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Tigerbread and the midnight feast....

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Tigerthebreadroll · 17/08/2026 23:23

Omg I have a new bad habit. I've discovered humps of tigerbread... lashings of thick butter and chunks of cheese...
4 nights in a row now. I haven't lived!
The 2 dogs follow me silently.... they are complicit in my selfish act and they get a tiny piece of cheese each 😆. Then we quietly slip back upstairs and go to bed ! Wtaf is this new craving ?! I've had dinner ...so its not really hunger. But once I start I can't stop ... my poor teenage son gets the blame when the provisions run low 😆. Am I alone in this blissful but at the same time ridiculously indulgent ritual? Is it menopause ? I am sure I've put on a kilo each night ! I cannot be the only one.... let us unite in our midnight rituals !!

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Moonflower12 · 18/08/2026 11:52

@Venusunbroken
I am joking! I don’t like the smell of it at all and told my DH this to attempt to put him off it. It hasn’t worked. I often come home to find it in the bread bin.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 18/08/2026 12:00

There are fewer than 6,000 tigers left in the wild. The bakery industry should stop using them in their bread.

(Cadbury's "Animals" biscuits should be banned too as vegans can't eat them.)

PotatoLove · 18/08/2026 12:58

NervousSheepy · 18/08/2026 09:36

Strangely, that's the very reason I love the expression. Who didn't want to be in the Famous Five, with ginger beer, hot cocoa, fresh crusty bread and lashings of butter?!

Don't forget the hard boiled eggs!

CoffeeCantata · 18/08/2026 16:52

Boreded · 17/08/2026 23:44

I HATE the expression ‘lashings of butter’, I feel like I’m in a Famous Five or Secret Seven book.

However you have made me fancy tiger bread and cheese 🤣

Well I’d LOVE to be in one of those books. An adventure, a picnic and usually a reward for catching the thief.

What’s not to like?😄🧋🧋🍰🫘🥖🥪

Multiporpoise · 18/08/2026 17:03

Floatlikeafeather2 · 18/08/2026 09:48

I don't get the love for Tiger bread. It's bog standard white bread that turns to pap in your mouth.

Hard agree. It’s just crappy supermarket bread with a horrible tasting crust.

Tigerthebreadroll · 18/08/2026 20:52

Well... people ! The tiger loaf is finished ... until I go shopping again .... I have to confess this morning I had the last piece for breakfast with a leftover sausage and a slush of tomato sauce. Judge all you like !! To the poster who said its got some addictive substance in it... no other explanation for it ! It must be the tiger wee ! 😂
I've also got some fab ideas here with the marmite, lemon curd and Nutella.... ohhh my gawd how will I last till Saturday!!!

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dreamingofgoodhair · 18/08/2026 20:58

Thanks. I’ve bought some tiger bread and butter today. 😬

Teaandscone · 18/08/2026 21:09

Tigerthebreadroll · 18/08/2026 00:02

Yes!!! Can I go for a 2nd helping and add the jam ...??? Hmmm

Well how are you to know whether it’s better with jam if you don’t?

BinNightTonight · 18/08/2026 21:13

Sounds glorious! Put some brie on next time!!

PersephoneParlormaid · 18/08/2026 21:18

For me it’s the salt and pepper bread from Morrison’s.

Autumngirl5 · 18/08/2026 21:21

InterestedDad37 · 18/08/2026 09:42

... and it looks nothing like a tiger's coat anyway! A better name would be Leopard Bread. I refuse to be complicit in allowing this misnomer to persist (and so will happily eat it in the wee hours, with marmite and cheese)

Sometimes it’s called giraffe bread? Delicious!

IStillHearTheWaves · 18/08/2026 21:25

Boreded · 17/08/2026 23:44

I HATE the expression ‘lashings of butter’, I feel like I’m in a Famous Five or Secret Seven book.

However you have made me fancy tiger bread and cheese 🤣

Haha same.

Is a hump of bread similar to a hunk? My autocorrect just tried to change it to human 😂

Boreded · 18/08/2026 21:45

PersephoneParlormaid · 18/08/2026 21:18

For me it’s the salt and pepper bread from Morrison’s.

Oh don’t…I could live on that and nothing else for the rest of my life. Pull the insides out and fill with ham from the deli counter

Venusunbroken · 18/08/2026 21:52

Tigerthebreadroll · 18/08/2026 20:52

Well... people ! The tiger loaf is finished ... until I go shopping again .... I have to confess this morning I had the last piece for breakfast with a leftover sausage and a slush of tomato sauce. Judge all you like !! To the poster who said its got some addictive substance in it... no other explanation for it ! It must be the tiger wee ! 😂
I've also got some fab ideas here with the marmite, lemon curd and Nutella.... ohhh my gawd how will I last till Saturday!!!

Just get a delivery. We buy this one, it’s always in our order with a loaf in the freezer, it’s lovely in sandwich’s and toasted.

www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/black-sheep-craft-bakery-white-tiger-bloomer/520256-657655-657656?srsltid=AfmBOoos_pvW1w1vX4zMYTqFZ76_xa7fUybnMwFL9p5J2E8upoXFwR3L

JustAnotherWhinger · 18/08/2026 21:55

I had to stop buying tiger bread for midnight feast reasons.

Thick slice, heated chopped tomatoes, cheese and grilled. Like a toastie crossed with pizza. Was my absolute downfall for many years

RobertaFirmino · 18/08/2026 22:01

I bloody well love tiger bread with cheese and butter. Unfortunately, high fat dairy sets my stomach acid off horrendously so I enjoy mine with a bit of reduced fat Philly and some ham or chicken.

Whosthetabbynow · 18/08/2026 22:04

I would LOVE to do this but I’m trying to cut calories at the moment. I really wish I hadn’t opened the thread ☹️🍞

EmeraldShamrock000 · 18/08/2026 22:07

Oh, yes, delicious.
I sometimes buy one fresh and warm from the bakery it’s like a drug. I keep returning until it’s gone. I’ll be buying some in the morning, you’re making me jealous.

allydoobs83 · 18/08/2026 22:11

Tigerthebreadroll · 18/08/2026 00:02

Yes!!! Can I go for a 2nd helping and add the jam ...??? Hmmm

Tbf,you need pudding.....😁

LibertyLily · 18/08/2026 22:15

Floatlikeafeather2 · 18/08/2026 09:48

I don't get the love for Tiger bread. It's bog standard white bread that turns to pap in your mouth.

This ^

I hate the smell and taste of tiger bread and have never seen the attraction.

I do, however, love an uncut bloomer loaf, a Waitrose rustique or similar with cheddar cheese (I loathe butter too) - simple lunches are the best imo.

WonderingAndOverthinking · 19/08/2026 07:43

I swapped mine for malt loaf covered in butter last night 👌

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