British Cuisine and funniest moments

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Neil Ward" <neilward at d...> wrote:
> 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).
> 
Excuse my ignorance... what is your hometown - somewhere North?
Catherine
My favourite funny passage from HP is now:
"What's that?" said Ron, pointing at a large dish of some sort of 
shellfish stew that stood beside a large steak-and-kidney pudding.
"Bouillabaisse," said Hermione.
"Bless you," said Ron.