I think it's partly snobbery: French being the language of diplomacy and therefore taught to posh people at school.
Whereas you guys use not just Italian veg names, but Sicilian veg names (c.f. arugula, which everybody in the world except for you and Sicily calls rocket). I think this is because you're all secretly still Mafiosi.
ETA: and yeah, mushy peas are DISGUSTING and it's a constant source of shame to me that they are part of a famous Yorkshire dish.
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Date: Friday, December 29th, 2017 01:35 pm (UTC)Whereas you guys use not just Italian veg names, but Sicilian veg names (c.f. arugula, which everybody in the world except for you and Sicily calls rocket). I think this is because you're all secretly still Mafiosi.
ETA: and yeah, mushy peas are DISGUSTING and it's a constant source of shame to me that they are part of a famous Yorkshire dish.