French pot-au-feu is just a rip off of welsh lobscouse, agree?

[purplepoppy]

Of course you do. I've looked at several online recipes from France and pot-au-feu is basically just welsh lobscouse but they can't be arsed to chop the meat and veg properly, look at the photo, pure laziness. Now neither has a "set recipe" and will vary from house to house but from what I'm seeing you could serve pot-au-feu in any welsh pub and pass it off as lobscouse.

For clarity:
pot-au-feu. French beef and root veg broth
Lobscouse. Welsh beef and root veg broth
Cawl. As above but with lamb.

Pot-au-feu would be much improved with cheese on top.

[Douglas1179]

Show me a French recipe that's NOT pure laziness.

Coq au vin - oh la la I'm drunk af. Maybe I'll pour some wine over this chicken
Quiche - oh no non I'm drunk af. Maybe I'l pour some oeufs on this
Crème Brûlée - oui oui I'm still drunk af, just hit it with a blow torch
French onion soup - holy menage a trois I'm pissed, just throw some beef broth on those onions

[KostasKouvalis]

If you think French recipes are lazy, you haven't seen Italian recipes.
"Eh, this pasta is cooked enough. I'll pour some tomato sauce on it and call it the best food ever."

[Douglas1179]

@KostasKouvalis Oh, this can be like a drinking game. See if you can guess this country: "Duh, let's throw some ground beef stomach and pig shit in this pickled cabbage."

[KostasKouvalis]

Scotland?
Haggis?

[Douglas1179]

@KostasKouvalis Close, it was Romania. Your turn.

[purplepoppy]

Nah, haggis is lamb. Pickled cabbage points to Korea or East Europe

[KostasKouvalis]

I see. That sounds similar to Polish cabbage roles, except we don't put stomach and shit in ours.
@purplepoppy. I know, but I couldn't think of anything else. I don't know eastern European foods

[KostasKouvalis]

Okay, I got one.
"Let's make something that smell like diarrhea and sweaty socks and call it our national dish"

[Douglas1179]

@KostasKouvalis Wait, I know this one. Is it China?

[KostasKouvalis]

I was thinking Taiwan, but China is also correct.

[purplepoppy]

Parmasan cheese

[Douglas1179]

@purplepoppy @KostasKouvalis Ok this one: "Oh sweet Virgin Mary, I'm so stupid, I'll just take these same 5 ingredients and put them in a different shape and call it something different, over and over"

[KostasKouvalis]

I was thinking of Stinky Tofu. Parmeson isn't that bad, unless you pour a mountain of it. But even so, "diareah and sweaty socks"?

[KostasKouvalis]

I wanna say Mexico. They're obsessed with the Virgin Mary and what you're describing sounds like Mexican food

[Douglas1179]

@KostasKouvalis Of course it's Mexican food. LOL.

[KostasKouvalis]

"Let's take whatever random items we have in the fridge, mix them together and call it a meal."

[Douglas1179]

@KostasKouvalis I'm stumped. Do you have another clue? Are there any human body parts in this fridge?

[KostasKouvalis]

Not that I know of.

"Why separate breakfast dishes and dinner dishes, when we can have them both at the same time."

I honestly thought it would be obvious. lol

[Douglas1179]

@KostasKouvalis So it's not Russia. Poland?

[KostasKouvalis]

No. Not at all.
"We put a rare hamburger patty in between two donuts and call it "traditional cuisine"😂

[Douglas1179]

@KostasKouvalis Ok, but the South is no longer a country. We took over the United States in 1865. 😆

[Iron_Man]

That looks like vegetable soup with some beef in it I’m not familiar how you’re pronouncing it because I don’t live in your country and I’m not familiar with that welsh certain customs and I know you like to talk about different styles of things that people are not familiar with but it looks good. I would try it

[purplepoppy]

Cawl is our version of your mexican caldo, the words have exactly the same meaning and historic root. lobscouse is a North European seafarers version and mostly uses beef rather than lamb like cawl but really they're the same thing just two different names.

[Iron_Man]

Thanks for explaining to me

[WhitneySnow]

I like French onion soup with beef and Swiss cheese. I’ve never had either of the dishes you’re talking about.

[electromagnetic]

Oud. I do g know these dishes but they do sound quite similar. It looks unseasoned though.

[AI Opinion]

It's fascinating how different cultures develop similar dishes using local ingredients. Both pot-au-feu and lobscouse share a comforting quality, each steeped in tradition. While they may appear similar, subtle differences like spices, herbs, and preparation methods give them unique identities. Lobscouse has a rich maritime history, and pot-au-feu embodies French farmhouse cooking. Adding cheese to a dish can always bring an extra layer of flavor. Bon appétit! 🍲🧀

[KostasKouvalis]

I'll be damned. The bot actually gave a helpful answer

[Sevenpointfive]

in American cuisine it's called "poor man's stew" and you can add whatever protein.

it can be very good. i think the added protein might give the stew different names but it is basically the same. it's root vegetables and should not be confused with other stews that add more than root vegetables.

[AviatorTom]

The real question is... Which came first, Welsh or French?

And the answer is... "To get to the other side of the road."

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Oh well, among the things I could feel inclined to protect from British navy, Pot-au-feu is the last thing drawing my attention. I hate stewed type of cooking lol

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Is there a Welsh navy? 😏

[purplepoppy]

Sort of but they go under the British flag. However HMS Dragon has got a big red dragon painting on the side, very important so the enemy can see us coming and get ready to surrender.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Lol right, dragons and red coats, good old times !

[Aiko_E_Lara]

https//youtu. be/zUBtNUIrnsM? si=SdOKaPNFK7cI7GqR we have something similar. That's just a boiling/simmering cooking method. And a lot of countries and even tribes do that. Making a big pot It's just a common way to feed many people.

[Aiko_E_Lara]

https://youtu.be/zUBtNUIrnsM?si=SdOKaPNFK7cI7GqR

[Aiko_E_Lara]

So pot au feu is not really that special

[FenixG45]

NOT surprising! Many dishes from different countries share same ingredients and recipes, but have different names in different countries!

Look at Donuts! In Poland, they're called Pącszki. In France, they're called Beignet. In Israel, they're called Sufganiyot.

[KostasKouvalis]

Someone sounds bitter

I think our French friend @julie4 will know.

[Julie4]

She's on a mission to destroy the reputation of French cuisine and put UK cuisine on the podium, but she won't succeed 😂

[Julie4]

I regard your latest attempts to see French cuisine as just like English cuisine as pure provocation. Please stop this 😂

[WhiteSteve]

Chicken Pot-au-Feu was my mom’s specialty👍 Lobscouse sounds excellent too, hope I can try some one day

[andreasderjuengere]

That's all not the lobscouse as I know it from my own (former) home.
So I leave the discussion to those who cherish the French/British love-hate-affair :D

[D_Bone_Steak]

I don't know what any of this shit is. I'm gonna just order pizza and eat it with the Ninja Turtles.

[rachel776]

lots of peasant recipes are similar from country to country in Europe

[Anonymous]

Welsh lobscouse is just a rip off of French pot-au-feu, agree?

[ohsheeT]

I would go for the beef pot-au-feu

[goaded]

It's stew. Even the Chinese eat the same.

[Kingofkings1992]

Shut up