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Name a British food that uses spices that wasn't brought by colonization.
Are you a native American or one of those colonizers?
You already know ..
That has nothing to do with the topic at hand, you're just trying to change the topic, and think that somehow calling out America's history of colonization (by not only Britain mind you) is some sort of "gotcha" moment.
But I'll bite. Personally, European descent. But many native friends and family members, and lots of time volunteering with local native non-profits and political campaigns. Which is likely more than 99% of Americans could say about any sort of native support.
I'm on the west coast, you know where all the natives were forced to move. Many of the "illegals" the bigots complain about in my area are actually Native Americans or have native ancestry.
But none of that is about the topic at hand, food and Britain's lack of utilizing the spices they spent so much effort to get.
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Your asked them to name a spice they had that wasn't brought by colonization. They were being entirely relevant to your question. I believe that's called "moving the goal posts." I also just stuck my foot in my mouth elsewhere. Lol
Wew lad
Eels
Used to be a speciality of the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Sheperd's pie
A major part of that is obviously potatoes, which originated in South America. They were brought back to Europe through colonization of the Americas. Just like tomatoes and corn.
For spices though, looking up a few recipes to check it looks like usually thyme, rosemary, and parsley are used, which are Mediterranean and Western Eurasia. So maybe... My memory of English colonialism and time-frames closer to home is more lacking.
Dammit, forgot the potatoes.
If I took a guess, then thyme, rosemary and parsley have been brought to the country waay back when the british isles where being conquered instead of doing the conquering.
And how, in your wee head, does the fact that it came about due to colonisation make it not British?