Latvian here. Lived in UK for 10 years. Never understood the trash talk about British food. It's amazing. Love their meat dishes, gravy, pies, puddings, stews, fish and chips, sausage rolls and desserts. It may not have lot of spices used, but the simplicity is what it makes delicious.
Dear Ben, Please EXTEND THE TRIP The UK Collectively does not want this series to end ;( Thank you so much for visiting us, every video has done our food justice pretty much. - Love your British Community
Saw your video on Greggs, binge watched all your UK videos! As someone from the UK, I appreciate how positive about you’ve been about our food, despite the bad reputation it has around the world! New sub👍
Brit here and have to say how disheartening to see so many people saying that Greggs is Britains best bakery, when really majority of their products are reheated from frozen, and full of mush. No comparison with their sausage rolls with proper butchers sausage rolls.
@@based-ys9um Agreed, don't get the big Greggs is brilliant, it's not, years ago it was, then the healthy food mob got a voice sn they changed recipes to please that mob, their chicken pasties years ago were amazing, the ones right are disgusting
British guy here, your passion for British quisine is quite the thing to behold my dude, respect to you... you actually seem more more enchanted by traditional British food than most people from the UK haha. You also have a very relaxed demeanour and good presenting style which is infectious to watch. You have gained a subscriber here. I'd love to go to a pub with you, have a few beers and shoot the shit with you while having a Sunday Roast 🙂
@Jnigo what changed? I more of newer watcher. But he does have that one meme were he stares into the camera, was that from the old days? Oh let me think, was his videos more ridiculous, the food or amount of food he was eating? It could be that his content has just matured
@@ProHater0525By your own logic you're essentially saying all black people eat is fried chicken and watermelon and all they drink is grape Kool-Aid. Or like, All Americans are fat bastards. Or like, All Jews have massive noses. Or like, All Asians have rabbit teeth Damn, can't believe you actually believe that stuff, seems you're extremely racist.
It's really nice to see you not only embrace so much british food but clearly getting a decent understanding of it too. Knowing that the difference between cottage pie and shepherds pie is (for the most part) lamb vs beef etc. Couple pronounciation issues here and there ;) but nah in all seriousness watching your british food journey feels very wholesome
Your comment about eating sausage and mash on a beach somewhere is spot on, our food predominantly is in tune with our climate, long winter days call for warm, tasty comfort food…loved your reaction to the Shepherds pie, it’s one of my favs…spot on Ben.
Them cold winter days, u get in put your feet up and have a beer and a beef stew with dumplings, or a nice roast dinner, very brown and dark looking to go with our weather 99% of the time. Hearty food for dark grey weathers🤝
The reason everyone is stood outside the pub is because you can’t smoke in the pub/there’s always more people than seats. If you try going to different pubs until you find a seat, you’ll never find one. Also yes everyone goes to the pub after work, especially in central London. People will often finish at 5/6 and head to the pub for 1-2 hours. It’s both for social purposes and because there’s a strong bonding culture especially in offices around the pub. Ie: people will tell you things you wouldn’t normally learn about work, gossip or work related, because you went to the pub. People often say 1 late night at the pub makes you closer to someone than 6 months of working with them in the office. Glad you’re enjoying your time Ben. A true London experience.
It's nice to see someone from another country that actually gets British food. All your videos in the UK have been top-notch so far. The UK gets a bad reputation for its cuisine, when in reality we have some of the best food in the world when it's cooked and prepared properly. Like you say, it's all comforting and substantial food, that on a cold day really hits the spot like nothing else.
Hating on British cuisine is a perfect example of bad stereotypes and propaganda from as far back as wartime when food was obviously going to be subpar because we were working with limited ingredients and heavy rationing. It's a shame it still persists, but it's great how Ben is bringing these amazing dishes to the forefront and hopefully getting more people to try them out. You really cannot beat British cuisine for it's comfort food element. These two dishes in particular are legendary.
With the immense choice of restaurants and take aways we have in the U.K. I think we tend to forget just how bloody good British food is! Thank you for reminding us!
Ben the way you've taken to British food and our culture is amazing to watch. I think I speak for all of us when I say you are now an honorary brit! Good day sir
couldn't have said it better...Bangers and Mash all the way in Winter....and NOTHING, I MEAN NOTHING! BEATS A GREGGS SAUSAGE ROLL ON A COLD WINTER MORNING I SWEAR
whilst these are real pub classics everyone is always jelous when the fish and chips arrive. "damn i should have got the fish and chips" somebody always says
Happens evertytime, but it has to be haddock from the pub for me. I’ve regretted not getting the fish and chips at the pub so many times that I pretty much just always go for it now out of fomo😂😂
Who else wants Ben to move to London and do a full UK eating tour vlog?? This is quality content. I usually can’t watch people eat but for some reason this is mesmerising. Such a chill bloke and great eating demeanour. Thanks Ben, you are awesome mate. Honorary Brit right here 🎉
You've honestly done our country such a kindness with these videos. It's not the best cuisine in the world but it's absolutely not what the internet makes it out to be either.
I always add a good layer of extra mature Cheddar cheese to the top of my cottage pie s before cooking. Loads of butter in the mash and plenty of black pepper with a good pinch of ground nutmeg. One of my friends always used to add a tin of baked beans into the mash
I usually never watch mukbang content but seeing someone enjoy the food I grew up with and hold close feels great. British food gets a lot of flak for the lack of spices but that’s what makes it different. Being able to combine simple, easy to obtain ingredients and make something hearty out of it is the beauty of British cuisine.
Watching this series, I'm thinking you need to move here mate. Love you you vibe with these British bests. Our cuisine gets shat on by so many. Brown dinners FTW!
I don't know how I started watching your stuff, I guess UA-cam algorithms. But you are nailing it. Your last one was about chicken shops, very much a city or big town thing, and today you're doing Bangers and Mash and Shepard's pie which is a staple even in my village of 1 pub and a spar. It's very refreshing, I'm guessing you have a good network here in the UK. BTW pretty sure Shephard's Pie is from the UK not Ireland.
Those are Garden peas Ben.. mushy peas are processed marrowfat peas.. they both go with different types of food.. don't change your ways.. love the way you get stuck in..😊
Watching Ben’s videos is like sitting down with a good friend and hearing about their day and adventures and I am here for it!! Glad you are enjoying your stay in the UK Ben. See ya soon friend. 😊
I’d say you’d usually be having this kind of meal at home, and even at a pub, if it doesn’t mention specific sides you’d usually get a dish of mixed veggies for the table to share - so carrots, broccoli etc roasted or steamed with butter.
I've grown up eating these foods on a weekly basis for the majority of my life and it's funny watching someone from another country show such enthusiasm for such easy to make food. It is good food, don't get me wrong, it's to the point. It's the same with pie and mash which you should try and get from East London if you can with the parsley sauce and you should finish that off with apple crumble and custard.
You definitely need to try a good Steak Pie (even Steak and Ale Pie), another very traditional dish, good with mashed or roast potatoes and some side veggies. I'd also love to see you try a good Haggis, Neeps and Tatties (Haggis, Turnip and Mashed Potatoes) being from Scotland, maybe even with a good whisky on the side 😂 If you'd made it up to Scotland you could've tried some good smoked kipper from Arbroath (Auld Smokies) or some other regional dishes too. Absolutely nothing wrong with the way you eat too, you savour it, you enjoy it, nothing wrong with that at all. I don't even mind a metal fork, easier for you and more "realistic". To be honest, you have already kind of had all the ingredients of Toad in the Hole, cos you've already had a Yorkshire Pudding and sausages, the pastry part of Toad in the Hole is basically just like Yorkshire Pudding. i.e. a baked batter.
As a French Canadian it baffles me that Ben has never had sausages with mashed potatoes before. We don't call it bangers and mash here, it's just sausages with mashed potatoes but it's always been my favorite homemade dish ever since I was a child. It slaps
They called it bangers because during the war there were meat shortages so they filled the sausages with extra water to bulk it up but since water and oil don’t mix, the sausages kind of exploded with a loud noise, hence Bangers XD. There was even a nursery rhyme called Ten Fat Sausages. Ten fat sausages sizzling in a pan, one went pop and the other went bang etc.
The English loves the outside when it is not raining, and when it is day time, they would just stand outside and drink with their friends (or solo). Sometimes it can be because it would be illegal to smoke inside so they have to stand outside to smoke, and their friends stand there with them. As for not eating dinner in the pub at 5pm, it depends on the pub, some pubs are not for food and some are more for drinking, and it also depends on the day. Go to most pubs on a sunday afternoon then you are more inclined to find food eating crowd vs Monday night.
I love Ben's videos, he's a guy who just loves his food, and gives us a take on the British classics with no prior experience, and mostly he likes it. Good sign that the bad rep we have is wrong, sure we do have bad food, but done well British food is pretty darn good! Ben - Nah, don't get rid of the eating noise, it's part of the way you do it!
Totally agree condiments are the fourth wheel of all great English dishes.I broke a Portuguese guys head in the CO op asking then explaining what bread sauce is and how it’s used.You guys put liquid bread and redcurrants in a jelly with your chicken Crazy man…😅
Youuu tried it😊😊😊😅😅 shepherd's pie! Aww Im so happy you liked it! Knew you would..its warming food...especially in a country where its raining and cold alot...you get it. It warms your belly and your soul. Lol😅. Bangers and mash is next level comfort food too.😮😮😂😊😊😊 thanks Ben!
the pubs are basically just filled with people that have had a long, hard day/week at work and they're just out for a few pints with the boys and so they can be a bit rough. additionally no, your not supposed to go to a pub for food under most circumstances but you almost always have food if your there to drink and it is for that reason that the seating is mostly freed up because people aren't there to eat but rather have a good time and chill out with a few pints. I get that pub culture can seem confusing but a good way to understand it is to imagine that everyone there is fed up with work and wants to enjoy themselves and you can do whatever you want as long as you don't disturb them (of course unless they're the friendly sort) ...... the most important part is your there for you so don't worry about what everyone else is doing. love the videos
Mushy peas are made with marrowfat peas which taste completely different to garden peas anyway, I'd always add a couple of veggies to sausage and mash, cabbage is great and Shepherds pie isn't particularly Irish, I'd definitely say it was equally British/Irish, my Mum would always make Shepherds pie with the leftovers from a leg of lamb from the Sunday roast, and just sort of tear it into chunky pieces, the big thing for me which makes sausage and mash though is the onion gravy, it's brown food for sure, but homey, comforting and delicious, nice video!
This guy gets it. We know we don't have the variety or sophistication of some other food cultures but the stuff we do well absolutely bangs and as you say is appropriate to the environment.
The pubs, especially in Shoreditch or central areas where a lot of corporations are head-quartered, have a big social culture. Going to the pub a bit earlier, especially on a Thursday or Friday for colleague bonding is highly encouraged. I work for an advertising company that's based in Soho, and every Thursday the company puts on a free drinks and a massive charcuterie and snack spread at 5pm and there's a local we frequent once the food is gone - even though we technically finish at 6. Some naughty ones leave earlier. It might have been me at the pub 😂😂😂
Yeah them Thursday nights in london are the Friday of the regular world, all work friends going out and being hungover together Friday morning at work haha! My girlfriend works in an office in Canary Wharf and I’ve been taken along a few times, great nights out
Personally I love to have baked beans with my Bangers, Mash and Onion gravy. Try traditional Lancashire Hotpot with accompaniment of Pickled Red Cabbage.
Iv watched you for years and sp proud you get to try British. I finally get to relate to what you try. Please, next try the STEAK AND ALE PIE or THE ENFLISH STYLE KEBAB
this is the food of my life, so lovely to hear people who " get it " and this was lovely to watch. We are a northern european island with a wettish climate, we couldnt grow red peppers back in the 1800's but i guess we could now, but thats not the point. Eat what you harvest.
There's two version of that dish for any other Americans that are watching Bens videos. The Sheppards pie and the Cottage pie. Sheppards pie should be with minced Lamb/mutton and Cottage is with minced beef. Just for the record, british people don't eat this kind of food every day. We can eat colourful vegatables lol
Ben there is seriously nothing more British than going to your local supermarket and picking out a meal deal wether it’s Tesco or co-op, so it’s one thing you should definitely try out a few items😂
I would have made steamed cabbage with the shepherds pie , add a chopped tomato with celtic salt ,black pepper and butter in the steamer it's yum 😊 ,chopped Brussels cooked in bacon lardons sprinkled with some gruyere with the sausage and mash 👍
Mate, glad you enjoyed these classic dishes so much, there's many more you should try. Lamb Hot Pot is a winner, Irish stew (beef) with dumplings, fish pie etc, lots of super hearty comfort food that's perfect for Autumn / Winter, enjoy!
Definitely not weird! I think A lot of us here grew up on bangers mash and beans when our parents needed an easy night, but it definitely wasn't a disappointment lol
Toad > Bangers and Mash - but both good. If the foods not wrong and not cold then delivery drivers get a tip always. Edit: If you have a M&S nearby (Marks and Spencer) and an oven go grab some food there. The Gastropub meal deals usually hit pretty good for like £10-12
Oh mate, you should have some Hendersons relish with that. In Yorkshire you can't eat either of those without it. Such comfort food. We do put cheese on a cottage pie too and bake it. Yup pubs are always packed. We love a drink 😂xx
Central London has a huge drinking culture especially in Shoreditch and near the "City of London" which is different to "London". It's down to lots of factors: - nobody drives to work - Thursday is the new Friday "The pre-kend" and a lot of people finish work early on a Friday. Particularly in Shoreditch. - Commuters find it easier sometimes to wait for the train/tube rush hours to calm down before heading home. - The majority of the workforce is young people who have no reason to head home to a family etc. But in general, meeting with friends and colleagues in pubs and socialising is something we all enjoy and see as a good thing.
Have some fresh peas or green beans and LASHINGS of Heinz Tomato Ketchup with your bangers and mash, Ben… you’ll be in heaven! There really isn’t anything more comforting for these cold and rainy autumn nights. ☔️
P.S: Your sadness at the end of the video - about Cumberland sausages (😂) and not wanting to go home - is tugging at my heartstrings. We’ve loved having you here. x
loving this series so far, coming from someone who's from the UK you've done a great job! looking forward to the next two weeks of british classics! people give the UK such a bad rap but ben just shows that our food and our culture is amazing! thank you for visiting the UK
i acctually laughed out loud when you dropped the fork cuz it was a fork dropping moment 😭😭 ahahah i’m actually so happy that you enjoyed these simple dishes cuz i love them with my whole heart too 🤞🏽👍🏽 lastly i rlly loved the way you understood how these dishes are perfect for the british climate!! bangers and mash/shepards pie on a cold, gloomy day>>>>>>
Yes! Shepherds pie with cheesy top and peas is a staple dinner in our house, bangers and mash we usually have peas or carrots but onion gravy is a must . Next time get some of that mustard out to go with the sausages and some mint sauce with the shepherds pie . So nice to see you enjoying classic British food !
Hi BenDean you have now had the Best of British, Bangers and Mash and Shepherds Pie is just out of this world its so delicious. You are now 100% Brit eating these mighty fine foods, they are what make Great Britain great! You should try pie and mash next you will love that too.
If you like these, there's a lot of regional dishes around the UK that are, essentially meat and potatoes. Couple mash ones from Scotland - stovies (basically crushed / mashed potato with beef and a bit of veg, eaten with oat cakes), and mince and tatties. So almost like a deconstructed cottage pie.
Deconstructed cottage pie lol. Actually we do eat mince and potatos in England also ... not that common anymore though but when i was a kid it was common, and a staple of school dinners.
Dude, you gotta eat the peas on the same fork of Shepherds Pie. Most British dishes are about flavour combo's. That's why the Full English rules, the combinations are endless.
The likelihood the people outside are smokers and are not cold and love a beer as that's our culture but do not change anything your videos are spot on
This guy doing a better job exhibiting the local food than most travel food vloggers.
You’re completely right! Cos he’s not trying to be pretentious, he’s just going for the classics
he's just reading what we suggest in the comments, top guy
that's why he's the goat
THE GOAAAAT
Latvian here. Lived in UK for 10 years. Never understood the trash talk about British food. It's amazing. Love their meat dishes, gravy, pies, puddings, stews, fish and chips, sausage rolls and desserts. It may not have lot of spices used, but the simplicity is what it makes delicious.
I think.people ate shocked when they eat something and go it's a match... yeah we know, that's why we eat it 😂
You made me smile ,great response mate
Lived in UK for eleven years. Most of their food is bland.
@@RidgeRose You're eating the wrong foods
british food is nice I lived in Scotland for 5 years I noticed most of the british food is "mushy", easy to eat no crunch!
Dear Ben,
Please EXTEND THE TRIP
The UK Collectively does not want this series to end ;(
Thank you so much for visiting us, every video has done our food justice pretty much.
- Love your British Community
I don’t want this series to end
Watch this guy all the time, but being from the UK and watching him do these videos over here been refreshing, quality stuff 😊
These videos have been the best😫
I'm addicted! I love how positive he is about our grub😂
@@BT-kc3ee I know! It makes a change since the rest of the world thinks that English food is basically play dough 😂
My man just devoured 2 of the most filling meals without breaking a sweat. Fair play 😂
Hes 100% built different
I always aspire to eat this much and fail everytime😂
@@cainsmyth53he will be by the end of this trip 😂
They weren’t exactly full meals. They were missing more veg lol
Yh init 😂
Saw your video on Greggs, binge watched all your UK videos! As someone from the UK, I appreciate how positive about you’ve been about our food, despite the bad reputation it has around the world! New sub👍
Yep. People will hate on beans and toast until they’ve tried it haha
Same! Discovered you today and have binged nearly all the Brit series.
Brit here and have to say how disheartening to see so many people saying that Greggs is Britains best bakery, when really majority of their products are reheated from frozen, and full of mush. No comparison with their sausage rolls with proper butchers sausage rolls.
@@SausageFingers73people overhype Greggs like crazy. And it's extremely mid so they are just setting people up for disappointment.
@@based-ys9um
Agreed, don't get the big Greggs is brilliant, it's not, years ago it was, then the healthy food mob got a voice sn they changed recipes to please that mob, their chicken pasties years ago were amazing, the ones right are disgusting
So glad see ben try so many british classics
Ben will go to 🇨🇦
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It looks great but I can make that for £1 a portion!
@@annother3350adopt me then, I want to eat good food lol
British guy here, your passion for British quisine is quite the thing to behold my dude, respect to you... you actually seem more more enchanted by traditional British food than most people from the UK haha.
You also have a very relaxed demeanour and good presenting style which is infectious to watch. You have gained a subscriber here.
I'd love to go to a pub with you, have a few beers and shoot the shit with you while having a Sunday Roast 🙂
spread the word ben deserves soooo many more active viewers. consistent high quality
@@vckahe kinda nuked his old viewers by deleting all his old content tho? I been here since 2017 and his content used to be way more fun
@Jnigo what changed? I more of newer watcher. But he does have that one meme were he stares into the camera, was that from the old days? Oh let me think, was his videos more ridiculous, the food or amount of food he was eating? It could be that his content has just matured
Haha yes. He's kinda changing my perspective on our food. Definitely gives it more love than I do.
Love Ben breaking the "British bad food" stereotypes
Only the Americans think British food is bad because they hate us.
There is a reason it’s a stereotype though. lol 😂
@@ProHater0525yeah from 100 years ago
@@ProHater0525each country has it's own fair share of awful food though, especially in America, so I have no idea why it even became a stereotype
@@ProHater0525By your own logic you're essentially saying all black people eat is fried chicken and watermelon and all they drink is grape Kool-Aid.
Or like,
All Americans are fat bastards.
Or like,
All Jews have massive noses.
Or like,
All Asians have rabbit teeth
Damn, can't believe you actually believe that stuff, seems you're extremely racist.
As a British person, this series touches my heart fr
It's really nice to see you not only embrace so much british food but clearly getting a decent understanding of it too. Knowing that the difference between cottage pie and shepherds pie is (for the most part) lamb vs beef etc. Couple pronounciation issues here and there ;) but nah in all seriousness watching your british food journey feels very wholesome
Your comment about eating sausage and mash on a beach somewhere is spot on, our food predominantly is in tune with our climate, long winter days call for warm, tasty comfort food…loved your reaction to the Shepherds pie, it’s one of my favs…spot on Ben.
Them cold winter days, u get in put your feet up and have a beer and a beef stew with dumplings, or a nice roast dinner, very brown and dark looking to go with our weather 99% of the time. Hearty food for dark grey weathers🤝
The reason everyone is stood outside the pub is because you can’t smoke in the pub/there’s always more people than seats. If you try going to different pubs until you find a seat, you’ll never find one.
Also yes everyone goes to the pub after work, especially in central London. People will often finish at 5/6 and head to the pub for 1-2 hours. It’s both for social purposes and because there’s a strong bonding culture especially in offices around the pub. Ie: people will tell you things you wouldn’t normally learn about work, gossip or work related, because you went to the pub. People often say 1 late night at the pub makes you closer to someone than 6 months of working with them in the office.
Glad you’re enjoying your time Ben. A true London experience.
It's nice to see someone from another country that actually gets British food. All your videos in the UK have been top-notch so far. The UK gets a bad reputation for its cuisine, when in reality we have some of the best food in the world when it's cooked and prepared properly. Like you say, it's all comforting and substantial food, that on a cold day really hits the spot like nothing else.
Most people sarcastically disrespect 🇬🇧 food
No hate here 😊
Hating on British cuisine is a perfect example of bad stereotypes and propaganda from as far back as wartime when food was obviously going to be subpar because we were working with limited ingredients and heavy rationing.
It's a shame it still persists, but it's great how Ben is bringing these amazing dishes to the forefront and hopefully getting more people to try them out. You really cannot beat British cuisine for it's comfort food element. These two dishes in particular are legendary.
Exactly. British food is great :) so happy to see the stereotype being broken slowly
@@tomwhite5868 I mostly see it fuelled by extremely ignorant Americans, which is ironic considering I can’t name a single well-known American food
With the immense choice of restaurants and take aways we have in the U.K. I think we tend to forget just how bloody good British food is! Thank you for reminding us!
You are doing the most for British cuisine right now my man, showing the world we DO have great food, you're an honourary Brit in my eyes
I love your no nonsense, get in there videos. And I could listen to your voice all day. It's sooooo deep and soothing 😊
Ben the way you've taken to British food and our culture is amazing to watch. I think I speak for all of us when I say you are now an honorary brit! Good day sir
couldn't have said it better...Bangers and Mash all the way in Winter....and NOTHING, I MEAN NOTHING! BEATS A GREGGS SAUSAGE ROLL ON A COLD WINTER MORNING I SWEAR
whilst these are real pub classics everyone is always jelous when the fish and chips arrive.
"damn i should have got the fish and chips" somebody always says
I’m craving now
nahhhh man pub fish n chips always bogus compared to the real deal
@@calumvaughan8690 you need to go to better pubs by friend ;)
It's got the crunch. Pub food too soggy.
Happens evertytime, but it has to be haddock from the pub for me. I’ve regretted not getting the fish and chips at the pub so many times that I pretty much just always go for it now out of fomo😂😂
Who else wants Ben to move to London and do a full UK eating tour vlog?? This is quality content. I usually can’t watch people eat but for some reason this is mesmerising. Such a chill bloke and great eating demeanour. Thanks Ben, you are awesome mate. Honorary Brit right here 🎉
You've honestly done our country such a kindness with these videos. It's not the best cuisine in the world but it's absolutely not what the internet makes it out to be either.
aye the consensus around English food is total bollocks. And it's usually from people who don't know how to make it right
Love that British Food. I'm in The States but my Grandma was born and raised in England. 😊😊😊😊😊
This dish looks so simple and yet so majestic! lol
bangers n mash with onion gravy is magical
I always add a good layer of extra mature Cheddar cheese to the top of my cottage pie s before cooking. Loads of butter in the mash and plenty of black pepper with a good pinch of ground nutmeg.
One of my friends always used to add a tin of baked beans into the mash
Ben is so lovely❤ it's great that he loves our British food. 🤗
I usually never watch mukbang content but seeing someone enjoy the food I grew up with and hold close feels great. British food gets a lot of flak for the lack of spices but that’s what makes it different. Being able to combine simple, easy to obtain ingredients and make something hearty out of it is the beauty of British cuisine.
Sausage Mash and Gravy is top level 🇬🇧 comfort food.
We wish you would stay too. You are one of us now, once you eat bangers and mash in the UK that basically makes you full British.
Man's out here eating double dinners! Love to see you enjoying classic British comfort food bro
Second breakfast? Two cups of tea? 😂
Watching this series, I'm thinking you need to move here mate. Love you you vibe with these British bests. Our cuisine gets shat on by so many. Brown dinners FTW!
Love the reactions to British food honest as they come and can see your clearly loving it and can't get enough 😂 legend 👊
I don't know how I started watching your stuff, I guess UA-cam algorithms. But you are nailing it. Your last one was about chicken shops, very much a city or big town thing, and today you're doing Bangers and Mash and Shepard's pie which is a staple even in my village of 1 pub and a spar. It's very refreshing, I'm guessing you have a good network here in the UK. BTW pretty sure Shephard's Pie is from the UK not Ireland.
Im addicted to these videos lol, Glad your enjoying our food :)
There are good reasons that these dishes have been around for so long, and on this day you found out why: genuine harty old fashioned simple tastes.
I love how wild yet elegant your eating is
Elegant?! The guy doesn't even use a knife! He just murders it with a fork! 😂
Hell, I'm impressed he actually knows the difference between a cottage and a shepherd's pie!
Those are Garden peas Ben.. mushy peas are processed marrowfat peas.. they both go with different types of food.. don't change your ways.. love the way you get stuck in..😊
Watching Ben’s videos is like sitting down with a good friend and hearing about their day and adventures and I am here for it!! Glad you are enjoying your stay in the UK Ben. See ya soon friend. 😊
I’d say you’d usually be having this kind of meal at home, and even at a pub, if it doesn’t mention specific sides you’d usually get a dish of mixed veggies for the table to share - so carrots, broccoli etc roasted or steamed with butter.
You nailed it with the colours of our country and climate with the food .the flavours are far better than the colours
Bro dont change your way of eating, its what makes you unique
Lol yeah right keep on eating like a wild animal mate sounds lovely lol
@@tinahooper525it’s kind of mesmerising to watch though.
@@tinahooper525don’t watch it then idiot
Amen 🙏🏻
@@tinahooper525I kinda like it 😂
I've grown up eating these foods on a weekly basis for the majority of my life and it's funny watching someone from another country show such enthusiasm for such easy to make food. It is good food, don't get me wrong, it's to the point. It's the same with pie and mash which you should try and get from East London if you can with the parsley sauce and you should finish that off with apple crumble and custard.
You definitely need to try a good Steak Pie (even Steak and Ale Pie), another very traditional dish, good with mashed or roast potatoes and some side veggies.
I'd also love to see you try a good Haggis, Neeps and Tatties (Haggis, Turnip and Mashed Potatoes) being from Scotland, maybe even with a good whisky on the side 😂 If you'd made it up to Scotland you could've tried some good smoked kipper from Arbroath (Auld Smokies) or some other regional dishes too.
Absolutely nothing wrong with the way you eat too, you savour it, you enjoy it, nothing wrong with that at all. I don't even mind a metal fork, easier for you and more "realistic".
To be honest, you have already kind of had all the ingredients of Toad in the Hole, cos you've already had a Yorkshire Pudding and sausages, the pastry part of Toad in the Hole is basically just like Yorkshire Pudding. i.e. a baked batter.
I second this, you need to try British savoury pies.
And pie mash and liquor, a London CLASSIC.
Steak & Ale pie is a must, if he can get one before he leaves. A proper one from a good pub is one of my favourite meals
@@redeye1016 That liquor is gross, and the pies ain't that great either. It was wartime food.
The background video with the cozy lounge with the fireplace going was a nice compliment to this "comfort food" video. It's the details Ben puts in. 👌
As a French Canadian it baffles me that Ben has never had sausages with mashed potatoes before. We don't call it bangers and mash here, it's just sausages with mashed potatoes but it's always been my favorite homemade dish ever since I was a child. It slaps
It’s not a thing in America but ive always wanted to try it. It just looks like comfort on a plate
Same in Germany !!!!!
they have a completely different food culture. you can see them ordering something, but there is no sauce, or boiled potatoes,
They called it bangers because during the war there were meat shortages so they filled the sausages with extra water to bulk it up but since water and oil don’t mix, the sausages kind of exploded with a loud noise, hence Bangers XD. There was even a nursery rhyme called Ten Fat Sausages. Ten fat sausages sizzling in a pan, one went pop and the other went bang etc.
J’ai découvert la poutine quand j’étais étudiant à l’université McGill 🇨🇦 il y a 15 ans
Gros fan depuis ce temps 😅
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The English loves the outside when it is not raining, and when it is day time, they would just stand outside and drink with their friends (or solo). Sometimes it can be because it would be illegal to smoke inside so they have to stand outside to smoke, and their friends stand there with them.
As for not eating dinner in the pub at 5pm, it depends on the pub, some pubs are not for food and some are more for drinking, and it also depends on the day. Go to most pubs on a sunday afternoon then you are more inclined to find food eating crowd vs Monday night.
I love Ben's videos, he's a guy who just loves his food, and gives us a take on the British classics with no prior experience, and mostly he likes it. Good sign that the bad rep we have is wrong, sure we do have bad food, but done well British food is pretty darn good!
Ben - Nah, don't get rid of the eating noise, it's part of the way you do it!
I absolutely love bangers n mash. Here in NZ, we also add either peas, corn, carrots or beans and smother them with the brown onion gravy. So good!
English mustard in the sausage and mash.
Mint sauce with the shepherd's pie. Horseradish with cottage cottage pie! Winner.
That's too posh for shepards pie and cottage pie . A bit of hp and ketchup does the job . Save those condiments for Sunday roast
English mustard goes in the bin tbh, it's so strong lol
Totally agree condiments are the fourth wheel of all great English dishes.I broke a Portuguese guys head in the CO op asking then explaining what bread sauce is and how it’s used.You guys put liquid bread and redcurrants in a jelly with your chicken
Crazy man…😅
This dude gets British. 👍👍👍 S&M is just so legendary.
Ben to the bangers and mash- “that is all I really need in life”
us to Ben “your videos are all we need in life” ♥️
Awww man!! I love good old stick to the ribs comfort winter foods like bangers & mash cottage/ shepherds pie Beef stew & dumplings
Youuu tried it😊😊😊😅😅 shepherd's pie! Aww Im so happy you liked it! Knew you would..its warming food...especially in a country where its raining and cold alot...you get it. It warms your belly and your soul. Lol😅. Bangers and mash is next level comfort food too.😮😮😂😊😊😊 thanks Ben!
the pubs are basically just filled with people that have had a long, hard day/week at work and they're just out for a few pints with the boys and so they can be a bit rough. additionally no, your not supposed to go to a pub for food under most circumstances but you almost always have food if your there to drink and it is for that reason that the seating is mostly freed up because people aren't there to eat but rather have a good time and chill out with a few pints. I get that pub culture can seem confusing but a good way to understand it is to imagine that everyone there is fed up with work and wants to enjoy themselves and you can do whatever you want as long as you don't disturb them (of course unless they're the friendly sort) ...... the most important part is your there for you so don't worry about what everyone else is doing. love the videos
These are classic comfort foods. Hits the spot everytime. You can’t go wrong with these dishes 👍🏼
There both rank
@@alfiebud2677 *They're. And they DO both rank top of the fucking culinary charts, thanks for pointing that out
Mushy peas are made with marrowfat peas which taste completely different to garden peas anyway, I'd always add a couple of veggies to sausage and mash, cabbage is great and Shepherds pie isn't particularly Irish, I'd definitely say it was equally British/Irish, my Mum would always make Shepherds pie with the leftovers from a leg of lamb from the Sunday roast, and just sort of tear it into chunky pieces, the big thing for me which makes sausage and mash though is the onion gravy, it's brown food for sure, but homey, comforting and delicious, nice video!
the smell of red onion gravy being made makes me gan rubbery, if you aren't hungry before you'll sure as shit be hungry after you smell it my days
This guy gets it. We know we don't have the variety or sophistication of some other food cultures but the stuff we do well absolutely bangs and as you say is appropriate to the environment.
You’ve had a hell of a week on the British meals, eh? 👍
And strongly impressed by the vast majority 👏👏👏👏
I'm here living in Spain (pretty far from a tourist are) and this video is making my mouth water! Can't beat that homely taste of English food!
Why do i love watching this kid eat so much? Lol keep em coming.
The pubs, especially in Shoreditch or central areas where a lot of corporations are head-quartered, have a big social culture. Going to the pub a bit earlier, especially on a Thursday or Friday for colleague bonding is highly encouraged. I work for an advertising company that's based in Soho, and every Thursday the company puts on a free drinks and a massive charcuterie and snack spread at 5pm and there's a local we frequent once the food is gone - even though we technically finish at 6. Some naughty ones leave earlier. It might have been me at the pub 😂😂😂
Yeah them Thursday nights in london are the Friday of the regular world, all work friends going out and being hungover together Friday morning at work haha! My girlfriend works in an office in Canary Wharf and I’ve been taken along a few times, great nights out
Where I’m from, we usually mix the peas all together with the pie lol not just eat the peas😅
Personally I love to have baked beans with my Bangers, Mash and Onion gravy. Try traditional Lancashire Hotpot with accompaniment of Pickled Red Cabbage.
Freak! You have beans AND onion gravy???
Sure do, Mmmmm!@@davebrown9707
Nice to see you trying English food pal ,Andy from Morecambe northwest England ✌️🏴
Iv watched you for years and sp proud you get to try British. I finally get to relate to what you try. Please, next try the STEAK AND ALE PIE or THE ENFLISH STYLE KEBAB
this is the food of my life, so lovely to hear people who " get it " and this was lovely to watch. We are a northern european island with a wettish climate, we couldnt grow red peppers back in the 1800's but i guess we could now, but thats not the point. Eat what you harvest.
There's two version of that dish for any other Americans that are watching Bens videos. The Sheppards pie and the Cottage pie. Sheppards pie should be with minced Lamb/mutton and Cottage is with minced beef. Just for the record, british people don't eat this kind of food every day. We can eat colourful vegatables lol
*Shepherd (it’s like sheep herd 😅)
@@redeye1016cheers mate can’t even blame iPhone autocorrect on that either 😂
and neither are from Ireland like he said
Ben there is seriously nothing more British than going to your local supermarket and picking out a meal deal wether it’s Tesco or co-op, so it’s one thing you should definitely try out a few items😂
I would have made steamed cabbage with the shepherds pie , add a chopped tomato with celtic salt ,black pepper and butter in the steamer it's yum 😊 ,chopped Brussels cooked in bacon lardons sprinkled with some gruyere with the sausage and mash 👍
Mate, glad you enjoyed these classic dishes so much, there's many more you should try. Lamb Hot Pot is a winner, Irish stew (beef) with dumplings, fish pie etc, lots of super hearty comfort food that's perfect for Autumn / Winter, enjoy!
I always though Irish stew was made with lamb or mutton?
Thank you for trying (and liking!) our food. Please keep the eating sounds!!
I know I'm weird here but I love hiens baked beans with bangers and mash, the combination of potato sausage gravy and beans is shockingly good
Imma have to try this one😂
Beans with your bangers and mash is elite!
This is wierd? Beans, mash and meat is super normal to me but idk i pay little attention to others eating habits, sounds perfectly fine to me 🤷♂️
Definitely not weird! I think A lot of us here grew up on bangers mash and beans when our parents needed an easy night, but it definitely wasn't a disappointment lol
@@EyesDontCrythat weird part is instead of replacing the gravy with beans, he has both
I’m impressed with the wooden spork. I was so sure it was going to break at some point 🤣😂😂
Toad > Bangers and Mash - but both good. If the foods not wrong and not cold then delivery drivers get a tip always.
Edit: If you have a M&S nearby (Marks and Spencer) and an oven go grab some food there. The Gastropub meal deals usually hit pretty good for like £10-12
Brits are already good at TV dinners due to geography and M&S is next level.
There has to have been an American that saw this comment and thought you we’re talking about the animal 💀
Recently discovered the joy of bangers and mash with beer battered onion rings, covered in gravy its banging 🎉
Oh mate, you should have some Hendersons relish with that. In Yorkshire you can't eat either of those without it. Such comfort food. We do put cheese on a cottage pie too and bake it. Yup pubs are always packed. We love a drink 😂xx
Cumberland sausages are not just any sausages they are truly a banger!!!!
Central London has a huge drinking culture especially in Shoreditch and near the "City of London" which is different to "London".
It's down to lots of factors:
- nobody drives to work
- Thursday is the new Friday "The pre-kend" and a lot of people finish work early on a Friday. Particularly in Shoreditch.
- Commuters find it easier sometimes to wait for the train/tube rush hours to calm down before heading home.
- The majority of the workforce is young people who have no reason to head home to a family etc.
But in general, meeting with friends and colleagues in pubs and socialising is something we all enjoy and see as a good thing.
Shepherds Pie comes from all across UK not just from Ireland. In fact the oldest surviving recipe is from Scotland.
Have some fresh peas or green beans and LASHINGS of Heinz Tomato Ketchup with your bangers and mash, Ben… you’ll be in heaven! There really isn’t anything more comforting for these cold and rainy autumn nights. ☔️
P.S: Your sadness at the end of the video - about Cumberland sausages (😂) and not wanting to go home - is tugging at my heartstrings. We’ve loved having you here. x
Ketchup and gravy
HP brown is better than red with bangers and mash and gravy as it adds the peppery zing to it
loving this series so far, coming from someone who's from the UK you've done a great job! looking forward to the next two weeks of british classics! people give the UK such a bad rap but ben just shows that our food and our culture is amazing! thank you for visiting the UK
i acctually laughed out loud when you dropped the fork cuz it was a fork dropping moment 😭😭 ahahah i’m actually so happy that you enjoyed these simple dishes cuz i love them with my whole heart too 🤞🏽👍🏽 lastly i rlly loved the way you understood how these dishes are perfect for the british climate!! bangers and mash/shepards pie on a cold, gloomy day>>>>>>
i’m loving this british era ben!! ashame ur going so soon
Yes! Shepherds pie with cheesy top and peas is a staple dinner in our house, bangers and mash we usually have peas or carrots but onion gravy is a must .
Next time get some of that mustard out to go with the sausages and some mint sauce with the shepherds pie . So nice to see you enjoying classic British food !
Bangers and mash so good, simple but hits the spot every time. Good with some bread too. You need to try mint sauce with a roast dinner
i love that ben is experiencing and enjoying london to the fullest, it makes me realise that i take living here for granted
Hi BenDean you have now had the Best of British, Bangers and Mash and Shepherds Pie is just out of this world its so delicious. You are now 100% Brit eating these mighty fine foods, they are what make Great Britain great! You should try pie and mash next you will love that too.
Those bangers and mash got bro questioning decisions. Love the humility you show bro.
If you like these, there's a lot of regional dishes around the UK that are, essentially meat and potatoes. Couple mash ones from Scotland - stovies (basically crushed / mashed potato with beef and a bit of veg, eaten with oat cakes), and mince and tatties. So almost like a deconstructed cottage pie.
Deconstructed cottage pie lol. Actually we do eat mince and potatos in England also ... not that common anymore though but when i was a kid it was common, and a staple of school dinners.
another good one... is chicken leek & ham hock pie also with mash and gravy and peas, all this stuffs nicer from a pub menu than from the shop like
"That's a fork-dropper" 😆
Shepherd's pie is lamb and cottage pie is beef.
Great videos.
My guy is eating like a 🇬🇧 gangster !
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Don't leave without finding some Pie n Mash with liquor and Ell Pie. Cockney classics. Never had them myself but can live vicariously through you.
Dude, you gotta eat the peas on the same fork of Shepherds Pie. Most British dishes are about flavour combo's. That's why the Full English rules, the combinations are endless.
Exactly this. When I saw him scoffing all the peas at the start I was thinking 'stop, you're using all the peas up'.
Love ur reaction on u tasting food I knew u were gonna like the Shepherds Pie 👏🏻
Ben please try Brick Lane's salt beef bagels from Beigel Bake! They are insane
i live 10 mins from this place and get them so much it's concerning; cheap and so delicious!!
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Fr tho
@@lxsa. 10 mins from my office, but queues are insane. They are really good, but you'll find better in NYC
And then walk down to City Spice for a curry.
Ben should take a trip to Germany and try the hearty classics that are made so well there. If you like sausage and potatoes, that's your homeland.
best food reviews videos you always keep it real no fake reactions
The likelihood the people outside are smokers and are not cold and love a beer as that's our culture but do not change anything your videos are spot on
HP sauce brings sausage and mash up a level. It's also brilliant with Sheperds pie. In moderation mind. Enjoy