. Part of that is of course the fact that we welded ourselves together from four different countries, each of which has elements that will not tolerate elements from the others . That worked well enough when we weren't so concerned about not treading on other peoples 'rights' but no so good when we reached post-Imperial 'enlightenment'.
) I too had my eyes opened as to how much of England does NOT conform to the snobby, stale stereotype we sometimes get. ( Riding the trains the night a local "football" team had won against another local team....eye opening indeed:eye-popping:) .
It most certainly is a chip buttie. British-style pubs were enormously popular in Toronto in the eighties -- there are still a few about. I worked as a waiter and later barman and manager at a joint called The Black Sheep. Pub grub included...
Scotch Egg
Bangers, Beans and Chips
Bangers and Mash
...and various other delights that I've forgotten.
However, in fairness, I must acknowledge Quebec's contribution to fine dining... Poutine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine
I think, just as we've been discussing in the "Beers" thread, some foods do not travel well either and are best eaten in their homelands .}
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Close but American fries are nothing like 'proper' chips. One is stringy, crisp and seemingly 99% salt, leaving you gasping for a cup of tea whilst the other is moist, steaming, coddled with fat (preferably animal not that namby vegetable oil crap) utterly scruptious and giving you a thirst for a beer
