Brenton PetersonNov 13, 2022

I've visited 25 countries and eaten a lot of stuff outside my comfort zone but my most shocking food experience abroad is still ordering a cheese sandwich in England and getting a pile of cold shredded cheese between two untoasted slices of bread.

I've never felt so far from home.

Show threadRainbow Murray 🌈
@brenton_peterson If you wanted a grilled cheese sandwich you could order a cheese toastie - that's a thing here (just a different thing to a cheese sandwich, which is what you got!)
Nov 13, 2022 at 9:26pmWeb
Show threadBrenton PetersonNov 13, 2022

@rainbowmurray See, this is the info university travel offices should give young Americans who are going abroad the first time.

Enough with the safety and hygiene lectures. Just tell me what I've got to do to get a grilled cheese sandwich. And maybe tell me what a "full English breakfast" means, because I definitely don't want it. 😀

Show threadRainbow Murray 🌈Nov 13, 2022
@brenton_peterson 😂 Cheese toasted sandwich, mostly just known as a cheese toastie.
Full English breakfast = sausages, bacon, scrambled eggs, baked beans (= navy beans in a seasoned tomato sauce - a British institution), toast, fried or grilled mushrooms, grilled tomato. Not what most people here actually eat for breakfast at home, but on the menu at every hotel/ B&B and many cafes. Will keep you full for most of the day.
Show threadBrenton PetersonNov 13, 2022

@rainbowmurray

I was introduced to the full English breakfast for the first time in Kenya. You folks really have a lot to answer for there. If Caroline Elkins hasn't already written about this, I think it's time...

Show threadRainbow Murray 🌈Nov 13, 2022
@brenton_peterson 😂 Don't blame me, I'm vegan, anti-colonialist, and prefer Asian food for breakfast...