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[–] 41 points 9 months ago

You would never have been able to afford to eat this during rationing, that's an entire family's cheese allowance for a week.

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  • [–] 35 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (32 children)

    TBH, onion sandwich is delicious. Never tried with cheese tho

    (Just sliced onion and a lil bit of oil (I use soy oil because it's what we use, and it's cheap here, but I guess olive oil may work) in a baguette. You can add a pinch of salt or pepper if you want)

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  • [–] 39 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    TBH, cheese sandwich is delicious. Never tried with onion tho

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    TBH, cheese and onions are delicious, Never tried as a sandwich tho.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 20 points 9 months ago (23 children)

    Did you miss the part where Churchill is dead?!

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  • [–] 16 points 9 months ago (21 children)

    He's burning in hell. I'm savoring a delicious onion sandwich in celebration. What could be better?

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (19 children)

    American here. Why is Churchill burning in hell? He lead your country through WWII and D-Day.

    ........wait. Are you a nazi supporter?

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (14 children)
  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago* (13 children)

    Churchill had little to do with it, other than not having enough shipping and having to prioritise feeding troops who were fighting Nazis at the time.

    Also from your link...

    The provincial government never formally declared a state of famine, and its humanitarian aid was ineffective through the worst months of the crisis. It attempted to fix the price of rice paddy through price controls which resulted in a black market which encouraged sellers to withhold stocks, leading to hyperinflation from speculation and hoarding after controls were abandoned. Aid increased significantly when the British Indian Army took control of funding in October 1943

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago* (1 child)

    other than not having enough shipping and having to prioritise feeding troops

    That is a choice he made, not something that just happened, and it resulted in at least a million (likely many more) civilian deaths in their own territory.

    The provincial government

    Gee, I wonder who put the provincial government in charge in a British colony? 🙄

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  • [+] 1 point 9 months ago (11 children)
  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (10 children)

    Oh, are we gonna get into a pissing contest about which system of government has killed more people?

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (9 children)

    The enemy of my enemy is my friend, until the enemy is defeated.

    There was no way Churchill was going to allow a Soviet base there. It would have been a massive risk to shipping channels and defence.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (8 children)

    Do you know what Stalin did with all the war heroes when they got back from war? Killed the fucking lot because he was scared they'd revolt.

    Churchill's actions no doubt had negative effects, but the net effect was good.

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  • [+] 2 points 9 months ago* (8 children)
  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (7 children)

    Churchill didn't massacre anyone you plank. It was the Greek police. Read your own fucking source.

    And yes, communism is bad, it's failed in every single country that's tried it with 10s of millions of deaths.

    As Churchill said, Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others

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  • [+] 2 points 9 months ago* (7 children)
  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

    Lol you're right, he didn't personally pull the trigger so it doesn't count.

    Did you even read the source you provided? The Athens police shot the protestors.

    Bootlicker

    When you resort to ad hominems, you have lost the debate. But I'm more than happy to trade insults, it's good fun! You are a tankard. A retarded tanky.

    You realise that communism had been going on for quite a while by then, and was clearly authoritarian. Russia turned authoritarian literally within hours of the revolution

    Go learn some history

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  • [+] 2 points 9 months ago (6 children)
  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago* (5 children)

    You don't understand anything about geopolitics or history. You present an opinion piece from the guardian as some proof of something

    You have a lot to learn.

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  • [+] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)
  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    I prefer to read history facts, not feels.

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  • [+] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)
  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    I've read the rebuttal by the SEVEN greek historians. Have you?

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  • [+] 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Maybe you should read something other than one article to understand the situation?

    Greece was a conquered country. They were told to disarm, they didn't, understandably, so they got a few strafings from the air, understandably.

    Your position is ridiculous. You are criticising one of the few countries that bankrupted itself defeating fascism. Grow the fuck up

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  • [+] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)
  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)

    Again, lol, from your source. Try reading it yourself!

    Then last month, a leading historian quoted in the piece, André Gerolymatos, held a conference in British Columbia on the issue, inviting one of the co-authors of the piece and some of the academics who had protested to the paper. When it was over, he sent me his analysis, based, he said, on British and American archival sources as well as memoirs and secondary accounts.

    He wrote: “Did the British open fire on the demonstrators on 3 December 1944? The answer is no

    https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/28/readers-editor-on-athens-44-british-army

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  • [–] 35 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Come on now, OP. What ever other criticism you may level at that sandwich, you can't say that cheese and raw onion is lacking in flavour.

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  • [–] 21 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Cheese and onion is a pretty strong flavor.

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  • [+] 17 points 9 months ago* (10 children)
  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (8 children)

    I like cheese ,onions and bread. But I'm not in to eating an onion sliced like that, it's insane .

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  • [+] 9 points 9 months ago (7 children)
  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    OK, its delicious, I love to take a bite of onion like it's an apple and it tastes great!

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I actually ate an onion like an apple just the other day. It reminded me a lot of raw radish actually.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    > spends centuries conquering the world for spices

    > doesn't even use them

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  • [–] 23 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Just gotta grill that shit and everyone will be drooling for it

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I would assume that the texture of the onion is part of the appeal. So if you grill it you've got to either toast the bread or add a few chips to get that crunch.

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  • [+] 11 points 9 months ago (1 child)
  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    9/10 for ingredients

    2/10 for prep/cooking

    Cut that onion in half to make 2 disks, then quarter those, add just enough water to steam, cover and cook until soft or the water steams away, add butter and sautee until the onions are medium brown. Cube the cheese and add to the onions, stir until melted, add a pinch of flour, maybe a crushed and minced clove of garlic and cook for another minute, salt and pepper to taste. Butter and toast the inside of the roll spread the cheese and onion mixture.

    Consider taking an antacid if you can't handle garlic and onion.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    if you can't handle garlic and onion.

    At that point I’d consider violating the terms of service.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    True, if you already had half an onion on bread, you probably understood the assignment. Arguably, you might break up more of the cell walls in the prep work, but the cooking probably would have tamed it all a bit.

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  • [+] 9 points 9 months ago (1 child)
  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago*

    On the most shallow and vague level, me too. I wouldn't say it looks inviting, but maybe compelling somehow. I also unironically like brutalist architecture, so this feels like its cousin.

    I am reasonably certain any yearning would fade mid-way through my first bite, tho, as gigantic armies of raw onion just route and slay whatever other piddling forces of flavor they can find. Cheese? Bread? Erased, never heard of em.

    I've seen half this much onion just eviscerate more composed, varied, and coordinated forces than these, just by sheer ignorant, naked, might.

    Not for you?!

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    The Americans are not going to like what I am about to say: Beans on Toast is a great meal.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    It actually doesn't sound half bad, but for breakfast? I couldn't.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    Beans, toast, wilted spinach, fried tomato, sauteed mushrooms and onion, all sprinkled with thyme and served with a big cup of coffee.

    Not something I'd eat every day, but if I'm doing stage setup for a festival with back to back shifts? That brekkie will keep you going a good 10 hours.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    I don't even like beans, but if I did this sounds like a way better texture than just beans by themselves. I don't understand why people who enjoy them act like putting it on toast is weird.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago

    A good bun. A tasty onion. Flavourful cheese. What's not to like? If it was an American factory bread-like bun with American Cheese, the onion might still make it edible.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Grill the onion and melt the cheese

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

    What's with the poor cropping epidemic? Seriously.

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