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Just spent a week on the continent being constantly told how shite our food is by various (well meaning but utterly irritating) locals. Im fairly laid back and dont' easily get annoyed at folk..i'll even allow the odd "In England.." error without much fuss..but this happened so many times it's hit home how bad an image problem we have.. For a country that produces Oysters, Langoustine, Angus beef, Salmon, Rasberries, Venison of the finest quality we need to do a better job exporting the market. We have a diet problem in this country, ready meals are far too heavily used but we have some fine produce. We need to start eating better and taxing kepabs out of the cities.. we have better and it should be encouraged.. I'm bored out of my tits with patter about deep fried mars bars...Anyone else feel we kind of revel in this for comedic affect a bit? And by the way, nice as it is, a pizza is just a bit of bread with some tomotoes and cheese with something else on top. It's hardly a masterpiece of gourmet cuisine I think a homemade stew is far better than a ####in piece of melon and some ham that i've been served up as a Spanish delicacy. It's hard to say what every day "Scottish" food is because we're far more adventurous and don't just eat the food from our own culture.. not because our own stuff is disgusting rubbish. MInce and tatties is bloody good stuff! Our great Whisky industry, is a double edged sword.. we revel in being a pished up nation..it's funny for a bit and then it's reckless. Am I being oversensitive ??