Sam, you’ve done British food proud. I am an American, recently immigrated to England. I’ve been visiting Britain for over forty years and have never had a bad meal. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to enjoy the fare, I’ve eaten at fine restaurants and food vendors and never been disappointed. Great video!
Ah thank you. I’ve got as far as the curry but I’m not gonna bother with the rest if there’s not a roast involved. This guy needs a local guide, he has no idea...
As an Englishman, I found this really excellent. Under-stated and not excessively foody, just a man who loves good food and explains it well. Thanks! I know where to go next time I'm in London!
@@jennifergoss2021I shall warn you that the English Breakfast previewed here is a rather elegant take on the dish. Usually, it isn't as glamorous although that doesn't mean quality is impaired
Sticky toffee pudding is incredible, but Hawksmoor really takes it next level. I think beef suet is the secret. I could just fill a bathtub with that sauce and dive right in with a straw. I ate there on my trip to London totally thanks to your video Sam, and cannot WAIT to get back! Not only was the food out of this world, but the service too. I was a solo traveler and they treated me like their auntie had come to visit. So sweet and kind!
I really appreciate you giving British food the exposure it deserves. At the best places in UK, the food is some of the best in the world and incredibly diverse. Love and respect.
I agree. I happened to visit London for a few days and after the midnight bus tour I didn't think I'd find anything to eat. I was proven wrong however when I went on to eat possibly the best meal of my life (also the most expensive but no regrets) at a lovely Italian restaurant that was open well into the wee hours!
@Jake Howie Not the most well thought out comment, many of the best cuisines rely on common base ingredients... Italian for one example (Tomato, Onion, Garlic, Carrot, Herbs, Beef, Pork)
YES. It is, but you need to hunt around for it, & by diverse that means the different traditions & recipes of all the Home Nations, the IOM, & the CIs. SAM'S CHOPHOUSE in Mancs city centre LANCS was good, but is it still there?
In the late 90s I came to the UK to work. My absolute fav was a ploughman’s lunch. A large portion of Stilton, fresh chutney and a loaf of crusty bread, and a beer all for about $5usd. A wedge of Stilton that size in a market in the USA would be $25. Not only was it incredibly good, and served at a lovely pub, but I felt like I was getting a crazy deal every day.
I went to London and intentionally looked up most of the dishes and places and I can verify that everything in this video is true. British food is sooo good and really underrated. I've never eaten this well before.
I totally agree. The first thing I ask someone who says they didn't like the food is "what did you eat?". They usually try to eat "American" foods...in England which of course they are different. We do like spicy food though so I think that's where some of the "bland" comments come from. I had plenty English-Indian food which needed a kick. I had a workmate take me to get "Mexican" food in London (FAIL) - (I live near the Mexican border).
I was waiting for the roast beef and Yorkshire pudding! What a great list of 10 though!!! I absolutely like this travel idea. No one sells a cuisine better than a traveller. Excellent!
Glad you mentioned Indian food, it's a big part of the British food culture, not many foreigners are aware of this and get shocked when they visit. It's probably equivalent to the Mexican food culture in the US.
We took a food tour on Brick Lane when we visited. Awesome! We also went to a restaurant called Dishoom. Every meal we had in England was great. Would love to go back.
I think people that weren't good history students tend to not be aware of the British colony in India and how much those countries influenced each other.
Of you like this comment you're missing the point. Go to the places he goes. You will not be disappointed. Buy this crap from a wank "ye olde pub" on the southbank and you'll go home thinking British food is shit. You'll only have yourself to blame!
Here's a fact you might like. Sam was to have a travel-style tv show in 2001 (he says similar to what Bourdain did) but 9/11 happened and that ended his flight plans. He had paid his crew for x amount of time and had no choice but to give up on it. It was going to be travel-based with food as a feature. Not a food-based travel show. So I think we're getting the best of both worlds.
OMG I almost cried while watching this as I was born and raised in Scotland but have lived in the US for years now and you just showed every food I miss and crave from home especially the black pudding, fish n chips and yes we love love love our curries…..this made me homesick I may just have to book a flight back home for a vacation. I LOL at your facial expressions as you tasted everything as I knew exactly what you were experiencing….THANK YOU! ♥️😋😂😂😂😂😂🇬🇧🏴
Great video, but no English person pays £37 for a full English Breakfast. Should have gone to a British traditional greasey cafe for the best English fry up,value for money.
I wish he had stayed with traditional versions of the various dishes. Besides the breakfast, the bangers and mash was another prissy posh version of it. Even the Shepherds pie was off.
That breakfast was expensive, but clearly far superior in terms of quality and taste. Not sure what he would gain by going for the budget greasy spoon version.
My favorite breakfast when I’m in London is good ole porridge with a side of eggs. I got the eggs recipe down but can’t seem to replicate the porridge. My guess is that the oats are different.
Those complaining need to give the guy a break. Sure people living in London as I did, don’t eat £37 breakfasts. And those saying why eat from a greasy spoon place don’t understand the best ones. But when you’re visiting a place, you want something special, not normal. It’s not Chicken Tikka Masala, curry is the national dish now, but it’s more balti, Roghan Josh, Madras and vindaloo than masala. We just exported CTM to India. Fish and Chips is still immensely popular as is Greek Kebabs. England is very eclectic as a nation, but still with strong roots in English food, we just cook it more at home, and eat out Chinese or Indian. This video is a typical tourist video, and a good guide for Americans.
Dear Sam, firstly can I just say thank you. We have had such a hard time over our food but as you have seen, if you know where to go it is delicious. Simple but delicious which is best. It is also part of the British heritage. Seeing you eat Pie and Mash and Shepherds Pie was awesome. I discovered you recently but I have so much respect for you now. Other cultures serve up some fantastic food but so do we and it was awesome to hear you rave about it. You did miss a couple of gems though and next time you are over you have to explore more. The Sunday roast, there is an incredible offal restaurant near Smithfield market, eating crab from the shell sitting on a pebble beach in Selsey and I run an incredible 10th century pub that straddles a river just a half hour from the smoke and if you want fish and chips you should taste ours cooked in a panko batter flavoured with English ale. You have made my day and I look forward to hearing more from you soon. Take mate and keep safe
Yes it was except for the sound...too much variation on sound volume and in one spot, the sound was really distorted. Max...what happened there with the sounds? And no CC?
@@setphaserstostun4626 Most seem to shut in the evening. I was on a course and busy during the day but I could not find one that was open in the evening (within half hour walking distance of Tower Bridge).
you forgot the very simple but pleasing on a sunny afternoon is a 99cone....soft vanilla cone with a chocolate flake.......yummy all the top ten are excellent too btw
My brother lived in The UK for three years back in the 90’s. When I visited him, I found the food really good. I liked something called the ploughman’s lunch. Cheese, cold meat, bread. It was so satisfying. I could eat some right now!
I’m 76 year old American Brit and have lived in America for 51 years and for the first time, your London food top 10 made me terribly homesick. Damn you Sam but thanks for a wonderful trip down memory lane !
@@alibimac4214 Hey if he doesn't like the food then he doesn't like it. It could be the same if you were to stay in a foreign country, you might end up not liking anything there, and wish you had your own food. There's nothing wrong with that. I'm British by the way :)
Sam, what a fantastic vlog. I've eaten steak a number of times at Hawksmoor but never knew they did breakfast. But that wasn't even the best bit of the vlog. Your enthusiasm was. As a Englishman in exile in Europe, I often have to endure the mocking of the natives about British food, and in some respects they are probably right if they haven't tried some of the gems that you have discovered. Fantastic. I can now point them to your video of places to eat and try.
So nicely done. Thank you. As a Canadian whose parents came from England and Scotland, understand the foods quite well. One thing missing on your list was Cornish Pasties. Can even get them here. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Do hope you'll try them. All the best..
The Fleetville café in St Albans, a proper greasy spoon, serves a big wedge of it with a fried egg for breakfast. You can tell it's a good café because of all the builders vans double parked outside.
Dear Sam The Cooking Guy, you kept this show so simple I could actually move to London & feel comfortable finding "comfort food" dishes I can make at 🏡. 🇬🇧
Absolutely brilliant ! As a Brit he has nailed it on the head , except one dish missing A Sunday roast!!!! But will let you off because your impressions of a cockney are the best yet!
I'm here because I'm coming home in a month, bringing my family with me. We're staying for 3 weeks and I cannot wait! My Wife and I visited Poppies the last time we were back... OMW, yes, one of the best chippies that I have ever been in. Definitely looking forward to doing some of these places recommended by Sam. Thanks for the video Sam and I'll update when I get back to Canada. Thanks.
Thank you for showing British food so positively, it still gets a bad rap (and sometimes that is well deserved), you found the good stuff and so enthusiastically shown off, well done and thanks again!
My mother has been a professional chef all her life and Sticky toffee pudding is her signature desert. Brings back memories of my childhood, sat on a cold winters night, wrapped up in a duvet, eating sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream. So so delicious. Hope you enjoyed London btw Sam; one of those cities that never fails to surprise me. I genuinely believe if you know where to look, you can find some of the best food in the world in London.
I cant believe you missed one of the most if not the most emglish dish of them all. Roast Beef dinner with yorkshire puddings....with lots of english mustard!
@@marioalmada4117 I thought the Munchy Box was more of a Scottish affliction. Friends went to Scotland and commented on how many people eat these salty, deep-fried monstrosities of kebab meat, Indian food, onion rings, chips, slice of pizza, garlic bread, and whatever else they decide to throw in the box and then finish with a deep-fried Mars bar. Ugh!
My mother was from England and came here after wwii. I grew up on shepherd's pie, roast beef and York shore pudding and fish and chips. How could miss Yorkshire pudding. Unforgivable
Really nice to see such a complimentary film. I found it funny and fun. Its amazing what we Brits take for granted. London is a most wonderful city and the 300 languages are so real, truly cosmopolitan. I lived in London for a few years and may direct visitors to slightly different venues, but these picks were good. I love the accent and some of the phrases were spot on albeit a bit cliched until you think back and say, "yep, I say that". Visitors may not get the time, but it's worth noting that other major cities like Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham have some amazing local variations on these dishes. I agree with a comment below that a 'Sunday Roast' is archetypal British, but this was a lovely little presentation to whet a visitors appetite and leaves room to find those other British things, like cockles, ploughmans, the Roast, and cheeses. If you are reading this and visiting London, have a wonderful time and perhaps bring some stretch waist clothes if you plan to eat that much. Whatever enjoy :) PS Mushy peas - MUST have loads of mint sauce on and where I grew up was a market food staple. PPS The best Bacon (Butties) Rolls tend to be from roadside vendors. PPS A full English breakfast from a 'Greasy Spoon' is a must, but that Hawksmoor looked F'ing amazing. PPPS I keep wanting to add more. Just come visit.
CJMitchell im from London England... loved this, brought back so many memories ... not giving him sh1t for speaking his opinion, sorry to bust your bubble.. Edit... the Pie & Mash shop he is in is just down the road from where i lived for a while.. sat in that exact shop in a window seat with my old friend Dave ... so many memories are pouring in..
Planning to go to London for the first time ever and this is my first 'London food' video I see, incredible. I don't think I'll be watching more videos, with yours is enough, my mouth was watering, can't wait to try them all. Btw, you are funny!! Nice to meet you sir! and thank you!
Oh dear God its so incredible. We've been 4 times. The tube, just THAT is amazing. I would highly recommend taking a day trip to Windsor. Super easy on the train. Its unforgettable. The V & A Museum is FREE and never ending. The food shops at V& A are also very very good in the Museum. Fast food...on the street Pret a Manger and also George are here there and everywhere for cheap, great soups, sandwiches for lunch and qood pastry and coffee in am. The food has been made with such care and concern. So different than in the states. Have fun and find a good pub to get to know for some great food! We always stay in Kensington and hang out in the Hereford Arms. Great food and great pints. Somewhat quiet. Enjoy this jewel of a city! Oh...you must see Le Miz. It has a theater that is dedicated just to this play. Again, unforgettable. We consider London right up there with Rome: the 2 greatest cities on the planet!!
Come back for part 2. You could do - toad in the hole - cottage pie - Rice pudding - Roast dinner with Yorkshire pudding - apple crumble and custard - beef wellington - steak and kidney pie - cauliflower cheese - ploughman’s lunch - Cornish pasty - Pork pie - scones - spotted dick The list is endless 🤤 💓 🤤
I'm watching the Comment Section at 12:26 AM, and am getting all hungry again for your Full English Breakfast! think I have almost all of the components for that as a "midnight snack".
easy make toffee sauce , use condensed milk zero work involved , put it at the bottom of the cooking bowl then put the pudding mix over it cover and steam , it turns into toffee sauce , also good for making quick easy fudge , , boil it and then when it turns the right colour put it out onto a flat tray and cut it when its cool if you cooked it enough its fudge , if you over cook it then it becomes toffee , so win win
As a Spaniard living in the UK, I can say that British food surprised me very positively. Perhaps the idea of British food being bad is that the average Brit can't cook for shit or they prefer not to, but there are plenty of incredible recipes in this country.
Also because britain had a culture of food rationing during the world wars which spain didnt have for reasons. Also the fact that nothing that tastes good grows in the uk.
@@freneticness6927 have you ever eaten asparagus? New potatoes? Maris piper potatoes? Or strawberries? Or russet appples? Pears? Cherries? Raspberries? Have you ever eaten lobsters? English are the best in the world. (And yes, I have eaten them all over the world). Turbot? Cod? Salmon? Scallops? No? If not, then you don't know what you are talkkng about. But I bet you live on pizza. Trout? Scampi? We grow the best produce in the UK
Just came across this video. Three things: 1. it made me smile a lot. Lovely delivery. 2. It made me want to visit some of the places you referenced, particularly Poppies, and try some of the food. The spatula swipe of mash in the pie shop is authentic as is the curry although the chicken tikka masala usually presented is often a more brightly coloured affair. 3. You are right about the quality and authenticity of the food. For years we have fielded some of the best top chef’s male and female but it’s the traditional food and dishes, treated with respect, that really win the day. Respect and well done.
@Rachel Jenkins......You're very sweet to say so, darlin. You're welcome here in wee Yé Olde England anytime you can afford to do so as I'm an X Londoner (now I reside in Somerset which is just the greatest county in this tiny country.....in my opinion) & I'm more than aware of how bloody expensive LDN is. We are quite unique, aren't we! Thank you for your kind words. 🤗🏳️🌈🇬🇧🏴❤️
I very much appreciate someone coming to England and enjoying our food. I love this channel because it gives me ideas to try, but think I mostly love it for Sam's infectious positive energy,
That full English Breakfast looks absolutely amazing and those sunny side up eggs are perfectly cooked with a nice crispiness around the edge. All the food looks so tasty.
Bubble and squeak is traditionally just leftover cabbage and potato fried together, sometimes with onion. Not sure why they put meat in it at Hawskmoor, as that's very unusual.
Thank you. But please please don't stay in London and think this is England, as it isn't any more than going to New York represents the whole of the US.
@@FRESHNESSSSSS who is no-one? You sound like an ignorant kid that has never left mummy's basement, the south is shite apart from london, stuck up torys.
I have watched lots of what to eat youtube videos whilst visiting London. I am 40 years living and working in this great city and you nailed it. This video is by far the most accurate and real. Great work! man!
Just watched you reach dessert, and I must agree regarding the joys of clotted cream. I've lost almost 60 pounds in the last year, but I'd gladly add a couple back for a really good scone, jam, and clotted cream. Heaven!
Hello! I make me own clotted cream.........it takes 18hrs but when you move from LDN to Somerset you just have to find a way to fit in! Big hugs from Glastonbury 🤗
just get a spoons full English, greggs sausage roll, Tesco meal deal, bangers and mash, Sunday roast and you have experienced English food. Edit: thanks for the likes guys, proud to have such a good fanbase. Make sure to like and subscribe for more content!! Chazza over and out 🫡
The mashed potatoes with spring onions is a very Irish thing. Called Champ. Mash with greens is colcannon. Lots of butter with both.. You didn’t have a kebab.!
Dead right. "Bubble and Squeak" used to be fried meat leftovers stirred into mashed potato, if there were leftover greens, in they went, too. But modern cafes don't (probably aren't allowed to; Elfin safety, innit) keep leftover meat, and have gradually convinced such English as don't read about food that it's just fried mash'n'greens. Isn't Champ usually served with a puddle of melted butter in the middle?
Discuss kebab when doing a must-eat 10 foods in Germany. Turkish doner kebab really became a hit in Germany in the 1980s, as told to me by friends stationed in in the US Army.
Sam, this has to be one of your best ever videos! Max did a great job of the filming. So many foods you must try in London, as others have said, but you chose a wonderful selection. I lived in London for a long time, but now live in gorgeous Blackpool... but you sure made me miss the choice of amazing food in London. I've eaten at that same East End Pie and Mash shop... the skin on the pastry is always black, but delicious. BTW, Bubble & Squeak is never mash and leftover meat, but mash and cabbage or brussell sprouts. One of my favourite sides...
Seeing your happiness in the pie and mash shop has made my day!!historic simple food that I take my son to every Saturday!great video 👍 Oh and you missed the Sunday roast which is no1 over here
I really loved this video! I enjoyed the fact that you went to all kinds of different places and price ranges to show that good food is just that. I loved the variety and getting to see some of the sights behind you as you traveled. I also love the respect you gave the food and the establishments. This is probably one of my more favorite videos, and I've watched a lot of them!
Mushy peas are a special pea called marrowfat peas dried on the plant that is soaked at least a day before cooking with bicarb, and I hate American frozen peas, but Mushy peas are totally different and so good! You can order them onlinr and have sent to the US. Pudding is the term for dessert. Loved your responses to the dishes!!
I cook sometimes but not to the level you do. I must say though, I loved watching Anthony Bourdain shows because he was so real and said what he felt. I've noticed myself watching your videos because yes your food looks amazing but also your extra commentary in general, I feel like I am watching someone being real and not just showing off for the camera. You are you and if you had a 45mins show I would definitely watch continously. I do that now with your videos but it would be awesome to see that happen. Thank you for constantly putting out great videos!
I just came back from London last night: like to add the following hint for would be food-tourist: 1. Add Beigel Bake - salt beef beigel amazing! Also on bricklane. Only 4.5 pound 2. Bricklane SUNDAY market is only on Sunday... Tons of food 3. Borough Market has a food court ( a lot of good food) area where you can find the scotch egg..., Also try Kappacasein Diary Toasted Cheese Sandwich, the Best, on Stoney St. 4. For afternoon British tea try: Fortnum and Mason(reserve ahead - Green Park main store) or Twinnings after they are done with their renovation. We went to Sheraton Grand Park Lane under recommendation from Twinnings! Better service but slightly more expensive than Fortnum. Though I read Fortnum service is mediocre. 5. Pub - Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese - among oldest pub of London 6. We went to the Soho Poppies fish and chips.... Thought it was okay. Maybe the Spitfields one by Bricklane is better... Looks like it from the reviews.
I live 30 miles from London, and still make an effort to go to Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, versus my local pub. Much prefer a proper English pub, seeped in our history over one of this gastro chain monstrosities. It's that comforting homeliness the chains just don't have.
I’ve recently been to the UK twice. I agree, I find the traditional food there to be AMAZING!!!! Definitely should look into a proper Sunday Roast though
@@rosemarielee7775 Yeah, no re-heated spuds of any kind and nicely rested beef while you make the gravy in the roasting dish and poured onto/inside the Yorkies fresh and still steaming hot from the oven.
As a Brit who spends a lot of time in the US, I reckon you score at least eight out of ten for accuracy regarding the food & not much less for your attempts at the accent. ;-)ETA Anyone wanting to visit the UK should do it in the next year or so, as the $/£ exchange rate really is in your favour right now (unlike my usual autumn trip to the US which is going to hurt my wallet this time...).
I think the most English thing about this video, has to be when Sam walks directly into a group of people whilst not looking, and the people he walked into apologised. As someone from England, if you're coming, listen out to how everyone either apologises, or says goodbye three times. "Alright see ya later, bye, cheers"
The pies in Mayfair are amazing! Seriously such good food in there. As someone born and raised here, I highly rate it. Brick Lane is decent for a curry, but probably more of a tourist thing. I highly recommend Regency in Queensbury and also Brigadiers. Many more but as British Indian, those two are epic. Also, try Blacklock City/Blacklock chops.. that place is great for meat!
Happy to see that you went to East London. My favourite area to stay when l visit London. That's where you actually get to see the heart of everyday working class London.
Sam, I'm a big fan and have learned tons from you. I've never been out of California, so watching this video was amazing. Thanks for taking me to London. Where are we going next?
Glad you posted this. As an American who has visited there at least ten times, the food blew my mind. I am not sure where it got the bad reputation. I love British foods.
Baruch Cohen Thankyou! I think the bland food reputation stems from the huge number of American troops who came here during the war, when rationing was in full swing and food choices were very limited. Prior to this we had good and varied food- even queen Victoria was partial to a curry. Things improved massively after the war and have really boomed in the last thirty years but still the reputation persists. One good thing that did come out of the British empire was our adoption of foods from literally all over the world. I would go so far to say that these days the UK has some of the best and most varied food in the world.
That breakfast has a couple elements more than usual. Bubble and squeak is its own meal. Never got the marrow or a bacon chop etc. This is obviously a far more complete and lavish version than usual.
what about scones? Also? I'm constantly amazed at how many videos, blogs, articles, whatever about English eating leave out my fave dish ever in the entire world: Beef Wellington!!!!
Banana Man Beef Wellington ??? It’s been around since well before the 90s and Gordon Ramsey still serves it, as do many other top restaurants in London. Some of these restaurants consider it their crown jewel and yes I was there recently- just 2 months ago...
Your videos are simply one step further ahead in everything Your style Your research Your truthful exclamations Make for very pleasant viewing And the best part you end up finishing the food on your plate !!!
Thank you for introducing a variety of delicious foods of different nationalities! The next time I go to the UK, I'll definitely pack it up and go there. Hello! Greetings from South KOREA. See you!
I'm born and bred Italian but educated and grew up in London and Kent since the age of 12. Sticky toffee pudding is not only the best English food but arguably in my top 5 of great dessert foods in the whole world. English steamed puddings are massively underrated. Just as are British cheeses. As you visited borough market, you should've gone to Neal's yard and sampled some great British cheeses too.
OH yes! In the 70s I had an amazing home made steamed lemon curd pud with custard...sadly never again, because we didn't get invited to that house for dinner again. WERE my table manners that bad? BRITISH cheeses: hard cheddar, blue, soft,...great! BUT you have to shop around for quality & pay a 'leetle' more, & now is the time with CHRISTmas food markets: Hitchin Herts for e.g., & good traditional butchers, & delis in the town square. OR if you live in Bury LANCS try the outdoor market. Top notch. TRY food markets, NOT supermarkets.
@@fipstern Which is basically what I've said. I have said that as he visited borough market, he should've gone to Neal's yard which is at borough opposite the now shut German deli. All you've done is literally offer info. I never mentioned Neal's yard in seven dials or that it wasn't in seven dials.
@@Baresi-Unico-Capitano Quite right Roz. I think the confusion may have come from saying Neal's Yard (which, as I explained) is a small courtyard just off Seven Dials, rather than the name of the business - which is Neal's Yard Dairy. Was just trying to avoid confusion for potential visitors. No offence intended I'm sure.
English man here. Never seen a full English breakfast like this 😂 A traditional full English Breakfast consists of: Baked Beans Fried Mushrooms Fried tomatoes Bacon Sausage Fried Eggs Hash browns Black pudding Toast/fried Bread Brown/Red sauce English Mustard Cup of Tea
Hash browns are an American invention, never seen on a full English prior to about 15 years ago. Traditionally, it should be thick slices of bread fried in dripping.
Was a great episode to watch, Loving the fact you had sticky toffee pudding right at the end, my absolute favourite, Happy you really like our food too.
You have missed the Macdonalds .. its considered national treasury here in England. You also missed the Turkish kebab .. all time English night out favourite. Greg's is the breakfast brunch all time brits favourite 😅
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Sam, you’ve done British food proud. I am an American, recently immigrated to England. I’ve been visiting Britain for over forty years and have never had a bad meal. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to enjoy the fare, I’ve eaten at fine restaurants and food vendors and never been disappointed. Great video!
Loved the video but as an English Man I reckon a Sunday roast dinner should have been included in this
James 1993 ...exactly
Yorkshire Pudding!!
Ah thank you. I’ve got as far as the curry but I’m not gonna bother with the rest if there’s not a roast involved.
This guy needs a local guide, he has no idea...
I agree. What a nice way to spend a damp and cold January Sunday in a warm pub with a pint and a great meal!
I think they should have pigeon
As an Englishman, I found this really excellent. Under-stated and not excessively foody, just a man who loves good food and explains it well. Thanks! I know where to go next time I'm in London!
As an American making the move to London I’m excited for the full English breakfast, bangers and mash, shepherds pie, and the iconic fish and chips!
How about cream-peas on toast? that's Coronation Streetish
@@jennifergoss2021I shall warn you that the English Breakfast previewed here is a rather elegant take on the dish. Usually, it isn't as glamorous although that doesn't mean quality is impaired
Sticky toffee pudding is incredible, but Hawksmoor really takes it next level. I think beef suet is the secret. I could just fill a bathtub with that sauce and dive right in with a straw. I ate there on my trip to London totally thanks to your video Sam, and cannot WAIT to get back! Not only was the food out of this world, but the service too. I was a solo traveler and they treated me like their auntie had come to visit. So sweet and kind!
I really appreciate you giving British food the exposure it deserves. At the best places in UK, the food is some of the best in the world and incredibly diverse. Love and respect.
I agree. I happened to visit London for a few days and after the midnight bus tour I didn't think I'd find anything to eat. I was proven wrong however when I went on to eat possibly the best meal of my life (also the most expensive but no regrets) at a lovely Italian restaurant that was open well into the wee hours!
It’s not a full English I don’t know we’re you eat but that’s not it. I bet your foreign
@Jake Howie Not the most well thought out comment, many of the best cuisines rely on common base ingredients... Italian for one example (Tomato, Onion, Garlic, Carrot, Herbs, Beef, Pork)
Your mad hawksmore all day long
YES. It is, but you need to hunt around for it, & by diverse that means the different traditions & recipes of all the Home Nations, the IOM, & the CIs.
SAM'S CHOPHOUSE in Mancs city centre LANCS was good, but is it still there?
In the late 90s I came to the UK to work. My absolute fav was a ploughman’s lunch. A large portion of Stilton, fresh chutney and a loaf of crusty bread, and a beer all for about $5usd. A wedge of Stilton that size in a market in the USA would be $25. Not only was it incredibly good, and served at a lovely pub, but I felt like I was getting a crazy deal every day.
@Kevin Doyle That lunch sounds so delicious! Were you tempted overall to stay in England? I think I would be!
I like the Ploughman's Lunch they serve at the KCC in Hong Kong. So British.
You remember the place? Thx
And a pickled onion!
I went to London and intentionally looked up most of the dishes and places and I can verify that everything in this video is true. British food is sooo good and really underrated. I've never eaten this well before.
I totally agree. The first thing I ask someone who says they didn't like the food is "what did you eat?". They usually try to eat "American" foods...in England which of course they are different. We do like spicy food though so I think that's where some of the "bland" comments come from. I had plenty English-Indian food which needed a kick. I had a workmate take me to get "Mexican" food in London (FAIL) - (I live near the Mexican border).
I think British cooking has come along way in 10 years I really do
@@reeseprince8 essfs
I was waiting for the roast beef and Yorkshire pudding! What a great list of 10 though!!! I absolutely like this travel idea. No one sells a cuisine better than a traveller. Excellent!
Yes me too! But great watching none the less. 😊
Absolutely
ME TOO
Glad you mentioned Indian food, it's a big part of the British food culture, not many foreigners are aware of this and get shocked when they visit. It's probably equivalent to the Mexican food culture in the US.
We took a food tour on Brick Lane when we visited. Awesome! We also went to a restaurant called Dishoom. Every meal we had in England was great. Would love to go back.
I think people that weren't good history students tend to not be aware of the British colony in India and how much those countries influenced each other.
@@IsaacCoverstone The sun never sets on the British Empire.
@@luisasheldon7091 Dishoom is so good man. If you came to have some good indian, thats the best indian you can get in the uk imo.
@@luisasheldon7091
Well….now it does considering the empire is long extinct
01:42 Full English breakfast
06:23 Sausage Roll
06:57 Scotch Egg
09:14 Chicken Tikka Masala
10:54 Pie & Mash
14:38 Fish & Chips
16:29 Bangers & Mash
18:18 Bacon Butty
20:01 Shepherd's Pie
22:58 Sticky Toffee Pudding
You're welcome!
Beckala67 YOU ARE AWESOME, this is an underrated comment
Of you like this comment you're missing the point. Go to the places he goes. You will not be disappointed. Buy this crap from a wank "ye olde pub" on the southbank and you'll go home thinking British food is shit. You'll only have yourself to blame!
Dude!! Where are the meals too though? Would you not think to reference that for the kudos?
@Hugh Jarce Lol...he didn't go 'up North'
@Hugh Jarce we kind of are...at least that's what they seem to think up North. Lol and that's just the women!
I liked the travel version of the show. Do more.
I agree!
Here's a fact you might like. Sam was to have a travel-style tv show in 2001 (he says similar to what Bourdain did) but 9/11 happened and that ended his flight plans. He had paid his crew for x amount of time and had no choice but to give up on it. It was going to be travel-based with food as a feature. Not a food-based travel show. So I think we're getting the best of both worlds.
It's great. However, don't do the British accent.
Do more.... PLEASE!! We English appreciate politeness. 🙂
@@garymacmillan6401 why not? I had a right fuckin giggle listening to it. Adds a bit of humour to the show
OMG I almost cried while watching this as I was born and raised in Scotland but have lived in the US for years now and you just showed every food I miss and crave from home especially the black pudding, fish n chips and yes we love love love our curries…..this made me homesick I may just have to book a flight back home for a vacation. I LOL at your facial expressions as you tasted everything as I knew exactly what you were experiencing….THANK YOU! ♥️😋😂😂😂😂😂🇬🇧🏴
Great video, but no English person pays £37 for a full English Breakfast. Should have gone to a British traditional greasey cafe for the best English fry up,value for money.
I wish he had stayed with traditional versions of the various dishes. Besides the breakfast, the bangers and mash was another prissy posh version of it. Even the Shepherds pie was off.
That breakfast was expensive, but clearly far superior in terms of quality and taste. Not sure what he would gain by going for the budget greasy spoon version.
I think he mentioned it was for sharing, still pricey though!
He would gain authenticity. Now you're going to have a bunch of people who think that platter is a full english.
Hawksmoor really is the real deal and you'd be surprised by the amount of people that are willing to pay for it in London
Being a Londoner and an Englishman, it’s good to see this food appreciated👌
TOO MUCH COLESTEROL
@@carmentrabajo1007 Right.But it is sooooooo good!British food is just outstanding 😊😊😊😊😊
Agreed, the accent could du with a tune up tho.
It’s great to see people actually appreciating British food
Yeah especially the old classics
My favorite breakfast when I’m in London is good ole porridge with a side of eggs. I got the eggs recipe down but can’t seem to replicate the porridge. My guess is that the oats are different.
Agreed, old fashioned opinions about UK food scene are 20yrs out of date, or made by people who just eat in tourist spots no local would go near.
British food.
90% of the stuff is either middle eastern, turkish or indian.
Theres little thats truly british there thesedays.
Yea I do .u have the perfect combinations of sweet,savory and comfort.the British cake recipes highly impressed me.that's how we should all eat.☺👍👏👏
As someone who loves this channel and whose favorite city is London I think this should be a 7 season series. 24 episodes each season.
I love this guy's personality. Unfiltered, charismatic, overall swell guy. Two thumbs up!
Charismatic is over egging the pudding...
Those complaining need to give the guy a break. Sure people living in London as I did, don’t eat £37 breakfasts. And those saying why eat from a greasy spoon place don’t understand the best ones. But when you’re visiting a place, you want something special, not normal.
It’s not Chicken Tikka Masala, curry is the national dish now, but it’s more balti, Roghan Josh, Madras and vindaloo than masala. We just exported CTM to India. Fish and Chips is still immensely popular as is Greek Kebabs. England is very eclectic as a nation, but still with strong roots in English food, we just cook it more at home, and eat out Chinese or Indian. This video is a typical tourist video, and a good guide for Americans.
Great show. I miss British food from my military days stationed there. Thank you! Blessings
Ah, back in the days when we could roam the streets
You can’t do that now? What changed?
@@Pmoneys5535 you living under a rock?
😁😅
@@MylesHSG Some people might be literally under a rock if they're self-isolating.
@@MylesHSG 🤣
Dear Sam, firstly can I just say thank you. We have had such a hard time over our food but as you have seen, if you know where to go it is delicious. Simple but delicious which is best. It is also part of the British heritage. Seeing you eat Pie and Mash and Shepherds Pie was awesome. I discovered you recently but I have so much respect for you now. Other cultures serve up some fantastic food but so do we and it was awesome to hear you rave about it. You did miss a couple of gems though and next time you are over you have to explore more. The Sunday roast, there is an incredible offal restaurant near Smithfield market, eating crab from the shell sitting on a pebble beach in Selsey and I run an incredible 10th century pub that straddles a river just a half hour from the smoke and if you want fish and chips you should taste ours cooked in a panko batter flavoured with English ale.
You have made my day and I look forward to hearing more from you soon. Take mate and keep safe
Dude your production, and the fact that you were bold enough to talk in the street with all those people. What a fantastic video!!
Yes it was except for the sound...too much variation on sound volume and in one spot, the sound was really distorted. Max...what happened there with the sounds? And no CC?
This guy is eating at every overrated, overpriced place he could find. Believe me, I'm a Londoner!
Jeffrey Stevens can't say that about Cookes'
Only a few of the good ones left now
@@setphaserstostun4626 Most seem to shut in the evening. I was on a course and busy during the day but I could not find one that was open in the evening (within half hour walking distance of Tower Bridge).
you forgot the very simple but pleasing on a sunny afternoon is a 99cone....soft vanilla cone with a chocolate flake.......yummy all the top ten are excellent too btw
My brother lived in The UK for three years back in the 90’s. When I visited him, I found the food really good. I liked something called the ploughman’s lunch. Cheese, cold meat, bread. It was so satisfying. I could eat some right now!
I love ploughmans lunch, usually have it in a pub with a pint in the summer 😊👍
most "proper" pubs have a ploughmans lunch not real pub does hot food :)
Bring out the Branston.
Lisa Spikes
To be honest, british food has improved beyond all recognition from the the 90s
@@nick260682 We had all the same food in the 60's 70's onwards. All good
and enjoyable. London has always been great for food, theatre and life!
I’m 76 year old American Brit and have lived in America for 51 years and for the first time, your London food top 10 made me terribly homesick. Damn you Sam but thanks for a wonderful trip down memory lane !
i can tell u your missing nothing if u came back now u would
cry
Really enjoyed this, nice to see someone complimenting us on our food....he`s not mocking the London accent just having a bit of fun!
complimenting us on our food??? Hahahahaha.... chicken Masala!!!!
I love how he'd drift from Chav to Micheal Cain =D
@@chrishayes312Which is extremely British.
The cockney accent isn't the London accent anymore. It's rude boy ,gang speak. Or Arabic.
g4zzauk ok...60..MX...n....k....demona....1000
I was born in England, now live in the U.S, in primary school we had apple crumble and custard, fantastic. Steak and kidney pie is a must.
I'm a culinary arts student in London, and you are one of my favorite channels on RUclips........... But the accent was shit 😂
us canucks arent good at english accents :) Scots or Irish maybe..(the maritimes here are close to those) cheers :)
@Peter Lustig I guess you went to the wrong places.
@@alibimac4214 Hey if he doesn't like the food then he doesn't like it. It could be the same if you were to stay in a foreign country, you might end up not liking anything there, and wish you had your own food. There's nothing wrong with that. I'm British by the way :)
Fake news.
Wanker ... I mean should av called em cunts
Sam, what a fantastic vlog. I've eaten steak a number of times at Hawksmoor but never knew they did breakfast. But that wasn't even the best bit of the vlog. Your enthusiasm was. As a Englishman in exile in Europe, I often have to endure the mocking of the natives about British food, and in some respects they are probably right if they haven't tried some of the gems that you have discovered. Fantastic. I can now point them to your video of places to eat and try.
Its nice seeing people be positive about our food for once
Agreed!
What is the parsley liquor? I'm intrigued. What is in it?
@@jillcooper6371 Parsley
Don't look at me to slag it, I LOVE the food there.
@@jillcooper6371 Liquor is a sauce made by cooking/steeping ingredients in a liquid.
So nicely done. Thank you. As a Canadian whose parents came from England and Scotland, understand the foods quite well. One thing missing on your list was Cornish Pasties. Can even get them here. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Do hope you'll try them. All the best..
I’ve never had bone marrow, short rib or bubble and squeak for breakfast in a full English breakfast!!!
I like my Bub n Squeak on the crispy side, on the surface.
Double Egg & Bubble
Yeah, and I bet like me, you've never paid 37 quid for one either!
The Fleetville café in St Albans, a proper greasy spoon, serves a big wedge of it with a fried egg for breakfast. You can tell it's a good café because of all the builders vans double parked outside.
@@lewilewis3944LIVE a short train journey from SA, when the CV-19 84 BS paranoia is over...I shall pay them a visit!
Dear Sam The Cooking Guy, you kept this show so simple I could actually move to London & feel comfortable finding "comfort food" dishes I can make at 🏡. 🇬🇧
Absolutely brilliant ! As a Brit he has nailed it on the head , except one dish missing A Sunday roast!!!! But will let you off because your impressions of a cockney are the best yet!
Only Dick Van Dyke did a better one!
I'm here because I'm coming home in a month, bringing my family with me. We're staying for 3 weeks and I cannot wait! My Wife and I visited Poppies the last time we were back... OMW, yes, one of the best chippies that I have ever been in. Definitely looking forward to doing some of these places recommended by Sam. Thanks for the video Sam and I'll update when I get back to Canada. Thanks.
Thank you for showing British food so positively, it still gets a bad rap (and sometimes that is well deserved), you found the good stuff and so enthusiastically shown off, well done and thanks again!
My mother has been a professional chef all her life and Sticky toffee pudding is her signature desert. Brings back memories of my childhood, sat on a cold winters night, wrapped up in a duvet, eating sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream. So so delicious.
Hope you enjoyed London btw Sam; one of those cities that never fails to surprise me. I genuinely believe if you know where to look, you can find some of the best food in the world in London.
I cant believe you missed one of the most if not the most emglish dish of them all. Roast Beef dinner with yorkshire puddings....with lots of english mustard!
Munchy Box is the best British dish.
Horseradish sauce Sir !
@@marioalmada4117 I thought the Munchy Box was more of a Scottish affliction. Friends went to Scotland and commented on how many people eat these salty, deep-fried monstrosities of kebab meat, Indian food, onion rings, chips, slice of pizza, garlic bread, and whatever else they decide to throw in the box and then finish with a deep-fried Mars bar. Ugh!
My mother was from England and came here after wwii. I grew up on shepherd's pie, roast beef and York shore pudding and fish and chips. How could miss Yorkshire pudding. Unforgivable
@@sejembalm Indeed, it is a Scottish thing. But Scots are British!!!
It brings me back memories and made me so happy when I was in London the food was delicious and I still cook it.
Hi 👋 Anna, how are you doing?
I love how all the Brit commenters have their own ‘best’ - it’s good to have pride in your local cafe, chippy etc.
Really nice to see such a complimentary film. I found it funny and fun. Its amazing what we Brits take for granted. London is a most wonderful city and the 300 languages are so real, truly cosmopolitan. I lived in London for a few years and may direct visitors to slightly different venues, but these picks were good.
I love the accent and some of the phrases were spot on albeit a bit cliched until you think back and say, "yep, I say that".
Visitors may not get the time, but it's worth noting that other major cities like Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham have some amazing local variations on these dishes. I agree with a comment below that a 'Sunday Roast' is archetypal British, but this was a lovely little presentation to whet a visitors appetite and leaves room to find those other British things, like cockles, ploughmans, the Roast, and cheeses.
If you are reading this and visiting London, have a wonderful time and perhaps bring some stretch waist clothes if you plan to eat that much. Whatever enjoy :)
PS Mushy peas - MUST have loads of mint sauce on and where I grew up was a market food staple.
PPS The best Bacon (Butties) Rolls tend to be from roadside vendors.
PPS A full English breakfast from a 'Greasy Spoon' is a must, but that Hawksmoor looked F'ing amazing.
PPPS I keep wanting to add more. Just come visit.
Find it funny how Sam comes to the UK, bigs up our food and all the Brits give him s**t about it. Thanks Sam for making us look good.
I never knew UK food could be so very very enticing!!! I would go now just for the food!!!
CJMitchell im from London England... loved this, brought back so many memories ... not giving him sh1t for speaking his opinion, sorry to bust your bubble..
Edit... the Pie & Mash shop he is in is just down the road from where i lived for a while.. sat in that exact shop in a window seat with my old friend Dave ... so many memories are pouring in..
Well he is taking the piss out of us whilst in our fucking country
@@TheUntrainedNinja How is he takin the piss? He's saying he likes the food
@@Cyapow He can show his appreciation for the food without mocking our accent. Imagine he went to India and did the same thing. It's disrespectful.
Planning to go to London for the first time ever and this is my first 'London food' video I see, incredible. I don't think I'll be watching more videos, with yours is enough, my mouth was watering, can't wait to try them all. Btw, you are funny!! Nice to meet you sir! and thank you!
Oh dear God its so incredible. We've been 4 times. The tube, just THAT is amazing. I would highly recommend taking a day trip to Windsor. Super easy on the train. Its unforgettable. The V & A Museum is FREE and never ending. The food shops at V& A are also very very good in the Museum. Fast food...on the street Pret a Manger and also George are here there and everywhere for cheap, great soups, sandwiches for lunch and qood pastry and coffee in am. The food has been made with such care and concern. So different than in the states. Have fun and find a good pub to get to know for some great food! We always stay in Kensington and hang out in the Hereford Arms. Great food and great pints. Somewhat quiet. Enjoy this jewel of a city! Oh...you must see Le Miz. It has a theater that is dedicated just to this play. Again, unforgettable. We consider London right up there with Rome: the 2 greatest cities on the planet!!
Come back for part 2. You could do
- toad in the hole
- cottage pie
- Rice pudding
- Roast dinner with Yorkshire pudding
- apple crumble and custard
- beef wellington
- steak and kidney pie
- cauliflower cheese
- ploughman’s lunch
- Cornish pasty
- Pork pie
- scones
- spotted dick
The list is endless 🤤 💓 🤤
OH YA I HAVE A spotted dick ! HA HA HA HA HA
I'm starving after reading this list :D
"Stinking eel pie." Manuel
You missed steak and kidney pudding
@@polla2256 Often referred to as "Baby's Head."
great video. Informed, respectful and not pretentious at all. Our cuisine is so underrated and it makes me happy that you're sharing it.
I'm watching the Comment Section at 12:26 AM, and am getting all hungry again for your Full English Breakfast! think I have almost all of the components for that as a "midnight snack".
Sticky toffee pudding - mate you smashed it with closing on one of the worlds best deserts ... ever
It needed custard.
i love it too , you know the secret ? dates , it has dates thats what makes it sticky
easy make toffee sauce , use condensed milk zero work involved , put it at the bottom of the cooking bowl then put the pudding mix over it cover and steam , it turns into toffee sauce , also good for making quick easy fudge , , boil it and then when it turns the right colour put it out onto a flat tray and cut it when its cool if you cooked it enough its fudge , if you over cook it then it becomes toffee , so win win
As a Spaniard living in the UK, I can say that British food surprised me very positively.
Perhaps the idea of British food being bad is that the average Brit can't cook for shit or they prefer not to, but there are plenty of incredible recipes in this country.
And it's such a shame so many think this...they are SO missing out.
Also because britain had a culture of food rationing during the world wars which spain didnt have for reasons. Also the fact that nothing that tastes good grows in the uk.
Stereotypes Tend not to be true the British haven’t got bad teeth just cr Hey Steve he has got crooked teeth maybe teeth
@@freneticness6927 have you ever eaten asparagus? New potatoes?
Maris piper potatoes?
Or strawberries?
Or russet appples?
Pears?
Cherries?
Raspberries?
Have you ever eaten lobsters? English are the best in the world. (And yes, I have eaten them all over the world).
Turbot?
Cod?
Salmon?
Scallops?
No?
If not, then you don't know what you are talkkng about.
But I bet you live on pizza.
Trout?
Scampi?
We grow the best produce in the UK
@@kevingrant7098 you
Just came across this video. Three things: 1. it made me smile a lot. Lovely delivery. 2. It made me want to visit some of the places you referenced, particularly Poppies, and try some of the food. The spatula swipe of mash in the pie shop is authentic as is the curry although the chicken tikka masala usually presented is often a more brightly coloured affair. 3. You are right about the quality and authenticity of the food. For years we have fielded some of the best top chef’s male and female but it’s the traditional food and dishes, treated with respect, that really win the day. Respect and well done.
Thanks Rod! 👊🏻
Many congratulations on 200,000 subscribers.
Ugh, this makes me miss London so hard. My husband and I went there on our honeymoon last year and it was the BEST experience of my life. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
You must have seen a Tottenham match while you were there.
@@NYCTim most Americans don’t care about football
@@tsardine2573 Shut up with your ignorance and xenophobia.
@Rachel Jenkins......You're very sweet to say so, darlin. You're welcome here in wee Yé Olde England anytime you can afford to do so as I'm an X Londoner (now I reside in Somerset which is just the greatest county in this tiny country.....in my opinion) & I'm more than aware of how bloody expensive LDN is. We are quite unique, aren't we! Thank you for your kind words. 🤗🏳️🌈🇬🇧🏴❤️
@@NYCTim
Says the person encouraging people to visit Tottingham, place is a dive when it's not on fire. ;p
London is my food heaven! I've been there about 5 times and always discover amazing food.
I very much appreciate someone coming to England and enjoying our food. I love this channel because it gives me ideas to try, but think I mostly love it for Sam's infectious positive energy,
Bangers n mash, toad in the hole, roast beef dinner with Yorkshire pudding...... our food is amazing...
That full English Breakfast looks absolutely amazing and those sunny side up eggs are perfectly cooked with a nice crispiness around the edge. All the food looks so tasty.
John Williams this video is making me hungry!
John Williams this video is making me hungry!
Imagine paying a breakfast 37 pounds and having the eggs messed up
Bubble and squeak is traditionally just leftover cabbage and potato fried together, sometimes with onion. Not sure why they put meat in it at Hawskmoor, as that's very unusual.
go on son, made me proud of my city, despite missing out a sunday roast. the accent was a top effort too.
I hope to make it to england someday.not just for the food ( although it looks delish) but for their culture and history
. love you Britain
Thank you. But please please don't stay in London and think this is England, as it isn't any more than going to New York represents the whole of the US.
@@bengreen6980 No-one gives a shit about anywhere but London though, the north is basically Mordor.
I have been eating a Full English all my life but that looked amazing. Looks like you may have to take a loan to pay for it though.
Soglossy Tv Thank you.
@@FRESHNESSSSSS who is no-one? You sound like an ignorant kid that has never left mummy's basement, the south is shite apart from london, stuck up torys.
You also forgot the real number 1 food, Sunday roast dinner!
Most places in the world have this... it's not unique to the uk
Exactly, the US Sunday dinner is a big thing too.
I agree nothing like a proper English Sunday roast...yum.
@@johnaustin5677 With roast beef and yorkshire pudding?
@@heliotropezzz333 Yes, same cut of beef, and we call them Popovers here, but they are the same batter. The only main difference is the side dishes.
I have watched lots of what to eat youtube videos whilst visiting London. I am 40 years living and working in this great city and you nailed it. This video is by far the most accurate and real. Great work! man!
Just watched you reach dessert, and I must agree regarding the joys of clotted cream. I've lost almost 60 pounds in the last year, but I'd gladly add a couple back for a really good scone, jam, and clotted cream. Heaven!
Hello! I make me own clotted cream.........it takes 18hrs but when you move from LDN to Somerset you just have to find a way to fit in! Big hugs from Glastonbury 🤗
I’m English and I’ve never ever ever seen anywhere that serves bone marrow?! Lol this is NOT a normal part of the full english breakfast
yeh ik idk whether thats a london thing or something but never heard of it. Also bubble and squeak is not a breakfast thing its monday night dinner
@@zaidkhawaja80 never in my life lol
@@spikegaming5076 Poor Americans getting mislead :(
Used to love eating the fatty marrow out of bones, but it's hard to get out these days.
nor is braised short rib.
You must have salt and vinegar on fish and chips though in my opinion and tartar sauce.
Fred Bates brown sauce mate!
And lots of salt and vinegar on pies and mash.
Tartar sauce on good cod? What kind of demon are you?!
Agreed!! I"m a big fan of malt vinegar on fish and chips.
This is making me really hungry. I’m glad you told me this because if I ever go there this is what I’ll have. Thank you! American here!
just get a spoons full English, greggs sausage roll, Tesco meal deal, bangers and mash, Sunday roast and you have experienced English food.
Edit: thanks for the likes guys, proud to have such a good fanbase. Make sure to like and subscribe for more content!! Chazza over and out 🫡
Tesco meal deals 😂
@Jkinsg92 it's a joke m8
Nah add crumpets we set 😂
oi that tesco chicken bacon ranch + walkers salt and vinegar + orangina
And fish and chips
The mashed potatoes with spring onions is a very Irish thing. Called Champ. Mash with greens is colcannon. Lots of butter with both.. You didn’t have a kebab.!
Dead right. "Bubble and Squeak" used to be fried meat leftovers stirred into mashed potato, if there were leftover greens, in they went, too.
But modern cafes don't (probably aren't allowed to; Elfin safety, innit) keep leftover meat, and have gradually convinced such English as don't read about food that it's just fried mash'n'greens.
Isn't Champ usually served with a puddle of melted butter in the middle?
Discuss kebab when doing a must-eat 10 foods in Germany. Turkish doner kebab really became a hit in Germany in the 1980s, as told to me by friends stationed in in the US Army.
+Mr Hands Agreed.
I don't think i have ever seen a more perfect Scotch Egg, wow!
Exactly - that was perfection what we saw.
I liked his description of "cartoon" egg!
Ahahaha best scotch egg I’ve ever seen !!
Marks & Spencer do one the same (without the green stuff underneath - spinach?). I prefer my eggs hard boiled though.
It's such a treat to see Sam, so passionate about proper British food! Amazing footage of London and some top places to eat..makes me proud!
I'm English. Londoner. I never knew the difference between Shepherds pie and Cottage pie. It took an American guy to tell me. Right on bro. Great vid.
"Mutton is an older lamb" - yes mate, AKA a sheep
No its called mutton and widely used in Indian cooking, a sheep is what it comes from.
@@allanmacbadger5692 yeah Mutton, AKA... a sheep
regar 01 - Perhaps you could do a bit of research before you totally make a fool of yourself. It can be either, but primarily, it’s sheep.
@@regar0130 B.S. YOU don't know anything
@Pamela Murray non sheep in french is called "une brebis". un mouton, is the term for mutton
Sam, this has to be one of your best ever videos! Max did a great job of the filming. So many foods you must try in London, as others have said, but you chose a wonderful selection. I lived in London for a long time, but now live in gorgeous Blackpool... but you sure made me miss the choice of amazing food in London. I've eaten at that same East End Pie and Mash shop... the skin on the pastry is always black, but delicious. BTW, Bubble & Squeak is never mash and leftover meat, but mash and cabbage or brussell sprouts. One of my favourite sides...
What a great video. As a Londoner it’s great to see people loving the food we have here. And showing me places I didn’t know!!!
It all looked delicious 😋 It was the poshest English Breakfast I have ever seen 😍
Seeing your happiness in the pie and mash shop has made my day!!historic simple food that I take my son to every Saturday!great video 👍
Oh and you missed the Sunday roast which is no1 over here
True English history!
I really loved this video! I enjoyed the fact that you went to all kinds of different places and price ranges to show that good food is just that. I loved the variety and getting to see some of the sights behind you as you traveled. I also love the respect you gave the food and the establishments. This is probably one of my more favorite videos, and I've watched a lot of them!
Wonderfully “experience-ing” English food!
It makes me want to book a ticket right now to England
why did you write experiencing like that? it is a real and totally common word.
Mushy peas are a special pea called marrowfat peas dried on the plant that is soaked at least a day before cooking with bicarb, and I hate American frozen peas, but Mushy peas are totally different and so good! You can order them onlinr and have sent to the US. Pudding is the term for dessert. Loved your responses to the dishes!!
I cook sometimes but not to the level you do. I must say though, I loved watching Anthony Bourdain shows because he was so real and said what he felt. I've noticed myself watching your videos because yes your food looks amazing but also your extra commentary in general, I feel like I am watching someone being real and not just showing off for the camera. You are you and if you had a 45mins show I would definitely watch continously. I do that now with your videos but it would be awesome to see that happen.
Thank you for constantly putting out great videos!
I just came back from London last night: like to add the following hint for would be food-tourist:
1. Add Beigel Bake - salt beef beigel amazing! Also on bricklane. Only 4.5 pound
2. Bricklane SUNDAY market is only on Sunday... Tons of food
3. Borough Market has a food court ( a lot of good food) area where you can find the scotch egg..., Also try Kappacasein Diary Toasted Cheese Sandwich, the Best, on Stoney St.
4. For afternoon British tea try:
Fortnum and Mason(reserve ahead - Green Park main store) or Twinnings after they are done with their renovation. We went to Sheraton Grand Park Lane under recommendation from Twinnings! Better service but slightly more expensive than Fortnum. Though I read Fortnum service is mediocre.
5. Pub - Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese - among oldest pub of London
6. We went to the Soho Poppies fish and chips.... Thought it was okay. Maybe the Spitfields one by Bricklane is better... Looks like it from the reviews.
I live 30 miles from London, and still make an effort to go to Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, versus my local pub.
Much prefer a proper English pub, seeped in our history over one of this gastro chain monstrosities. It's that comforting homeliness the chains just don't have.
I’ve recently been to the UK twice. I agree, I find the traditional food there to be AMAZING!!!! Definitely should look into a proper Sunday Roast though
The trouble is that the best roasts are home made. The roast potaoes need to be served straight from oven to plate or they start to go leathery.
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Yeah, no re-heated spuds of any kind and nicely rested beef while you make the gravy in the roasting dish and poured onto/inside the Yorkies fresh and still steaming hot from the oven.
This is the best top 10 where to eat in London. I’m from London. Hawksmoor is bleedin’ expensive but food is brill!
The full English wasn't exactly traditional, but fuck it looked good! Cheers for showing us some love!
My favourite place to get a full English in London is at E. Pellicci in Bethnal Green. The place is amazing!
my count had maybe 7 things not typical - like the artisan Scotch egg, too
@@Burns1993Joe The food is silly good!
lol
@@shelley6477 well he did say what he loves to eat in London, tikka masala is not really English at all.
As a Brit who spends a lot of time in the US, I reckon you score at least eight out of ten for accuracy regarding the food & not much less for your attempts at the accent. ;-)ETA Anyone wanting to visit the UK should do it in the next year or so, as the $/£ exchange rate really is in your favour right now (unlike my usual autumn trip to the US which is going to hurt my wallet this time...).
I think the most English thing about this video, has to be when Sam walks directly into a group of people whilst not looking, and the people he walked into apologised. As someone from England, if you're coming, listen out to how everyone either apologises, or says goodbye three times. "Alright see ya later, bye, cheers"
hahahhaah! This is so true :D
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Maybe up north.. You've obviously never been to London where most would give you a slimey comment or dirty look 😂
Taraaaa, Taraaaa, taraaaa
Oh my, this sounds like me. I now know where my people are.
Loved the cinematography of how you filmed. Excellent how you kept it local and can't wait to try some of those things.
The pies in Mayfair are amazing! Seriously such good food in there. As someone born and raised here, I highly rate it. Brick Lane is decent for a curry, but probably more of a tourist thing. I highly recommend Regency in Queensbury and also Brigadiers. Many more but as British Indian, those two are epic. Also, try Blacklock City/Blacklock chops.. that place is great for meat!
Happy to see that you went to East London. My favourite area to stay when l visit London. That's where you actually get to see the heart of everyday working class London.
Maybe 50 or 60 years ago maybe, Not now though.
Liked it alot, would love to see more "travel editions" nice change of pace from the tried and true of the regular, lovable format
Sam, I'm a big fan and have learned tons from you. I've never been out of California, so watching this video was amazing. Thanks for taking me to London. Where are we going next?
Glad you posted this. As an American who has visited there at least ten times, the food blew my mind. I am not sure where it got the bad reputation. I love British foods.
Baruch Cohen Thankyou! I think the bland food reputation stems from the huge number of American troops who came here during the war, when rationing was in full swing and food choices were very limited. Prior to this we had good and varied food- even queen Victoria was partial to a curry. Things improved massively after the war and have really boomed in the last thirty years but still the reputation persists. One good thing that did come out of the British empire was our adoption of foods from literally all over the world. I would go so far to say that these days the UK has some of the best and most varied food in the world.
It's gotten way better, although the trad full breakfast is about the same.
That breakfast has a couple elements more than usual. Bubble and squeak is its own meal. Never got the marrow or a bacon chop etc. This is obviously a far more complete and lavish version than usual.
I don't know why!!?? what did blow your mind?? I love UK, I really do but their food isn't the best TBH
not talking about global food that are found in Uk I mean British cuisine
what about scones? Also? I'm constantly amazed at how many videos, blogs, articles, whatever about English eating leave out my fave dish ever in the entire world: Beef Wellington!!!!
Shelley that’s coz we ain’t in the 90’s anymore when they where popular
@L E Sorry what was raw?
Banana Man Beef Wellington ??? It’s been around since well before the 90s and Gordon Ramsey still serves it, as do many other top restaurants in London. Some of these restaurants consider it their crown jewel and yes I was there recently- just 2 months ago...
Your videos are simply one step further ahead in everything
Your style
Your research
Your truthful exclamations
Make for very pleasant viewing
And the best part you end up finishing the food on your plate !!!
Mexican here. Taste buds in boost mode. The only thing this British breakfast needs is a green salsa, hot af. Best hangover remedy, btw.
As soon as you can travel safely again, please, please do more shows like this and those in Japan! Great job, guys! 😘
Absolutely!
This is the very best "gotta get" shows I've ever seen!! Bravo! FINEALLY someone knows what they're doing!!! ❤️
Lots of what I would call comfort food. The stuff I grew up with. Glad you enjoyed your UK food odyssey.
Lamb hotpot above shepherds pie. And for quick and tasty the classic fish finger sandwich
Thank you for introducing a variety of delicious foods of different nationalities!
The next time I go to the UK, I'll definitely pack it up and go there.
Hello! Greetings from South KOREA. See you!
I'm born and bred Italian but educated and grew up in London and Kent since the age of 12. Sticky toffee pudding is not only the best English food but arguably in my top 5 of great dessert foods in the whole world. English steamed puddings are massively underrated. Just as are British cheeses. As you visited borough market, you should've gone to Neal's yard and sampled some great British cheeses too.
OH yes! In the 70s I had an amazing home made steamed lemon curd pud with custard...sadly never again, because we didn't get invited to that house for dinner again. WERE my table manners that bad?
BRITISH cheeses: hard cheddar, blue, soft,...great!
BUT you have to shop around for quality & pay a 'leetle' more, & now is the time with CHRISTmas food markets: Hitchin Herts for e.g., & good traditional butchers, & delis in the town square.
OR if you live in Bury LANCS try the outdoor market. Top notch.
TRY food markets, NOT supermarkets.
Neal’s Yard is actually in Seven Dials. I live next door. The cheese shop has other branches - one of which is in Borough.
@@fipstern Which is basically what I've said. I have said that as he visited borough market, he should've gone to Neal's yard which is at borough opposite the now shut German deli. All you've done is literally offer info. I never mentioned Neal's yard in seven dials or that it wasn't in seven dials.
@@Baresi-Unico-Capitano Quite right Roz. I think the confusion may have come from saying Neal's Yard (which, as I explained) is a small courtyard just off Seven Dials, rather than the name of the business - which is Neal's Yard Dairy. Was just trying to avoid confusion for potential visitors. No offence intended I'm sure.
English man here. Never seen a full English breakfast like this 😂
A traditional full English Breakfast consists of:
Baked Beans
Fried Mushrooms
Fried tomatoes
Bacon
Sausage
Fried Eggs
Hash browns
Black pudding
Toast/fried Bread
Brown/Red sauce
English Mustard
Cup of Tea
Wow that is a lot.
@@emilymalden3310 it can be, depends on your portion size.
Hash browns are an American invention, never seen on a full English prior to about 15 years ago. Traditionally, it should be thick slices of bread fried in dripping.
@@snowysnowyriver never knew that!
yesssss...and Scottish breakfast is pretty close to same !! Sometimes you get haggis as well pretty much only difference.
Was a great episode to watch, Loving the fact you had sticky toffee pudding right at the end, my absolute favourite, Happy you really like our food too.
You have missed the Macdonalds .. its considered national treasury here in England.
You also missed the Turkish kebab .. all time English night out favourite.
Greg's is the breakfast brunch all time brits favourite 😅