• KillingTimeItself
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    188 months ago

    i was told by a brit that american biscuits were “salty scones”

    and i have never wanted to complain more in my life. Especially given the american propensity to make shit sweet as fuck.

    • @lightnegative@lemmy.world
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      88 months ago

      It’s true, the “biscuits and gravy” biscuits are closer to scones than what a Brit would think of as a biscuit.

      Also, biscuits and gravy, wtf

      • Also, biscuits and gravy, wtf

        I may lose my Yank card for this, but I’m not a fan myself. That said, it’s just scones and bechamel sauce. Hearty, meaty, salty and what you can do with the rendered fat from greasy breakfast sausage*. It’s basically hangover food that caught on.

        (* There’s a subset of traditional American food that stems from doing a lot with very little, while having a complete disregard for cholesterol and calorie intake. Assuming that wheat and dairy are the cheapest things in your pantry, you get stuff like this. See “scrapple” for another example.)

      • KillingTimeItself
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        17 months ago

        do the brits not have bread?

        That’s pretty much what a biscuit is here. Also what do you mean wtf biscuits and gravy slaps.

    • Flying Squid
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      17 months ago

      I had the distinct pleasure of explaining what biscuits and gravy were to a confused 6th Doctor Who actor Colin Baker. To his credit, he said he’d like to try it.