The most traditional English food is ?

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

It was developed in Birmo as Lakey correctly stated bimbo.

Balti is the name of the pot(iron or steel) it was conjured up in.

Not quite, Balti means bucket, as i said it was all the ends of onions, chillis and other veg used in service that were put in a bucket, they boiled them up over night at the end of the shift. When they realised the staff loved it, they started serving it to pissed up Brummies.

Traditional Baltistan food came in the pot/skillet thing, that is the only thing that originated in north Pakistan that was used for the 'Balti' as its now known, it was originally called Balti gosht. Serve a Balti as we know it to those people, they wouldnt recognise it as being from there.

So Baltistan was in Pakistan but the dish was created by Brummie based Bengalis, the traditional method was to cook it slowly, a Balti as we know it is cooked very quickly, to keep up with the demand of pissheads. The dishes are totally different.

Wasnt tikka masala created in Scotland, because a pissed sweaty complained his chicken tikka was dry and he wanted gravy??

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

Balti Gosht is served in India. Where it originates from.

No mate. See my above post.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Excuse my culinary ignorance, what is it?

Sounds like a recipe made from a former City German keeper.

A cake made for Easter.
Traditionally half steamed, half baked.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Lampreys must be traditionally English.
As were oysters back in the day.

 

[BimboBob]

Not quite, Balti means bucket, as i said it was all the ends of onions, chillis and other veg used in service that were put in a bucket, they boiled them up over night at the end of the shift. When they realised the staff loved it, they started serving it to pissed up Brummies.

Traditional Baltistan food came in the pot/skillet thing, that is the only thing that originated in north Pakistan that was used for the 'Balti' as its now known, it was originally called Balti gosht. Serve a Balti as we know it to those people, they wouldnt recognise it as being from there.

So Baltistan was in Pakistan but the dish was created by Brummie based Bengalis.

Wasnt tikka masala created in Scotland, because a pissed sweaty complained his chicken tikka was dry and he wanted gravy??

Thought he was an ill sweaty.

 

[Barcon]

Never had Balti or Balti pie.
The closest thing I ever had to curry when I lived in Manchester was that slop they used to pour over a tray of chips at the chippy.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Sausage, egg and chips.

That was my only meal in an Indian restaurant, and the nearest I've come to eating curry!

For me, it has to be a meat and potato pie!

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

.Wasnt tikka masala created in Scotland, because a pissed sweaty complained his chicken tikka was dry and he wanted gravy??

Another dish created somewhere in Blighty to appease us Brits. Plebty of 'traditional' Chinese food has been tweaked over here as well.

Both Masala and Korma dishes are for beginners or lightweight fanny's IMO.

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

Thought he was an ill sweaty.

I'm not sure about tikka masala, i'm fairly certain it was created over here as well though.

The Balti I am well versed in, you couldnt live where i used to and not be, it is a source of local pride (and big business now), I think its the only food stuff I am snobby about, I had one in other places, but I am of the school of thought, you cant get a proper Balti outside of Brum (or even the Balti triangle really).

I think a lot of what we call indian food (most not actually cooked or created by indians in Britain) has been adapted to suit our tastes, most traditional indian food after all is veggie.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Never had Balti or Balti pie.
The closest thing I ever had to curry when I lived in Manchester was that slop they used to pour over a tray of chips at the chippy.

They've been sold at the Ethihad for years mate. Used to be good, but since that lisping poncy Essex"pukka" twat(Oliver) got involved with the club catering, they are pretty shit nowadays.

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

Never had Balti or Balti pie.
The closest thing I ever had to curry when I lived in Manchester was that slop they used to pour over a tray of chips at the chippy.

Have to have one in Brum mate, Balti pies, whilst combining 2 of my favourite things pies and baltis, dont really taste like Balti.

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

Good we are able to discuss 'Indian' food or curry as its otherwise generically called, without there being moaning, now that fat bastard Stony has fucked off to ginger bollock's house for tea.

 

[Barcon]

Have to have one in Brum mate, Balti pies, whilst combining 2 of my favourite things pies and baltis, dont really taste like Balti.

Almost had one at City last time I was over but said fuck it as the line was too long.

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

Almost had one at City last time I was over but said fuck it as the line was too long.

They are ok, and I liked the book Lows, Highs and Balti Pies: Manchester City ruined my diet.

They are nothing on a proper Balti, with table naan and a bit of rice chucked in as well.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I suppose this thread is a tad unfair to the Scots Welsh and Northern Irish really.

I have eaten welsh Cowl. Its basically a soup with lamb and veg, mainly leeks and carrots served with welsh cheese and a bread roll. Eaten mainly in Cardiff area ive been told.
A traditional Welsh breakfast but mainly eaten around Swansea is Bacon with cockles served with Lava bread. This is made from seaweed and pureedl.Looks like minced spinach but with a fishy sea salt taste. And the Welsh are proud of traditional Bara Brith. A kind of tasty fruit cake.

Scots have square sausage tatty scones haggis tatties n neeps. Scotch pies and other things, notably deep fried mars bars nowadays.

Not too familiar with traitional Irish be it Northern or southern, but i've had Ulster fry( basically Irish spam) Irish stew soda bread and a few other Irish foods I can't remember the name of.

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

I suppose this thread is a tad unfair to the Scots Welsh and Northern Irish really.

I have eaten welsh Cowl. Its basically a soup with lamb and veg, mainly leeks and carrots served with weksh cheese and a bread roll. Eaten mainly in Cardiff are ive been told.
A traditional Welsh breakfast but mainly eaten around Swansea is Bacon with cockles served with Lava bread. This is made frim seaweed and pureed, loked like minced spinach but with a fishy sea salt taste. And the Wrlsh are proud of traditional Bara Brith. A kind of tasty fruit cske.

Scots have square sausage tatty scones haggis tatties n neeps. Scotch pies and other things, notably deep fried mars bars nowadays.

Not too familiar with tradirltional Irish be it Northern or douthern, but i've had Ulster fry( basically Irish spam) Irish stew soda bread and a few other Irish foods I can't remember the name of.

In my bringing up of pies I mentioned the Taff Oggie and the Jock Mutton Pie for balance.

I still remember my first time in Scotland (many moons ago) when they served me a square sausage, I didnt know what the fuck it was, I thought they always came, you know, sausage shaped, I asked where my sausage was, "whats that laddie" pointing to the square, i was quite taken aback.

Ireland isnt part of Britain, but their cuisine can be summed up in one word. POTATO!!!

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Fish and chips, got to be. Living in Grimsby, I'm not short of decent chippies! Fancy some now actually. Jumbo haddock and chips, can of iron bru.

 

[andyhinch]

Even the weird veggie types can have a pie, they really leave nobody behind.

There are even the potato topped ones like shepherds, cottage and cumberland to add to the mix as well.

I like a meat and potato or a steak and ale myself, but will nom most pies as they are great.

Pie.

Add a good steak and kidney pudding to that list.

 

[crazyg]

I never buy pies unless they contain the warning "Not suitable for vegetarians".

I'm a "traditional" British food eater having had only one curry in my life. A neighbour made it for us, and i had the dreaded Delhi (actually, Millbrook) Belly for 3 days. Since then, nada. Full English/Scottish/Irish/Welsh breakfast, Fish & Chips, decent steak meals will do me. Plus, as my journeys have taken me to European climes, Normandy pork, mouseaka (sp), Kleftico, pie-ella, etc

As for quiches, depends on how you pronounce it!

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

In my bringing up of pies I mentioned the Taff Oggie and the Jock Mutton Pie for balance.

I still remember my first time in Scotland (many moons ago) when they served me a square sausage, I didnt know what the fuck it was, I thought they always came, you know, sausage shaped, I asked where my sausage was, "whats that laddie" pointing to the square, i was quite taken aback.

Ireland isnt part of Britain, but their cuisine can be summed up in one word. POTATO!!!

Square sausage is known more traditionally there as Lorne sausage and Ive eaten a lot of it whilst working there. The cheap stuff is crap, good stuff Is tasty tho. I forgot to mention White pudding. Irish in origin I think, although i maybe wrong.