British Highschoolers try Popeyes for the first time

[Mart68]

Most of my Mom and Pop ventures were 20 to 40 years ago while working - I know litereally everything has deteriorated since then.

Took a Google Streetview tour of Bishop, to see if the Drive In was still there. Probably replaced by a Jack-in-the-Box oir an Auto Parts store.

you think it's bad in the USA you should try getting decent food here.

Last time I was over there I put on half a stone in two weeks.

Having said that two independent places have just opened close to my work, one does an Aberdeen Angus burger that is outstanding.

Of course you can't have that every day as it's bad for you but luckily the other place does a good oatcake with bacon and cheese, so I alternate.



The 'Red Sauce' (as it is known here) is optional.

 

[Chrispy]

you think it's bad in the USA you should try getting decent food here.

Last time I was over there I put on half a stone in two weeks.

Having said that two independent places have just opened close to my work, one does an Aberdeen Angus burger that is outstanding.

Of course you can't have that every day as it's bad for you but luckily the other place does a good oatcake with bacon and cheese, so I alternate.



The 'Red Sauce' (as it is known here) is optional.

OMG wtf is that?

 

[Mart68]

OMG wtf is that?

Staffordshire oatcakes mate

Staffordshire oatcake - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

You can't really get them anywhere except this local area. Well you can, but they're crap. Need to be made and eaten same day and the making is an art passed down the generations, so they don't travel well. More than a day old and they taste like a washcloth.

 

[Chrispy]

Staffordshire oatcakes mate

Staffordshire oatcake - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

You can't really get them anywhere except this local area. Well you can, but they're crap. Need to be made and eaten same day and the making is an art passed down the generations, so they don't travel well. More than a day old and they taste like a washcloth.

LOL I'll leave you to them Looks horrid, but I had a few english roommates back in the day, and the food ideas were just crap.

 

[Mart68]

LOL I'll leave you to them Looks horrid, but I had a few english roommates back in the day, and the food ideas were just crap.

Most English food is diabolical, I'll give you that.

 

[Chrispy]

Most English food is diabolical, I'll give you that.

Yep, more my experience, including my visits to england back in the day. Diabolical sounds about right

 

[RayDunzl]

you think it's bad in the USA you should try getting decent food here.

 

[DavidMcRoy]

I think it's all about Louisiana cuisine. My Mom was Louisiana French-Acadian and -Creole (yes, we're both) and I learned how to cook from her family. Louisiana isn't one of the fattest states in the US for no reason, and I've struggled with my weight (mostly successfully) my whole life.

 

[Philbo King]

Keep in mind there are parts of the US where we fry chocolate bars

Well, they do sell deep-fried sticks of butter here in Iowa during the state fair... Gotta help those cardiologists with their sailboat payments!

 

[ahofer]

Well, they do sell deep-fried sticks of butter here in Iowa during the state fair... Gotta help those cardiologists with their sailboat payments!

In the Northeast they sell deep-fried Whoopie pies.

What's better than a whoopie pie? A deep-fried whoopie pie

What’s known as the “Home of the Whoopie Pie Cupcake” is now offering another tempting transformation of the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch confection: deep-fried whoopie pies.

lancasteronline.com

 

[Axo1989]

I must say, Popeyes' chicken sandwich is just incredible. I don't know how they managed to get the outside of the chicken so crunchy:

The rest of their stuff is "OK." Interesting that the kids loved just about everything.

Instantly improved by discarding the bun. Unless you are still in high school. Reminds me of a Twistie roll. Which will mean very little to non-Australians and almost defies the internet ...

 

[Digby]

Just wanna drop this in here, for those unsure about the roots of fried chicken in America