I love the UK

[bogeyes]

Why not try a PUKKA pie?

 

[Dave Miller]

Les
I may be in Dublin in March. Which pub?
Jack

Any one; as long as it's scruffy.

 

[severian]

black pudding

Dave and Les,
Do the pubs in Ireland serve that yummy black pudding? I wonder what they make that stuff out of.
Jack

 

[Andy K]

Dave and Les,
Do the pubs in Ireland serve that yummy black pudding? I wonder what they make that stuff out of.
Jack

It is congealed pigs blood cooked in pigs intestine. Usually served sliced and fried. See: Dead Link Removed

 

[severian]

pig blood

It is congealed pigs blood cooked in pigs intestine. Usually served sliced and fried. See: Dead Link Removed

Andy
Now that's real food. 100% pig.
Jack

 

[Bob F.]

I should point out that Black Pudding is never seen south of Manchester... Down south it is officially classified as Hazardous Waste and comes under the control of the Atomic Energy Commission. Should there be a report of a Black Pudding on the loose in London, crack teams of exterminators are sent out from Whitehall to neutralize the threat with extreme prejudice... Entire streets have been blown up in order to isolate and destroy the Puddings before they breed and multiply. Difficult to identify, sadly, a Bratwurst visiting London was recently misidentified as a Black Pudding and shot by the Metropolitan Police in a "friendly fryer" incident.

Cheers, Bob.

 

[severian]

pudding wars

I should point out that Black Pudding is never seen south of Manchester... Down south it is officially classified as Hazardous Waste and comes under the control of the Atomic Energy Commission. Should there be a report of a Black Pudding on the loose in London, crack teams of exterminators are sent out from Whitehall to neutralize the threat with extreme prejudice... Entire streets have been blown up in order to isolate and destroy the Puddings before they breed and multiply. Difficult to identify, sadly, a Bratwurst visiting London was recently misidentified as a Black Pudding and shot by the Metropolitan Police in a "friendly fryer" incident.

Cheers, Bob.

Bob,
Not a pretty picture, but I would still classify black pudding as true gourmet fare. Being raised in Philadelphia I'm no stranger to haute cuisine. Cheesesteaks,hoagies,tastykakes and scrapple all washed down with Franks Black Cherry Wishniak. Philly gourmet food. Scrapple is the ground up cadavers of various barnyard animals. They put other things in it ( I'm convinced one ingredient is hair) form it into cakes and then you fry it up at breakfast. Two schools of thought here. The conservatives put maple syrup on it. The liberals opt for ketchup. I'm a ketchup man myself.
cheers back,
Jack

 

[Bob F.]

Indeed, many feel that this persecution of the humble Black Pudding is excessive and that it should be allowed to roam free in the wild as it's ancestors once did.

To this end, pairs of Puddings have been re-introduced into the wild under controlled conditions in wilderness areas. It is hoped that the recent ban on hunting Puddings with hounds will allow them to breed sufficiently to create sustainable communities.

Many farmers however are opposed to this, fearing for their livelihood (a fully grown Buck pudding can easily bring down even a quite large and well developed lettuce) and are expected to petition for the right to shoot any Black Puddings found to be molesting Wellingtons or other at-risk footwear.

One can only hope that good sense will prevail.

Cheers, Bob.

 

[markbb]

I should point out that Black Pudding is never seen south of Manchester...
Cheers, Bob.

bob,
you've never been to the black country then? Chitlins, grey peas, black pudding, faggots* - the staple diet in Bilston.

* to our Colonial friends, faggots are minced up pigs liver and any other bits lying round, wrapped in the lining of a pigs stomach.
A faggot is also a bundle of twigs and sticks used as kindling for a fire. Hence the slang term 'fag' for a cigarette.

 

[KenS]

I should point out that Black Pudding is never seen south of Manchester...

No self-respecting black pudding would want to be seen "north" of Manchester either... yer gettin a wee bit too close to haggis country!

Ken

 

[mono]

Do not say anything against Haggis!

 

[Fintan]

I should point out that Black Pudding is never seen south of Manchester... Down south it is officially classified as Hazardous Waste

Not so, #5 on your list of restaurants has been known to serve it

 

[Ole]

Do not say anything against Haggis!

I certainly won't - when I spent two weeks on an oil rig with Scottish catering it was sheer delight finally getting a meal that wasn't deep fried!

 

[mono]

We have something similar to Haggis here in Germany, so I love it ;-))

 

[severian]

FOOD FIGHT!!!

 

[severian]

Haggis

"I love the smell of Haggis in the morning
it smiles like............"

 

[David Brown]

You looked in the wrong places. Most Indian restaurants do not require pre-booking, neither do chinese. Then there's good old fish 'n' chips. Did you try eating in pubs? The majority of pubs do great food.

Andy:

This is exactly what my wife told me for years before our visit. However, our extremely unscientific sample of -1- did not confirm this. The first place we went after checking into our hotel was the closest pub. They actually had a butcher type display case with some pretty nice looking steaks for not much money. We happily ordered two and waited.

They cooked them. And cooked them, and ... Well, they were reduced to shoe leather. Oh, well.

Still, for the rest of our trip, we ate very well. The wife had learned to love Indian food on her first visit to Britain (before we met).

The only thing we did not get and wished we had, was the "spotted dick". Inquiring Colonial minds want to know: what is a "spotted dick"? :confused:

Cheers, y'all.

David

 

[Andy K]

Spotted Dick is a steamed or boiled pudding made with suet dough and raisins. Similar to Treacle Pudding. Served with hot custard it is delicious!

http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/Desserts%20and%20Puddings/spotted_dick__ht__dp__british__1.htm

 

[laz]

A shout out to the UK and all the people there. I LOVE YOU GUYS! Everyone should go to London to photograph. The people are uniformally positive and helpful. I was cleared and needn't be bothered. How very civilized. .
At Gatwick airport My wife and I were asked to leave the ticket line. We were taken to a secured room and our luggage was searched. What they found in my luggage was 23 very large Cadbury bars. They all got a good laugh when I explained that I was taking them to supply my English and Irish friends in the States.

While youse guys are having a food fight I would just like to point out that Jack is also to be commended. In each of these episodes he was obviously calm, polite and maintained a sense of humor throughout.

In other words he acted with respect to these people whose jobs are often none too easy. You mostly get what you give in this life. Although I'm not terribly nationalistic I want to thank Jack for representing Americans as something other than the brash obnoxious minority you so often hear about.

-Bob <humming a few bars of God Bless America, mixed with God Save The Queen >

 

[Andy K]

Andy:

This is exactly what my wife told me for years before our visit. However, our extremely unscientific sample of -1- did not confirm this. The first place we went after checking into our hotel was the closest pub. They actually had a butcher type display case with some pretty nice looking steaks for not much money. We happily ordered two and waited.

They cooked them. And cooked them, and ... Well, they were reduced to shoe leather. Oh, well.

I have to admit you take pot luck with steak steak over here unless you go to a proper restaurant, however, you were probably unlucky and found a bad pub. Personally when asked how I'd like my steak I say, <cliche alert> "Pull it's horns out and wipe it's backside!" </end cliche alert>

 

[GFDarlington]

There's more to the UK than London. Its a whole continent in microcosm: The Lake District; the coastal cliffs and marshes; The Peak District and the Yorkshire Moors and Dales, as well as a wide range of towns and cities, all built in local vernacular styles and materials. Don't stick to the obvious, try cities such as Newcastle upon Tyne as well as Durham or Glasgow as well as Edinburgh.
And by the way - post 9/11 the police are not quite so accommodating!!!

 

[Schlapp]

Well I live in the [north] Uk and the food is great. My partner just cooked up some potato cake with chick peas and we had that with brocoli, carrots and onions - all washed down the a glass of local Millstone ale. and i didn't even have to leave home

 

[roteague]

There's more to the UK than London. Its a whole continent in microcosm: The Lake District; the coastal cliffs and marshes; The Peak District and the Yorkshire Moors and Dales, as well as a wide range of towns and cities, all built in local vernacular styles and materials. Don't stick to the obvious, try cities such as Newcastle upon Tyne as well as Durham or Glasgow as well as Edinburgh.

You are so right..... I've spent very little time in the UK, but the time I spent there was fantastic. I thought the country was stunningly beautiful.

 

[KenS]

I certainly won't - when I spent two weeks on an oil rig with Scottish catering it was sheer delight finally getting a meal that wasn't deep fried!

Ole
(coming a bit 'late' in replying)The "Hardest " thing about Haggis is in the 'hunting' for them when the 'smir' has you soaked through to the skin and you have a hard time seeing any more than 50 feet 'through' it.. but you 'eventually get to go 'home' soaked.. and cold 'into the bone'.
I was not aware that the 'cunning' haggis could/would 'swim' all the way out to the oil rigs.

Ken
(who 'escaped' to Canada in '63) and has had to 'go without' a great meal for too long

 

[BrianShaw]

A bit late... that’s quite the understatement!