Seems pretty basic to me and only good if you butter them.

  • Susaga@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    62
    arrow-down
    5
    ·
    edit-2
    10 days ago

    Please don’t ascribe preference to other cultures. I’m british, and I had to google what you even meant by that. It’s a breakfast muffin, and they’re okay. I have one from time to time, no complaints, but I tend to order a breakfast wrap from McDonalds instead of a McMuffin.

    The fact that it’s not a traditional part of a full English should tell you something.

    • neidu3@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      15
      ·
      edit-2
      10 days ago

      “It’s ok” is the most accurate description possible I think.

      Disclaimer: I’m not British (hello from the other side of the north sea), but I’ve spent enough time all over the UK to have eaten them.

      I’d put it in the category of foods that some in a region probably enjoy, while being hard to find elsewhere. Like the deep fried Mars bar and cornish pasty: “It’s OK”

      • NukedRat@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        15
        ·
        10 days ago

        You take that back about cornish pasties! I don’t live in Cornwall anymore and that’s the one thing I miss the most from there food wise. I can get them where I am now but they are not the same.

        • neidu3@sh.itjust.works
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          6
          ·
          10 days ago

          I’m not taking it back. It is my firm opinion that they’re OK. I was just never very fond of meat + pastry/batter. I can see why some like them, but that combo was never part of my diet growing up, and as such, it ends up in the same category as Pie or Beef Wellington for me.

    • Today@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      10 days ago

      Sometime in the last 5-10 years, McD’s changed their English muffins. They used to be good, now they have a weird, too fluffy texture even if you get then extra toasted.

  • Acamon@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    32
    ·
    9 days ago

    I’m British, and if you offered most British people “a muffin” they would assume you meant the American style sugar and oil affair. Some people do enjoy an “English muffin” but they’re not very popular, much less loved than crumpets, which themselves are probably below scones. The main use I see of them is as the base of Eggs Benedict, which works because they are basic and go well with butter. A white chocolate & blueberry muffin is a much more controversial paring for poached eggs and hollandaise.

    • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      arrow-down
      27
      ·
      10 days ago

      You call them muffins, we call them english muffins. Because what we call muffins you apparently call buns.

          • Susaga@sh.itjust.works
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            24
            arrow-down
            7
            ·
            edit-2
            10 days ago

            Those people were the weird ones, then. This is a bun.

            If you do weird things, like mistaking muffins for bread rolls, I’m gonna call you weird. It’s not a personal attack, it’s an accurate description based on what I can see. You seem to have been misinformed, but are also trying to explain my own culture to me incorrectly, so I downvoted you. I think that’s fair.

            • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldOP
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              4
              arrow-down
              35
              ·
              10 days ago

              My last message to you is that acting like that is a personal attack and you shouldn’t do that IRL or online.

              • Susaga@sh.itjust.works
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                29
                arrow-down
                2
                ·
                10 days ago

                You’re here trying to explain my own culture to me, and you’re not even right about it, and you’re upset I’m upset about it? Is the phrase “personal attack” just your way of demonising the consequences of your own actions?

                • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldOP
                  link
                  fedilink
                  arrow-up
                  5
                  arrow-down
                  27
                  ·
                  10 days ago

                  Sigh, ok one more message. If you said “I think you are incorrect, we call this …” that would be fine and polite manners. But you didn’t do that. You went for a personal attack. Yes calling people weird is a personal attack. Ok I’m out.

          • Elextra@literature.cafe
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            6
            ·
            9 days ago

            “What’s the deal with English muffins and why do the English like them so much?”

            The statement is making the assumption that those of British descent “like them so much”… However, it turns out your assumption was wrong per comments on this thread (most people think theyre just okay in general, even the British). So people are agreeing with your personal opinion of “English Muffins” but not your approach.

            A more open ended, respectful question could have been something as simple as"Why do some people like English Muffins?" Something introspective for communication if you choose to reflect.

          • palordrolap@fedia.io
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            3
            ·
            9 days ago

            Small cakes baked in greaseproof paper cups are called buns in some parts of the country, but they’re about a quarter of the size of the US-style muffin. They’re also known as fairy cakes, party buns and possibly a handful of other names to avoid confusion with other baked goods that may also be called buns.

            The person who said that many of us here think of the US-style muffin when muffins are mentioned is telling the truth. (Edit: clarification)

            Now if you want a local delicacy (I use the term loosely) that has a well-known name and origin within England, with widespread appeal and no doubt large consumption, look no further than Yorkshire puddings. I ate one myself earlier today as part of a meal.

  • otp@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    28
    ·
    9 days ago

    If something is called “[Nationality] [Food]” or similar, it’s probably not related to that nationality.

    New York Fries isn’t from New York.

    Boston Pizza is not from Boston.

    Hawaiian pizza is not Hawaiian.

    French fries aren’t French.

  • tkw8@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    25
    ·
    10 days ago

    The Anglos prefer muffins with nooks. Saxons like ones with crannies. Anglo-Saxons prefer English muffins which have both nooks and crannies.

  • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    8
    ·
    edit-2
    10 days ago

    I like em, not british.

    Definitely gotta butter (or jam) them, I use butter and everything bagel seasoning (post-toast) on the regulars and butter and brown sugar on the blueberry ones (pre-toast, get it slightly caramelized and perfect, leave some salted butter on the counter so it spreads without heat.) But I mean c’mon what are you out here just eating dry ass plain toast or bagels? You always have to butter, jam, cream cheese, sandwichitize, etc, (for store bought anyway, fresh baked is another animal entirely)!

  • nocturne@sopuli.xyz
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    6
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    10 days ago

    I did not realize the English liked them so much, hell I did not even think they were English.

  • TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    10 days ago

    Fresh free range egg from my chickens, nice slice of cheddar cheese, and a sausage patty are pretty good on them, too.

    Or some peanut butter if you are in a rush.

  • Coreidan@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    9 days ago

    It’s just bread my dude. Nothing novel about it. It’s just bread in a round shape.

    Do you like bread? Yes? Ok then eat it. Otherwise maybe you don’t like bread.

  • Leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    9 days ago

    Much like my fellow English folk in this thread, I wasn’t sure what they even were. The only times I’ve ever had them is on an egg mcmuffin at the local Mickey D’s.

  • Mango@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    10 days ago

    IMO they’re one of the better handles for Jimmy Dean microwave sandwiches because they hold together better. The croissants are also good. The biscuit disintegrates.