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Similar to the American food thread, what about British food? ?

(84 Posts)
vegansrock Wed 10-Dec-25 06:19:34

I wouldn't make a hot steamed pudding for an Australian buffet - wouldn't get many takers methinks. Noone eats them anymore in the UK do they? A trifle or a jelly ( yuk) might be better or a plate of digestives . Lets face it, most British food doesn't travel well, most people here would rather have a curry or sushi rhan a hotpot these days.

BlueBelle Wed 10-Dec-25 06:11:42

Good old bread and butter pudding easy as chips even I can make it (not that I do )

grandMattie Wed 10-Dec-25 04:04:37

Mince pies, Bakewell tarts, Cornish fairings then a multitude of puddings like Sussex Pond pudding…

JamesandJon33 Wed 10-Dec-25 03:10:30

It’s a Griddle cake*nanna8*. A girdle is something other. If you are doing z Welsh, cawl is good. A stew of lamb’s neck, carrots ,leeks, celery and potatoes.

LauraNorderr Wed 10-Dec-25 02:58:16

I would suggest Whitewave that a pudding made up of mango, papaya, melon and lime is probably more Australian than British as all of those fruit can be grown in Australia and none of them can be grown in the UK without great effort.
Perhaps Nana would appreciate a traditional British Summer Pudding made with fruits grown in the UK during summer but also easily grown in most parts of Australia.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 10-Dec-25 02:33:58

There are loads of those. Do you make mince pies?

Whitewavemark2 Wed 10-Dec-25 02:33:07

Unless you are talking about cakes?

Whitewavemark2 Wed 10-Dec-25 02:32:20

Trifle
Steamed puddings like one I make with mincemeat in the bottom of the basin and chopped apple mixed into the sponge mix - with lashings of custard. Go on-line snd look at Delia recipes 😊
For hot days like I assume you are having at the moment I would have say a fruit salad of papaya, mango, melon chopped soaked in a lime syrup served with coconut yogurt.

Our on line cooks/chefs are Mary Berry, Jamie Oliver, Delia, James Martin, - actually there are loads of them and you can find lots of recipes there.

nanna8 Wed 10-Dec-25 00:22:54

We sometimes have international days with a group I am in . Apart from the savoury things like Lancashire hotpot can you tell me any easy to make sweet things ? I know about Welsh Girdle cakes and have made those. Eccles cakes are a bit too hard I think!