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Mar 6, 2016 09:15:41   #
OldEarl Loc: Northeast Kansas
 
johneccles wrote:
Apparently the Scottish Haggis is banned in the US.
It's a great dish and is very tasty and usually goes with "Neeps" and "Tatties" (Turnips and Potatoes)
Here is a list of the ingredients:
Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver and lungs); minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, traditionally encased in the animal's stomach though now often in an artificial casing instead.
Sounds lovely doesn't it.
Another great UK delicacy is "Mushy Peas" which is usually eaten with Fish and Chips.
Also we must not forget "Spotted Dick" which a steamed pudding with currants in it usually eaten with custard.
Apparently the Scottish Haggis is banned in the US... (show quote)


Occasionally you get Canadian made haggis where I live--we have a British import shop. Unfortunately they also carry "vegetariian Haggis" which I consider a crime against nature. My son-in-law's mum still lives in Sussex so we have become acquainted with the cuisine. In fact my wife loves mushy peas.

A note to those who abhor Haggis. My Dad is from a Bavarian community so I grew up with German sausage which is similar--and around here a lot cheaper. My Norsky-Scots Calvinist grandmother would roll in her grave at the cost of imported Haggis.

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Mar 6, 2016 09:30:34   #
sb Loc: Florida's East Coast
 
Marmite - isn't that a large rodent that lives in the mountains out in the west? How do they cook it? :)

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Mar 6, 2016 09:50:08   #
allan catt Loc: gillingham,kent,uk
 
You gotta try Jaffa cakes Jerry

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Mar 6, 2016 11:34:32   #
Crwiwy Loc: Devon UK
 
Szalajj wrote:
I was introduced to frog in the hole, which is a slice of bread with the center removed, then you drop it into a frying pan with melted butter. Next, you crack an egg into the center hole, and let them cook for a little while. Then gently flip the toast and egg over and cook just a little while longer.

A variation would be to gently toast the bread first, then use a biscuit cutter to make a hole in the center, but the toast may not lay flat on the bottom of the pan causing the egg white to run under the toast.
I was introduced to frog in the hole, which is a s... (show quote)


Toad in the hole is preferable. This is Yorkshire pudding with sausages in it.

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Mar 6, 2016 11:42:09   #
Crwiwy Loc: Devon UK
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Those of you in the UK will recognize these food items, but I've never heard of most of them. My favorite English food is probably Digestives. I buy them six packs at a time from Amazon. A few years ago, when I ordered them from Amazon, I had to wait for them to be shipped from England. Now Amazon must be stocking them because they arrive quickly.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/floperry/british-foods-america-will-never-get-to-enjoy?bffbmain&utm_term=.lwkQw2o77a#.lvXKoLeBBG


Never realized you Americans were missing out on so much - and the list didn't even have Cornish Pasties or Haggis on it!

I would say though to British chocolate connoisseurs - Cadbury’s chocolate is most certainly not considered 'Proper' chocolate. To get that you need to go to one of the growing number of Chocolatiers making hand made chocolates.

Excellent commercial brands are Green & Blacks and Lindt - both of which make chocolate ranging up to 100% chocolate (no worries about sugar there).

Green and Black's Organic Dark Chocolate 85 Percent Cocoa 100 g
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Blacks-Organic-Chocolate-Percent/dp/B0069RPB16/ref=sr_1_3?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1457282676&sr=1-3&keywords=green+and+blacks+chocolate+100%25

Lindt Excellence 90% Cocoa Dark Supreme, 100g
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lindt-Excellence-Cocoa-Dark-Supreme/dp/B014PD02B4/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1457282806&sr=1-10&keywords=lindt+chocolate+100%25

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Mar 6, 2016 11:46:53   #
OldEarl Loc: Northeast Kansas
 
sb wrote:
Marmite - isn't that a large rodent that lives in the mountains out in the west? How do they cook it? :)


Close 8-)

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Mar 6, 2016 12:06:24   #
JCam Loc: MD Eastern Shore
 
Szalajj wrote:
I was introduced to frog in the hole, which is a slice of bread with the center removed, then you drop it into a frying pan with melted butter. Next, you crack an egg into the center hole, and let them cook for a little while. Then gently flip the toast and egg over and cook just a little while longer.

A variation would be to gently toast the bread first, then use a biscuit cutter to make a hole in the center, but the toast may not lay flat on the bottom of the pan causing the egg white to run under the toast.
I was introduced to frog in the hole, which is a s... (show quote)


Growing up in NY City suburbs, and later living in NJ for ten years and MA for 42, I'd always heard your "frog in the hole" called "Hobo Egg". For you guys and gals that have never tried it, you should; it's a great breakfast!

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Mar 6, 2016 12:08:08   #
JCam Loc: MD Eastern Shore
 
coffee55 wrote:
Interesting, Jerry; I too like to try different foreign foods but have never come across any American cuisine in our neck o' the woods.

While visiting the U.S. a few years ago I tried a Hershey Bar, .. I wasn't impressed, but there again I wasn't brought up with a taste for those.

If you can, buy a Christmas pudding (full of rich fruit) in December, and pour over a carton of Bird's Brandy Sauce........delicious after the main course, - another idiosyncratic custom we have, much to the scorn of our French friends across the channel.
Interesting, Jerry; I too like to try different fo... (show quote)


I think the Brandy alone would make a fine sauce too :thumbup:

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Mar 6, 2016 12:35:15   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Don Craig wrote:
Interesting post Jerry, I love to hear about food in other countries, but this writer seems to have an unnecessary penchant for bashing America.

Yeah. "... it needs to be eaten in moderation, something America isn’t very good at."

The date on one of the packages is 2008, so this must be an old article, or it used an old picture.

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Mar 6, 2016 12:51:33   #
Cykdelic Loc: Now outside of Chiraq & Santa Fe, NM
 
Don Craig wrote:
Interesting post Jerry, I love to hear about food in other countries, but this writer seems to have an unnecessary penchant for bashing America.



Yes.....how unexpected!

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Mar 6, 2016 13:42:30   #
geezer7 Loc: Michigan
 
Crwiwy wrote:
Never realized you Americans were missing out on so much - and the list didn't even have Cornish Pasties or Haggis on it!


Crwiwy: my first eleven years were spent in Plymouth and I remember fondly Ivor Dewdney pasties!
To my great surprise and delight pasties are pretty common in Michigan. They were brought over by Cornish miners who settled in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. After the mines dried up they moved south for the automotive jobs. Driving along highway 2 in the UP there are numerous signs advertising pasties.
Another item missing is clotted cream! A real artery clogger but delicious.

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Mar 6, 2016 14:05:01   #
John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK
 
I forgot all about BUBBLE and SQUEAK! How could I forget BUBBLE and SQUEAK, and only recently I was talking to a U.S. lady about it.

In our house it was something for Monday's in which the left over potato was fried having been mixed with almost everything else leftover but especially greens (brussel sprouts after Christmas). When the potato was bubbling the greens were squeaking. A little (or big) pattie of this goes well with a full English breakfast or as an accompaniment to most cold meats.

Only way I know of in which kids willing eat their greens!

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Mar 6, 2016 14:13:17   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Those of you in the UK will recognize these food items, but I've never heard of most of them. My favorite English food is probably Digestives. I buy them six packs at a time from Amazon. A few years ago, when I ordered them from Amazon, I had to wait for them to be shipped from England. Now Amazon must be stocking them because they arrive quickly.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/floperry/british-foods-america-will-never-get-to-enjoy?bffbmain&utm_term=.lwkQw2o77a#.lvXKoLeBBG


I'm not a big sweet fan, so most of the sodas and candies are of little consequence. I've had blood pudding at a local Irish Pub, in fact a breakfast very similar to what was pictured. HP sauce is not difficult to find here either. There was, possibly still is, a British Deli here, as well. Most of the things listed could be purchased there. The Kinder Surprise eggs, definitely not.
--Bob

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Mar 6, 2016 16:08:20   #
Brian in Whitby Loc: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
 
Many of these foods are available here in Canada.
We did not rebel against Britain though. :mrgreen:

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Mar 6, 2016 16:27:27   #
2Dragons Loc: The Back of Beyond
 
[quote=coffee55]I

While visiting the U.S. a few years ago I tried a Hershey Bar, .. I wasn't impressed, but there again I wasn't brought up with a taste for those. quote]

Hershey Bars were fine until Americans were introduced to really good chocolate from Italy, Switzerland & IKEAs dark chocolate bar is excellent. Couldn't tell you the last time I ate an American chocolate bar. There are many fine, small chocolatiers in the U.S. with little shops that produce wonderful chocolates.

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