[HPFGU-OTChatter] British Cuisine (was Chips)

[Neil Ward]

Catherine said:

<<<I am now getting very upset.  Apart from the fact that our chips our an
infinitely superior, sublime version of french fries (chunky, soft in the
middle, crispy on the outside) I resent the fact that is all we eat Neil!>>>

Hurray!  I knew I could start a chipping debate...

<<<What about Yorkshire pudding, old fashioned gravy, Steak and kidney pie,
Spotted Dick (that threw Jerry Springer on Richard and Judy!), Haggis (only
joking), bangers and mash, pies and liquor, jellied eels, a pint of North
Atlantic prawns, treacle tart....in fact, most of the food mentioned during
the feasts in HP.>>>

All of the above can also be served with chips.

Talking of M&S, earlier (that's Marks & Spencer, by the way... thank
goodness Spencer wasn't the majority shareholder), I've noticed a trend in
British supermarkets to offer not only a vast range of foreign dishes,
healthy foods, organic stuff and vegetarian foods, but to revisit some of
the great British classics.  It's quite easy to buy cute little Spotted
Dicks with creamy custard, luxury steak & kidney pies, cartons of
scrumptious-looking thick gravy, even ready made Yorkshire Puddings
(aaaarhghh!).  M&S do mini Yorkshire Puddings, but also some that are like
batter-armchairs cooked in beef dripping.  It's as if their marketing
division decided: "sod this healthy eating lark - let's put the fat back
in!!!"

Someone (Wotan?) mentioned bread & pullit.  I've never heard of that one, so
I guess it must be one of those regional dishes.  What is it? A chicken
sandwich, chicken with bread sauce?  Please tell me.

My own regional dish, which I've mentioned before, is hock'n'dough (pork
wrapped in suet pastry).  My hometown's football team is also nicknamed 'The
Doughboys," which could relate to this dish, but I think more likely stems
from the fact that the original team was created from staff of the local
flour mill (Whitworths, for the record), who had a kickabout in floury
aprons during their lunch hour.

Sorry, I'm rambling..

Neil (who has probably posted more about food than Harry Potter).

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