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In Reply to: RE: Not when I was there posted by amioutaline? on July 28, 2012 at 09:42:41
There are exceptions to the rule, as always, and you found some. Yet in my experience with English relatives (my father was from Birmingham), in general better food was found in pubs than not. I have no idea about the last choice you mention, but it could easily be hit and miss...glad you liked it, though.
Brian Walsh
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Eat haggis!
The equivalent of haggis here in PD areas, is hog maw. Simply sausage and onions and (if you've a gourmet twist, chopped apples, and cabbage, stuffed into a cow stomach.
A dish of death for me, but Golly Gee Wiz, it tasted so good. Enough fat and sodium to stop a horse's heart while in full gallop, but delicious. I was freaked out when I first heard of it. "Cow stomach?!!!"
Sheep's stomach and all of its innards, lungs, kiddlies, etc. is what Haggis is; poor folk food after the Lord of the Manor and his guests supped on the pig.
There are chefs in Britain taking traditional foods such as haggis and making gourmet feasts from the food-stuff that Brits have used to make rather tasteless food for centuries.
And then of course, the British equivalent of Indian food, curries and similar dishes, are more a British influenced cuisine than a true Indian cuisine. Another food that is walking death for me.
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I haven't been to Scotland but have been as far north as Durham, which is just about there. What a dreary yet interesting place. On the other hand, the Lake District, which normally is overcast and hence a bit dreary, had some sun and was spectacular! I'll not forget that, nor the very nice dinner my dad and I had at Grasmere.
I tend to prefer the cuisine of the country I'm visiting rather than ethnic foods of other lands. One notable exception was what may have been the best Italian food I've ever tasted, while in Tokyo! The lasagne was complex, melt in your mouth, super flavorful, you name it. My God, that was good! Oh, I think I'll go console myself with a piece of that super super sharp cheddar!
I might have a hard time with haggis, but like you, if I didn't know what I was eating I'd probably like it!
Brian Walsh
Central Fest is on Saturday, August 25th, and you're invited!
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