Why do Brits boil everything ?

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I’m European but not British. I have to say the way you guys cook (vegetables in particular) ie boiling everything) really isn’t for me. It just makes everything so bland even if you add butter and salt after. Carrots especially. Why not roast or lightly sautee in a pan with some olive oil? My husband boils everything. I’ve never seen anything like it. Why boil carrots? Same as ILs. The first time I met ILs we had poached chicken. It’s so weird to me. Is it a health thing?

Thank you, I missed that.

Still not the fattest though. I mean we’re not doing well, by any stretch of the imagination, but not the worst. https://theweek.com/96429/ten-fattest-countries-in-europe

I absolutely LOVE this verse! Makes me 🤣🤣🤣 Such a pity that most people have no sense of humour about stereotypes these days! (A bit of gentle fun makes the world go round, and everyone knows, really, that not everyone in a given country is the same!)

I have no idea why MN allows these troll posts that are obvious lies and posted purely to piss people off

I suspect that people who are obese are less likely to eat many vegetables boiled or otherwise. Boiled vegetables definitely do not cause obesity.

OP I like my vegetables fresh and clean tasting rather than smothered in oil, but each to their own. I tend to steam them though unless I’m in a hurry is that allowed?

It’s bizarre the chorus of mumsnet ‘I don’t boil my veg’ in response to the OP 🙈

Agree, it’s utterly mindless.

The British are deeply insecure about our food and cooking, thanks to our reputation. Evidence: See the scramble on this thread for most PP to say that they never, ever boil anything, it's a thing of decades ago, and that British homes are full of people roasting and sauteeing their veg of a weekday evening. I don't believe a word of it - I bet you're all boiling away! 🤣

I steam vegetables. And wouldn’t thank you for sautéed or roasted carrots. I prefer the lovely fresh flavours of steamed and not overcooked vegetables.

Well don't keep it to yourself. Which one??

Who wants to eat a roasted new potato with a salad?!

My kids like boiled peas and carrots. They don’t want hard veg in garlic roasted!

We don’t.

Which pub?

I’m not British but I prefer boiling to using oil on everything.

I can’t remember the name ! Hang on

The Royal Oak Bethnal Green 👍

Where in Scotland are you from?

My dad always wanted the life bilt out everything. I remember one Christmas my mum steamed the wee baby carrots and the had a "bite" to them..dad refused them and said they were shite 😆 🤣

Thank you!!!!

Could I ask any of you who steam your vegetables how you do it ? Do you have a steamer basket over a pan of hot water , or do you have electric steamers ?

I also dont get why you seem to insist on generalising. Is it to help your weird stealth boast?

@Sahara123 I have one of those stacking thingies (tried to add a pic but I can’t find the share pic button). It has a saucepan at the bottom and then several ‘baskets’ that can be stacked on top of the pan.

Found it!

I thought that was a Belgian thing?

I’m a roaster.

I like roast dinners and I cook one most Sundays. I do boil the vegetables but the broccoli sits on the top so it steams. And I don't like overcooked veg so it's definitely not mushy.

The only thing I parboil is potatoes before I roast them. If you don't, they get baked instead. Which is fine, but baked potatoes are different to roast potatoes!

I tend to steam most veg and steer away from sauté-ing (frying) or roasting because that involves oil or fat which I avoid because of the calories.

This used to be the stuff of stand up comedy in the 1970s. Maybe update your material?