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Fancy a Parmo? : What's your home town famous for?

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northerner · 21/10/2006 21:02

Parmo, short for parmesan, is a much loved food dish and was invented by the Europa Restaurant in Middlesbrough in the North East of England. Its original name was 'Escalope Parmesan'. Much-prized in Teesside and the surrounding region both as a restaurant meal and a take-out snack, it is normally served with chips and a choice of salad, coleslaw or creamed cabbage.
Making a Parmo involves deep-frying a flattened chicken or pork fillet in an egg and breadcrumb batter, then smothering it in Bechamel sauce before topping off with cheddar cheese (the original Parmo's were topped with Parmesan cheese, hence the name) and then grilling or baking in the pizza oven. Originally veal was used but later this was replaced by pork. In more recent times chicken became an option. The Parmo is available in two sizes and terminology varies between outlets:
Large or full Parmo
Half or regular Parmo. Sometimes known as a Ladies Parmo'

I hail from Middlesbrough originally hoem of the Parmo and Jorney South.

Can anyone beat that?

OP posts:
busybusymum · 22/10/2006 11:51

A roundabout !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tiredemma · 22/10/2006 11:52

The Bullring.

HP sauce.

err think thats it...

WitchICouldGiveUpWork · 22/10/2006 12:06

Errrr notin except making it as an entry into the "crap towns" book (well fortunately it isn't meyhome town but town nearestto where I live now)

HallgerdaLongcloak · 22/10/2006 21:11

The wife of the Town Clerk of my home town (well before my time) made it into the news by making an insurance claim for 52 pairs of knickers.

My former local beach won the New Scientist Golden Turd Award (I'm sure you can all guess what that was for).

And then there were the sea green buses.

LadyOfTheFlowersAKA2Babies0Bum · 22/10/2006 21:25

trains
julian clary

Surfermummystomb · 22/10/2006 21:31

An aerodrome, no longer there, where Chamberlain came out of a plane waving a piece of paper and declaring "peace for our time" after signing the Munich Agreement with Adolf Hitler in 1938.

NothingButAttitudeOnMN · 22/10/2006 21:31

Some kind of battle in 1066

and as the welcome sign reminds me everytime I pass it is also the home of television.

Beauregard · 22/10/2006 21:33

Carpets

PinkyRed · 22/10/2006 22:09

Lesbians

Fustianopolis

Sylvia Plath's grave

Reece · 22/10/2006 22:46

Cheese, Gary Lineker, Engelbert Humperdinck, Joseph Merrick (The Elephant Man), David and Richard Attenborough.

hatwoman · 22/10/2006 22:56

my home "town" is in fact a village and it's not famous for anything. But I pmsl and nearly choked on my coffee this morning when I saw that the grubby rip-off cafe where I spent every Sunday of my teenage life working for a sleaze-bag was considered, by the Observer, to be the UK's "connoisseur's caff." The nearest towns are famous for pudding and for a crooked spire

hatwoman · 22/10/2006 23:00

Alan Partridge and Delia Smith - perhaps unintentionally but a mn classic.

busybusymum - is it a magic roundabout?

wrinklytum · 22/10/2006 23:54

Being the worst place to live in the UK
William Wilberforce (anti-slavery geezer)
Fishing and trawlers
Larkin
Prescott

Enough said.

NatalieJane · 22/10/2006 23:59

The town where we live now - Accrington - is probably most famous for the football (Accrington Stanlely) or possibly the bricks? - Not sure on the bricks.

How exciting

theunknownrebelbang · 23/10/2006 00:14

Wasn't there an ad once (for milk??) that used Accrington Stanley in it?

Pannfriedpumpkin · 23/10/2006 00:41

Vivienne Westwood.

The League of Gentlemen, filmed here.

Me.

NatalieJane · 23/10/2006 01:22

Theunknown - yes there was, a long time ago. I think the gist of it was that if you didn't drink milk you would only end up being good enough to play for Accrington Stanley, it was two young lads apparently, I think they were scousers or mancs.

californifright · 23/10/2006 03:32

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mamamaaargh · 23/10/2006 04:31

Current home town: Deep-pan pizza, Al Capone, Tallest building in the US, Frank Lloyd Wright (architect)

British hometown: Ernie Wise apparently!

Alibaldi · 23/10/2006 04:57

Nanoo nanoo - easy Mork and Mindy, Boulder Colorado and especially for Expat - CROCS and Jibbitz Rugby - where brought up - name's a bit of a give away isn't it. That'll be the railway station then and of course Gilbert's and Rugby and William Webb Ellis

Tutter · 23/10/2006 07:49

every time i see this thread i think it says "fancy a porno?"

my hometown isn't famous, but it's the highest market town in england

has a funny name (has 'penis' in it)

and has a cliff named after it tht is mentioned in wuthering heights

MadameMorticiaMills · 23/10/2006 08:09

When they were renaming Teeside Airport one serious suggestion was Parmo International. I would have much preferred that tbh.

Northener - don't forget Paul Daniels, Bob Mortimer (went to same school as me, a good few years before mind)), Chris Rea (my mother was one of the Stainsby Girls he sung about) and erm, erm soap stars Liz Dawn and Wendy Richards.

'Tis where I hail from too.

belgo · 23/10/2006 08:15

My Dh's home town is famous for brewing Stella Artois. If I look out of my window now I can see the factory with the red sign on it. And no, Stella Artois is most definately NOT French!

Mirage · 23/10/2006 08:28

Pannfriedpumpkin,I know where you live!You too Hatwoman.
Reece,you must be near me!

Mateychops · 23/10/2006 08:44

Deborah Kerr