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Kyuubi4269 posted...

And that's why your food is bad.

If your opinion is "food without horseradish is bad," sure, but that's such circular logic that you're not really saying anything meaningful by saying that.

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Bland is burying everything in the same 5 spices so it may as well be the same food.

As opposed to burying everything in the same one condiment because otherwise it doesn't taste like much of anything? You can't say "if you think it's bland, add horseradish," then turn around and accuse other cuisines of hiding behind homogeneous spice palates.

Objectively, English cuisine tends to be blander than cuisines that use stronger spices (not counting curry as "English cuisine" because it's very unarguably an import, as much as it's become extremely popular in England). That's not a matter of opinion: things with weaker flavours in them are less flavourful. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though. There's plenty of merit in subtler flavours, especially if balanced with stronger accent flavours that complement them (such as horseradish, though again, anyone relying exclusively on that to make food interesting has a few things to learn about seasoning) That is, however, what "bland" means, and you're not going to get anywhere trying to convince people to give English cuisine more of a chance by denying it.

wpot posted...

Shepherd's Pie is hamburger, mashed potato, and veggies. Again, if you throw a bunch of pepper or something on it maybe it could have some zing, but that's a pretty bland start.

The recipe I usually use has thyme, rosemary, worcestershire sauce, and beef broth mixed in there, which makes for some nice flavours. It's still nothing strong, and it benefits from having a bit of ketchup or a relish to spice things up a bit, but it's flavourful enough to be enjoyable, in my books.