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18 Weird And Wonderful British Foods You Need To Try
As an American I found this pretty interesting.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ailbhemalone...ou-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/e...n-foods-513946 Some weird foods out there. |
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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!
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I've only had two of them. Saffron Buns and Scouse. Enjoyed both!
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As an American I found this pretty interesting.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ailbhemalone...ou-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/e...n-foods-513946 Some weird foods out there. |
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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. |
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4. Chicken Parmo
(I've just put everyone off them now, haven't I...) |
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19. Deep Fired Mars Bars.
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Ooh, I'm definitely going to give this a go, I love simple fruit cake-y recipes.
![]() http://travelaboutbritain.com/recipes/hevva_cake.php |
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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 |
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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=sain...HTM4HBOMmIgcgN
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I have never tried one of Mr Brains Faggots.
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I only know one of them!
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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. |
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Oh yes. The taste of Teesside.
(I've just put everyone off them now, haven't I...) ![]() Who cares if people dont want to know coz theyre from Teesside, us smoggies know the score! |
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As an American I found this pretty interesting.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ailbhemalone...ou-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/e...n-foods-513946 Some weird foods out there. I wouldn't mind trying, and it's not on your list, but deep-fried pizza or a deep-fried chocolate bar.
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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 I haven't heard of any of them. |
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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 |
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I've had tablet, soor plooms, black bun and cranachan, all of which are delicious especially tablet although it gives me toothache.
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ONE of my friends really likes Manchester tarts...:
he says they are really tasty...:I have never tried them...
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ONE of my friends really likes Manchester tarts...:
he says they are really tasty...:I have never tried them... ![]()
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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. ![]() |
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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. |
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What about bread pudden (you can't say bread pudding it just sounds wrong wrong wrong). We grew up on it.
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What about bread pudden (you can't say bread pudding it just sounds wrong wrong wrong). We grew up on it.
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Are you from East Anglia?
![]() Have you tried the wonderful exotic treat that is bread pudden?
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