British Cooking

See, I'm not all that big on the pastys. Closest thing I like is the cheese and ham melt from Greggs.

Greggs is the devil. Just thinking about it makes me hungry.  Too cheap and too moreish to exist.

Probably reitterating what's already been said but wanted to add my 2p-

I <3 pub food.  Bangers and mash, toad in the hole, fish and chips.  Uh, it's so bad, but oooohhh so good.  (Yes, I had fish and chips in the US but it's totally not the same- especially not the same as chip shops.)

I <3 curry.  And I never had that in the US.

Other things I've picked up since being here....putting spread on sandwiches... like spread on a sandwich with salami.  I don't know what it is, but it is nice.

I'm also seriously in love with piccalilli and English mustard (it's great when you're nose tingles because of it! hahaha). And Coronation Chicken.

Sunday roast dinners are alright.  I do find it to be a bit too much food sometimes though.  Although, I could proably eat an entire plate of roast parsnips!

I have to agree with the custard comments though.  Having been through my first UK Christmas and eating all the puds... I definitely prefer American desserts to British.  And I am really not a fan of warm custard.  It's just weird.



Ok, I'm hungry.....

Huh! Well, it looked just like that, but without the cashews... what else is in there? Are those chick peas or some other nut? Anyway, I loooove cashews, so I think that's about the only thing that would've made that rice better for me.  Do you have a recipe?!

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/lemon-cashew-rice

Yup, ChickPEAS

Ok. This post has officially made me hungry.  I love *good* fish and chips and mushy peas, cottage pie, walker's crisps, pot-o-noodle (yeah I know), an awesome English breakfast, savoury pie, and the abundance of sunday roast.  Ooooh and Yorkshire puds.

OMG, how could I have left off the full English on my list!?!??!?!
I even eat Black Pudding....

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/lemon-cashew-rice

Yup, ChickPEAS

Oh YUM! I will have to give that a go!  Thanks!

I like the idea of an all day breakfast. That if you want eggs and sausages in a restaurant at 3 in the afternoon, you can have them.

I love custard, always have.

I like the idea of an all day breakfast. That if you want eggs and sausages in a restaurant at 3 in the afternoon, you can have them.

I love custard, always have.

Maybe it is because PA has a lot of diners, but I was always able to get breakfast at any time, including blueberry pancakes.  Ahhh blueberry pancakes. 

I love parsnips, I know we get them at home, but I just never thought to do anything with them until moving here. 

I cooked mutton last night and it was dee-lish!
Another thing I love here that may not have been mentioned is red onion marmalade.

I think I love British cooking most in the winter. All those gorgeous root vegetables, roasted, in soups... And the assortment of dark green leafies. I really eat well in the winter here. But in summer I feel the absence of ripe local tomatoes. It's just not the right climate for a lot of summer fruits and they have to come from Spain or other parts of the Med.

On the other hand, Summer Pudding... Yum!

But in summer I feel the absence of ripe local tomatoes. It's just not the right climate for a lot of summer fruits and they have to come from Spain or other parts of the Med.

I get loads of ripe local tomatoes! Especially if I grow my own! 

I'm with you on winter food, though. It's so warm and comforting. Mmmmm.....

And Coronation Chicken.

This.

I love parsnips, I know we get them at home, but I just never thought to do anything with them until moving here. 

And this!

Greggs is the devil. Just thinking about it makes me hungry.  Too cheap and too moreish to exist.

Totally agree. They have those caramel donuts which are the closest thing I can get to a maple bar and now that I've thought about it, I'm dying to go get one.

I like a Steak Slice once in a while, but imo the British love puff pastry too much, the majority of which I find cheap and nasty! But saying that my 4 year old son LOVES sausage rolls!

I do a mean Toad in the Hole, its my last resort easy week night dinner! And lots of people tell me that I do a mean roast beef dinner for a nice Jewish girl from Long Island!!!

I do a mean Toad in the Hole

Can you divulge your secrets? Believe it or not, I've still never had toad in the hole, but thought I might try to make it this week to change up the old sausage routine.