One of the most famous Victorian dishes is a hilarious lie

Re:One of the most famous Victorian dishes is a hilarious lie by lordnacho on Monday January 17, 2022 @12:20PM (#29968899)

I concur, lived here for a long time and I've noticed stuff like Spotted Dick, Toad-in-the-hole, Haggis, and Faggots (which are a kind of meatball).

If I were to point at a dish that was probably more popular in the past it would be fried eel, which you can still find in certain places in London.

BWS, never heard of it, family is British and they've not heard of it either.

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Re:One of the most famous Victorian dishes is a hilarious lie by andybak on Monday January 17, 2022 @01:33PM (#29969982)

Weren't eels usually boiled or steamed?

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Re:One of the most famous Victorian dishes is a hilarious lie by lordnacho on Monday January 17, 2022 @01:44PM (#29970145)

I messed up, I meant Jellied Eels.

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Re:One of the most famous Victorian dishes is a hilarious lie by philk10 on Monday January 17, 2022 @01:46PM (#29970157)

yeh, which is how you get the liquor they are served with at the Pie, mash and eel shops

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Re:One of the most famous Victorian dishes is a hilarious lie by jimmytidey on Monday January 17, 2022 @02:42PM (#29970866)

Fried eels would be too palatable

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Re:One of the most famous Victorian dishes is a hilarious lie by HeyLaughingBoy on Monday January 17, 2022 @05:11PM (#29972256)

I'd say that copious amounts of hard liquor would be the only way to get me to consume any boiled or steamed fish :-)

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