Many of the best British dishes are "traditional" - I enjoy traditional British cooking. It's easy to find a dish in any country's cuisine that's "weird and icky."

But Britain seems to have a huge amount of strange, awful foods.

The canned version is actually more appetizing than home-made

Haggis (okay, Scottish, but part of UK)

Cornish "stargazy" fish pie

Blood pudding/Blood sausage/black pudding

steak & kidney pie

Ox tongue (this one makes me gag and throw up a little just to look at the picture)

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by TracySam

But Britain seems to have a huge amount of strange, awful foods.

You're doing the topic of your thread a disservice.

[Southlander]

That all Southern food is deep fat fried.

[momtothree]

Tracy Sam, Hey! I have Marmite on my toast every morning. It ain't strange. :P And marmite chicken! And marmite and black pepper bread. I love me some Marmite.

[Tracysherm]

Anyway, my point was that all the rumors about German and Swedish dishes were untrue, but I wholly endorse the rumors about British food.

[mainebrokerman]

I have some native american blood in my veins-

so I get a hankering for bison,, but thats not all i eat!