in article 86k754dkyh.fsf@littledevil.internal.zobbo.org, Ian J Cottee at
ian@cottee.org wrote on 12/11/03 1:42 PM:

> 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 ...

I must admit that I haven't eaten French, Italian, or Greek in England, but
I did eat Chinese there and found it not as good as Chinese food in the
States or in Japan. All in all, I was not favorably impressed with the food
in London, although I enjoyed my trip there, and have fond memories of the
place.

French food in Japan is okay, but nothing special. Italian food in Japan is
often good, like Italian food in North Beach (the Italian section of San
Francisco). I haven't seen any Greek restaurants in Gifu or Nagoya.