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minus-squareAlfredoJohn@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·2 months agoEurope: “terrorized and colonized the world to get spices” Also Europe: “serves up absolute disgusting food like this” What the fuck was it all for?!?!
minus-squarerabber@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoUK isn’t Europe it’s just some shitty island
minus-squaredoingthestuff@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoAnd yet somehow food is the only place their culture falls behind. I know what I said.
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoBritish Empire: Steals all the worlds spices Also British Empire: Refuses to use any of them
minus-squareammonium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoNo, exactly the same parts of Europe. Both the Dutch and the English were know for their spice trade and are known for their awful food. The rest of Europe has better food and terrorized and colonized for other reasons.
minus-squareaeshna_cyanea@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoThat doesn’t contradict what I said. Neither of those are a monolith. The people doing the colonizing and using the spices and the people eating the bland food were from different parts of their countries.
minus-squareammonium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoEnlighten me which part of the Netherlands doesn’t eat bland food ;)
minus-squareCXORA@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoThe people who got rich pillaging the world weren’t the ones who ate like this.
Europe: “terrorized and colonized the world to get spices” Also Europe: “serves up absolute disgusting food like this”
What the fuck was it all for?!?!
UK isn’t Europe it’s just some shitty island
Shitty islands
And yet somehow food is the only place their culture falls behind.
I know what I said.
British Empire: Steals all the worlds spices
Also British Empire: Refuses to use any of them
Different parts of Europe
No, exactly the same parts of Europe. Both the Dutch and the English were know for their spice trade and are known for their awful food. The rest of Europe has better food and terrorized and colonized for other reasons.
That doesn’t contradict what I said. Neither of those are a monolith.
The people doing the colonizing and using the spices and the people eating the bland food were from different parts of their countries.
Enlighten me which part of the Netherlands doesn’t eat bland food ;)
The people who got rich pillaging the world weren’t the ones who ate like this.