Samuel Pepys and the Stone Feasts
This is one of those historical English oddities that is just begging to be shared.…
Category: Food
Trout Wrapped in Bacon
Trout is a wonderfully versatile fish. As an island nation, if fish is mentioned, one…
Time for Cream Tea
The cream tea is quintessentially English. What could be better on a Sunday afternoon than…
Ready for St. Patrick’s Day: Colcannon
In honour of St. Patrick’s Day later this week, there will be various celebrations in…
Steak, Ale, and Mushroom… for National Pie Week
No country has made the pie into a source of national price as much as…
Suet: What is it?
Recently chatting to an American friend, the topic of suet arose. Giving me an odd…
Toad in the Hole
Toad in the hole is one of those traditional British comfort foods whose name always…
Getting Medieval in the Kitchen
Some time ago, I received the book British Food: An Extraordinary Thousand Years of History by Colin…