All things English/American

Originally Posted by Bit

LOL!!! Now you've got it.

So... I am soooo not going to spend an hour surfing through Wikipedia today, following the scent of all these strange new foods... I will just ask instead, what is Toad in the Hole? Is that a fried egg in toast?



Okay, what's a butty? And from last night, what is "lashings" of tea?

Merlin mentioned cheese on beans and it made me laugh because "put some cheese on it" is a catch-phrase in That House; one of our friends told THE most hysterically funny story about what happened when her partner interrupted an intense argument to ask if she was making supper. She insists to this day that a butch will eat ANYTHING if you put some cheese on it.... the dog was a little confused that night though. The reason we thought it was so funny is that Gryph has always said about my kitchen disasters, "put some cheese on it, I'll eat it..."



Yeah yeah, I KNOW how lucky I am with That Butch, lol! Love him with all my heart just for that alone!

Lol I knew it! S'always a boy/girl/other!

Toad in the Hole is sausages and yorkshire pudding and it's totally yum!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toad_in_the_hole

Butty a colloquialism for sandwich - I think it's a northernism but I could be wrong.

Lashings of tea is referencing Enid Blyton Famous Five stories where they always had 'lashings (or lots of) of ginger beer'

Hah @ eating anything with cheese. Thankfully I won't eat just anything. If it contains tomato, sugar or fruit I will decline. If it contains crunchy vegetables I will decline. If it has pasta or rice I will generally decline.......picky moi?

Originally Posted by EnderD_503

All you blood sausage haters don't know what you're missing Never saw it as a British-only thing, though. We have it French Canada and Atlantic Canada as well, and it's common to eat it all over Europe.

I really like white pudding best, though. Tastes even better

I'm with you EnderD black pudding is unctuous and ever so tasty but definitely not a uniquely Brit thing. The Wiki link I posted about it mentioned the different versions from around the world.
I'm not a fan of boudin blanc, maybe I should try it again, it's been some years since I tried it last. What's the appeal of white puddin' for you?

Originally Posted by apocalipstic

I visit usually once or more a year, but London only so far for work and one vacation. I hope to make it to the rest of the UK one day soon! NOT during the Olympics!

Had lovely tea at the National Portrait Gallery doilies and all!

I like the shortbread!!!

Percy Pigs are like wine gums but no wine and shaped like pigs....so yummy...will see if I can find photo.



Ohhhhhhhhhh yeay! Thank you for posting!



Should I be afraid to ask what white pudding is?



I love following the Royal Family, though I slept through this weeding. I did watch the Princess Dianna one though. What do you all think of Cammilla? (sp?)

Of and the rhyming thing in London, yes hard to follow, but always very clever!

Ooooh so they're percy pigs. I have a funny feeling my nephew might be getting a job lot of those very soon!

I don't blame you not travelling here during the Olympics. What a debacle that is set up to be. The one time in the forseeable future that representatives from most of the world will be in one place. I forsee potential reprisals for the Bin Laden murder happening at the Olympics.

I love eating and drinking in London's museums and galleries. You absolutely must try Tate Modern's eateries, they're really good. I'm a huge fan of the V&A's cafe too.

Originally Posted by Merlin

Don't think anyone I know is a camilla fan.

Don't want charles as king.
Want William.

Originally Posted by apocalipstic

Definitely!

I quite like Camilla actually. It's an underdog thing. Although I'm not a Royalist so don't want any of them to be King or Queen for that matter.