British Food

[migrant]

When I lived in Maine at the start of every hunting season (a religious day for most Maine residents) many restaurants added baked beans to their breakfast. Maybe being in the northeast there is still a little British left (or maybe they are just stocking the hunters up??)

[Dannie Boy]

Was on a job at Drax Power Station near Selby, Yorkshire many moons ago and staying at a local pub. One of my favorite dishes served there was a Sunday Roast in a giant Yorkshire Pudding - that and a couple of pints certainly put paid to the day!!
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Was that at The Owl at Hambleton - great food!!

[caller]

I have to say I don't really get eating Yorkshire pud with any old roast. When I grew up it was only ever served with beef and was something to look forward to, enjoy and savour. I can't say I have found a great Yorkshire pud here, but as anything with British food, it seems to vary from region to region what people actually prefer.

I suspect that many of us retirees here grew up eating 'meat and two veg' as a basic meal - which basically referred to something like a pork chop, spuds of some sort and different types of veg. On the whole a pretty well balanced meal compared to the crap out there now.

Also Jack, if you can find it, do try 'bubble & squeak', I'd love your feedback! Growing up, this for me was a typical monday meal, using the left over meat from the Sunday roast, alongside the left over boiled potatoes and the veg, usually more cooked than needed for this Monday treat, which were then made into patties and fried - the name refers to the noise it makes when frying. I still love this now. My mother always called it fry up. I like it with a sweet pickle like Branstons (but never Branstons) and home made pickled onions. Wonderful!

I'm really looking forward to your reports on how your get on.

[lindosfan1]

The tastes between different races is interesting. My Thai wife does not like British and cakes biscuit,s she finds them to sweet. To day she gave me a Thai cake, it was small, with pastry wrapped around a fruit, very bland tasted more like a bland meat pie, she ate a durian one repulsive. If you have a sweet tooth you will love our cakes and biscuits.

Savoury treats to look out for, Cornish pasty homemade in the old with meat at one end apple at the other a quick instant meal.Bubble and squeak always tasty, a cockney treat pie and mash and liquor or jellied eels highly unlikely to find them in Thailand, Toad in the hole, sausage cooked in a yorkshire pudding batter mix

[HHTel]

Until my wife arrived in the UK, she'd never tasted western food. She also pointed out while we were in Thailand, that she doesn't eat beef (promised Bhudda). The first weekend in the UK we went to a 'Sunday carvery'. She pointed to the beef joint. I told her that it was BEEF. "I don't care" she said. "It looks nice". She's been a big fan of Sunday roast with beef ever since.

Reminds me of Indians I used to use on software contracts. When taking them to their guest house, I had to inform the landlady that they were vegetarian. Almost without exception, all the Indians pointed out that they were vegetarians in India. "We're not in India now!"

[pharvey]

Was that at The Owl at Hambleton - great food!!

It wasn't the Owl, but unfortunately being that long ago (and my memory), I can't remember (it had good beer )! What I do remember was a wonderful old lady there who gave me a very hard time if I ever did a shift on a Sunday - the "Lord's Day". I did try to explain that if nobody worked the Sunday at the Power Station, there may be a few issues with electricity - always fell on deaf ears, but was always good to me and made sure I went to work on a full stomach (cooked on gas of course)!!

Thinking back to Yorkshire where my dear departed grandparents (on my father's side) lived, I was never allowed to go out drinking with my uncle (a connoisseur of quaffing the pint) without having a slice of "Bread & Dripping" to line my stomach - not exactly a British culinary masterclass I must admit (try and experience it) , but it kept me sober for a few rounds at my (then) tender age!!

[lindosfan1]

I had forgotten about dripping, my mother kept a big bowl of it. Spread on hot toast delicious.

[pharvey]

I had forgotten about dripping, my mother kept a big bowl of it. Spread on hot toast delicious.

Always keep dripping from a Beef Roast - simply the best way to cook roast potatoes!!

[Jack_Batty]

I have to say I don't really get eating Yorkshire pud with any old roast. When I grew up it was only ever served with beef and was something to look forward to, enjoy and savour. I can't say I have found a great Yorkshire pud here, but as anything with British food, it seems to vary from region to region what people actually prefer.

I suspect that many of us retirees here grew up eating 'meat and two veg' as a basic meal - which basically referred to something like a pork chop, spuds of some sort and different types of veg. On the whole a pretty well balanced meal compared to the crap out there now.

Also Jack, if you can find it, do try 'bubble & squeak', I'd love your feedback! Growing up, this for me was a typical monday meal, using the left over meat from the Sunday roast, alongside the left over boiled potatoes and the veg, usually more cooked than needed for this Monday treat, which were then made into patties and fried - the name refers to the noise it makes when frying. I still love this now. My mother always called it fry up. I like it with a sweet pickle like Branstons (but never Branstons) and home made pickled onions. Wonderful!

I'm really looking forward to your reports on how your get on.

Bubble and squeak sounds interesting and delicious. I will look out for it and definitely give it a try. Regardless of what I try, I will keep the group apprised of my explorations and thoughts about the cuisine.

[Jack_Batty]

The tastes between different races is interesting. My Thai wife does not like British and cakes biscuit,s she finds them to sweet. To day she gave me a Thai cake, it was small, with pastry wrapped around a fruit, very bland tasted more like a bland meat pie, she ate a durian one repulsive. If you have a sweet tooth you will love our cakes and biscuits.

Savoury treats to look out for, Cornish pasty homemade in the old with meat at one end apple at the other a quick instant meal.Bubble and squeak always tasty, a cockney treat pie and mash and liquor or jellied eels highly unlikely to find them in Thailand, Toad in the hole, sausage cooked in a yorkshire pudding batter mix

I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, but I do like a dessert now and then if it is subtly sweet. My only weakness might be ice cream now and then. That toad in the hole sounds pretty frickin’ good, and I’m hoping I can find that and give it a try. Jellied eels? Jeez...alright. Doesn’t sound too appetizing, but I’m game to try anything once. I survived balut and tarantulas, I guess jellied eels won’t kill me!

[HHTel]

Jellied eels! OMG very very much a love them or hate them. I was persuaded once. My gag reflex worked overtime. I, for one, could never recommend them but of course there are others from 'The Smoke' that would kill for them!

[pharvey]

Also some differences with regards to the "Full English", "Full Welsh", "Full Scottish" and "Full Irish"...... What's available in HH and do they know the difference? Sausages, Bacon, White Pudding, Black Pudding, and my love bara lafwr - Laverbread to you English speaking persons..

When working in the US, it was either a "Stack of sickly Pankackes" or crappy crispy bacon with a burnt egg or two. I'll take my homemade poached egg on toast with some grated cheese any day of the week!!

[Dannie Boy]

I had forgotten about dripping, my mother kept a big bowl of it. Spread on hot toast delicious.

Always keep dripping from a Beef Roast - simply the best way to cook roast potatoes!!

I remember as a young lad my grandparents had a Chalet on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent and we would spend extended holidays there. One year we went with my Nan, my mum and two sisters after dad had dropped us off and returned home for work it became obvious that neither my Nan or mum had been given any housekeeping money so we ended up living for a week on bread and dripping until dad came back to collect us the following week!!

[HarryVardon]

I did forget a few English dishes in my last post such as Cottage-, Shepherds- and Fisherman's Pies (very different to other pies, made with mash potato instead of pastry), Cornish Pasties, Welch Rarebit, etc. Most English desserts are covered with custard or fresh cream (bread & butter pudding, roly poly pudding, spotted dick, toffee pudding, various crumbles (apple, rhubarb, cherry, etc.), etc. Many of these are available in Thailand. What is not available here is a good freshly-made sherry trifle. That is the top English dessert!

[HHTel]

living for a week on bread and dripping

I'd forgotten about bread and dripping. That's when we knew there wasn't enough money in the kitty even for spam!
Used to fight over the brown juices at the bottom of the basin.