British food fans planned out the "ultimate British buffet" and shared their essential items in a now viral Reddit post. Kickstarted by a user asking what their ideal spread would be, members of the CasualUK forum were asked to choose between "retro working class style" or "modern posh nosh". The original poster, @lippykid, wrote: "If you were making the ultimate British buffet, what'd be in it? "And would it be proper retro working class style, or modern posh nosh? Or a mix of both?" Members of the public were split on what to offer, with one user jokingly suggesting they would present a spread of dried picnic classics and "British Tapas".
The British Tapas appeared to be code for "approximately 25 kilos of frozen beige food in 50pc bags, all of which can be cooked in 20mins in a 180C fan-assisted oven." That same user confirmed they would also provide "picnic staples" like scotch eggs and pork pies, but insist they are "dry as f**k". They added: "Onion bhajis that taste like onion powder mixed with potting soil.
3 frozen pizzas - one cheese, one ham and pineapple, one pepperoni. A depressing looking 'side salad', which is 3 bags of mixed salad served without dressing in a mixing bowl." A variety of drinks were also on offer at this buffet from hell, adding: "2 pitchers of criminally watered down Ribena and orange squash.
"Ideally 1 shot of squash per bathtub of water. If you can still see any colour, add more water. 15 cans of Stella left in the sun to warm up all afternoon.