 | British Foodfest for One Some people, here in America, would think that tantamount to cruel and unusual punishment, and I admit that British food does have a repututation of being rather "blah." However, I contend that when it comes to pure stodge and comfort, you can't beat it.
I declared it Personal British Foodfest day yesterday morning when I woke up with a craving for Beans on Toast, a culinary delight consisting of, Heinz baked beans (has to be the British Heinz kind), toast, and lots of butter. I stray from convention by not putting the beans on the toast because I despise soggy food and the beans tend to make the bread soggy. Yuck. Then after conversing on the delights of British cuisine and where to get it in Nashville, the power of suggestion led me to the Global Market behind the Cumberland Science Museum. There, I acquired both lunch and dinner. Lunch I ate on the way back from my stop at Grimey's - some Hula Hoops (hoop shaped crisps, salt and vinegar flavour) and a Double Decker (incredible Cadbury's creation consisting of everything but the kitchen sink).
Dinner, ah dinner, was marvellous. The Global Market had a new and welcome surprise in store for me on this trip. They had authentic beef and mushroom pies, not imported, but made in Boston. I ate this pie with, of course, chips (although I bought the "zestie" kind, which most English people, if confronted with, would say, "oooh, aren't these spicy"), mushy peas, and naturally, lots of gravy (made with Bisto Gravy Granules).
Sometimes you just need comfort food and lots of stodge. I don't think I could have made it more English, unless I had battered and deep-fried something maybe (the Double-Decker would have been a good contender). |
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