The English built their entire imperial fortune on the international trade of exotic spices, teas, coffees, and chocolates. Horrific human atrocities were committed to cultivate the banana. Nightmarish acts of barbarity were performed to mass produce indigo and rum. People were dismembered by cannon fire to guarantee the free flow of turmeric and saffron.

Hell, mustard was one such condiment. You're not growing mustard plants on the Orkney Islands.

Its just so deliberately ahistoric. Like, I know The Mail exists to make anyone with a fucking education cringe. But god damn, they're good at their jobs.

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 8 points 18 hours ago

People were dismembered by cannon fire

I read about this; it sounds like hyperbole but horrifically it was real.

[–] grendahlgrendahlgen@hexbear.net 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Mustard is native to Europe and Central Asia

[–] BashfulBob@hexbear.net 2 points 4 hours ago

Southeastern Europe, sure. But Brits want to hear about Syrian Mustard about as much as they want to hear about Syrian immigrants.

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 16 points 23 hours ago

they grow mustard in iceland, apparently lol. the english get off on that one

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I've like watching James Mays sandwiches of the 70s video and it is wild that for a cooler decades that God forsaken island considered Russian dressing to be their version of a fresh vegetable.

[–] sourquincelog@hexbear.net 6 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

I must see this.

Yisss