My Favourite Foods

One of my favourite subjects is food. This section is dedicated to some of my favourite dishes

1) Fish and Chips

Being a Brit, one of my favourite dishes is Fish and chips. This is white fish, usually cod, but sometimes Haddock, coated in batter and deep fried. Served with what our cousins across the pond describe as "Country Fries". You also serve them with salt and vinegar. A number of sites are set up for aficionados of this delicacy

Sea Fish Industry Authority Home page

National Federation of Fish Friers

Fish & Chip Takeaway Guide

This site is for a fish and chip shop in Northern Ireland, but has a history of Fish and Chips

Love Chips - From the British Potato Council

2) Haggis

Living Newcastle upon Tyne which is the last major city before Scotland on the East Coast mainline (Berwick upon Tweed is a town ), we get Scottish food, such as Haggis. Because of the recipe, some south of the border treat it as a joke, not I. It is traditionally served with mashed potato and mashed turnip (Neep in Scotland) . Haggis is traditionaly served around Hogmany (New Year) or Burns Night (25th January) On Burns night, the poem Ode to a haggis, by Robert Burns is recited.

Recipie for haggis

3) Pub Meals

Sometimes I will go to try a lunch in a Pub (Public House to overseas visitors). In this day of themed resteraunts, e.g. Italian, Indian, Chinese, Mexican, KFC, or Burger Bars, the only place to get traditional British Cuisine, as far as I can make out, is the British Pub. For a time I went sampling what they have to offer in this respect, along with a glass of Cola. Some seem to range from sandwiches and pies , through only to several course meals. It was suggested I publish my findings so I set up my own site dedicated to them. So click on this link to see my efforts.....

 4) Leek and Carrots (with the odd potato)

I discovered that leeks and carrots seem to go quite well together. Take an equal number of leeks and peeled carrots. Slice them thinly into the same cooking pot. Take a washed potato, unpeeled and cut it finely into a pot. Add a vegetable stock cube and a bare half level teaspoon of powdered chilli. Add Water and bring to the boil and simmer for about half an hour. This makes a fine broth, soup, way of cooking vegetables. Even the liquor can be consumed. Nothing is wasted.