Get ready for the attacks: Obama’s No Fan of British Food [View All]

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But, does enjoy their good Indian food

Obama’s No Fan of British Food
By Mark Leibovich

EXETER, N.H. — Senator Barack Obama is running for president on a platform of breaking old stereotypes and improving America’s relations with the rest of the world.
But the Illinois senator might have some international relations of his own to repair after deriding British cuisine Thursday during a campaign stop in Exeter.

Between spoonfuls of chili at the Loaf and Ladle Café, Mr. Obama was chatting up a group of voters on a number of topics, including books, snow and the derivation of his name.
When one brought up what she believed to be the improved quality of food in England, Mr. Obama looked at her quizzically, shook his head and dismissed this improvement as a product of “all those good Indian restaurants they have there now.”

And he went on to differentiate Indian food with “traditional British food,” which he said with an exaggerated cringe, scrunching up his nose and shaking his hands in the air for good measure.
Mr. Obama then returned to his chili while a voter named “Corky” ruminated on his own love of scallops wrapped in bacon.


http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/obamas-no-fan-of-british-food/