Tag Archives: United Kingdom
World Eats: Jaffa Cakes
Jaffa Cake by Stuart Bryant A co-worker recently got back from the UK and brought back a dozen boxes of Jaffa cakes, specifically McVitie’s, the producers of the original Jaffa Cake in 1927. Jaffa cakes are a soft cookie with … Continue reading
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UK: Fave International Food
Chicken Tikka Masala is often called “England’s Natonal Dish” and England is known for its excellent variety of Indian food due to a large Britsh Indian population. So I was quite surprised to hear that Chinese food is now tops … Continue reading
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Cheese Map of the UK and Ireland
Did you ever wonder EXACTLY where you British cheese come from? OK, so maybe I’m the only one – but I guess I must not be since there is apparently a World Cheese Book chockablock with cheese maps. Here’s Ireland … Continue reading
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Top 10 English Foods
…as picked by the Times UK. Sure, there’s fish and chips, but some stuff we haven’t heard of before, including Parkin, a type of molasses cake common to Yorkshire.
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…Welsh Rarebit?
So what is it? Welsh rarebit is apparently a beloved Welsh sauce (served over toast), consisting of cheese, mustard and beer. Actually sounds pretty tasty! For a long time I though it was something akin to sweetbreads – innocuous sounding, … Continue reading
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