https://twitter.com/BlightyChap/status/1635615412074184704

Oh God, I just googled 'jellied eels'; no offense to Anglos, but like just why? That looks horrifying.

No faulting for the Pie and mash though (cause I love savory pies), but this is a complete joke.

Also, I'm currently working abroad in the Middle East, and guess what: ooooh noooooo, people have replaced Salam Aleikum with good morning and hey how's it going, and rice and hummus with big macs and fried chicken. I mean I haven't noticed the local population being put out by it but I've really been meaning to convince them that actually they're supposed to be really upset about it because some guy on the internet is throwing a wobbly about it.

  • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
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    2 years ago

    Jellied eels was poor people slop, putting it in jelly helped keep as much of the nutrients as possible from cooking it and it was cheap protein compared to alternatives.

      • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
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        2 years ago

        Literally the only fish that could still live there so that was their only option, the more you read about the East End the more it sounds like someone writing an unsubtle novel about the horrors of industrialising capitalism.