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Food associated with regions

139 replies

StealthPolarBear · 28/07/2019 15:43

Not a taat but inspired by a discussion on another thread about violence so I thought I'd start this one to chat.
The North East - famous for parmos and stotties
The North West -?
Yorkshire - the Yorkshire pudding. Stuff like jam?
The East Midlands - pork pie
The East Coast -?
The west Midlands -?
The South East -?
London - jellied eels??
South West - cornish pasty. Scones and cream.

Help me fill in my many gaps!

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Mouseketeer2015 · 29/07/2019 10:03

Dorset Knobs, a round hard biscuit mostly eaten with cheese.

Papergirl1968 · 29/07/2019 10:14

Gregg revealed a list of regional delicacies only available in certain areas the other day. There was a list for North West, South West, Scotland etc. Nothing for the Midlands!
Confused

Papergirl1968 · 29/07/2019 10:14

Greggs, that should be

BoswellsBollocks · 29/07/2019 10:20

Shropshire- butter buns and Shrewsbury biscuits 🤤

Ivy40 · 29/07/2019 10:27

@Papergirl1968

That’s interesting. I know you can only get corned beef slices from Lancaster upwards. I asked about this once and was told that it was a regional thing.

SummerSeasoning · 29/07/2019 10:34

EU gives protected status too a (very) few foods.

It is not like it magics them into being.

Anyway: Savoury Ducks anyone? A midlands thing I believe, like a faggot.

Itsallgonewoowoo · 29/07/2019 10:48

Bridgenorth - Butter Buns. OMG. Never found them anywhere else, think they get called sugar buns too.
Hereford do an excellent gin as well

Itsallgonewoowoo · 29/07/2019 10:49

Oh Boswell, we cross posted! I'm off to Bridgenorth weds, I shall fill the car with butter buns

user27495824 · 29/07/2019 11:07

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it but I've only ever seen Saveloys in London chip shops. Also when I was on holiday in Lyme Regis I remember seeing lots of, and buying something called Dorset Knobs Grin.

JustTheCrowsAndTheBeef · 29/07/2019 11:10

I think ‘ducks’ is the Yorks / Lincs / Lancs name for faggots.

Ivy40 · 29/07/2019 11:14

@user27495824

Just had to google Saveloy. I’m in the NW.

Wiki said they are popular in the NE as well.

BikeRunSki · 29/07/2019 11:37

Eccles cakes
Manchester tart
Bakewell pudding

AdaColeman · 29/07/2019 11:38

Polony is another sausage with a lurid coloured skin, like saveloy, but saveloy have to be cooked where polony is ready to eat.

longwayoff · 29/07/2019 12:17

Lardy cake, South. Sussex Pond Pudding.

Ivy40 · 29/07/2019 12:20

Sussex Pond Pudding sounds intriguing. Off to google.

longwayoff · 29/07/2019 12:29

Just remembered Maids of Honour, just in teashop in Kew or elsewhere too?

Disfordarkchocolate · 29/07/2019 12:34

I don't know if Maids of Honour are regional but I've been making them for 40 years in the NE @longwayoff. My sons favourite.

Ivy40 · 29/07/2019 12:35

Fat Rascal - only ever had one at Betty’s in Harrogate.

Bee Sting - from Cumbria (a bit like a vanilla slice but with an extra layer of cream).

BikeRunSki · 29/07/2019 12:36

I think “Fat Rascals” is a term unique to Betty’s, but I have had variations in this, with variations on the name, from various places in Yorkshire.

HybridTheories · 29/07/2019 12:39

Bakewell (Derbyshire) has the Bakewell tart!

longwayoff · 29/07/2019 12:43

Thanks disforddark, I know they were once a traditional favourite but I've only seen them in the famous teashop named after them. Glad to hear they're still around.

CalmFizz · 29/07/2019 12:47

Are rissoles a Wales only thing? They are sort of like a fish cake but have corned beef instead of fish mixed with herbs and mash, rolled in bread crumbs into balls and fried, sold in a chip shop.

Ivy40 · 29/07/2019 12:53

@calmfizz

I’ve seen rissoles in the north, but veggie ones. I don’t think they are that common but exist. Maybe they originate in Wales.

BelindasRedPlasticHandcuffs · 29/07/2019 13:17

Wiki said they are popular in the NE as well.

Indeed they are. They're a key part of a saveloy dip!

Lindormilk · 29/07/2019 13:18

The remember rissoles with mash, corned beef and onions. Suppose like hash. No breadcrumbs.