splinky Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Cock-a-leekie soup. A pedant writes... Despite how that photo is captioned on flikr I don't think it's cock-a-leekie. The meat looks like beef for one thing and the dumplings would be non-traditional. This is more what it looks like. (The prunes are traditional.) you need a really old boiled cock for the recipe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 It's becoming fairly easy to understand where the Empire went. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 you need a really old boiled cock for the recipe ...or at least two out of the three. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
g.johnson Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 It's becoming fairly easy to understand where the Empire went. I always assumed the empire began with Clive, tired of faggots, deciding to pop out for an Indian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Where the hell did this "lets take the pee out of funny Brit food" thread come from? I'm tempted to start an equivalent thread for amusing US gastronomic delights. Faggots are disgusting but toad in the hole is a household favourite, the trick is to source some decent sausages. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carolyn Tillie Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 You guys are making me seriously nostalgic. What is it about this stuff that I love so much? I want to don my titfer, grab a pint, and hang with my chums. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghostrider Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I'm tempted to start an equivalent thread for amusing US gastronomic delights. Please do! But before you do, can you tell us what "a West Country sauce" is? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splinky Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I'm tempted to start an equivalent thread for amusing US gastronomic delights. Please do! But before you do, can you tell us what "a West Country sauce" is? West Country sauce Water, lard, wheat flour, modified maize starch, tomato puree, salt colour (E150c), yeast extract, sugar, onion flavour, spice and herb extracts (celery) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slapsie Maxie Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Where the hell did this "lets take the pee out of funny Brit food" thread come from? I'm tempted to start an equivalent thread for amusing US gastronomic delights. Faggots are disgusting but toad in the hole is a household favourite, the trick is to source some decent sausages. I like well made faggots with peas, but agree with Gav on the whole YAWN! Slapsie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I have absolutely no idea what a West Country Sauce is. Something like a Cumberland sauce? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slapsie Maxie Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I have absolutely no idea what a West Country Sauce is. Something like a Cumberland sauce? Perhaps it is what they drown Americans who don't know that Stephen Hawking is British in (probably most of them) Slapsie Ed to deal with afternoon drinking Quote Link to post Share on other sites
g.johnson Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Who's Stephen Hawkins? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slapsie Maxie Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Who's Stephen Hawkins? Apologies for spelling Wine, beer, Somerset Brandy and sherry this lunchtime Quote Link to post Share on other sites
g.johnson Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Somerset Brandy Ah, West Country Sauce. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Behemoth Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Lobscouse. (Actually not very interesting at all -- beef stew.) But the derivation of "scouser" as a slang term for denizens of Liverpool. It must have been popular there - they were always eating it on Brookside. Interesting. Surely must be related to Labskaus, a Hamburg speciality which for some remarkable reason never got popular outside of Hamburg. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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