NateNate60@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 个月前What is one relatively unknown thing that your country does much better than elsewhere, but that most people don't know about?message-squaremessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up1137
arrow-up1137message-squareWhat is one relatively unknown thing that your country does much better than elsewhere, but that most people don't know about?NateNate60@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 个月前message-square147fedilink
minus-squareYggnar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 个月前Is that the same thing we Americans refer to as an “English Muffin”? I always thought crumpets were cookies or something lol.
minus-squarebandwidthcrisis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 个月前No it’s not. It’s more of a spongy consistency compared to a the dry, breadiness of an English muffin.
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-23 个月前Exactly. It is the optimal food sponge; not too deep, not too shallow. It’s also a fantastically endearing insult to use, since it means someone is a little dense but not actually stupid, and I like to believe that we are all crumpets in this way.
Is that the same thing we Americans refer to as an “English Muffin”? I always thought crumpets were cookies or something lol.
No it’s not. It’s more of a spongy consistency compared to a the dry, breadiness of an English muffin.
Exactly. It is the optimal food sponge; not too deep, not too shallow.
It’s also a fantastically endearing insult to use, since it means someone is a little dense but not actually stupid, and I like to believe that we are all crumpets in this way.