[mancerayder]

I was ill twice on beef in the UK - and never once in places like France where one eats raw beef with a raw egg on it. I had beef in restaurants twice in several years of living in the UK, and twice I was ill. It was very well done, as well.

English vegetables are served in two forms: raw, boiled to smithereens. I guess I wouldn't have been poisoned by onions, luckily, given those appetizing options.

Now, Waitrose, the pricey British supermarket chain, is absolutely superb, and blows away, yes, Trader Joes and certainly Whole Foods by an exponential factor. You get fresh vegetables and fruit and products from all over the EU, with varietals and country origin listed.

But I'll trade our dangerous onions for your mysterious* meat any day of the week.

* - while I was there a scandal had been discovered: there was horsemeat mixed in with ground beef being sold in supermarkets and served in restaurants. Maybe I'm allergic to horse?