peculiar regional delicacies

[Kneetrembler]

OnTheOverrun said:

The Isle of Wight where I live only really has one claim to cuisine - we invented the doughnut!

Aside form that, my dad is from the black country and is commonly seen eating a fruitcake sandwich. Two slices of buttered white bread with a slice of fruitcake in the middle - not sure if it's regional or just him though!

I never heard that, if you google Doughnut it says New York & Amsterdam so no lo se.
I am also an Islander when we were kids the best Doughnuts cam from Browns at Sandown, but the Island Bakeries used to bake Salt Lard Cake, Sweet Lard Cake & another speciality used to be what they called Dough Cake which was like a dry fruit cake but very tasty.

We also used to have Faggots & lots of seafood which we used to harvest from the sea shore ourselves, Winkles from September till April, then Cockles from May until September, Mussels,Crabs& Lobster Limpets,Prawns & sea bass & plaice/dabs which we used to catch from the shore after we had dug our ragworm & lugworm & in the summertime we used to go spinning for mackerel from a dingy.

[HereBeMonsters]

Boarding schools all over the land seem to be popular places for sausage sandwiches with marmalade on them.

[jas xjr]

Oatcakes! From the potteries

[...Mole...]

sherman said:

Macaroni pie in scotland is just one of our many peculiarities when it comes to cooking

Its basically a scotch pie casing filled with macaroni cheese

In the Edinburgh area we have 'salt n sauce' on our chips which is salt and chip shop brown sauce that has been watered down with vinegar. Everywhere else in Scotland is happy with salt and vinegar.

Zanres in Peterhead have amazing macaroni pies.

[lenny007]

Pease pudding in the north east!

There is nothing more comforting than a saveloy dip with pease pudding and stuffing...

[Hugo a Gogo]

Scotland does need a thread of its own

Bridies
stovies
Tatty scones
clooty dumpling (also fried, with your breakfast)
tablet
haggis, battered and fried in a chip shop stylie
lorne sausage
plain bread
Scottish rolls are far superior to any others too

[Podie]

ritmo said:

Shaw Tarse said:

CommanderJameson said:

Shaw Tarse said:

cymtriks said:

North East:
Stottie cakes (enormous bread buns the size of diner plates)

I've seen Stotties in the West Mids, a breakfast Stottie is basically a full English on a bun

cymtriks said:

Picklets (you call them crumpets, the naming convention is the peculiar part as it seems very locality dependant)

Also heard crumpets called piklets round here.
The regional naming thing is true, an ex had never heard of a Barm Cake.

They were called 'pikelets' when ah were a lad growing up near Leicester.

Posh people called them 'crumpets'.

So a bit of crumpet is better/posher than a pikelet?

I thought pikelet and crumpet were pretty much interchangeable terms. Whatever they're called they're delicious. Cunningly designed to 'hold' a huge amount of butter.

A pikelet is not as tall as a crumpet. Three pikelets would be the same height as a metric crumpet.

[The real Apache]

Hugo a Gogo said:

Scotland does need a thread of its own

Bridies
stovies
Tatty scones
clooty dumpling (also fried, with your breakfast)
tablet
haggis, battered and fried in a chip shop stylie
lorne sausage
plain bread
Scottish rolls are far superior to any others too

Can you still get Bridies?

There's also Stovies, Skirlie, White Pudding, Fruit Pudding

[escargot]

Podie said:

ritmo said:

Shaw Tarse said:

CommanderJameson said:

Shaw Tarse said:

cymtriks said:

North East:
Stottie cakes (enormous bread buns the size of diner plates)

I've seen Stotties in the West Mids, a breakfast Stottie is basically a full English on a bun

cymtriks said:

Picklets (you call them crumpets, the naming convention is the peculiar part as it seems very locality dependant)

Also heard crumpets called piklets round here.
The regional naming thing is true, an ex had never heard of a Barm Cake.

They were called 'pikelets' when ah were a lad growing up near Leicester.

Posh people called them 'crumpets'.

So a bit of crumpet is better/posher than a pikelet?

I thought pikelet and crumpet were pretty much interchangeable terms. Whatever they're called they're delicious. Cunningly designed to 'hold' a huge amount of butter.

A pikelet is not as tall as a crumpet. Three pikelets would be the same height as a metric crumpet.

This man speaketh the truth.

Crumpet:


Pikelet:


Both are great in their own inimitable ways.

[TomE]

CommanderJameson said:

Mind you, round here we have the parmo, which is unmatched in its ability to soak up a few pints at the end of the night.

The parmo truly is food of the god's, much nicer to make your own though!

I challenge to PH foodies to do their worst and be converted:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/food/parmo/teesside_reci...

As an aside - I hadn't realised I was local to you commander (and talking of parmos must mean Tees Valley as they don't stretch as for as York/Sunderland) - just noticed your area of employment too, we may have crossed paths without realising it!

[OnTheOverrun]

Kneetrembler said:

OnTheOverrun said:

The Isle of Wight where I live only really has one claim to cuisine - we invented the doughnut!

Aside form that, my dad is from the black country and is commonly seen eating a fruitcake sandwich. Two slices of buttered white bread with a slice of fruitcake in the middle - not sure if it's regional or just him though!

I never heard that, if you google Doughnut it says New York & Amsterdam so no lo se.
I am also an Islander when we were kids the best Doughnuts cam from Browns at Sandown, but the Island Bakeries used to bake Salt Lard Cake, Sweet Lard Cake & another speciality used to be what they called Dough Cake which was like a dry fruit cake but very tasty.

We also used to have Faggots & lots of seafood which we used to harvest from the sea shore ourselves, Winkles from September till April, then Cockles from May until September, Mussels,Crabs& Lobster Limpets,Prawns & sea bass & plaice/dabs which we used to catch from the shore after we had dug our ragworm & lugworm & in the summertime we used to go spinning for mackerel from a dingy.

Blimey, which beach did you harvest the faggots from?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A378010&clip=1

http://thefoody.com/baking/doughnuts.html

http://www.newstatesman.com/200310130010

[ritmo]

escargot said:

This man speaketh the truth.

Crumpet:


Pikelet:


Both are great in their own inimitable ways.

in which case I definitely meant Crumpet

[Kneetrembler]

OnTheOverrun said:

Kneetrembler said:

OnTheOverrun said:

The Isle of Wight where I live only really has one claim to cuisine - we invented the doughnut!

Aside form that, my dad is from the black country and is commonly seen eating a fruitcake sandwich. Two slices of buttered white bread with a slice of fruitcake in the middle - not sure if it's regional or just him though!

I never heard that, if you google Doughnut it says New York & Amsterdam so no lo se.
I am also an Islander when we were kids the best Doughnuts cam from Browns at Sandown, but the Island Bakeries used to bake Salt Lard Cake, Sweet Lard Cake & another speciality used to be what they called Dough Cake which was like a dry fruit cake but very tasty.

We also used to have Faggots & lots of seafood which we used to harvest from the sea shore ourselves, Winkles from September till April, then Cockles from May until September, Mussels,Crabs& Lobster Limpets,Prawns & sea bass & plaice/dabs which we used to catch from the shore after we had dug our ragworm & lugworm & in the summertime we used to go spinning for mackerel from a dingy.

Blimey, which beach did you harvest the faggots from?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A378010&clip=1

http://thefoody.com/baking/doughnuts.html

http://www.newstatesman.com/200310130010

OOPS

[dougc]

TomE said:

CommanderJameson said:

Mind you, round here we have the parmo, which is unmatched in its ability to soak up a few pints at the end of the night.

The parmo truly is food of the god's, much nicer to make your own though!

I challenge to PH foodies to do their worst and be converted:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/food/parmo/teesside_reci...

As an aside - I hadn't realised I was local to you commander (and talking of parmos must mean Tees Valley as they don't stretch as for as York/Sunderland) - just noticed your area of employment too, we may have crossed paths without realising it!

Isn't that just a Schnitzel with cheese on the top?

[x type]

Welsh breakfast

sausage , bacon ,laverbread and cockles



but personally I hate the cockle bit and and everytime I try them

[Mobile Chicane]

x type said:

Welsh breakfast

sausage , bacon ,laverbread and cockles



but personally I hate the cockle bit and and everytime I try them

I'd eat that.

The laverbread does look a bit like a cow pat though. No disguising it I guess.

[Plotloss]

Lavabread and oats.

Tidy.

I grew up in Cardiff, a curiousity of local curry houses was half and half.

Half rice, half chips. Not seen it anywhere else...

[Melman Giraffe]

pie and mash liquor

London (East)

:Yum:

[SHutchinson]

TomE said:

CommanderJameson said:

Mind you, round here we have the parmo, which is unmatched in its ability to soak up a few pints at the end of the night.

The parmo truly is food of the god's, much nicer to make your own though!

I challenge to PH foodies to do their worst and be converted:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/food/parmo/teesside_reci...

As an aside - I hadn't realised I was local to you commander (and talking of parmos must mean Tees Valley as they don't stretch as for as York/Sunderland) - just noticed your area of employment too, we may have crossed paths without realising it!

I spotted a fast food place in Gosforth (near the new Northern Rock Eaga tower) that sells them them. Haven't dared try one yet. I don't really need the circa 2000 calories!

[Le TVR]

ritmo said:

something you remember from childhood.

Lardy cake
Stargazy pie
Bubble and squeak
Crisscross pie

and real ginger beer