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Hannah

Thanks for the information on "Tar-gut". That has given me some ideas. I also like your missing full stops at end of last sentence in a paragraph. It saves unnecessary typing as we know you have reached the end of a sentence

Tyke

I had some lovely black pudding with my breakfast (at 2pm) in Liverpool today. All my family love Yorkshire puddings and we have them with any roast, not just beef. Several pubs here serve large Yorkshire Puddings, but they are topped with meat and gravy. I have had them occasionally but they taste rather tough and not fresh. I would love to have tried your grandma's YPs.

I am glad you enjoy the Supermarket Stuff from Malone and me. I have done a few cricket ones, on similar lines, for players in the "Seniors" teams I play for. They are generally well-received. I could put one on a thread if you would like to see it.

Hannah, all pedants … and all discerning eaters, the list of old dishes was revolting! I'm glad that those have all left us - and for good, I hope.

I think global cuisine is the way to go. This topic came up at a dinner party last weekend and proved an interesting topic. I made some new friends - Donna Kebab, Peter Bread, Sam O'Sah and Chick N Kieve (the last-named is American, and insisted on the N). Jigjag has no doubt stocked up on copious supplies of freekeh and quinoa, but I'm sure he wouldn't mind broadening his horizons.

We were staying at a remote B&B inland from Oban - so remote that we took the evening meal option. One night we were served some absolutely succulent meat, delicious but unlike anything I was familiar with. When we asked what it was, we were told "ox cheek"!

btw despite being from the West Country, I love black pudding and haggis (both always with a poached egg on top, please!)

Jigjag,

Would love to read your cricketing thread - I think there are a few other cricket lovers on the forum too.

(BTW - Grandma`s YPuds were crispy on top !)

ChrisE, I always recoiled from the very idea of ox cheeks - and cod cheeks seemed even worse. I then saw a dish on 'Masterchef' or 'Great British Menu' which had ox cheeks in it - and what a lovely-looking dish it was. There was a thick, shiny gravy and meat that was so tender it was failing apart with just a fork. I now feel I might enjoy it!

PS I'll be unable to comment on any cricket scenarios, sketches etc as it's a sport I've never managed to like. Sorry, jigjag!

I was in London's East End until I was 18, and remember sometimes having bread and dripping.

To add to the list of unpleasant (to many) food: jellied eels. I don't like anything jellied, let alone something slimy like an eel.

In an Aberdeen b-and-b, an Oriental gentleman and I were the only people breakfasting. When he asked me what one item on his plate was, I played safe and pretended I didn't know, as it was black pudding and he might not have appreciated knowing its main ingredient.

@Steve - are you still in London? Being a veggie I have to say we are lucky here to get such a wide range of works food options that I can eat!

I live in the East End now but grew up in Essex, and when my friends and I would come in to London they would always insist on stopping at Tubby Isaacs famous jellied eel stall in Aldgate (it's closed now). I never fancied it, the sight and smell was more than enough to put me off.

Black pudding on the other hand......I've had it a few times when I've been in Ireland and it was delicious. - but I think Paul is right, it's better not to know what it's made of :-)

Although I'm from the south, I love haggis.
I wouldn't want to watch it being made though!

@Rossim - try Macsween vegetarian haggis from Waitrose - it’s surprisingly good! Best sliced, frozen, then microwaved as and when.