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Black pudding
« on: August 22, 2010, 02:40:19 PM »
DW and myself often discuss what things we can get here that we wouldn't be able to in the US, and what I would miss. I know I would miss pork pies (from the butcher, not supermarket), and those aren't easy to make at home either.
Today watching a cookery programme and they were using black pudding, so she said that would be another. I wouldn't miss that as it's very rare I have any, just if staying in a B&B and they have it with the English breakfast, but it might be a case of wanting some purely because you can't!
So got to looking online to see if it's available in the states....specifically on the east coast. Found a couple of Irish pubs in Philly that include it in an Irish breakfast.
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Re: Black pudding
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2010, 04:07:48 PM »
I already looked into this as I <3 black pudding. It's often one of my dinner party starters, pea puree, seared scallops and BP or caramelized apples, scallops, BP or as part of white bean stew with chorizo :)

http://www.foodireland.com/

Has black and White pudding mmmmmmm :D
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Re: Black pudding
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2010, 05:36:50 PM »
Can't handle the BP.  [smiley=bleck.gif]

I think DH would miss back bacon and brown sauce the most. How could he live without bacon butties?  :P
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Re: Black pudding
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2010, 05:51:35 PM »
There's a place in Cheektowaga, NY that sells proper British fare. Its a couple from Yorkshire that own/run the place. I can't remember the name of it right now but I do know they have a mail service. Bacon, sausages, assorted pies and pasties.
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Re: Black pudding
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2010, 05:53:29 PM »
I really want to try black pudding but I don't know if I can bring myself to it.  Maybe if I had tried it before I knew what it was.  I mean...I've eat hot dogs and snails and other things that are probably just as 'gross'...but I just don't know about this... :-\\\\
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Re: Black pudding
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2010, 06:11:52 PM »
I've tried it.  It's not as bad as I thought it would be, but it's just not my thing.  I only really like to eat poultry and fish as far as meat goes though, so there's a bit of a bias there.
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Re: Black pudding
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2010, 06:22:55 PM »
Quote from: Jewlz on August 22, 2010, 05:36:50 PM


I think DH would miss back bacon and brown sauce the most. How could he live without bacon butties?  :P

You can get back bacon via mail order and HP sauce is available everywhere. Unfortunately. ;)

I miss cumberland sausages but I believe I could mail order them from a place in NYC.
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Re: Black pudding
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2010, 07:49:31 PM »
Mmmm black pudding, white pudding, fruit pudding  [smiley=smitten.gif]
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Re: Black pudding
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2010, 10:06:19 PM »
You can get black pudding (one of my favorites), back bacon, bangers, etc here at some specialty British shops.  I know in Boston we've been able to get these items [when we lived in LA, it was SO much easier to get (there was even a shop that sold home-made meat pies and such) as there is a massive British population in Santa Monica].  You pay quite a bit more for it, but on those times you just have that undeniable craving, it's worth every penny.   ;)
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Re: Black pudding
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2010, 10:07:43 PM »
Quote from: Jewlz on August 22, 2010, 05:36:50 PM
Can't handle the BP.  [smiley=bleck.gif]

I think DH would miss back bacon and brown sauce the most. How could he live without bacon butties?  :P

Oh yes, I'd miss back bacon
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Re: Black pudding
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2010, 11:46:20 AM »
Quote from: balmerhon on August 22, 2010, 06:22:55 PM
You can get back bacon via mail order and HP sauce is available everywhere. Unfortunately. ;)

I miss cumberland sausages but I believe I could mail order them from a place in NYC.

Man, I looked EVERYWHERE for HP sauce while I was still living in Dallas and couldn't find it anywhere at all. Maybe it's just everywhere in New England?  :-\\\\
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Re: Black pudding
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2010, 11:57:39 AM »
I grew up among a very vibrant Irish American community in Cleveland, and they love their black pudding. Most Irish shops in Ohio tend to stock lots of sausages and black pudding (can't say I'm a fan, however)

There's also a great website (and a few others) that ships lots of Irish/English foods  foodireland dot com  I've ordered lots of things for my parents through their site with few problems.
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Re: Black pudding
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2010, 01:11:35 PM »
DH would agree with you TykeMan, he's really going to miss pork pies when we move.   :(  And I think making them myself is beyond my culinary abilities. 
I admit it, I do like a bit of black pudding once in a while.  And bread & dripping.   :)
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Re: Black pudding
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2010, 01:17:45 PM »
Quote from: June Cleaver on August 23, 2010, 01:11:35 PM
DH would agree with you TykeMan, he's really going to miss pork pies when we move.   :(  And I think making them myself is beyond my culinary abilities. 
I admit it, I do like a bit of black pudding once in a while.  And bread & dripping.   :)

It's not hard to make pork pies, and they taste delicious home mase! If you don't have a pie raise you can raise one around a tea cup.

Hot water shortcrust is your best bet for pastry as you can raise it easily :)
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