Shepherds pie and kidneys.

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Reading a Danielle Steele book, where 2 Americans have dinner in a London restaurant. Both order shepherds pie and Kidneys- it was the specialty of the restaurant.

I just love this, it’s seems so British, but is actually so incredibly wrong.

Reminds me of the time when the cook, Barefoot Contessa came to London and made mashed potato using an electric whisk. It looked like porridge, but was obviously the great British classic, bangers and mash, just as the British eat it.

This must happen with authors and films from all over the world making up bizarre details about other countries and cultures. What have you come across that’s stopped you in your tracks, and made you think “whaaaat?!”

Another common feature of mashed potatoes here is that often the skin isn't peeled. Dd is now requesting this at home 😆

I can accept whisking potatoes to make them light and fluffy, but not to the point where they are wet and sloppy.

Cream in coffee works so well, but I don’t think tea can hold it’s own against cream. Whole milk in tea is what I’d call baby tea. Cream in a spicy masala chai would be good though, my mom sometimes makes that with tinned condensed milk.