Have you ever actually TASTED British food? It seems 95% of people that forward this ridiculous and outdated stereotype are people who have never actually eaten food from Britain, or even England.
If anything, I can't even think of any definitive Aussie food outside of crocodile or kangaroo, the PRECISE reason David Mitchell dropped Australia's name in the first place, because they sound like pretty unorthodox things to eat.
@LukeWhito@01000001011100100111 what Australian food? itis such a new country (except indigenous culture) how can we be expected to have developed some bizarre new form of cooking? To be honest I think our only edge over the UK is we don't get pretentious about our food and steal blend and innovate upon the contributing cultures that form Australia. Adding to or taking away from existing foods to suit or culture climate and taste. what he said wasn't true but funny
Germany's on the childrens table? Has no one been to germany and seen what they eat for breakfast? Meat, vegetables, bread and fruit. If that's not healthy then I don't know what is.
Agree with the video entirely, being knowledgeable about food is a fad here, doubt most people actually care about eating or the food itself but rather their social standing as "foodies".
@aliencheesemaker Britain and the UK are not synonymous, hence "The UNITED KINGDOM of Great Britian and Northern Ireland" By the same argument you could claim Ghandi was British, no he was Indian under British occupation, the same would apply to any Irish man under forced British Rule.
When my dad first came to Australia, he said that you could smell a Pom house (and despite popular belief, Pom actually comes from the word Pomegrate, which was rhyming slang for immigrant.*).
Pom's cooked with dripping and the stench would waft through the suburbs.
I realised how lucky I was to have grown up on olive oil after moving out of home and being poor. After using vegetable oil for months I visited my parents. I now only use olive oil
@jakieem "Jamie Oliver can't cook." ......yeah, sure he can't. You've got to give him credit for tricking the entire population of Britain though, as well as the BBC and all the producers of his cooking shows.... that tricksy Jamie Oliver. :)
Given the context of the video, that shouldn't be too difficult. I've watched his shows myself, and no, he is not very impressive. The worst part is when he goes to other countries and cooks his own version of local cuisine instead of emphasizing local food culture and learning from it.
Yes our food culture has been dominated by the British/Irish lack of ability to cook anything that hasn't fried to within an inch of its life, however we have a diversity in our culture, which includes influences from cultures which can cook.
Jamie Oliver can't cook. I have seen him do Italian food and he was getting his provinces and cuisines messed up. Marinara sauce is made from what one obtains from the marina, don't tell Subway though...
The food was crap but at least our beer was OK, even that's gone down hill now. In truth there has been some progress, I can't describe the inedible nature of the sandwiches once offered in the transport franchises of the 1980's. These days you might be able to buy a decent sandwich in a supermarket but the small retailers are struggling with margins and the fair they're able to offer is strictly for emergencies only.
@KnockoffNigeI Assuming you're from Britain (correct me if I'm wrong), how can you say your beer is/was ok? Allright, being from Holland, and very close to the borders of both Belgium AND Germany, I may be spoiled - but even my British friends are quick to admit British beer is horrendous :p
@aspiringdrummer17 I don't know if it's an ale, but last night I tasted something called Old Speckled Hen at our local Irish Pub. It was't bad at all, could see myself taking a liking to it
@rachskald Yeah Old Speckled Hen is pretty average for an ale. There are much nicer ones out there that you should try but given the fact that you live in Holland I'm not sure whether you will be able to buy them or not. It's funny because you mention Heineken being tasteless but I always though it wasn't too bad on draught. What's your favourite lager?
@aspiringdrummer17 To be honest I'm not sure what the exast difference between a Lager/Ale et cetera is (since I'm not a native speaker). Some of my favourite beers are Delirium Tremens, LaChouffe, Brugge Triple and Chimay Blue. Could you recommend some Ales? A friend of mine can import almost any type of beer at pretty low cost, so I should be able to get it.
@rachskald Well some of my favourites are Thornbridge Kipling, Old Peculiar, Young's Special London Ale and St Peter's Ruby Red Ale to name a few but there are loads out there for you to try. I also like Chimay Blue and Red. Are you able to get them on draught over there or just in bottles like me?
@rachskald Well I say "OK" and not -great- Taste is beer is a personal thing I suppose, I was fond of the draughts from some of the small breweries, Henley and Salisbury, that are extinct now. Not on par with the bottled beer I recall with fondness from the evenings I spent in Théâtre de Toone bar but better than the gnats piss that was generally available in the Hotel and cafes of Brussels.
@KnockoffNigeI You have to know which ones to get, of course. The stock beers are generally bad. But you are right, taste is subjective - It's funny how our most famous export beer is Heineken and excluding a few exceptions, everyone I know would prefer almost any other beer... it's that tasteless.
the mockery is affectionate and remember he's poking fun at Britain's attempts at proper food too. The truth hurts less when David Mitchell tells is (unless you're a humourless Australian).
@jjdecani Where was the sexism?! If you mean the part about the sandwich then who says that the wife made the sandwich?? She just wants him to eat a sandwich. It's your own sexual prejudice that assumes that the woman would be making the sandwich. Do not criticise David Mitchell for your own short comings. If it's not about the sandwich then you are still wrong, I just don't know how yet
You are sitting in a Schnitzel den! It's no surprise that you have a low esteem of German food when you sell it like this, the most awesome food ever to conquer the Globe from Germany (technically we're talking about an Italian invention taking detours over Austria, but let's say we came up with that cracking marketing idea for it). I'm willing to take a lot of creative misapprehensions by British guys, but REALLLY, do you think the wurst (intended!) German food is as bad as the worst British?
Amen. And as far as I'm concerned its a good thing. Far too much time is wasted thinking about and preparing food. Food is fuel so that you can carry on doing actually important things. If you really spend that much time and effort on your cooking then it means you have nothing else going on in your life.
@Afreon You're over-simplifying this. Saying food is JUST fuel is saying sex is JUST for procreation, travelling should be JUST for work and entertainment is useless since it bears no direct, pragmatically beneficial consequence. We are human beings - most of the things we do, pay attention to, or consume, is because we want pleasure. We watch David Mitchell rant to amuse ourselves, we watch movies to entertain ourselves and sometimes we cook up something layered and delicious just to enjoy.
@TheTheoldgit But its meant to be stupid i suppose.its like I think english food is great when you cook old style but I see his point that enlish food was never THAT good but it has got better over the years . I mean I´ve even got my folks cooking with oil nowadays and I live in germany . So I get the best of both worlds .I can defend my country´s food while not actually having to eat it!
I eat food because I get hungry. End of. It's not a fucking lifestyle, it's just necessary. I have to excrete waste, doesn't mean I'm going to make it a cultural thing.
@Aure217 Actually, I'd much prefer to see him as the next Master - have you seen him do nasty? He's a genius at it. Look up "Mitchell and Webb - Shop/Bad Waiter/Evil Vicar". Seriously - he's the man to next brandish the laser screwdriver.
@Aure217 :o> I could almost see him as the Master, or certainly some mad scientist trying to take over the world. But I don't think he'd be a good Doctor. "Of *course* the Daleks are winning! They're highly advanced armored killing machines! Bullets can't stop them, what the hell do you think I'm going to be able to do with a buzzing light-up screwdriver?!"
As an Australian, I'm astounded that Mitchell would dare to throw stones at us (or indeed anyone) from inside the culinary glasshouse that is England. But anyone who dismisses the country that gave us pork knuckle and Black Forest cake is clearly talking out of his arse when it comes to food.
@mgo26 "alright love fancy a take-away tonight" "yeah of course, what shall we have, Indian, Chinese...?" "no actually I fancy an Australian" "oh yeah that sounds great!" "or actually lets order from the German takeaway" And before you say that "oh but there aren't even Germans or Australians who emigrated to the U.K. in large numbers, well i've never met an italian, but i have seen alot of Kurdish men pretending to be an italian, whilst they make me my Pizza.
@demonhunter35 In the fat stakes they're still behind the USA, Germany, NZ and the UK, but their food trumps all four of those (esp. the UK). It's a curious phenomenon, I'll grant you that. The richest countries are the fattest, and yet the richest of those richest countries are the least likely to be fat. Another reason to despise the bourgeoisie: they're the fatties. Step away from the potato.
@Zarathustra06 I thought they were before NZ? I know NZ (unfortunately) has a leading percentage of teen pregnancies, but I definitely thought Australia beat us when it came to overweight citizens.
I have to disagree with you ever so slightly there, your almighty knowledgeness, Sir Mitchell.
Even though most people in the United Kingdom don't give a shit about food, you won't find many better cooks around the world than a Nanna from up north with 8 children. I'd take one of their roasts over the best creme brulee out!
P.s. I don't really know what a creme brulee is, but it sounds pretty good, and I'd eat it!
@NormanAngle I miss the penny sweet tray :( And my newsagent actually having sweets for half a penny each.
I was born in 1991 though - long after the change to decimal. They just had sweets that they decided to make cost less than a penny xD I wonder how they'd have reacted if I wanted just one half-penny sweet.
As long as it tastes good it doesn't matter to me whats in it or what anyone else thinks about it. I think Charlie Brooker summed it up better than anyone else. Every meal is just a shit I haven't had yet, so why pay a fortune for it?
@wendywolfman The one who isnt a self loving, whiny, mangy looking doucebag who thinks hes important beceause he gets to bang someone culturlarly relavant
I'm italian and i surely know that our country is far more interested in food matters than...well,anything else,really.I really enjoy cooking & eating but,in the end,it's just food.And by that I surely don't mean we should ingurgitate anything that comes our way.Food is important,but consantly obsessing about it it's definitely not worth it.Anyway,it's typical of us italians, to take food so seriously and not giving a shit about politics. -.-"
@hippylegs Was talk spelled with two l's? Other people commented on it before you, so you were right in the first place. Hope this helps gets people of your back! I hate getting flack for really old comments so I stopped them getting to my email for that reason.
Four inches of snow?! I wouldn't bother getting out the snow shovel for that much. Outside my door right now are 40+ inches of snow, and I live in the balmy south of Canada. Here, Foodies, as they're called, are seen as less as a national trend, and more as an urban fad or affectation, like metrosexual fashion.
I bought that mitchell and webb book from the Works or a fiver, just goes to show if you wait till things stop being topica you can get a cheap deal on a hardback comedy knock off
When he mentioned Heston's wife coming down to alert him it's three in the morning I noticed the time, which happens to 1:35 - I have been watching David Mitchell videos for three and a half hours tehehe. Time has flown, so much for an early night!
Oh, Oh Oh,, if you are really strapped to impress someone. Add an orange slice twist. I serve the green bean in a separate, warmed bowl. If you really feel brave? Mix up a contrasting sauce of evaporate milk, mayonnaise and cream and swirl a design, center out, through the other red bedding-sauce with a tooth pick. Much like finger painting. Have fun! All the best
David, here’s one to try, all you need is caned Salmon. Chop the Salmon lightly, add crushed saltines, egg-white binder, garlic and pepper and press into a patty in one of those burger presses. Chill for a 2 hours to incorporate the flavors. Take catsup, mustard and honey, and combine to make a colorful bed-sauce to dress the plate. Sauté greens beans in butter, garlic, mushrooms, chives, and heat lightly. Brown the Salmon and garnish with mint. Knute
@navespacial I've got an accent that changes letters, and sometimes even removes them lol.
The word "letters" is actually a great example of that. The way I pronounce "letters" is more like "le-urs". There's no "T"s lol. It's not that I'm stupid, I know the "T"s are there, but they just don't come out properly because of my accent. (Scottish by the way)
@l3awl3ag There's a word for that phenomenon! It's known as the "lick-lit-lip merger", because people who speak that way pronounce the words "lick", "lit", and "lip" the same way.
Did any of you miss half of the video because you were busy trying to Re-arrange the letters on the van, hoping that in deciphering it you would be gifted to some sort of mind-blowing revelation that would suddenly make life worth living?
Bottom line...food is fuel and tomorrow it will look like shit anyway.
Skyswinger 13 hours ago
RESHL\ MAD FOI YOU
cwchrisweed 2 days ago
Beans on toast FTW!*
*With black pepper and a poached egg.
RPSM101 4 days ago
@RPSM101 Forget the egg! Melted cheese black pepper and worcester sauce
almostakiwi 2 days ago
@almostakiwi Each to their own my friend. Unless they're doing it wrong.
You are doing it wrong. Because I said so. So there.
RPSM101 1 day ago
Mitchell would make a good (Evil?) Bond villain.
alksdjhfiuealhf 1 week ago
@alksdjhfiuealhf Search for Mitchell & Webb Evil Genius to see him as a sort of long-haired Dr Evil.
GoblinXXX 1 week ago
Usually agree with him on these things but not this time..
LIFE4NUFC 1 week ago
I mock fortunately and proctology
Stormwern 3 weeks ago
Germany food's bad?! Meat, meat everywhere sounds like heaven for me.
livingdragonn 3 weeks ago
@livingdragonn Not forgetting entire lakes of high quality beer, the place although drab and efficient would be amazing for a short break.
gotsda 3 weeks ago
@livingdragonn Metwurst is one of the best inventions ever made in my opinion!
Wuggynaut 3 weeks ago
Australia's food is about 50 times better than Britain's.
LukeWhito 3 weeks ago
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IAmCaptainMarvel 2 weeks ago
@LukeWhito
Have you ever actually TASTED British food? It seems 95% of people that forward this ridiculous and outdated stereotype are people who have never actually eaten food from Britain, or even England.
If anything, I can't even think of any definitive Aussie food outside of crocodile or kangaroo, the PRECISE reason David Mitchell dropped Australia's name in the first place, because they sound like pretty unorthodox things to eat.
It was a joke anyway, lighten up.
IAmCaptainMarvel 2 weeks ago
@LukeWhito If you like BBQs...
soundslave 2 weeks ago
@LukeWhito Australian food is practically non-existent, what isn't derived from Britain, the US or Asia is pretty 'basic' to say the least.
01000001011100100111 2 weeks ago
@LukeWhito @01000001011100100111 what Australian food? itis such a new country (except indigenous culture) how can we be expected to have developed some bizarre new form of cooking? To be honest I think our only edge over the UK is we don't get pretentious about our food and steal blend and innovate upon the contributing cultures that form Australia. Adding to or taking away from existing foods to suit or culture climate and taste. what he said wasn't true but funny
freewilly2fly 2 weeks ago
Germany's on the childrens table? Has no one been to germany and seen what they eat for breakfast? Meat, vegetables, bread and fruit. If that's not healthy then I don't know what is.
nickjujitsu 3 weeks ago
@nickjujitsu It has been said that Germany got the way it is not because of its diet, but in spite of its diet.
gpietsch 3 weeks ago
@gpietsch Ah I see, I mis-understood the context.
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ill think you will find that in terms of polar exploration we've got scott, shackleton and top gear :)
frederz6 1 month ago in playlist Series 1
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Beware of anyone who want's to "fix" your culture, that's how airstrip one got into the mess it is in now.
halloranedward 1 month ago
Agree with the video entirely, being knowledgeable about food is a fad here, doubt most people actually care about eating or the food itself but rather their social standing as "foodies".
MrExcius 1 month ago
Anyone debating this should kill themselves
SuperBibbler 1 month ago
POT NOODLE FOR PRIME MINISTER.
Madnessinmusicx 1 month ago
There should NOT be ketchup on that hot dog.
serialclone 1 month ago
@serialclone Let me guess, you're from the Midwest US
yurismir1 1 month ago
@yurismir1 Good guess! I'm actually from the east coast, but currently I'm in Chicago.
serialclone 1 month ago
I may have been eating a Pot Noodle. I burnt my tongue. Definitely not a 7!
RaincloudPlay 2 months ago
What about oats?
KomodoSerpent 2 months ago
Australia lol what an asshole hahahaha
MrBrisbaneman1994 2 months ago
@MrBrisbaneman1994 He does have a point though, lol. As a British colony, if they've got no food culture, then there is no hope for us.
c0rse 1 month ago
hmmm pot noodles
BIGSULLYfromstepney 2 months ago
So true. Infact I was eating a Pot Noodle while watching this...
TheGodOfTheDucks 2 months ago
SHACKLETON WAS IRISH!!!!!!!!!!1
GallagherWellerBrown 3 months ago
@GallagherWellerBrown Correct. But when he made his expedition, Ireland was part of the UK, ergo he was British
aliencheesemaker 2 months ago
@aliencheesemaker Britain and the UK are not synonymous, hence "The UNITED KINGDOM of Great Britian and Northern Ireland" By the same argument you could claim Ghandi was British, no he was Indian under British occupation, the same would apply to any Irish man under forced British Rule.
20Tomas08 2 months ago
@20Tomas08 Correct. But the correct demonym for someone who is from the United Kingdom is "British"
aliencheesemaker 2 months ago
"Bollocks, we have." - Top form.
DefeatedElitist 4 months ago
When my dad first came to Australia, he said that you could smell a Pom house (and despite popular belief, Pom actually comes from the word Pomegrate, which was rhyming slang for immigrant.*).
Pom's cooked with dripping and the stench would waft through the suburbs.
I realised how lucky I was to have grown up on olive oil after moving out of home and being poor. After using vegetable oil for months I visited my parents. I now only use olive oil
*reference: Australian National Museum, Canberra
jakieem 4 months ago
@jakieem "Jamie Oliver can't cook." ......yeah, sure he can't. You've got to give him credit for tricking the entire population of Britain though, as well as the BBC and all the producers of his cooking shows.... that tricksy Jamie Oliver. :)
Cryer24597 4 months ago 4
Given the context of the video, that shouldn't be too difficult. I've watched his shows myself, and no, he is not very impressive. The worst part is when he goes to other countries and cooks his own version of local cuisine instead of emphasizing local food culture and learning from it.
MrExcius 1 month ago
Keith Floyd on the other hand was awesome. :(
MrExcius 1 month ago
Australia is more with the teenagers of food.
Yes our food culture has been dominated by the British/Irish lack of ability to cook anything that hasn't fried to within an inch of its life, however we have a diversity in our culture, which includes influences from cultures which can cook.
Jamie Oliver can't cook. I have seen him do Italian food and he was getting his provinces and cuisines messed up. Marinara sauce is made from what one obtains from the marina, don't tell Subway though...
jakieem 4 months ago
so so true ;P
sorealittty 4 months ago
@sorealittty
even though oliver is actually maturing in his tv quests toward what you describe. check out his 30 min meals series :)
btw, you should also include the brits for their laziness :P
sorealittty 4 months ago
@sorealittty
and heston sucks!!!
sorealittty 4 months ago
The food was crap but at least our beer was OK, even that's gone down hill now. In truth there has been some progress, I can't describe the inedible nature of the sandwiches once offered in the transport franchises of the 1980's. These days you might be able to buy a decent sandwich in a supermarket but the small retailers are struggling with margins and the fair they're able to offer is strictly for emergencies only.
KnockoffNigeI 5 months ago
@KnockoffNigeI Assuming you're from Britain (correct me if I'm wrong), how can you say your beer is/was ok? Allright, being from Holland, and very close to the borders of both Belgium AND Germany, I may be spoiled - but even my British friends are quick to admit British beer is horrendous :p
rachskald 1 month ago
@rachskald British lager like Carling is horrendous but proper real ale is just the opposite
aspiringdrummer17 1 month ago
@aspiringdrummer17 I don't know if it's an ale, but last night I tasted something called Old Speckled Hen at our local Irish Pub. It was't bad at all, could see myself taking a liking to it
rachskald 4 weeks ago
@rachskald Yeah Old Speckled Hen is pretty average for an ale. There are much nicer ones out there that you should try but given the fact that you live in Holland I'm not sure whether you will be able to buy them or not. It's funny because you mention Heineken being tasteless but I always though it wasn't too bad on draught. What's your favourite lager?
aspiringdrummer17 4 weeks ago
@aspiringdrummer17 To be honest I'm not sure what the exast difference between a Lager/Ale et cetera is (since I'm not a native speaker). Some of my favourite beers are Delirium Tremens, LaChouffe, Brugge Triple and Chimay Blue. Could you recommend some Ales? A friend of mine can import almost any type of beer at pretty low cost, so I should be able to get it.
rachskald 4 weeks ago
@rachskald Well some of my favourites are Thornbridge Kipling, Old Peculiar, Young's Special London Ale and St Peter's Ruby Red Ale to name a few but there are loads out there for you to try. I also like Chimay Blue and Red. Are you able to get them on draught over there or just in bottles like me?
aspiringdrummer17 4 weeks ago
@rachskald Well I say "OK" and not -great- Taste is beer is a personal thing I suppose, I was fond of the draughts from some of the small breweries, Henley and Salisbury, that are extinct now. Not on par with the bottled beer I recall with fondness from the evenings I spent in Théâtre de Toone bar but better than the gnats piss that was generally available in the Hotel and cafes of Brussels.
KnockoffNigeI 1 month ago
@KnockoffNigeI You have to know which ones to get, of course. The stock beers are generally bad. But you are right, taste is subjective - It's funny how our most famous export beer is Heineken and excluding a few exceptions, everyone I know would prefer almost any other beer... it's that tasteless.
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@mgo26
the mockery is affectionate and remember he's poking fun at Britain's attempts at proper food too. The truth hurts less when David Mitchell tells is (unless you're a humourless Australian).
ticketyboooo 5 months ago
Aussie food is nowadays way better than he knows.
jemborg 5 months ago
whats saka?
MrWoweeZowee 6 months ago
There's no typo in the title.
Adessosf 6 months ago 2
I love that he is sitting next to American tomato ketchup, hotdogs, and coke.
patteel 6 months ago
you sure do love to bitch
dancinferret666 7 months ago
David surely knows how to talk a good one!
CalumnMcAulay 7 months ago
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Nice bit of casual sexism in there, Mitchell.
Christ, you're so wrong on this, you bloody philistine.
jjdecani 7 months ago
@jjdecani Where was the sexism?! If you mean the part about the sandwich then who says that the wife made the sandwich?? She just wants him to eat a sandwich. It's your own sexual prejudice that assumes that the woman would be making the sandwich. Do not criticise David Mitchell for your own short comings. If it's not about the sandwich then you are still wrong, I just don't know how yet
WhoOnEarthAreYou 6 months ago 27
Product Placement
CookiesOrGetOut 7 months ago
right now i crave a mitchells schnitzel
moley5555 7 months ago
german food is good, depending on the specific region.
keepXonXrockin 8 months ago
You are sitting in a Schnitzel den! It's no surprise that you have a low esteem of German food when you sell it like this, the most awesome food ever to conquer the Globe from Germany (technically we're talking about an Italian invention taking detours over Austria, but let's say we came up with that cracking marketing idea for it). I'm willing to take a lot of creative misapprehensions by British guys, but REALLLY, do you think the wurst (intended!) German food is as bad as the worst British?
Anteeeru 8 months ago
@Anteeeru what?
pjsmoulder 7 months ago
I really want a coke now.
MrRussia101 8 months ago
Amen. And as far as I'm concerned its a good thing. Far too much time is wasted thinking about and preparing food. Food is fuel so that you can carry on doing actually important things. If you really spend that much time and effort on your cooking then it means you have nothing else going on in your life.
Afreon 8 months ago
@Afreon You're over-simplifying this. Saying food is JUST fuel is saying sex is JUST for procreation, travelling should be JUST for work and entertainment is useless since it bears no direct, pragmatically beneficial consequence. We are human beings - most of the things we do, pay attention to, or consume, is because we want pleasure. We watch David Mitchell rant to amuse ourselves, we watch movies to entertain ourselves and sometimes we cook up something layered and delicious just to enjoy.
Banned4Life 8 months ago 68
@Banned4Life It´s a joke! Wise up.
TheTheoldgit 1 month ago
@TheTheoldgit I wasn't commenting on Mitchell's facetious rant, but a stupid comment.
Banned4Life 1 month ago
@TheTheoldgit But its meant to be stupid i suppose.its like I think english food is great when you cook old style but I see his point that enlish food was never THAT good but it has got better over the years . I mean I´ve even got my folks cooking with oil nowadays and I live in germany . So I get the best of both worlds .I can defend my country´s food while not actually having to eat it!
TheTheoldgit 1 month ago
@Banned4Life Sometimes?
TheAtheologian 1 month ago
This video made me hungry
theguywithoutafoot 9 months ago 3
i'd like some schnitzel, please.
hbanana7 9 months ago 3
I eat food because I get hungry. End of. It's not a fucking lifestyle, it's just necessary. I have to excrete waste, doesn't mean I'm going to make it a cultural thing.
skegpit 9 months ago
my left speaker is lonely...
ThePopsheep 9 months ago 2
pepperami dipped in pot noodle sounds nice!
phillfry 9 months ago
"Rather than have to sit at the children's table with Germany and Australia" Hah!
Gilari 9 months ago in playlist David Mitchell's Soapbox
I think David Mitchell should be the next Doctor. lol
Aure217 9 months ago 44
@Aure217 Actually, I'd much prefer to see him as the next Master - have you seen him do nasty? He's a genius at it. Look up "Mitchell and Webb - Shop/Bad Waiter/Evil Vicar". Seriously - he's the man to next brandish the laser screwdriver.
EvenflowBlack 5 months ago
@Aure217 :o> I could almost see him as the Master, or certainly some mad scientist trying to take over the world. But I don't think he'd be a good Doctor. "Of *course* the Daleks are winning! They're highly advanced armored killing machines! Bullets can't stop them, what the hell do you think I'm going to be able to do with a buzzing light-up screwdriver?!"
ELuhn 3 months ago 42
@Aure217 He does talk the proper amount!!!!
andriusbrixius 1 month ago
Shackleton was Irish. of the Protestant Anglo-Irish ruling class, but Irish nonetheless
dermhurl 9 months ago
Oh dear, did you just use the word 'epitamy' rather than epitome? Tut, tut Mr Mitchell!
TheSestren 9 months ago
As an Australian, I'm astounded that Mitchell would dare to throw stones at us (or indeed anyone) from inside the culinary glasshouse that is England. But anyone who dismisses the country that gave us pork knuckle and Black Forest cake is clearly talking out of his arse when it comes to food.
mgo26 9 months ago
@mgo26 It's astounding how completely you missed the point of this video.
Gilari 9 months ago in playlist David Mitchell's Soapbox 2
@Gilari I suppose I did a bit, on second viewing.
mgo26 9 months ago
@mgo26 "alright love fancy a take-away tonight" "yeah of course, what shall we have, Indian, Chinese...?" "no actually I fancy an Australian" "oh yeah that sounds great!" "or actually lets order from the German takeaway" And before you say that "oh but there aren't even Germans or Australians who emigrated to the U.K. in large numbers, well i've never met an italian, but i have seen alot of Kurdish men pretending to be an italian, whilst they make me my Pizza.
chazmundoful 9 months ago
Wow i love the man way more then his healthy!
TheCrazyGuy91 10 months ago
Mitchell for Prime Rib!
BaconBananaHammok 10 months ago 2
and no other bastard i lold
faceless58 10 months ago
£1.50 for a coke?! I think I'd rather just nip to the pound shop and get three cans of the stuff for a quid.
gizmo3k 10 months ago
Australians at the children's table? Au contraire -- they reify food more than anywhere else in the world.
Zarathustra06 10 months ago
@Zarathustra06 They're also classed among the countries with the highest percentage of fat people.
demonhunter35 10 months ago
@demonhunter35 In the fat stakes they're still behind the USA, Germany, NZ and the UK, but their food trumps all four of those (esp. the UK). It's a curious phenomenon, I'll grant you that. The richest countries are the fattest, and yet the richest of those richest countries are the least likely to be fat. Another reason to despise the bourgeoisie: they're the fatties. Step away from the potato.
Zarathustra06 10 months ago
@Zarathustra06 I thought they were before NZ? I know NZ (unfortunately) has a leading percentage of teen pregnancies, but I definitely thought Australia beat us when it came to overweight citizens.
demonhunter35 10 months ago
Do you think this is what it's like to be inside David Mitchell's head? Yikes.
cantleysugar 11 months ago 3
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Mitchell you are shit, end of.
MsSharku 11 months ago
@MsSharku ujelly?
BaneRain 10 months ago
@BaneRain
no sir, i ice cream :)
MsSharku 10 months ago
I have to disagree with you ever so slightly there, your almighty knowledgeness, Sir Mitchell.
Even though most people in the United Kingdom don't give a shit about food, you won't find many better cooks around the world than a Nanna from up north with 8 children. I'd take one of their roasts over the best creme brulee out!
P.s. I don't really know what a creme brulee is, but it sounds pretty good, and I'd eat it!
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Mad1Cow 11 months ago
i care about food, but not in a poncy way, just whether it is healthy or not.
ec123456789able 11 months ago
9 people care 7000 times more about food than the average person
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slypito 1 year ago
Britain loves its snacks.
The rising price of Space Raiders or if you can still get Dib Dabs is far more interesting to the British than poncy romance food rubbish.
R.I.P penny sweets.
NormanAngle 1 year ago 110
@NormanAngle freddos, 17p - enough said, and good luck even finding a choc dip in this day and age
hjenkinz 9 months ago
@NormanAngle You can still get DibDabs. We have them in lectures every Tuesday.
bookworm266 9 months ago
@NormanAngle Penny sweets will never die. This comes from someone who buys a pack of Rich Tea buscuits and eats them.
PROkiller16 8 months ago 2
@PROkiller16 I DO THAT! Everyone calls me insane :D
Pie4246 8 months ago
@Pie4246 Yeah! You buy good old bland food which will fill you.
PROkiller16 8 months ago
@NormanAngle I miss the penny sweet tray :( And my newsagent actually having sweets for half a penny each.
I was born in 1991 though - long after the change to decimal. They just had sweets that they decided to make cost less than a penny xD I wonder how they'd have reacted if I wanted just one half-penny sweet.
HaniiPuppy 6 months ago
@NormanAngle Oh Shut up, The only thing Poncy around here is your fat stomach.
Karmara7 5 months ago
Is there a colouring book at the childrens table, I like colouring....... :DDDDDDDD
atombat 1 year ago
As long as it tastes good it doesn't matter to me whats in it or what anyone else thinks about it. I think Charlie Brooker summed it up better than anyone else. Every meal is just a shit I haven't had yet, so why pay a fortune for it?
solaceinrage 1 year ago 6
Quite funny and quite true.
robsargent4 1 year ago
Who has the wider vocabulary, Russel Brand or David Mitchell?
wendywolfman 1 year ago 4
@wendywolfman The one who isnt a self loving, whiny, mangy looking doucebag who thinks hes important beceause he gets to bang someone culturlarly relavant
samsung54369 1 year ago
@samsung54369 ha ha I like you, but no. I think Brand does
wendywolfman 1 year ago
I'm italian and i surely know that our country is far more interested in food matters than...well,anything else,really.I really enjoy cooking & eating but,in the end,it's just food.And by that I surely don't mean we should ingurgitate anything that comes our way.Food is important,but consantly obsessing about it it's definitely not worth it.Anyway,it's typical of us italians, to take food so seriously and not giving a shit about politics. -.-"
Btw,I'd totally buy Schnitzels from David ! xD
freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez 1 year ago
"Heston, please, you haven't eaten for 3 days, at least have a sandwich!"
"I can't, I can't, I'm on the verge of creating the perfect sandwich!"
That bit cracked me up.
pokexplosion21 1 year ago 3
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hippylegs 1 year ago 12
@hippylegs What? You mean Brits'?
The attitude belongs to the Brits (the plural of Brit)
05AT1 8 months ago
@05AT1 They changed it. Hence the '5 months ago'.
hippylegs 8 months ago
@hippylegs What was it? :3
voidlam 8 months ago
@voidlam Cannot remember for the life of me.
hippylegs 8 months ago
@hippylegs No worries, was just curious :P
voidlam 8 months ago
@hippylegs Was talk spelled with two l's? Other people commented on it before you, so you were right in the first place. Hope this helps gets people of your back! I hate getting flack for really old comments so I stopped them getting to my email for that reason.
eddiebruv 6 months ago
@hippylegs Actually there isn't
7FCx 7 months ago
@7FCx 6 MONTHS AGO. DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT TO EVERYONE? JEEZ.
hippylegs 7 months ago
@hippylegs what's the typo?
Muzikman127 6 months ago
@Muzikman127 7 months ago. They've corrected it.
hippylegs 6 months ago
@hippylegs ahhhh...
Muzikman127 6 months ago
@hippylegs There is no typo in the title...
danthenorth 6 months ago
@danthenorth I really wish I could delete that comment. It was posted 7 months ago. Figure it out for yourself.
hippylegs 6 months ago
@hippylegs Where?
JubeiWorm 5 months ago
@hippylegs it's in plural, so it's allowed, idiot
hipp6y 4 months ago
David Mitchell, I know I love you :P
nom2181 1 year ago
David Mitchell, I think I love you...
abarnybox 1 year ago
Fish finger sandwiches FTW!
kizzyfur 1 year ago
Four inches of snow?! I wouldn't bother getting out the snow shovel for that much. Outside my door right now are 40+ inches of snow, and I live in the balmy south of Canada. Here, Foodies, as they're called, are seen as less as a national trend, and more as an urban fad or affectation, like metrosexual fashion.
greyareaRK1 1 year ago 2
@greyareaRK1 yes but we brits a infamous at coping with any amount of snow! perfect for a comic to poke fun at :P
LazzerLemon 1 year ago
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He's good, but Dennis Miller is better. USA!
eskyguard 1 year ago
@eskyguard stfu
1337noobface 1 year ago
@eskyguard Oh please. Miller was awesome 20+ years ago when he did the first rants. Today he's not worth a used condom..
greyareaRK1 1 year ago
I bought that mitchell and webb book from the Works or a fiver, just goes to show if you wait till things stop being topica you can get a cheap deal on a hardback comedy knock off
Jez32uk 1 year ago
When he mentioned Heston's wife coming down to alert him it's three in the morning I noticed the time, which happens to 1:35 - I have been watching David Mitchell videos for three and a half hours tehehe. Time has flown, so much for an early night!
davoisakoollord 1 year ago
Oh, Oh Oh,, if you are really strapped to impress someone. Add an orange slice twist. I serve the green bean in a separate, warmed bowl. If you really feel brave? Mix up a contrasting sauce of evaporate milk, mayonnaise and cream and swirl a design, center out, through the other red bedding-sauce with a tooth pick. Much like finger painting. Have fun! All the best
Knute TR Knudtson
OldKnute 1 year ago
David, here’s one to try, all you need is caned Salmon. Chop the Salmon lightly, add crushed saltines, egg-white binder, garlic and pepper and press into a patty in one of those burger presses. Chill for a 2 hours to incorporate the flavors. Take catsup, mustard and honey, and combine to make a colorful bed-sauce to dress the plate. Sauté greens beans in butter, garlic, mushrooms, chives, and heat lightly. Brown the Salmon and garnish with mint. Knute
OldKnute 1 year ago
whhhoooooaaaaahhhhh, my first disagreement
German food is the most delicious on planet earth
Double U Tee Eff?
russmckinley 1 year ago
@russmckinley german food better than italian or japanese food? pff! seriously?
purklefluff 1 year ago
@purklefluff german potato salad, spatzel, weinerschnitzel mmm
russmckinley 1 year ago
He mentions trains a lot...i think he's a closet 'spotter. The man is a genius with a pen in his hand.
blaster2012 1 year ago
Dear David: The word "idea" it's actually not meant to be pronounced "idear".
navespacial 1 year ago
@navespacial That's called an accent. There's a big difference between that and inherent stupidity.
l3awl3ag 1 year ago
@l3awl3ag yes! an accent that adds letters to words!
navespacial 1 year ago
@navespacial I've got an accent that changes letters, and sometimes even removes them lol.
The word "letters" is actually a great example of that. The way I pronounce "letters" is more like "le-urs". There's no "T"s lol. It's not that I'm stupid, I know the "T"s are there, but they just don't come out properly because of my accent. (Scottish by the way)
l3awl3ag 1 year ago
@l3awl3ag ok, my bad then.
navespacial 1 year ago
@l3awl3ag There's a word for that phenomenon! It's known as the "lick-lit-lip merger", because people who speak that way pronounce the words "lick", "lit", and "lip" the same way.
kireinabooshi 1 year ago
@kireinabooshi I'm just going to assume that you've never left your home country now.
l3awl3ag 1 year ago
@l3awl3ag I didn't make it up! If you don't like it, blame the linguists.
kireinabooshi 8 months ago
Heston Blumenthal is such a cunt, id love to smack him with a frying pan cartoon style
SirrSnowman 1 year ago
Did any of you miss half of the video because you were busy trying to Re-arrange the letters on the van, hoping that in deciphering it you would be gifted to some sort of mind-blowing revelation that would suddenly make life worth living?
ihavenokegson 1 year ago