Oh the options at Costco in England. It's much more than pizza and burgers it's fast food cottage pie, chicken bake and jacket potato served with tuna, coleslaw, baked beans, cheese or chili.
I have had many good meals here in the UK but traditional British fare is not among them. Food has evolved here and you can find very good Thai and Indian fare. There are also many decent italian restaurants as well as restaurants which serve a more modern mix. Sadly, no sushi has been found outside of London and mexican or tex mex is very hard to find. We have one mexican joint a village over but the food is "ok" and the margaritas lacking the main tequila ingrediant. It is on par with Taco Bell on it's best day.
I stll get a kick out of the abundance of sausages, cottage pies, beans, chutneys, puddings and the like. I have had to swear off "chips" because they are everywhere and you cannot have just one. I would certainly describe the traditional food here as heavy and dangerous to the waistline. It definitly lacks the crunch of fruit and vegetables. Thankfully the grocery stores here have great produce. When referencing traditional pub food your only vegetables are "mushy peas".
It is perhaps a good thing we are living here as expats and not Italy, Spain or France. After all it is much easier to turn away "bangers and mash and toad in the hole" than pasta, parmagiana, risottos, crepes, the french delicious sauces lade with butter and spanish tapas. I may reach my goal weight after all....
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