Regional British Specialties.

**Jezer** · #1 (**permalink**) 29-03-2008, 01:14 PM

On telly yesterday they were extolling the virtues of a proper Melton Mowbray pie.

We are blessed with so many wonderful local dishes, and I'd like to hear about your favourites, whether they are local to you or not.

One round here is Dorset lamb, unique in that they can lamb at any time of the year, mature very quickly and are low in fat.

So, come on and let us know!

Escafeldia · #2 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 10:06 AM

Mushy Peas with Mint Sauce is referred to as Yorkshire Caviar in my neck of the woods. Ox Tail with Shin Beef cooked in a good beef stock with suet dumplings makes a fine Winter meal. Some folk also put slices of Black Pudding into the dish. If you decide to do this don't use that awful Scottish stuff which is full of Pearl Barley, make sure it is good Black Pud with plenty of fat in it.

**Amy-Hols** · #3 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 04:30 PM

Well I can't imagine eating that! I can't think of any local dishes from this area, but don't get me started on the randomness served in northern takeaways, there were some true gems on offer, but I didn't feel like trying any of them! It amused me so much that I wrote it into my blog story..... kebab pastie anyone?

Escafeldia · #4 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 08:16 AM

OK Amy - so you don't like Ox Tail and Shin Beef with Dumplings and Black Pudding, or even Mushy Peas maybe? How about the genuine Cornish Pasty or the Yorkshire Curd Tart. Lancashire Hot-pot or even Liverpool Scouse, which is a hot-pot variation, are also fine dishes. Going further South you will come across Jellied Eels which are an abomination in my mind. The Northern equivalent could easily be Tripe and Onions or even Chickerling, or Chitterlings, and Bag and then the Scottish Haggis which is without doubt one of the best dishes I have ever found for making use of Offal. It goes down well with a splash of good Whisky, usually described as "sauce".

**Amy-Hols** · #5 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 12:49 PM

I have to tell you about something I was introduced to the other week....... it was a box containing two pieces of fried chicken, bacon, sausages, a battered pineapple ring, a fried tomato and mushy peas on top of chips...... this was not just a random selection of food, this is a chicken maryland and was ordered from a takeaway. I have never heard of that around here, but apparently it is popular in Newcastle.
And no, I didn't eat it.....looking at it was an experience enough

Escafeldia · #6 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Amy-Hols

I have to tell you about something I was introduced to the other week....... it was a box containing two pieces of fried chicken, bacon, sausages, a battered pineapple ring, a fried tomato and mushy peas on top of chips...... this was not just a random selection of food, this is a chicken maryland and was ordered from a takeaway. I have never heard of that around here, but apparently it is popular in Newcastle.
And no, I didn't eat it.....looking at it was an experience enough

Good Lord Amy - it sounds a bit off the normal Chicken Maryland recipé. It used to be a popular dish in the days when Chicken in a Basket was also all the rage. According to Wikepedia the United States version is Fried Chicken served with a creamy gravy. I have had chicken in various forms both here in the UK and in the USA but I have never met the creamed gravy variety. In Britain it used to be a Chicken Leg deep fried in Batter and served with a banana fritter and a pineapple fritter and chips and peas. I remember burning my mouth on the banana fritter the first time I tried it. The peas were garden peas not mushy ones and tomato never appeared either. If they are serving that sort of stuff up in Newcastle they need Gordon Ramsey to sort them out.

**Amy-Hols** · #7 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 10:18 PM

I'll not pass that on..... I value my life

There was also a kebab pastie on the menu.... I am still wondering what that is all about!