Ernest Schaal <eschaal@max.hi-ho.ne.jp> writes:

> Well, judging from the food I ate in London and in English pubs in the
> States, I would say greasy foods like fish and chips and bland foods like
> how the Brits serve the means and veggies (few spices). On the other hand, I
> do like Bass Ale.

The trouble with pub food in the UK is that it is quite rare to find a
pub that does real cooking. Most of them have deals with various chains
which allows untrained monkeys to produce cheap and uninspiring menus
relatively quickly. And the least said about London anyway, the better. 

When you go next time search for a book (it's pretty common) called
something like the good pub guide. Chances are you'll find something in
your area which does proper food and good beer. Not sure if I class Bass
as good beer, about the only place I drink it is in Japan :)

If I want to eat anything other than Japanese (i.e. Chinese, Italian,
French, Greek etc) I find the quality is usually way better in the
UK. And as for Indian ... 

-- 
Ian J Cottee
Nagoya, Japan