On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:02:22 GMT, jay wrote:

It is supposed to cure a hang over. Is it because it is SO good you
forget about the hang over. I have had it before..the texture was a
'bit' off for me. g

Menudo is the reputed hangover cure. Tripe is just one main ingredient
in menudo.

"jay" wrote

I love Brits..and especially the city of London.. but for the most part
this list looks way better than most of what I have eaten there. lol


Ooh, killfile, killfile! (Just joking, Jay.)

Dora

5. Black pudding

blecchh
Which have you tried, with the fatty lumps or without?


the one without the fatty lumps...

unintentionally tasted a sweet dish using pig's blood (a Neapolitan thing I
think...that's where the woman who made it came from; she gave a bowl of it
to my mother) that made it look like a dark chocolate custard (it had cocoa
and sugar in it I think) I made the mistake of trying it one day thinking it
was choc custard that mum had made; talk about blecchh !!!

sort of a sweet/salty combo thing that was quite disgusting (and disturbing)

Adam Funk wrote:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/05/uk_food_poll/

A poll of 4,903 people by the Beeb's foodie mag Olive has proved
[...]
Here's that list in full. It requires a strong stomach:
1. Tripe
2. Jellied eels
3. Deep-fried Mars bar
4. Brawn (meat from the head of a pig)
5. Black pudding
6. Tapioca
7. Faggots
8. Marmite

AOK up to this point, in any order.
Not sure why Brits eat cigarettes.

9. Semolina

This is really just ground wheat. The rest of the world
does great things with it; the British apparently cannot.

10. Beetroot (in vinegar)
11. Pickled egg

Meh. Pickled is pickled. If you like a food, you
probably like it pickled as well. These are ... OK.

12. Haggis

This is not really food, per se, but legend.
Unpalatable legend all the same.

13. Sandwich spread

Could you be more generic? What, exactly, do the
British fear about 'sandwich spread'?

14. Cockles (in vinegar)

See 10 & 11.

15. Spaghetti hoops

See #13. One needs to get more adventurous than
ketchup sauce on boiled-flat pasta.

16. Banana custard
17. Chicken tikka masala
18. Kippers
19. Rhubarb
20. Tinned tomato soup

Overall, Anglo cuisine needs more Biba Caggiano, Jamie
Oliver and Delia Smith. Perhaps even Nigella Lawson.


--

TomH [ antonomasia at gmail dot com ]

On Thu, 6 Apr 2006 11:37:13 -0400, "Otto Bahn" wrote:

"NeedforSwede2" wrote

19. Rhubarb

mmmmm apple & rhubarb crumble
Going to try a Rhubarb and ginger crumble. The recipe sounds wonderful.

Oh, now you mention the other ingredients. Rhubarb
and *sugar* is okay. Rhubarb straight is nasty. I
knew kids who ate it straight from the garden. Ick.

I don't remember an "oTTo" back then, but maybe you were just a bike
path as a youth.

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Harming humanity since 1951.
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"Adam Funk" wrote in message news:hv1fg3- Here's that
list in full. It requires a strong stomach:
1. Tripe
2. Jellied eels
3. Deep-fried Mars bar
4. Brawn (meat from the head of a pig)
5. Black pudding
6. Tapioca
7. Faggots
8. Marmite
9. Semolina
10. Beetroot (in vinegar)

Bleaghhhhhhhhhhhhh to all the above

11. Pickled egg

Yes but I make my own


12. Haggis
13. Sandwich spread
14. Cockles (in vinegar)
15. Spaghetti hoops

No, no, no and no

16. Banana custard

My favourite as a child

17. Chicken tikka masala
18. Kippers
19. Rhubarb

Oh yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rhubarb pie is delicious

20. Tinned tomato soup

Nope


Comments?

As a Yorkshire woman who has lived in Scotland for many years I can honestly
say that apart from the above exceptions I think the rest disgusting

Ophelia

Adam Funk wrote:

there are some dishes, no matter how classic or traditional, which
are unlikely to pass your lips."

Here's that list in full. It requires a strong stomach:
1. Tripe

Shoot. I wouldn't even touch it with a 100-foot pole or
even a 100-foot Pole!

2. Jellied eels

Definitely deserves second place. Jellied fish is the only
thing I can think of that's more disgusting than jellied meat
and/or jellied offal.

3. Deep-fried Mars bar

Now, what is this doing here? I haven't tried one yet but
it sounds good to me.

4. Brawn (meat from the head of a pig)

I guess I wouldn't mind eating actual "meat", i.e. muscle
tissue from a pig's head (barring the tongue), it's all the
other weird stuff that seems to come with it I won't eat.

5. Black pudding

When I was in Ireland I had black pudding several times and
I loved it. I bought some here recently from an "Irish" vendor
at Cleveland's West Side Market and it was awful and didn't
look anything like what I had in Ireland. (I also got their
version of Irish sausages and they also were quite different
than what I had at numerous places in Ireland and not as good
tasting.)

6. Tapioca

Now, how can anyone not love tapioca! Comfort food extraordinaire!

7. Faggots

'Nuff sed. ;-)

8. Marmite

Can there *be* any more foul brew on the planet. Although
I might prefer it to coffee.

9. Semolina

What? Don't they know you're supposed to *cook* it? Naturally
it's going to taste nasty the way it comes out of the package.
A tad dry, I imagine.

10. Beetroot (in vinegar)

Well, duh! Beets (in anything)!

11. Pickled egg

Depending how you do it pickled eggs are pretty good.
Can't see how anyone could object to them.

12. Haggis

Sort of the Scottish equivalent of scrapple. If you make it
the original authentic way it's gross. However if you clean it
up and use good meat instead of scraps and offal, well, then it's
pretty darn tasty.

13. Sandwich spread

Don't know what this is. Sounds suspicious, though.

14. Cockles (in vinegar)

See "Beetroot (in vinegar)"

15. Spaghetti hoops

Huh? Okay, I have this image of someone cooking long strands
of spaghetti to soften them and then bending them into hoop
shapes and allowing them to re-harden and then going outside
and sticking them in the lawn and starting up a game of croquet.
;-) Maybe they mean Spaghetti-O's???? Actually, there are
lots worse things. I mean they're not something I would eat
on purpose, but if I were hungry enough and someone offered
them to me I'd eat them.

16. Banana custard

That sounds good. Depending on how it's made, of course.

17. Chicken tikka masala

I've had that here in the states. I like it. Maybe the
people who make it in England are very good cooks?

18. Kippers

Eh. They don't sound all that bad. But then I've never
actually eaten them so what do I know.

19. Rhubarb

Ooh! I love rhubarb. What's the hell's wrong with you
Brits, anyway????

20. Tinned tomato soup

Not all that horrible. I'd eat it in a pinch.

It seems to me there are plenty of lots worse tasting stuff
that could take the places of the obvious mistakes in the
above list.

Kate
Comments?


--
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“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

"Otto Bahn" wrote in message
...
"Adam Funk" wrote

Here's that list in full. It requires a strong stomach:
1. Tripe
2. Jellied eels
3. Deep-fried Mars bar
4. Brawn (meat from the head of a pig)
5. Black pudding
6. Tapioca
7. Faggots
8. Marmite
9. Semolina
10. Beetroot (in vinegar)
11. Pickled egg
12. Haggis
13. Sandwich spread
14. Cockles (in vinegar)
15. Spaghetti hoops
16. Banana custard
17. Chicken tikka masala
18. Kippers
19. Rhubarb
20. Tinned tomato soup

Comments?

The British are disgusting for even considering those
things as food. That should not be misconstrued to
imply the non-existence of BILFs.

Oi!

O

Arri London wrote:
Cross posting removed

Adam Funk wrote:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/05/uk_food_poll/

A poll of 4,903 people by the Beeb's foodie mag Olive has proved
what anyone south of Lancashire has always known: tripe is
completely disgusting and no-one in their right mind would touch it
with a ten-foot fork.

Here's that list in full. It requires a strong stomach:
1. Tripe
2. Jellied eels
3. Deep-fried Mars bar
4. Brawn (meat from the head of a pig)
5. Black pudding
6. Tapioca
7. Faggots
8. Marmite
9. Semolina
10. Beetroot (in vinegar)
11. Pickled egg
12. Haggis
13. Sandwich spread
14. Cockles (in vinegar)
15. Spaghetti hoops
16. Banana custard
17. Chicken tikka masala
18. Kippers
19. Rhubarb
20. Tinned tomato soup

Comments?

Have eaten everything on the list and like most of them. Except the
sandwich spread, spaghetti hoops and tinned tomato soup.

Not surprised the list contains so many relatively traditional foods. A
foodie will normally avoid such things in favour of perceived
'creativity'. So while the 'Olive' readers may not like them, all those
things sell well and are eaten regularly in the UK. Which is how it
should be LOL.

I hadn't tried a few from the list when I was in UK e.g. 2/3. Would
quite like to try the Deep-fried Mars Bar!

On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:13:21 -0400, limey wrote:


"jay" wrote

I love Brits..and especially the city of London.. but for the most part
this list looks way better than most of what I have eaten there. lol


Ooh, killfile, killfile! (Just joking, Jay.)

Dora

G
Did you ever see the Two Fat Ladies cooking show? One died from
eating the food. Cute show..not much cuisine however. I never had
enough bacon on hand to do one of their recipes. Dora, now I am
challenging you to post a GREAT British recipe.. (no pies, no peas and no
kidneys) I will make it and let you know how it was assuming I live. L0L

Otto Bahn wrote:


mmmmm apple & rhubarb crumble
Going to try a Rhubarb and ginger crumble. The recipe sounds wonderful.

Oh, now you mention the other ingredients. Rhubarb
and *sugar* is okay. Rhubarb straight is nasty. I
knew kids who ate it straight from the garden. Ick.

First of all..... is rhubarb English?
It certainly is not short on flavour. I used to eat it straight from the
garden. If the plants I planted last year thrive I will be eating it straight
from the garden again this year. But you are right that it is easier to take
with sugar. We were more likely to dip it into sugar or to eat it stewed or
in pies.
And not *******izing rhubarb pies by mixing it with strawberries. That is a
waste of good rhubarb and a waste of good strawberries.

"Kevin S. Wilson" wrote:

On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:02:22 GMT, jay wrote:

It is supposed to cure a hang over. Is it because it is SO good you
forget about the hang over. I have had it before..the texture was a
'bit' off for me. g

Menudo is the reputed hangover cure. Tripe is just one main ingredient
in menudo.

I only had menudo once, at a breakfast buffet in Colorado. It tasted
great, but I could not handle the texture of the tripe.

"jay" wrote

Did you ever see the Two Fat Ladies cooking show? One died from
eating the food.

You mean ... British food gives you lung cancer?!
That is bad.

nancy

limey wrote:

Here's that list in full. It requires a strong stomach:
1. Tripe
2. Jellied eels
3. Deep-fried Mars bar
4. Brawn (meat from the head of a pig)
5. Black pudding
6. Tapioca
7. Faggots
8. Marmite
9. Semolina
10. Beetroot (in vinegar)
11. Pickled egg
12. Haggis
13. Sandwich spread
14. Cockles (in vinegar)
15. Spaghetti hoops
16. Banana custard
17. Chicken tikka masala
18. Kippers
19. Rhubarb
20. Tinned tomato soup

Just goes to show how tastes vary. Some of the things I really enjoy
are on the list - Black pudding, Marmite, Kippers.

Well, I like 8, 10 14, 16, 18 and 19. 20 is OK. 11 can be good or
very bad.


And I'm not sure
what that chicken thing is.

It's a curry.

I enjoy beetroot (in vinegar), kippers and rhubarb.
I agree that 1 and 2 belong at the top of the list.
Gosh, haven't had Marmite in years! I used to like banana custard when I
was small. Chicken curry I adore - any curry, for that matter.

I can understand tripe being on the list, but never thought of it as being
English. We never had it in our house. have never heard English people or
people of English heritage even talk about it as if it was food. The only
people I knew who ate tripe were some Czechoslovakian friends. My friend's
mother cooked it every Tuesday. It smelled disgusting, and the smell always
seemed to linger until Friday.

limey wrote:

Here's that list in full. It requires a strong stomach:
1. Tripe
2. Jellied eels
3. Deep-fried Mars bar
4. Brawn (meat from the head of a pig)
5. Black pudding
6. Tapioca
7. Faggots
8. Marmite
9. Semolina
10. Beetroot (in vinegar)
11. Pickled egg
12. Haggis
13. Sandwich spread
14. Cockles (in vinegar)
15. Spaghetti hoops
16. Banana custard
17. Chicken tikka masala
18. Kippers
19. Rhubarb
20. Tinned tomato soup

Just goes to show how tastes vary. Some of the things I really enjoy
are on the list - Black pudding, Marmite, Kippers.

Well, I like 8, 10 14, 16, 18 and 19. 20 is OK. 11 can be good or
very bad.


And I'm not sure
what that chicken thing is.

It's a curry.

I enjoy beetroot (in vinegar), kippers and rhubarb.
I agree that 1 and 2 belong at the top of the list.
Gosh, haven't had Marmite in years! I used to like banana custard when I
was small. Chicken curry I adore - any curry, for that matter.
I can understand tripe being on the list, but never thought of it as being
English. We never had it in our house. have never heard English people or
people of English heritage even talk about it as if it was food. The only
people I knew who ate tripe were some Czechoslovakian friends. My friend's
mother cooked it every Tuesday. It smelled disgusting, and the smell always

seemed to linger until Friday.

I would give jellied eel a try. Eel is good stuff. It is especially good
smoked.
I always associate Semolina with Italian cooking, or Greek. The only thing I
use it for is Galaktobouriko, a Greek dessert that uses a sweet custard
thickened with semolina and wrapped in phyllo.
Banana custard can be very tasty, but the last time I checked bananas were
not exactly traditional English cooking.
Tapioca....... ? What the heck of wrong with that. I love it. My biggest
problem with tapioca theses days is finding it. Thanks to someone in this
group I was successful in finding it in an oriental grocery store.

Chicken Tikki Marsala..... not English food. It is Indian.