Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson 10 Questions about Food 🍲 with Martin [985]
Apr 20, 2026
A lively chat about British and French home cooking, from comfort-food staples to quirky national dishes. They tease marmite, school lunches, and what Brits miss while abroad. Stories include dream dinner choices, awkward celebrity encounters, and regional food differences. Expect recipes, rants, and lots of tasty vocabulary.
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Childhood Food Hates Often Flip With Age
- Luke hated nut roast as a child but now loves it, illustrating how palates change with age.
- He explains nut roast is a vegetarian loaf of nuts and vegetables used as a meat substitute and now considers it tasty and healthy.
Every Cuisine Has Foods That Shock Outsiders
- Luke points out culinary hypocrisy: French cuisine is prized yet includes unusual items like glands and offal, undermining superior-sounding criticism of British food.
- He uses this to defend British foods such as fish and chips against French snobbery.
Expat Stockpiles Reveal Comfort Food Priorities
- Martin stocks up on British staples when visiting the UK: mainly a favourite peanut butter brand, Yorkshire Tea or Sainsbury's Gold, and McVitie's chocolate digestive biscuits.
- He mentions Brazilian-sized jars of peanut butter and grabbing Heinz beans for beans on toast as comfort food quirks he misses in France.