I'm gonna stick my neck out a long way here and say to my all my (very, very few) french ancerstors and every single one of their many, many cousins and neighbors: Thank you for our freedom, but especially, thank you for inventing french food. Yummmm and the best tasting progeny it produced: Cajun. I too have been all over the world and rarely had a bad meal but Cajun is beyond compare (IMHO). Just as an after-thought, I wouldn't visit the British isles for the food. I'd go to the BI for many great reasons, but none of them gastronomic. Oh yes, Greek/Turkish food get's an honorable mention. Is there any way to cook lamb badly?