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Inspired by my pal FSM at the end of an MSMessenger conversation a few minutes ago....

There's nowt as queer as folk - except for what they eat perhaps!

Next time I'm in Teeside (probably visiting Mr FireStormMike) - I'm going to have to try what he left the conversation for.... (for research purposes only you understand - not for me honest)

Parmo!

Never heard of it? I certainly hadn't.

See this link Parmo Click it!

Seems very popular judging by the feedback, but are they only edible after copious amounts of alcohol like the dreaded Donner? Seems not as FSM was sober as far as I know - LOL

Lancashire has Black Pudding but then that's pretty universally available even if it's not as good from elsewhere (and usually boiled and eaten not sliced and fried up with the bacon and eggs).

Also has Black Peas? never tried them - Newcastle / North East have Peas Pudd'n? never tried them/that either although I've seen it in cans at Tescos or Morrisons. Are they the same thing?

No doubt there'll be Deep Fried just about everything from North of the Border, not just Mars bars!

Have had deep fried grapes - they were nice, deep fried banana with syrup and cream - that was nice but a bit moorish. 'Deep fried slice' - basically jam sandwich - which has been deep fried - suprisingly edible.

Daughter got deep fried pizza a couple of years back - sorry, that was just wrong! minging! Perhaps it was cheap pizza.

Haggis I can do - White pudding, NO! like deep fried porridge! like eating a mixture of wet concrete, sawdust and rubber!

So seeing as we're a Nationwide, ney Worldwide Forum, what local delicacies are there in your neck of the woods? Perhaps only found fairly locally like Parma.

There's always the local names for the same damn thing - or is it?

Teacake, bap, stottie, barm....

Teacake round here is a plain round, flat bread - currant or fruit teacakes are as the name suggests. Although I know further afield some poor misguided souls think that teacakes have fruit in! Especially chippies who look at you odd when you want a "fish in a teacake" when you're only being polite in case they don't understand "fish butty".

'Proper' Fishcakes or more correctly I suppose to 'offcumdens' (foreigners) - Yorkshire Fishcakes, consist of thinly sliced fish (or bits left over) sandwiched between 2 slices of potato, battered and deep fried.

Fishcakes elsewhere are like the things you get at the supermarket - mashed potato and parsley with barely a hint of fish in them, coated in breadcrumbs and fried.

When we're visiting friends or having 'Meets' perhaps we can try some of them (not just me & FSM! the 'Royal We') - If We DARE!

VTRGirl could have an entire forum for all the strange things they eat in Oz - not including the Aboriginal delicacies!

I'll apologise in advance just in case Timbo thinks this is b0ll0x! LOL

Or anyone else for that matter!

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RedStormV wrote:never tried them/that either although I've seen it in cans at Tescos or Morrisons. Are they the same thing?

No, they're two separate companies. No connection

That parmo sounds quite tasty, just the sort of crap I go for.

round here teacakes have currants in, round flat bread ones are called breadcakes no wonder people look at you funny wanting chips in a teacake

Cheers Rich,

shoulda spotted that one! and the number of times I proof read it and changed bits too - LOL

Bob, Breadcakes - well there you go see.

http://www.teacakedebate.com/facts.htm

Think that's 1 - 0 to me LOL

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Mike do your chippies sell 'fishcakes' as well? the breadcrumbed mash and parsley.

Think Sheffield way they're called rissoles or summat, wierd.

Can't get them in Chip Shops or Fish Shops round West Yorks (that I know of), only 'proper' (Yorkshire) fishcakes.

Same as another wierd thing, again, as far as I know, there are no Chippies in West Yorks that sell Cod, only Haddock - some wierd historic / traditional thing, don't know why. Might even be within the Rhubarb triangle!!!

At least if there are, they're probably upmarket poncey places like Harry Ramsdens - if you ask for a fish, you'll get Haddock, unless you specify. Whereas elsewhere, East Coast for example, you'll get Cod as a matter of course!

Here's a funny thing....

The great British chippie is all thanks to sixteenth-century Jewish immigrants. Click it!

Nowt as queer....

I've been told I'm odd because I eat toasted cheese, and by that I don't mean cheese on toast, I mean put cheese on plate, put under grill, eat melted goo.

Now that is wierd! - Both of you!

Now grated cheese melted on the top of beans on toast - that's yummy.

Or a bit of crumbly mature Stilton and some red, or 'hot' white onion in an omlette - delish!

Lemon tops? explanation please.

Venison, yummy - seems to be on the increase probably as it's farmed commercially nowadays. I much prefer meat from wild venison, very lean and very very tasty probably due to the varied diet in the wild.

Had some last year taken from near the sea, they'd been seen eating the vegetation around the shoreline and nosing amongst kelp etc on the sea shore - tasted totally different to that from dear further inland.

Here's one, Is having cheese with Cristmas cake common around the country or is it just a Yorkshire thing?

Wensleydale cheese of course, preferably made in Wensleydale! Well for Christmas cake anyway, no other cheese will do! IMO.

Anyone have bread and butter with tinned fruit for 'afters'? or is that just an 'old people' thing? Remember going to V. old relatives' up in t' Dales when I was young and always had tinned fruit with bread and butter after ham, tongue, or whatever sandwiches!

Well?

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FirestormMike wrote:

RedStormV wrote:'Proper' Fishcakes or more correctly I suppose to 'offcumdens' (foreigners) - Yorkshire Fishcakes, consist of thinly sliced fish (or bits left over) sandwiched between 2 slices of potato, battered and deep fried.*

We call those "patties"
Haggis mmmmmmmmmmm , but only the proper ones, not supermarket cack.

Round here in the armpit of the world that is Hull, "patties" are a deep fried mash and herb thing. Can't beat patty and chips after a skin full.

Patties.....you eat them?
Around here a patty is something you try to avoid stepping in when you cross a farmers field
funny lot you northerners.

Pete.l

Pete.L wrote:Patties.....you eat them?
Around here a patty is something you try to avoid stepping in when you cross a farmers field
funny lot you northerners.

Pete.l

Yeah, give me a real Cornish Pasty anyday

Chris.

Pete.L wrote:Patties.....you eat them?
Around here a patty is something you try to avoid stepping in when you cross a farmers field
funny lot you northerners.

Pete.l

Aren't they 'Cow Pats' ?

cow pat

A really sloppy cow sh1t that hits the floor, spreads out like a pancake and then sets so hard you can play frisbe with it.

Believe there are competitions for throwing the blighters the greatest distance where the 'smock wearers' come from.
(Can you get smocks with body armour in? )

Speaking of Chris,

Do they still make 'traditional' ones with steak and veg at one end and fruit at the other? Oggy?

Graeme

RedStormV wrote: Speaking of Chris,

Do they still make 'traditional' ones with steak and veg at one end and fruit at the other? Oggy?

Graeme

I know if you look back over history Graeme, the miners use to have pasties made for them by their wives like you've just described. Although I've not actually come across any like that in my life time down here, I wouldn't be surprised if somebody was making them

Chris.