18 Weird And Wonderful British Foods You Need To Try

[Deleted User] · 22/03/13 - 09:06

As an American I found this pretty interesting.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ailbhemalone/18-weird-and-wonderful-british-foods-you-need-to-try

1. Bedfordshire Clanger
2. Cranachan
3. Cullen Skink
4. Chicken Parmo
5. Rumbledethumps
6. Saffron Bun
7. Stargazy Pie
8. Sussex Pond Pudding
9. Ecclefechan Tart
10. Lucky Tatties
11. Berwick Cockles
12. Soor Plooms
13. Tablet
14. Black Bun
15. Hevva Cake
16. Scouse
17. Stottie Cakes
18. Yarg

A few sound good. Others not so much. But I'm picky anyway. They have funny names also.

I've never had Berwick Cockles, but I have had soft peppermints.

In case you are curious, here's a list of America's 50 best foods
http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/eat/best-usa-travel/top-50-american-foods-513946

Some weird foods out there.

evil c · 22/03/13 - 09:32

Hello American person. The only two of the British Foods I have eaten from the list are Cullen Skink, which I have no memory of, and Scouse, which is a local dish to me, living as I do on the other side of the river from Liverpool. Another one they could have added is Tripe and Onions which is horrible!

Hugh Jboobs · 22/03/13 - 09:35

I've only had two of them. Saffron Buns and Scouse. Enjoyed both!

[Deleted User] · 22/03/13 - 09:49

Leanna1989 wrote: »

As an American I found this pretty interesting.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ailbhemalone/18-weird-and-wonderful-british-foods-you-need-to-try

1. Bedfordshire Clanger
2. Cranachan
3. Cullen Skink
4. Chicken Parmo
5. Rumbledethumps
6. Saffron Bun
7. Stargazy Pie
8. Sussex Pond Pudding
9. Ecclefechan Tart
10. Lucky Tatties
11. Berwick Cockles
12. Soor Plooms
13. Tablet
14. Black Bun
15. Hevva Cake
16. Scouse
17. Stottie Cakes
18. Yarg

A few sound good. Others not so much. But I'm picky anyway. They have funny names also.

I've never had Berwick Cockles, but I have had soft peppermints.

In case you are curious, here's a list of America's 50 best foods
http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/eat/best-usa-travel/top-50-american-foods-513946

Some weird foods out there.

Eaten all them. Have even been to the yarg cheese factory. It's gray backwards, Cheese wrapped in nettle leaves..

Jol44 · 22/03/13 - 10:17

Never heard of most of them.

Scouse is a kind of stew isn't it, obviously with connections to Liverpool.

Saffron Buns are pretty boring to be honest. An interesting colour, but ultimately just taste like a pile of dough.

skazza · 22/03/13 - 11:12

Leanna1989 wrote: »

4. Chicken Parmo

Oh yes. The taste of Teesside.

(I've just put everyone off them now, haven't I...)

thejoyof_pat · 22/03/13 - 12:33

19. Deep Fired Mars Bars.

[Deleted User] · 22/03/13 - 12:54

Ooh, I'm definitely going to give this a go, I love simple fruit cake-y recipes.

http://travelaboutbritain.com/recipes/hevva_cake.php

phepia · 22/03/13 - 13:00

20) welsh cakes (nom nom)

I saw a programe which showed the clanger being made. Its basically a sausage roll shape pastry with apple pie filing and a gammon pasty kind of filing in the other end. Used basic suet type or puff kind of pastry, I wasn't really paying much attention. Looked very nice though

Electroflower · 22/03/13 - 13:16

You can actually buy Rumbledethumps in Sainsburys. My brother pointed it out to me in the shop the other day.

I'd never heard of it before. https://www.google.com/search?q=sainsburys+rumbledethumps&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=EgVMUcLEAoikPZqOgOAC&biw=1173&bih=611&sei=FAVMUZHTM4HBOMmIgcgN

premixxed · 22/03/13 - 13:17

I have never tried one of Mr Brains ****.

tenofspades · 22/03/13 - 13:37

I only know one of them!

Elanor · 22/03/13 - 14:22

Clanger always makes me laugh. I have vivid memories of an old episode of Just a Minute where Pam Ayres goes on about how to make a clanger (and something called Old Lady's Leg) and I can't hear the word now without thinking about it.

Of that list, I've heard of nearly all of them and eaten about half. Cranchan is just gorgeous, I used to have it often when I was at uni in Dundee.

DaisyBumbleroot · 22/03/13 - 14:47

skazza wrote: »

Oh yes. The taste of Teesside.

(I've just put everyone off them now, haven't I...)

Paaaaahhhhhmmmmmohhhh!!! Heaven before ten pints, heaven after. I like hot shot parmos, with pepperoni, mushroom and jalapenos on the top.... mmmmm getting hungry now

Who cares if people dont want to know coz theyre from Teesside, us smoggies know the score!

tysonstorm · 22/03/13 - 15:03

Leanna1989 wrote: »

As an American I found this pretty interesting.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ailbhemalone/18-weird-and-wonderful-british-foods-you-need-to-try

1. Bedfordshire Clanger
2. Cranachan
3. Cullen Skink
4. Chicken Parmo
5. Rumbledethumps
6. Saffron Bun
7. Stargazy Pie
8. Sussex Pond Pudding
9. Ecclefechan Tart
10. Lucky Tatties
11. Berwick Cockles
12. Soor Plooms
13. Tablet
14. Black Bun
15. Hevva Cake
16. Scouse
17. Stottie Cakes
18. Yarg

A few sound good. Others not so much. But I'm picky anyway. They have funny names also.

I've never had Berwick Cockles, but I have had soft peppermints.

In case you are curious, here's a list of America's 50 best foods
http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/eat/best-usa-travel/top-50-american-foods-513946

Some weird foods out there.

Only ever heard of 4 & 17.

I wouldn't mind trying, and it's not on your list, but deep-fried pizza or a deep-fried chocolate bar.

Jane Doh! · 22/03/13 - 15:06

Leanna1989 wrote: »

1. Bedfordshire Clanger
2. Cranachan
3. Cullen Skink
4. Chicken Parmo
5. Rumbledethumps
6. Saffron Bun
7. Stargazy Pie
8. Sussex Pond Pudding
9. Ecclefechan Tart
10. Lucky Tatties
11. Berwick Cockles
12. Soor Plooms
13. Tablet
14. Black Bun
15. Hevva Cake
16. Scouse
17. Stottie Cakes
18. Yarg

They sound like local rather than national foods.

I haven't heard of any of them.

kimindex · 22/03/13 - 15:09

Saffron buns, hevva cake and yarg are pretty everywhere down here. I love saffron buns. Yarg is fairly new invention.

Surprised black or white pudding isn't on the list or laverbread.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laverbread#Laverbread

tellywatcher73 · 22/03/13 - 15:30

I've had tablet, soor plooms, black bun and cranachan, all of which are delicious especially tablet although it gives me toothache.

glitterlady08 · 22/03/13 - 15:32

ONE of my friends really likes Manchester tarts...::D he says they are really tasty...:

I have never tried them...

tysonstorm · 22/03/13 - 15:36

glitterlady08 wrote: »

ONE of my friends really likes Manchester tarts...::D he says they are really tasty...:

I have never tried them...

Best handjobs in the NW.

RobinOfLoxley · 22/03/13 - 15:40

tysonstorm wrote: »

Only ever heard of 4 & 17.

I wouldn't mind trying, and it's not on your list, but deep-fried pizza or a deep-fried chocolate bar.

Buckfast Trifle for dessert

stud u like · 22/03/13 - 15:42

Most of those are Scottish or Northern foods. Then it goes to Cornwall.

The only thing fairly local to me is Sussex Pond Pudding which is easy to make.

psychedelic · 22/03/13 - 16:27

What about bread pudden (you can't say bread pudding it just sounds wrong wrong wrong). We grew up on it.

Jane Doh! · 22/03/13 - 16:29

psychedelic wrote: »

What about bread pudden (you can't say bread pudding it just sounds wrong wrong wrong). We grew up on it.

Are you from East Anglia?

psychedelic · 22/03/13 - 16:31

Jane Doh! wrote: »

Are you from East Anglia?

Grew up in Essex

Have you tried the wonderful exotic treat that is bread pudden?

[Deleted User] · 22/03/13 - 16:35

welsh cakes are bloody awful.

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