Why does the French give us the nickname rosbifs?

Answer 1

Because of the British perceived tasteless way of cooking roast beef, which made it taste more like boiled meat, and the perceived weirdness of the mint sauce that goes with it.

A French roast in comparison would have garlic cloves inserted inside the roast, a sauce of oil, butter and the cooking juices of the meat regularly poured over the meat, some herbs like thyme, and sliced or pearl onions or shallots added to the oven dish near the end of cooking in order to make an intensely flavored gravy.

Just like the British call the French "frogs" because of frog legs.

Don't ask me who started this culinary pride and insults battle.

Thankfully you don't know we eat bunnies and horses too. Between 2 snails... ^-^

Answer 2

Because of the British perceived tasteless way of cooking roast beef, which made it taste more like boiled meat, and the perceived weirdness of the mint sauce that goes with it.

A French roast in comparison would have garlic cloves inserted inside the roast, a sauce of oil, butter and the cooking juices of the meat regularly poured over the meat, some herbs like thyme, and sliced or pearl onions or shallots added to the oven dish near the end of cooking in order to make an intensely flavored gravy.

Just like the British call the French "frogs" because of frog legs.

Don't ask me who started this culinary pride and insults battle.

Thankfully they don't know we eat bunnies and horses too. Between 2 snails... ^-^

Answer 3

Rosbif sounds like 'roast beef' which is what the stereotypical English person eats. This is similar to English people referring to the French as 'frogs'.