What did you eat today?
I made a dozen turkey sandwiches and assembled an equal number of extra special food bags, which I'll be distributing in an hour or so.
Yum
odd thing about that is I love raw oysters, so you'd think once you learn to love that you'd 'go for' the sushi idea right away
I picked up a 55 inch tv yesterday so I'll be setting it up for today's three NFL games- none of which thrill me.
I am that guy. Unfortunately in our household we have declared that gravy is almost never to be made. Eating a lot of gravy is very similar to eating a lot of bread , same ingredients. Then you put it on more bread. It's crazy unless you burn 4000+ calories a day.
Quote: odiousgambitsomebody who can make good gravy is somebody to have around
I am that guy. Unfortunately in our household we have declared that gravy is almost never to be made. Eating a lot of gravy is very similar to eating a lot of bread , same ingredients. Then you put it on more bread. It's crazy unless you burn 4000+ calories a day.
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Of all the things that Colonel Sanders made, to him his gravy was the most important. In the early days he would travel around to the few KFC franchises there were in a Cadillac and the first thing he would do was test the gravy and if it was not up to his standards he would close the restaurant until it was. He felt that gravy was everything in a meal.
I totally agree. The last thing I make is my gravy and I make it with turkey broth and spiced rum and it's wonderful. The heat cooks all the alcohol off and what's your left with is the subtle sweet taste of the spiced rum.
The dinners come with microwave-only directions, and in seven minutes, I had an attractive-looking lasagna that smelled like NY lasagna. NY-style lasagna is gooier and messier. It might be the best-frozen lasagna I've had, but I prefer the fresh stuff I'm getting from Cook Unity.
In a head-to-head comparison, CU's lasagna is 16 ounces, and Ramsey's is 11. CU has more meat and pasta while Ramseys is cheesier. CU is $11 a serving, Ramsey is under $7. A for taste, B for value.
Quote: billryanI've been hearing good things about Gordon Ramsey's line of frozen dinners, so I picked up a couple to try. most of the line is offered in single serving dishes, but lasagna has a single dinner or a Lovers dish, which is two servings in a box for more than double the price.
The dinners come with microwave-only directions, and in seven minutes, I had an attractive-looking lasagna that smelled like NY lasagna. NY-style lasagna is gooier and messier. It might be the best-frozen lasagna I've had, but I prefer the fresh stuff I'm getting from Cook Unity.
In a head-to-head comparison, CU's lasagna is 16 ounces, and Ramsey's is 11. CU has more meat and pasta while Ramseys is cheesier. CU is $11 a serving, Ramsey is under $7. A for taste, B for value.
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You read article after article after article on how processed food is killing people, literally killing them. Things like anything Gordon Ramsay makes in a frozen dinner. It's killing people because as the post above proves people have no interest in a healthy diet. They will shove anything they can and want into their pie hole and expect nothing but the best to come from it. It's really quite amazing.
Quote: EvenBobQuote: billryanI've been hearing good things about Gordon Ramsey's line of frozen dinners, so I picked up a couple to try. most of the line is offered in single serving dishes, but lasagna has a single dinner or a Lovers dish, which is two servings in a box for more than double the price.
The dinners come with microwave-only directions, and in seven minutes, I had an attractive-looking lasagna that smelled like NY lasagna. NY-style lasagna is gooier and messier. It might be the best-frozen lasagna I've had, but I prefer the fresh stuff I'm getting from Cook Unity.
In a head-to-head comparison, CU's lasagna is 16 ounces, and Ramsey's is 11. CU has more meat and pasta while Ramseys is cheesier. CU is $11 a serving, Ramsey is under $7. A for taste, B for value.
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You read article after article after article on how processed food is killing people, literally killing them. Things like anything Gordon Ramsay makes in a frozen dinner. It's killing people because as the post above proves people have no interest in a healthy diet. They will shove anything they can and want into their pie hole and expect nothing but the best to come from it. It's really quite amazing.
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Why would you call his dinners processed food? Freezing something doesn't make it processed.
Quote: billryanQuote: EvenBobQuote: billryanI've been hearing good things about Gordon Ramsey's line of frozen dinners, so I picked up a couple to try. most of the line is offered in single serving dishes, but lasagna has a single dinner or a Lovers dish, which is two servings in a box for more than double the price.
The dinners come with microwave-only directions, and in seven minutes, I had an attractive-looking lasagna that smelled like NY lasagna. NY-style lasagna is gooier and messier. It might be the best-frozen lasagna I've had, but I prefer the fresh stuff I'm getting from Cook Unity.
In a head-to-head comparison, CU's lasagna is 16 ounces, and Ramsey's is 11. CU has more meat and pasta while Ramseys is cheesier. CU is $11 a serving, Ramsey is under $7. A for taste, B for value.
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You read article after article after article on how processed food is killing people, literally killing them. Things like anything Gordon Ramsay makes in a frozen dinner. It's killing people because as the post above proves people have no interest in a healthy diet. They will shove anything they can and want into their pie hole and expect nothing but the best to come from it. It's really quite amazing.
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Why would you call his dinners processed food? Freezing something doesn't make it processed.
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It's the ingredient list that makes it a processed food. Freezing has nothing to do with it. Every ingredient on this list has itself been processed and the ingredients it was processed with we're also processed. You have no idea what you're eating.
This is not to be confused with what I had yesterday: freshly cooked turkey breast (well, an entire turkey was cooked, but all I had was breast meat), some actual mashed potatoes, and some mac & cheese.
Or what I am planning on having tomorrow: homemade six-cheese pepperoni and sausage pizza.
Now that I am a Las Vegan and have WinCo and its wonderful bulk bins available to me, I can experiment with different kinds of beans and rice. Grains and spices too.
It's pretty much the pasta and cheese dish I usually make, except it uses cream cheese instead of ricotta and has a package of powdered ranch dressing mixed in. The recipe calls for elbow noodles, but I'm using rigatoni. It's a one-pan dish that you then bake until golden brown. I had it a few weeks ago at an American Legion clambake and found it interesting.
Not nearly as bad as that frozen/thawed/refrozen/rethawed stuff I got in South Dakota a while back, the rice texture was decent.
The overall flavor was mild.
The sodium content was low, which is good, as I've been feeling too salted lately. The calories were pretty low, too.
I don't particularly recommend gas station sushi, but it was way better* than the sodium laden hot bar fried chicken that put me in the hospital last year.
Quote: DieterTwo boxes of gas station sushi.
Not nearly as bad as that frozen/thawed/refrozen/rethawed stuff I got in South Dakota a while back, the rice texture was decent.
The overall flavor was mild.
The sodium content was low, which is good, as I've been feeling too salted lately. The calories were pretty low, too.
I don't particularly recommend gas station sushi, but it was way better* than the sodium laden hot bar fried chicken that put me in the hospital last year.The fried chicken tasted better, but the sushi didn't try to kill me.
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I had a gas station cheesesteak from Wawa. I know the east coasters love their Wawa but this sandwich was average at best.
Quote: DRichQuote: DieterTwo boxes of gas station sushi.
Not nearly as bad as that frozen/thawed/refrozen/rethawed stuff I got in South Dakota a while back, the rice texture was decent.
The overall flavor was mild.
The sodium content was low, which is good, as I've been feeling too salted lately. The calories were pretty low, too.
I don't particularly recommend gas station sushi, but it was way better* than the sodium laden hot bar fried chicken that put me in the hospital last year.The fried chicken tasted better, but the sushi didn't try to kill me.
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I had a gas station cheesesteak from Wawa. I know the east coasters love their Wawa but this sandwich was average at best.
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Given my choice between Wawa, Sheetz, and Rutter's, I'm taking Rutter's every time.
If there is a Jimmy John's (or Milio's) conveniently nearby, then forget Rutter's.
Do you ever get Hunts Brothers Pizza? I hear that is the ultimate gas station cuisine.
Quote: DRichQuote: DieterTwo boxes of gas station sushi.
Not nearly as bad as that frozen/thawed/refrozen/rethawed stuff I got in South Dakota a while back, the rice texture was decent.
The overall flavor was mild.
The sodium content was low, which is good, as I've been feeling too salted lately. The calories were pretty low, too.
I don't particularly recommend gas station sushi, but it was way better* than the sodium laden hot bar fried chicken that put me in the hospital last year.The fried chicken tasted better, but the sushi didn't try to kill me.
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I had a gas station cheesesteak from Wawa. I know the east coasters love their Wawa but this sandwich was average at best.
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Considering where you got it you're probably lucky you didn't have to go to the emergency room.
Quote: billryanI do not like Sheetz or WaWas food, although I admire their business model. I've never heard of Rutters.
Do you ever get Hunts Brothers Pizza? I hear that is the ultimate gas station cuisine.
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My recollection puts Hunts Brothers pizza on par with Roma Magic Crust, a mid-market frozen rising crust pizza.
If paying the bartender $10 to $15 to cook a frozen pizza, I'd be glad to get Hunts Brothers instead of Tombstone or Jacks.
But there is a lot more to Italian cuisine than pizza and pasta. I made this last night. It is broccoli rabe, sauteed with garlic and olive oil, topped with some grilled chicken and then peppered with the red pepper flakes. Broccoli rabe (pr. "broccoli rob") is not so easy to find here in Vegas. It's not broccoli, and it's not broccolini. Some people call it rapini, and due to its relation to another Brassica cultivar, it is also called broccoli rape. Due to the possibility of a terrible misunderstanding I do not recommend asking the grocer for broccoli rape.
Life at the card tables is not known as a healthy one, with the long hours, much of it seated, and in my case consumption of alcohol to relieve the boredom, so I make a point of preparing good nutritious food at least every other day to partially counteract the effects.
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I had a gas station cheesesteak from Wawa. I know the east coasters love their Wawa but this sandwich was average at best.
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Considering where you got it you're probably lucky you didn't have to go to the emergency room.
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You are just naive if you think good food can't be found anywhere. One of my favorite cheesesteaks was from a gas station in Vegas, The Philly Cheesesteak Company had a window in a gas station at the corner of Pecos and Patrick in Las Vegas. It was the best cheesesteak in Vegas for sure.
It costs almost 200K to open a Domino's .and you have lifelong franchise fees. A qualified buyer can open a Hunts Brothers franchise with no money down, and no franchise fees.
Quote: DieterQuote: billryanI do not like Sheetz or WaWas food, although I admire their business model. I've never heard of Rutters.
Do you ever get Hunts Brothers Pizza? I hear that is the ultimate gas station cuisine.
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My recollection puts Hunts Brothers pizza on par with Roma Magic Crust, a mid-market frozen rising crust pizza.
If paying the bartender $10 to $15 to cook a frozen pizza, I'd be glad to get Hunts Brothers instead of Tombstone or Jacks.
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One of my regular watering holes sells an outstanding pepperoni pizza for $10. I am on record, on their website, singing it's praise.
I was on the side of the building, smoking a joint with a friend when I noticed dozens of Red Baron pizza boxes waiting for the garbage to be picked up.
Quote: billryanQuote: DieterQuote: billryanI do not like Sheetz or WaWas food, although I admire their business model. I've never heard of Rutters.
Do you ever get Hunts Brothers Pizza? I hear that is the ultimate gas station cuisine.
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My recollection puts Hunts Brothers pizza on par with Roma Magic Crust, a mid-market frozen rising crust pizza.
If paying the bartender $10 to $15 to cook a frozen pizza, I'd be glad to get Hunts Brothers instead of Tombstone or Jacks.
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One of my regular watering holes sells an outstanding pepperoni pizza for $10. I am on record, on their website, singing it's praise.
I was on the side of the building, smoking a joint with a friend when I noticed dozens of Red Baron pizza boxes waiting for the garbage to be picked up.
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One of the guys I used to work with brought along his countertop pizza oven to outfit our break room. I think he got it from a bar that burned down, through someone his former employer (a bookie) knew.
Those little ovens do something magical to frozen pizza, and in a pinch can sear a steak.
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You are just naive if you think good food can't be found anywhere. One of my favorite cheesesteaks was from a gas station in Vegas, The Philly Cheesesteak Company had a window in a gas station at the corner of Pecos and Patrick in Las Vegas. It was the best cheesesteak in Vegas for sure.
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It totally depends on what your definition of good is. All the fast food restaurants are doing a booming business because people think that's good food. Nobody pulls into a restaurant parking lot and says to themselves the food here is really terrible and really bad for you but I'm going to eat it anyway. They have no idea what real good food is. Obviously. I'm always watching colorized videos from the 20s 30s 40s 50s and one thing you notice in the street scenes of people walking is the almost total lack of obesity. Nobody is fat. That's because super processed food had not been invented yet and they mostly had a healthy diet of good food. Any video of people on the street today has so many fat people you can't count them.
Quote: rxwineMy Walmart ribeyes cooked 10 minutes in an air fryer, were just as good as the $40 I paid for the last ribeye in a restaurant. AFAIC anyway. They probably really weren’t that good side by side comparison, but considering such little effort and price, they were much more than acceptable.
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People are always knocking meat from Walmart but I never had any trouble with it. It all depends on how you cook it.
I, personally, like the convenience of throwing a $3 strip steak on to cook, and not fussing about getting dressed up to go to someplace with tablecloths and waiters.
Quote: billryanJust avoid the Dollar store Ribeyes. Not even my dog cared for them.
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Perhaps the meat was someone he knew.
Quote: billryanJust avoid the Dollar store Ribeyes. Not even my dog cared for them.
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Amen.
From one of the stalls at the Asian market food hall, got a "special salt & pepper chicken" and some spring rolls.
The breading on the chicken was very nice, and mildly salty. The "pepper" apparently means that it is deep fried along with some (unbreaded) thai chili (yowza!), onion, and green bell pepper. Nice, but not what I was expecting.
I still don't like spring rolls.
The rice was mediocre. I prefer one of the other stalls, but they were closed today, so I was forced out of my rut comfort zone.
I did see that a new hotpot stall opened up, so that may be in my future. I'm only in this neighborhood about once every month and a half.
Apparently still in the neighborhood of the food hall, and my preferred stall was open.
A plate of beef with mushrooms, and a good mountain of rice.
This stall uses a lower quality (less premium) variety of rice, but does a much better job cooking it. The texture is better at this stall, which is important. (Yesterday's place... the rice was starting to get mushy and overcooked.)
The celery is lovely.
Edit: The auntie running the stall took a look at me and asked if I wanted chopsticks. I thought that was a nice touch.
You make a loaf of cornbread and the next day and after you can cut some slices and toast them in an iron skillet
You then reflect on how 'life is good' ... this is just plain hard to beat when in the mood for soup
Great deal started today. $7.99/lb ribeye roast. Choice quality. Solid deal.
This is one I cooked today. About a 6 pounder.
Preheat oven to 450. Cooked for 30 minutes then turn off oven. Leave door closed and let cook for another 90 minutes. Turn oven back on 350 for about 15-20 minutes.
Take out and cover with foil to rest - 10-15 minutes. Enjoy.
Quote: linksjunkieAnyone out there with Aldi’s stores?
Great deal started today. $7.99/lb ribeye roast. Choice quality. Solid deal.
Thank you for that. I will be heading to Aldi this weekend. They also have turkey breasts for $9.99 and beef tenderloins on sale.
For about $45, you can get four salads, four small appetizers, four servings of garlic bread, and a main course to feed 4-5 people. I bought a lasagna family dinner and had one meal of two salads, a meatball on garlic bread, and a second meal of the remaining three appetizers. I cut the lasagna into three portions and froze two of them. I'll have a salad and most of the remaining lasagna tonight, hopefully leaving enough for lunch tomorrow.
I think I'll get five or six meals out of it. The meatballs are baseball-sized and just the right mix. The lasagna was made with beef; I think next time, I'll ask for sausage instead.
Liver & Onions
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Burger and fries.
I guess it's regional, or even the country where you live. I'm sure there are many in other countries I haven't heard of. Or know by different names.
Spaghetti and meatballs.
Quote: billryanCorned beef and cabbage btw-It is not a traditional Irish dish. It is rarely served in Ireland and usually only at tourist places. Irish immigrants in NYC couldn't find the salted pork that was a mainstay of their diets. Bacon was too expensive so corned beef became a staple as it was the only beef they could afford. Irish Americans eat it on St Patricks Day to remind us of the struggles our ancestors went through to allow us to live in Amerikay.
Spaghetti and meatballs.
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Corned beef is a nasty cut and you have to cook the living crap out of it to make it edible. That's why only the poor people ate it
Pop it in the toaster on dark setting, then run it again on the light setting and about half the time, you got a delicious pastry filled with bubbling cheese and sauce. The other times you got a mouthful of dough or worse, you burned your tongue or the roof of your mouth. No insta-pizza cooked alike.
I recently tried Jacks pizza pasties and they obviously got the recipe from Butoni's., only they figured out how to make them all cook at the same pace. It's great finger food, and I'll be bringing a couple of boxes to the Post for THE ONLY GAME THAT MATTERS.
Quote: rxwineClassic combinations...where do they come from?. Magnets, how do they work? (nod to ICP for no reason at all)
Liver & Onions
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Burger and fries.
I guess it's regional, or even the country where you live. I'm sure there are many in other countries I haven't heard of. Or know by different names.
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Peanut butter and jelly is very American. British people consider it a very strange thing, kind of the way we look at their beans on toast as their staple.
Quote: DRichQuote: rxwineClassic combinations...where do they come from?. Magnets, how do they work? (nod to ICP for no reason at all)
Liver & Onions
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Burger and fries.
I guess it's regional, or even the country where you live. I'm sure there are many in other countries I haven't heard of. Or know by different names.
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Peanut butter and jelly is very American. British people consider it a very strange thing, kind of the way we look at their beans on toast as their staple.
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Beans on toast, you're making that up. Nobody would eat beans on toast..
Quote: GialmereThe election betting thread has been assassinated. So, to get a second hand political fix, here is a food trivia quiz.
George Washington's favorite food was hoe cakes topped with honey. What about more recent presidents?
Match the presidents with their favorite foods...
1) JFK
2) LBJ
3) Nixon
4) Ford
5) Carter
6) Reagan
7) Bush 41
8) Clinton
9) Bush 43
10) Obama
11) Trump
12) Biden
a) Cheeseburger
b) Pot roast
c) Jelly beans
d) Nachos
e) Pork rinds
f) Cottage cheese & ketchup
g) Ice cream
h) Grits
i) Clam chowder
j) Cheeseburger pizza
k) Fast food (McDonald's, Burger King et al)
l) Chicken Fried Steak with mashed potatoes & gravy
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Here are the trivia answers...
It's not surprising that a president from New England would love creamy, Clam Chowder, and none of that red Manhattan crap. Also, it's pronounced CHOWDER!
This Lone Star president enjoyed the Lone Star classic of Chicken Fried Steak with mashed potatoes & gravy. Being from Texas, he also enjoyed Mexican food.
BONUS TRIVIA: What's the difference between Chicken Fried Steak and Country Fried Steak?
This unusual dish was made even more unusual in that Nixon ate it for breakfast. Having grown up near where Nixon was born, I remember people did indeed eat this when I was a kid. The tang of the ketchup is supposed to bring out a new flavor from the cottage cheese. Today, some food sites provide recipe ideas for what you can do with it.
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This All-American athlete enjoyed the All-American meal of Pot Roast. He liked to follow it with a dish of Butter Pecan ice cream.
Despite his association with peanuts (and, thanks to his brother, beer), this Southern president loved that most Southern of dishes: Grits.
Reagan loved Jelly Beans. So much so, in fact, that he would send large jars of them to the various federal buildings in Washington. He even had a philosophy for them...
Bush Sr enjoyed Pork Rinds. His mentioning of this caused a spike in the salty snack's sales. He especially enjoyed them covered in Tabasco sauce. Bush was also known for his hatred of broccoli.
A new generation of presidents brought with them more contemporary likes. Clinton enjoyed that most American of classics: The Cheeseburger. Sadly, due to his health, Clinton is now on a strict vegan diet.
Bush Jr would take Clinton's favorite meal and dial it up to 11. According to the White House chef, W's most requested meal was a Cheeseburger Pizza. This was essentially a Margherita Pizza with all the ingredients of a cheeseburger placed on top.
Obama loved nachos. Perhaps too much. He once joked that he had to have someone take them away or else he'd have guacamole coming out of his eyeballs.
Trump enjoyed fast food: Burger King, McDonald's, KFC, etc. He said he liked the consistency of taste no matter where you were. So great was his love for it that he would occasionally serve it at the White house.
It's no secret that Biden loved Ice Cream. In fact, stops at ice cream parlors became staple photo ops during his entire time as president.
BONUS TRIVIA: You probably remember reporters always asking Biden what his favorite ice cream flavor was, but do you remember what his answer was?
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While I'm sure he still likes fast food in general, I'm guessing Trump will now put McDonald's on top, something Clinton would probably agree with.
Quote: EvenBobQuote: DRichQuote: rxwineClassic combinations...where do they come from?. Magnets, how do they work? (nod to ICP for no reason at all)
Liver & Onions
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Burger and fries.
I guess it's regional, or even the country where you live. I'm sure there are many in other countries I haven't heard of. Or know by different names.
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Peanut butter and jelly is very American. British people consider it a very strange thing, kind of the way we look at their beans on toast as their staple.
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Beans on toast, you're making that up. Nobody would eat beans on toast..
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Obviously you haven't spent much time in the U.K. They think PB&J is silly and beans on toast is a regular meal of theirs.
