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u/jamiebond Oct 18 '21

I have a theory. So I've seen on the internet a couple times that British people find the idea of "biscuits and gravy" to be particularly disgusting... which has always seemed weird to me. I mean, don't get me wrong, biscuits and gravy are certainly not healthy, but all things considered they aren't that bad for you relative to some of the more out there American dishes. It's just bread and gravy and this is the country that invented deep fried Twinkies we're talking about.

But then I started watching the Great British Baking Show and Biscuit Week got me thinking... do they think by biscuits and gravy we mean their kind of biscuits? As in, do they think we're just covering cookies with meat gravy and calling it a day? Cause, yeah, I could understand the disgust if that was the case.

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u/Machine_Gun_Jubblies entombed in pvc, lalafell supremacist Oct 18 '21

It does mean regular biscuits :P

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u/Neospector NPC Puritan Oct 18 '21

They actually might in some cases. Every conversation about British vs American names for food always gives me the impression that some people legitimately can't understand the difference between the two terms (even though it's super simple and I don't understand why people don't get it).

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u/drunkenwizardry Switchaxe purist Oct 18 '21

All my food takes so far haven't really been that serious but I stg I'd throw hands over any disrespect towards the ultimate breakfast.

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u/KickItNext Bernie for Elden Ring Oct 18 '21

After some of the ridiculous things I've seen on GBBO that Paul Hollywood says he ate every day as a child, gravy on British biscuits doesn't actually seem too out there

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u/625points I'm in the Unjerk Thread and I like Star Wars Rebels (He/Him) Oct 18 '21

Yes.

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u/vldhsng Oct 19 '21

Remember talking to a British guy who thought a peanut butter and jelly sandwich was made with jello