Sure, they make some strange things, like beans on toast and steak and kidney pie. (eat a kidney? No thanks.) However, they have some good ideas too. Especially when it comes to pub food. Jacket potatoes (loaded baked potatoes to us Americans), potpie, chips, pudding, etc. Toffee. British chocolates like Cadbury. (OMG, real British Cadbury is out-of-this-world good!) And don't get me started on the little slice of heaven that is warm scones and clotted cream.
In our house we have a tradition of going out for dinner after the boys (Brian included) pass their monthly "stripe test" for karate. We were on our way to a noodle place when I was talking about the new British Beer Company. Brian looked at the kids menu and the kids were game. So off we went.
First of all, since it was Happy Hour we got $5 appetizers. Soft pretzel dippers! I know, not British but that didn't make them any less tasty, let me tell you. Then Brian ordered a burger that actually came out cooked medium. It doesn't happen often. (I almost said "that's rare" but that's too big a pun, even for me) And I ordered this thing, called a "New England Pasty." I'd heard of pasties in reading Harry Potter and other Brit Lit, and good Lord, are they fantastic. Basically it's like a meat pie, only this one contained hot turkey and cheddar mashed potatoes. Excellent!! I could only eat half, so the rest was for lunch today. And it was every bit as good.
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