This story is amusing. Its nice to see that everyone takes the piss out of the tax payer. In the UK, the NHS getc charged £8 for a lightbulb, and in the US, they paid ...
I doubt I've ever topped £3. If it was a high quality, artisanal muffin, fnarf fnarf, then naturally one must pay for quality.
The best muffin I've ever had was a caramel filled muffin from Tim Hortons with chocolate chips. Although that was less of a muffin, and more of an affront to god.
On a side note, when tired out sufficiently that my guard was lowered and my mathematical capabilities suspect at best, I once ended up paying £4.50 for a packet of crisps in Reykjavik airport. Or possible Helsinki airport. I forget which.
htj wrote:On a side note, when tired out sufficiently that my guard was lowered and my mathematical capabilities suspect at best, I once ended up paying £4.50 for a packet of crisps in Reykjavik airport. Or possible Helsinki airport. I forget which.
Honestly, I paid $10 for a large muffin and a small OJ at a comic convention in Philly. Can't remember price of each though. Muffin had to be like $7ish.
..Anyway, to climb up out of the gutter and seriously answer the OPs question...
Perhaps $4 or $5 dollars..at some corner cafe in Brooklyn...was pretty big muffin though.
Oh sure, climb on out FITZZ!
I've actually never paid more that $2-3 for one. my wife makes muffins that are to die for.
When your partner can cook like a maniac, you tend not to buy as many items she can cook/bake better.
English muffins are totally different Melissa
they are more like teacakes and eaten with savouries, often at breakfast
We get the American Muffins too but they are not as large as the one you posted.
No wonder obesity is an issue if muffins are that big.
The article pointed out that the $16 muffins were likely someone playing with their expense statement, milking their per dium for meals.
"In fact, it's obvious that someone quite carefully calculated the amount they were allowed to spend and then gave the hotel a budget. The hotel agreed, but for some reason decided to divide up the charges into just a few categories instead of writing a detailed invoice for every single piece of food they provided."
Starbucks charges $4 for their muffins, I think. I haven't had one. Most I've paid is probably $3.
corpsesarefun wrote:No good sir, pikelets are pancakes of the same holey nature as crumpets whereas crumpets are thick
You have lost me there
From what I can make out there are regional variations. Pikelets were slightly different but we called crumpets pikelets so that is what they are.
You are saying a carp is not a fish because it isn't a pike.
mattyrm wrote: This story is amusing. Its nice to see that everyone takes the piss out of the tax payer. In the UK, the NHS getc charged £8 for a lightbulb, and in the US, they paid ...
Usually these things happen when you have a minimum order charge, if someone bought 20 lightbulbs it would have been £10, but someone hasn't appreciated that before making an order with the registered supplier. They don't pay £8 for every lightbulb.
But as for a muffin, I think I've paid £1.50 tops.
That looks like Jello not jelly.
Edit: already zoinked.
Another rule:
jelly- you bought it at the store. Home made djelly is when you went out with your mom and picked the berries yourself and its good even when its not.
Preserves-your grandmother made it, and its eight times more awesome. Its so awesome and sweet your eyeballs threaten to pop out if you eat more than a teaspoon of it. WARNING: if you eat preserves - specifically PBand J- and "sweet tea" at the same time you WiLL have a diabetic attack. Just accept it.
My nanna always called crumpets pikelets. I presume they are the same thing. Muffins are the bready things, and the muffins im talking about here we call American muffins.
Basically it seems like English language is very tribal, and the names of things change hugely if you live an hour away from someone, let alone another country.
And Jelly in America is Jam. Peanut butter and Jelly is peanut butter and Jam. And we do indeed put it on crumpets and muffins and such like, have you never had a scone with jam and butter?
Regardless. You are all wrong because I am from Middlesbrough and we speak the proper English like what I does.
English is a living language and as such there will NEVER be a proper way to speak it.
Only a dead language can have hard and fast rules that won't change.
And American English is the dominant form of English and as such will become the main way to speak it. Indeed, English shall be the language that continues to the end of time. I don't know if I should laugh or weep?
My nanna always called crumpets pikelets. I presume they are the same thing. Muffins are the bready things, and the muffins im talking about here we call American muffins.
Basically it seems like English language is very tribal, and the names of things change hugely if you live an hour away from someone, let alone another country.
And Jelly in America is Jam. Peanut butter and Jelly is peanut butter and Jam. And we do indeed put it on crumpets and muffins and such like, have you never had a scone with jam and butter?
Regardless. You are all wrong because I am from Middlesbrough and we speak the proper English like what I does.
now be aware dern ferrener that in the states jam, and jelly are different things. Hence the phrase "must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that."
I know the world's economy is rather shakey ATM but it's taking things too far if you economise to the extent of using the same name for two different things.
Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:English muffins are totally different Melissa they are more like teacakes and eaten with savouries, often at breakfast We get the American Muffins too but they are not as large as the one you posted. No wonder obesity is an issue if muffins are that big.
We call those biscuits.
For reference:
The American biscuit is on the left, although from my experience it usually has a domed top, but it's irrelevant. The right is, of course, the English biscuit.
I guess it depends on where in the US they're made then, as biscuits here can basically be described as "tiny breads" Then again, even our bread is probably different...
Melissia wrote:I guess it depends on where in the US they're made then, as biscuits here can basically be described as "tiny breads" Then again, even our bread is probably different...
Indeed, often in the South biscuts have a very soft, fluffy interior, especially when warm.
Melissia wrote:I guess it depends on where in the US they're made then, as biscuits here can basically be described as "tiny breads" Then again, even our bread is probably different...
Melissia wrote:I guess it depends on where in the US they're made then, as biscuits here can basically be described as "tiny breads" Then again, even our bread is probably different...
Sounds like a bun.
They are more crumby rather than fluffy like a bun/bap/breadcake/roll.
That's no fair Fast food bombs violate the Cholesterol and High Polysaturated Fats in Food Fights LimitationTreaty signed by Thatcher and Reagan in 1986
If you do we will definitely have to unleash the black puddings!
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Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:That's no fair
Fast food bombs violate the Cholesterhol and High Polysaturated Fats in Food Fights LimitationTreaty signed by Thatcher and Reagan in 1986
If you do we will definitely have to unleash the black puddings!
Does it count as 'fast food' if it's from a mom and pop eatery, and not a national chain?
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The only purple hearts would be for over eating! I love it!
Ive spent a whole 2 bucks on a muffin once, it was huge and I was told it was damn tasty. It was worth every bit of that 2 bucks....I probably would pay 3 or 4 for it now that I know how yummy it was
KingCracker wrote:Ive spent a whole 2 bucks on a muffin once, it was huge and I was told it was damn tasty. It was worth every bit of that 2 bucks....I probably would pay 3 or 4 for it now that I know how yummy it was
Tactical Muffins are everywhere KC, remember Loose Lips Widen Hips.
For the Western inclined regarding muffin differentiation:
There's an easy way to know what an English muffin is. The types of buns that McDonalds breakfast patties come in: those are English muffins.
Melissia wrote:
htj wrote:On a side note, when tired out sufficiently that my guard was lowered and my mathematical capabilities suspect at best, I once ended up paying £4.50 for a packet of crisps in Reykjavik airport. Or possible Helsinki airport. I forget which.
But I do not forget the price of the crisps.
Was it premium chips or something?
They were somewhat premium, and they were an English brand, irritatingly. They we're four and a half quids worth of bloody premium though. To put it in context, the most I've seen them sold for in the UK was 70p.
Melissia wrote:I guess it depends on where in the US they're made then, as biscuits here can basically be described as "tiny breads" Then again, even our bread is probably different...
Sounds like a bun.
They are more crumby rather than fluffy like a bun/bap/breadcake/roll.
You keep telling yourself that. Those aren't the biscuits I eat.
While it is true that the Inspector General did state in a report that the Justice Department paid $16 per muffin, it's not actually true that the Justice Department paid $16 per muffin. Essentially, they told them we have X dollars to spend per person at this conference, and the hotel set them up at x dollars per person and just sloppily invoiced for it (multiple items listed as one entry, which is apparently typical for convention invoices?).
So, while the IG does deserve some crap for their poorly drawn conclusions (they could have actually investigated, which as I understand is, as they say, in their wheelhouse) the Justice Department only deserves crap for this if $14.72 per person is an outlandish figure per head for meals at a conference. Is it? I have no idea, actually, I've never arranged a conference. I'm sure someone else here does though.
Ouze wrote:While it is true that the Inspector General did state in a report that the Justice Department paid $16 per muffin, it's not actually true that the Justice Department paid $16 per muffin. Essentially, they told them we have X dollars to spend per person at this conference, and the hotel set them up at x dollars per person and just sloppily invoiced for it (multiple items listed as one entry, which is apparently typical for convention invoices?).
So, while the IG does deserve some crap for their poorly drawn conclusions (they could have actually investigated, which as I understand is, as they say, in their wheelhouse) the Justice Department only deserves crap for this if $14.72 per person is an outlandish figure per head for meals at a conference. Is it? I have no idea, actually, I've never arranged a conference. I'm sure someone else here does though.
$14.72 isn't bad for a meal, especially a high quality one.
I mean I paid $11 something for 2 slices of pizza, 16 ounce fountain drink, and a cookie for lunch today at a local Pizza joint. It wasn't particularly high-end Pizza either so it could have been more(maybe it was a little overpriced, but not much)
$15ish for a continental breakfast, depending on the quality of the food, wouldn't be outlandish. Taking into account that all these things are overpriced to begin with, perhaps the Justice Department's biggest failing was that they didn't go shopping themselves and instead paid their host to provide the food.
htj wrote:I doubt I've ever topped £3. If it was a high quality, artisanal muffin, fnarf fnarf, then naturally one must pay for quality.
The best muffin I've ever had was a caramel filled muffin from Tim Hortons with chocolate chips. Although that was less of a muffin, and more of an affront to god.
OH MY GOD!!!! YOU KNOW OF THE GREAT TEMPLE OF TIM HORTON!!!! I thought that was a (not so)well kept Canadian secret....
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Skarwael wrote:
In response to the OP I think only a couple of squid.
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htj wrote:I doubt I've ever topped £3. If it was a high quality, artisanal muffin, fnarf fnarf, then naturally one must pay for quality.
The best muffin I've ever had was a caramel filled muffin from Tim Hortons with chocolate chips. Although that was less of a muffin, and more of an affront to god.
OH MY GOD!!!! YOU KNOW OF THE GREAT TEMPLE OF TIM HORTON!!!! I thought that was a (not so)well kept Canadian secret....
One of the many advantages of having a Canadian girlfriend. The Beach Boys noted that another was them keeping their boyfriends warm at night.
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Oh yes! Every Tim Hortons has an Alter at the counter, complete with a Priest, Rabbi, and a Federal Judge....
Instead of throwing rice, we throw rainbow sprinkles, and instead of a wedding cake, we have his and hers boxes of Timbits!
htj wrote:
One of the many advantages of having a Canadian girlfriend. The Beach Boys noted that another was them keeping their boyfriends warm at night.
Ya, our women are pretty hot, that's the only reason we don't freeze to death in our cold Canadian Winters.
Around the equivalent of $2.00 in my countrys currency and that was for an English Muffin with Eggs and a Sausage Patty and comes with hash brown and juice
Viersche wrote:Around the equivalent of $2.00 in my country currency and that was for an English Muffin with Eggs and a Sausage Patty and comes with hash brown and juice
A sausage and egg McMuffin from MacDonalds. it is pretty much exactly as you described. an English muffin, an egg, a sausage patty, a hash brown, and a Tropicana (I assume), that is a McMuffin
Automatically Appended Next Post: Dont some of you lot get married in those places? Ive heard that somewhere....though I could of been making fun of Canadians and their Hortons too
Oh yes! Every Tim Hortons has an Alter at the counter, complete with a Priest, Rabbi, and a Federal Judge....
Instead of throwing rice, we throw rainbow sprinkles, and instead of a wedding cake, we have his and hers boxes of Timbits!
Automatically Appended Next Post: Dont some of you lot get married in those places? Ive heard that somewhere....though I could of been making fun of Canadians and their Hortons too
Oh yes! Every Tim Hortons has an Alter at the counter, complete with a Priest, Rabbi, and a Federal Judge....
Instead of throwing rice, we throw rainbow sprinkles, and instead of a wedding cake, we have his and hers boxes of Timbits!
Automatically Appended Next Post: Dont some of you lot get married in those places? Ive heard that somewhere....though I could of been making fun of Canadians and their Hortons too
Oh yes! Every Tim Hortons has an Alter at the counter, complete with a Priest, Rabbi, and a Federal Judge....
Instead of throwing rice, we throw rainbow sprinkles, and instead of a wedding cake, we have his and hers boxes of Timbits!
You're into anime?
Oh dear god no, I just google searched SQUEEEEE!! and that was the one that made me giggle. So no, cant stand anime
On topic...do pastry's count? I remember my dad bringing home a 30 dollar box of gourmet turnovers once...best pastry thingies ever, if only I could remember where they came from!
On topic...do pastry's count? I remember my dad bringing home a 30 dollar box of gourmet turnovers once...best pastry thingies ever, if only I could remember where they came from!
No really, you dont want to ever find out, because 2 things would happen. Youd go broke from buying them, and youd gain an easy 100 pounds of fat because of it. Sometimes not knowing where the most fantastic tasting things are, is a good thing. We humans are weak
Viersche wrote:Around the equivalent of $2.00 in my country currency and that was for an English Muffin with Eggs and a Sausage Patty and comes with hash brown and juice
A sausage and egg McMuffin from MacDonalds. it is pretty much exactly as you described. an English muffin, an egg, a sausage patty, a hash brown, and a Tropicana (I assume), that is a McMuffin
You got that right, you also get strawberry jam for the Muffin and a choice of Either Orange(8 O'Clock)/Pine-Apple Juice or Hot Chocolate/Coffee for the Drink Choice
Bleh..with the exception of Dunkin Donuts I don't care for chain stores...Krispy Kreme is so bland...their Donuts are absolutely devoid of flavor...they just taste of sugar and ...air.
EDIT:...Of course..if given the choice, I'll take this over any other donut...
Honey Dew is New England only, really nice donuts but I think somewhere in Louisiana or some other state in that region has a donut shop as a claim to fame.
Always wanted an all American weiner deep inside my gullet...
Wait...
What?
Yeah, they're called New York System Hot Weiners, but they're in Rhode Island which also has the triple murder burger and grilled pizza. Why, because Rhode Island is the home of misfits and always has been. Seriously, misfits left England and created towns, the misfits in the colonies went to Rhode Island.
But if you want stereotypical American foods you're going to have to go to all 50 states because each state has their own claim to fame.
Chicago style deep-dish vs New York style pizza, cheese curds and frozen custard in Wisconsin, Philly Cheese Steaks, New England Clam Chowder, Virginia Ham, Carolina Style pulled pork and each southern state has its own style of pulled pork really, etc, etc.
Medium of Death wrote:I definitely want to order a 'triple murder burger' does it come with a side?
My life long ambition is to go to America and get wired into as much stereotypical American food as possible.
(also Fitzz's crazy triangle donuts)
Well I wont lie to ya, if you really do that, come prepared. If you just show up and start eatting our trash of deliciousness, your going to regret it. Id say a weekish before, start eatting fried food here and there to help yourself out, and bring some tums or something along those lines. Because your intestines are going to hate you for the shock otherwise
FITZZ - I agree on the doughnut chains, they are just....well like you said bland. The grocery store my wife works at has the best bakery for a good hour around Id say, and they make the best doughnuts Ive ever ate. Thank god lol
Monster Rain wrote:Am I the only one who thought that "muffin" was some sort of prostitution related euphemism?
Son, I am disapoint.
Actually, no, I thought this entire thread was about something along those lines. really, except it seemed to sound more like a stripper thing, you know, some sorta weird lapdance...er.
$4, and the thing was HUGE. it weighed almost a pound, and had so much chocolate i could not finish it in one go!
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halonachos wrote:
But if you want stereotypical American foods you're going to have to go to all 50 states because each state has their own claim to fame.
Chicago style deep-dish vs New York style pizza, cheese curds and frozen custard in Wisconsin, Philly Cheese Steaks, New England Clam Chowder, Virginia Ham, Carolina Style pulled pork and each southern state has its own style of pulled pork really, etc, etc.
FITZZ wrote: Bleh..with the exception of Dunkin Donuts I don't care for chain stores...Krispy Kreme is so bland...their Donuts are absolutely devoid of flavor...they just taste of sugar and ...air.
EDIT:...Of course..if given the choice, I'll take this over any other donut...
stale english muffins and cold tea is the breakfast of Draigo
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halonachos wrote:Yeah, the sides are on top I think.
But if you want stereotypical American foods you're going to have to go to all 50 states because each state has their own claim to fame.
Chicago style deep-dish vs New York style pizza, cheese curds and frozen custard in Wisconsin, Philly Cheese Steaks, New England Clam Chowder, Virginia Ham, Carolina Style pulled pork and each southern state has its own style of pulled pork really, etc, etc.
I can top both of those, it was a dinner of my own creation.
I will build it from the top down:
Top bun of a McRib from Mcdonalds 2 Slices of Bacon Onions from McRib McRib meat Top piece of chicken from a KFC Double Down 1 Slice of American Cheese 2 Slices of Bacon KFC Double Down sauce Bottom piece of chicken from a KFC Double Down 2 Slices of Bacon Onions from McRib McRib meat Other top bun of a different McRib from Mcdonalds
I call it the McDouble Rib Down! I ate it, and it was GLORIOUS!
DeathReaper wrote:I can top both of those, it was a dinner of my own creation.
I will build it from the top down:
Top bun of a McRib from Mcdonalds[u]
2 Slices of Bacon
Onions from McRib
McRib meat
Top piece of chicken from a KFC Double Down
1 Slice of American Cheese
2 Slices of Bacon
KFC Double Down sauce
Bottom piece of chicken from a KFC Double Down
2 Slices of Bacon
Onions from McRib
McRib meat
Other top bun of a different McRib from Mcdonalds
I call it the McDouble Rib Down!
I ate it, and it was GLORIOUS!
there is so much fail written in that I won't even BOLD it all
mine is home made, fresh every day. and yours is pre processed scraps of "meat" that ................................ My god I don't even want to think about it anymore
Pine State Kills anything you have in your mind. You eat garbage it appears
DeathReaper wrote:Its funny you mention "there is so much fail written in that" I would say the same about your 'I have not tried it but I hate it' post.
Just take pride in the fact that you manage to use the proper grammar and punctuation, unlike your detractors.
Albatross wrote:I haven't got the faintest idea what you're talking about.
I'll second that.
Some words are different from place to place. In England the boot of a car is what we call the trunk and an elevator is a lift. They still call a cafeteria a canteen on occasion in the USA. I won't even get into cigarettes...
