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[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 59 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Germany very much has speed limits, just not everywhere. Third one is also bs.

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yeah IKEA food is pretty good. And I can fuck with a Polish pierogi. The map should have just divided the UK from the rest of Europe.

[–] Aggravationstation@lemmy.film 7 points 11 months ago

We've already done that so you don't have to

[–] loutr@sh.itjust.works 21 points 11 months ago

Yeah the line clearly needs to be further south.

[–] BubblyMango@lemmy.wtf 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Third one is absolute BS. Switzerland should be completely green.

[–] RollForInitiative@feddit.de 13 points 11 months ago

Stop right here citizen! We Swiss have a great cuisine! Cheese, potatoes, cheese, chocolate, cheese! Whats not to like?

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 56 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Shots fired with the food lol

[–] Shayeta@feddit.de 39 points 11 months ago (4 children)

The colder it is, the harder it is to grow food and the less options and culinary innovation you have. It is what it is.

[–] renard_roux@beehaw.org 25 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Danish restaurants have won World's Best Restaurant 6 times in the past 13 years (with an additional 5 placements in 2nd and 3rd place, combined, since 2009), but granted, that doesn't say much about Danish cuisine in general 😓

Still, it has to count for something, dammit!

[–] EvilCartyen@feddit.dk 9 points 11 months ago

Our lunch-cuisine is excellent and quite unique. Lots of different types of smoked and cured fish, lovely bread, interesting combinations like 'æbleflæsk', and so on. And smørrebrød is a delight when made properly and fresh, and not something you find elsewhere.

[–] Reinsch@feddit.de 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I was in Kopenhagen last week. The bakery stuff is a pure bliss. I falled in love with the kanelstykke 😍

[–] renard_roux@beehaw.org 5 points 11 months ago

Happy you had a good time, and yes, the baked goods and pastries are something else! 😊❤️🥧

[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Religion probably played a role too. That line is almost the Protestantism-Catholicism divide. Protestants had to live a sober life and this probably extended to their cuisine. Like the Dutch and British traveled across the world and waged wars for spices and the spices barely entered their gastronomy. All they did was sell the spices to Southern Europe

[–] isthingoneventhis@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

it was well known that jesus loved plain potatoes with absolutely zero seasoning.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Potatoes in Judea before the Columbian Exchange? It truly is a miracle!

[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago

Well according to Joseph Smith Jesus went on a road trip in America after the resurrection. Why else would Jesus cross the pond? For the mighty tater of course.

[–] shanghaibebop@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

Dealers can’t be consuming all their supply ;)

But I agree, overall, southern European food is just so much better.

[–] Skua@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

South Korea has similar temperatures to most of the UK and their food is absolutely incredible, we need to find out how they pulled it off

[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 12 points 11 months ago

They are more to the south though. They are somewhere around the same latitude as the Mediterranean. Even though they have snowy winters the winter season is shorter thus their growing season last much longer. Hence why they can grow a larger variety of vegetables.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Fermentation? I’m sure that’s not all of it but I think that’s how they got a lot of things to keep.

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Speaking as a Swede, it’s true. Rotten fish is not a flavour, it’s a crime against gastronomy. Also flour is not a spice.

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[–] Mad_Punda@feddit.de 30 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Mmh the first panel doesn’t “divide Europe”, so the title is misleading :P

Now excuse me while I distract myself from the impending doom.

[–] kozy138@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago

What's 1 ÷ 1?

[–] Knusper@feddit.de 9 points 11 months ago

I think, they just forgot to color it in. Because the seas are prepared. Growing, even.

[–] A2PKXG@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago

As long as it makes people angry it's succeeded

[–] seSvxR3ull7LHaEZFIjM@feddit.de 20 points 11 months ago

Liechtenstein should have a special color for being one of the only 2 doubly landlocked countries in the world.

[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Why would you make the bad cuisine green and the good beige. It's literally the other way round.

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[–] LazyKoala@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

As someone from northern Germany, I can confirm our food is straight up just better than that southern shit.

[–] tja@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

As someone who lives in Austria, has been in Bavaria and has also been living half a year in Bremen (can't go much further North): No, it's not.

[–] LazyKoala@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago

As so one who gre up in Bremen: How dare you.

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[–] Elchi@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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