Seems pretty basic to me and only good if you butter them.
If something is called “[Nationality] [Food]” or similar, it’s probably not related to that nationality.
New York Fries isn’t from New York.
Boston Pizza is not from Boston.
Hawaiian pizza is not Hawaiian.
French fries aren’t French.
Chicago deep dish?
Philly Cheese steak?
Detroit-style pizza?
New York Style?
New England Clam Chowda?Nationality-Style gives the expected result.
And there are, of course, exceptions!
You mean like the Hamburger is not really from Hamburg???
Do yourself a favor and do NOT eat a hamburger in Hamburg. Frankfurter in Frankfurt, not bad.
Ich ben ein Berliner???
Ja, I am a pastry
The only one I can speak to here is that french fries are french cut, meaning making long thin strips.
It actually comes from WW1 where American soldiers thought that French speaking Belgians were French.
So they’re frenched fries
Remember freedom fries?
I do recall that moment in our nation’s history.
I did not realize the English liked them so much, hell I did not even think they were English.
I always assumed English Muffins are English like French Fries are French.
I looked up their history, they were invented by an English expat in New York. They are a yeast or sourdough version of a crumpet.
The Anglos prefer muffins with nooks. Saxons like ones with crannies. Anglo-Saxons prefer English muffins which have both nooks and crannies.
Please don’t ascribe preference to other cultures. I’m british, and I had to google what you even meant by that. It’s a breakfast muffin, and they’re okay. I have one from time to time, no complaints, but I tend to order a breakfast wrap from McDonalds instead of a McMuffin.
The fact that it’s not a traditional part of a full English should tell you something.
Sometime in the last 5-10 years, McD’s changed their English muffins. They used to be good, now they have a weird, too fluffy texture even if you get then extra toasted.
I’m British, and if you offered most British people “a muffin” they would assume you meant the American style sugar and oil affair. Some people do enjoy an “English muffin” but they’re not very popular, much less loved than crumpets, which themselves are probably below scones. The main use I see of them is as the base of Eggs Benedict, which works because they are basic and go well with butter. A white chocolate & blueberry muffin is a much more controversial paring for poached eggs and hollandaise.
Some people do enjoy an “English muffin” but they’re not very popular, much less loved than crumpets
Wait wait wait…hold on. Canadian here. I thought English Muffins and Crumpets were the same thing with different names…
Much like my fellow English folk in this thread, I wasn’t sure what they even were. The only times I’ve ever had them is on an egg mcmuffin at the local Mickey D’s.
It’s just bread my dude. Nothing novel about it. It’s just bread in a round shape.
Do you like bread? Yes? Ok then eat it. Otherwise maybe you don’t like bread.
The British call them crumpets. Yes that’s what a crumpet is, it’s an English muffin.
We have muffins and crumpets. Muffins are like little bready patty cake things, kinda dusty on the outside. Crumpets are the ones with all the holes in that kinda feel rubbery to the touch. Both are stinkin delicious.
This is not true. English muffins and crumpets are different things. They look similar, but the taste is quite different.
What are you on about? Crumpets aren’t muffins.
