>
> I'll set out what I think for clarity!
> In UK potato is dominant carbohydrate and will normally be the
> only one, if another carb is used (say rice) the potato
> disappears. I have never actually seen a chip buttie,

Crikey! How can you live in the UK for umpteen years and not......

although
> i'm sure poor people eat them to fill up, at least in the past.
> Some people might have chips with lasagne, but thats an
> aberation.
Why? I'm pretty sure I've seen rice with shepherd's pie too. Even
"non-traditional" food gets in on the act, eg curry with rice AND naan
bread.
Appreciation of food is fairly new to the UK

I think it was appreciated to some extent pre-industrial Revolution, at
least among the more well-to-do. However I think what we are seeing is
a re-emergence of that appreciation.

and like
> the US, food has changed drastically over the last 30 years. It
> hasnt reached the bottom of the pile yet, hence Jamie Oliver and
> his school dinners campaign.

Came 25 years too late for me :-)

Edmund