9mo ago

Out of the frying pan and into the broaster

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Didn't Great Britain like invent racism?
- I think a combination of the French and British after the Haitian slave revolt
  
  France is the only country mentioned so far that meets his criteria
- I think the Spanish were the first
Not sure how you'd quantify it, but Britain definitely makes less of a thing of race than the USA does. There's racism over there but it's not a constant obsession.
- I’m reminded of this cliché: European writers discuss class but forget about race, North American writers discuss race but forget about class.
  
  I think the French phrase is, "North American and British writers discuss class and race, but forget about the correct ratio of garlic to olive oil"
Wait till you hear about what they do with eels...
- I used to hate jellied eels, but recently I've come around to them. It's a working class meal using the natural resources that were available to them. And although it sounds horrible, it's literally just boiled eel with spices, vinegar and lemon, often served with parsley sauce. It can't be that bad.
  
  Can't any more because of The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) population has declined by 98% since 1980
  
  I just don't get the boiled part. Fried fish is delicious, so surely fried eel would be tasty too? But boiled fish is gross, it makes me want to throw up, and I'll normally eat pretty much anything.
- Sorry to disappoint, but in all my time here, I've never seen jellied eel. It's not a thing anymore, alas.
Beans on toast slaps tho. Throw some cheese or an egg on there and you're going to have a good time. It's also so quick and easy that it slides into the top ten breakfast foods.

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