Posted on 10/26/2007 11:23:43 AM PDT by the scotsman
Who needs fancy food when you can have the delights of Marmite, PG Tips and Fray Bentos? Last updated at 00:40am on 26th October 2007
'Gravy, PG Tips, Jammie Dodgers, Brown Sauce - the British have one of the most esoteric culinary tastes in the world. Now, award-winning food writer Nigel Slater has written a book celebrating this eccentric culture and choosing his favourites...
Great British traditions include dripping, OXO cubes and trifle..'
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I’d try some Marmite if I could find it.
Sounds "gas producing"...pfffft
Head cheese.
‘nuff said.
It’s cool and rainy here today. I plan on having Welsh Rarebit for supper this evening.
My mother often eats Marmite on toast for breakfast or tea.
The Brits do have one “pudding” or dessert that’s called “Spotted Dick” Needless to say I was quite hesitant to try that when I first came over here as it sounded too much like and STD! It’s actually pretty good, some sort of spongecake/toffee thing.
Spam, spam, spam, spam,
(I don’t remember the rest of the song)
Black pudding, aka blood sausage, is actually very tasty. Almost every Eurpean culture has a version of it - the blood was too valuable a source of nutrients to be discarded.
Look for Vegimite. It's the same stuff.
My husband likes it on toast, and it adds wonderful flavour to ground beef dishes.
So THAT’S what they do with the left over Brussels sprouts.
I think one of the Ladies exploded or something like that and that’s why the show is no longer on, as the Two Fat Ladies can no longer sing...
I do love a good English breakfast, fish & chips with malt vinegar, and a fresh shepherd’s pie.
That’s ... about it. 8)
Isn’t “Celebrated British Cooking” one of the thinnest books ever published?
Brit Food PING!
My mom used to serve us “soldiers”—strips of toast to dip into a soft-boiled egg—but I didn’t know they were called that.
I had a good Welsh Rarebit at Williamsburg, VA.
For a wedding gift, my great uncle sent us a trifle set. Well, we don’t make trifle very often, but it looks nice on the shelf. Same with the tea cozy my mom’s cousin sent to us.
Don’t forget Tripe and jellied Pigs Trotters...
...and to think they ruled the world...
What the Cajuns call Boudin Rouge..
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