[BUMbaronos]

Personally, I'd consider a paella and beef wellington easy dishes, a curry from scratch a medium dish and anything from the dessert range to be completely impossible. That will vary from person to person though.

I'm not too educated in the history of Indian cuisine, but a curry (to me) is throwing all kinds of stuff into a big pot and cooking it. Done the old fashioned Indian way i'm sure quantities etc were all very vague. Taste of course can be stunning, but it's just down to knowing what to put in. i.e. following a recipe. Timings of meat cooking is easy, and quantities being a bit out doesn't matter either. What i'm saying is, the difficulty doesn't necessarily equate to how good is tastes.

Just admit it, when you said English cuisine was easy, you were thinking beans on toast.

Anyway, has anyone from the UK watched Rachel Khoo in her Little Paris Kitchen? Stunning.



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I'm amazed you've managed to try all 'American' food in your short stay. I've been here 8 years and still haven't been to every restaurant in 'America' or even NY State.

How did you do it so fast?

At least he's actually been to American to sample some of it. Unlike some who call English food bad when they can't even point to the place on a map.

I admit though, OHP did start it.