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English cuisine week in Lidl shops in Poland


teflcat 5 | 1,032
1 Nov 2011 #121
I though it was Dutch Hugenots who started selling fried fish on London streets.
isthatu2 4 | 2,694
1 Nov 2011 #122
Iberian Jews . :)
The Dutch dont tend to bother with that boring little thing called "cooking" when it comes to fish from take aways ;)
Seanus 15 | 19,674
1 Nov 2011 #123
I know, isthatu2. It's a bit of a wind up. Unless sth is truly and undeniably English or Scottish, I just see it as British. I saw it when I travelled. I often used to drink with a Welsh girl and an English guy and there was no bickering about most foods traditionally seen as British. Very little territorial instincts there, just an appreciation of foods which were spread around Britain long ago.

I can't wait to get some cod fillets, fish&chips and scampi. Hatherwood actually makes some pretty decent stuff. The caramel shorts are made with real Belgian chocolate. I had them about 1.5 years ago and they went down well. As calorific as it gets but tasty!
pawian 221 | 23,970
1 Nov 2011 #124
Haggis with mashed potato and neeps (which is a turnip like vegetable called swede) is truly excellent. I cannot understand why Poles do not grow swede.

The reason is historical.

When I asked my mother-in-law about this, she said that brukiew were fed to people in the camps during the war

Yes, but we eat real turnip instead, black or white: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnip
hythorn 3 | 580
1 Nov 2011 #125
The reason is historical.

with the greatest respect that has not stopped Polish people consuming bananas and pineapple

there must be a reason why this great root vegetable is not grown in Poland

@alfred
I do not remember seeing any references to rhubarb crumble and as a result I feel that
the entire thread has been weaker as a result so I must thank you for turning the spotlight
onto rhubarb crumble
time means 5 | 1,309
1 Nov 2011 #126
I do not remember seeing any references to rhubarb crumble

Or jam roly poly!
RevokeNice 15 | 1,854
1 Nov 2011 #127
cod fillets, fish&chips and scampi.

Go out and catch some and make them yourself so. F*cking hell. It aint difficult.
hythorn 3 | 580
1 Nov 2011 #128
Or jam roly poly!

Jam roly poly has been discussed within this thread and the thread was all the richer for it

or perhaps jam roly poly was discussed in the things you love about the UK
in any case, the subject of jam roly poly has been aired
Sidliste_Chodov 1 | 441
1 Nov 2011 #129
English cuisine week - Oct 16, 09, 18:03

That's been a long week. Even Northern Line minutes aren't that long :D

jam roly poly

Treacle tart & custard FTW
alfred
1 Nov 2011 #130
Steamed treacle pudding and custard was/is probably my favourite desert from my junior school days. We usually got semolina, with a dollop of jam.
hythorn 3 | 580
1 Nov 2011 #131
Steamed treacle pudding and custard was/is probably my favourite desert from my junior school days.

I have to say that I have rekindled a fondness for rhubarb crumble based on your posting, so you have changed a life today for the better:-)
Seanus 15 | 19,674
1 Nov 2011 #132
Chocolate cracknel was my favourite dessert from primary school. The hotpotch with sausages was tasty too.
alfred
1 Nov 2011 #133
I have to say that I have rekindled a fondness for rhubarb crumble based on your posting, so you have changed a life today for the better:-)

Lol, you can never have too much rhubarb crumble.
time means 5 | 1,309
1 Nov 2011 #134
custard

Even better if you had skin off of the top.
Wroclaw 44 | 5,379
1 Nov 2011 #135
get back on topic and stop talking about anything crumble... it's been more than twenty years for me.
hythorn 3 | 580
1 Nov 2011 #136
and if Lidl shops happen to sell crumble during their British food week ?
teflcat 5 | 1,032
1 Nov 2011 #137
Is it just my local Lidl that never seems to have more than one person at the checkout? Apart from the British week and the very nice curries I hate the place.
Sidliste_Chodov 1 | 441
1 Nov 2011 #138
get back on topic and stop talking about anything crumble... it's been more than twenty years for me.

It's been two years since the topic was "on-topic", tbf ;)
Seanus 15 | 19,674
1 Nov 2011 #139
They have cherry bakewells. Baked beans too if wildrover is reading this :)
Jimmu 2 | 156
1 Nov 2011 #140
Scampi is Norwegian if anything,

Errr, uhhhhh, Maybe Italian??????
Seanus 15 | 19,674
1 Nov 2011 #141
I wouldn't be so sure of that. Check a few sources.
Jimmu 2 | 156
1 Nov 2011 #142
Wiki says: "The English word scampi is the plural of Italian scampo," and we know Wiki is never wrong!
Ok, I'll check a few more places...

I think this may be a case of British/American false friends.
To me, scampi is a style of preparation (butter, garlic, white wine...) and it seems like to Brits it's a kind of fish.
gdj67 15 | 154
1 Nov 2011 #143
Bugger - No Marmite! Not a happy bunny. Haven't been able to find it in Gdynia for the past month.
Seanus 15 | 19,674
1 Nov 2011 #144
Thanks again for sending me some :) :)

Look for a Kuchnia Świat in Gdynia, gdj. I have Marmite in my flat now as I bought some in Kraków.
scottie1113 7 | 898
1 Nov 2011 #145
"The English word scampi is the plural of Italian scampo

This is true.

scampi is a style of preparation (butter, garlic, white wine...)

Yep.

Unfortunately, finding good fresh shrimp here is difficult so I just buy the frozen ones. Cook them in butter and garlic, then add a sauce made from the remaining butter and garlic in the pan. Add about 400 ml of wine, preferably sherry, reduce the mixture and pour it over the shrimp. I'm making myself hungry.

I think I'll pass on English cuisine week.
Seanus 15 | 19,674
1 Nov 2011 #146
Well, true scampi is Irish and Norwegian. The Italians may have had their version.
dtaylor5632 18 | 2,004
1 Nov 2011 #147
Well, true scampi is Irish and Norwegian.

Though the langoustines the French and Spanish use are caught off the Western shore of Scotland.

Unfortunately, finding good fresh shrimp here is difficult so I just buy the frozen ones.

Scampi isn't made from shrimp.
Seanus 15 | 19,674
1 Nov 2011 #148
Yeah, the Spanish and their dubious fishing practices again.
dtaylor5632 18 | 2,004
1 Nov 2011 #149
Not really, around 90% of Scottish caught seafood goes directly to Spain and France. Not (if any) Spanish trawlers fish in Scotland.
gdj67 15 | 154
1 Nov 2011 #150
Thanks again for sending me some :) :)

Ha, i'd forgotten about that, it's been quite a while since I've popped in here. Long story, but now have an apartment in Gdynia and work mostly in Gdansk.

Look for a Kuchnia Świat in Gdynia

Nothing in Gdynia, but there is one in Galeria Bałtycka - which is only 2 mins from my office. Sorted!

Heinz Beans (fasolka) in Bomi if anyone is interested.

G


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