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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
Anything special food-wise where you're from or where you've lived in the past? Something people outside the area might not have heard of?
Being from Wolverhampton the speciality round here is fa-ggots and peas (or faggits and grey pays in the local accent).
Personally I can't stand it. The texture is revolting.
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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My partner loves oatcakes. They're like these spongy pancakes that don't taste of much and you fill with bacon or sausages or cheese, roll up and eat with ketchup or brown sauce. Or if you're me and humouring him with salad and 3 cheese filling.  |
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over a year ago
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"My partner loves oatcakes. They're like these spongy pancakes that don't taste of much and you fill with bacon or sausages or cheese, roll up and eat with ketchup or brown sauce. Or if you're me and humouring him with salad and 3 cheese filling. "
I fucking love oatcakes with fried bacon and cheese.
It’s the only thing I miss about not working in Stoke these days. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Anything special food-wise where you're from or where you've lived in the past? Something people outside the area might not have heard of?
Being from Wolverhampton the speciality round here is fa-ggots and peas (or faggits and grey pays in the local accent).
Personally I can't stand it. The texture is revolting.
What can you bring to the table? "
I’m a fellow Wulfrunian but have never had the pleasure of tasting ‘gray pays’ but I’ve never actually heard anyone say that they like them, everyone says they’re disgusting so it’s amazing that they have become a local delicacy haha.
Orange chips are also a Black Country delicacy but I prefer normal chips. For the uninitiated, orange chips are chips that are very lightly battered, pretty much every chip shop in Wolverhampton offers a choice of plain chips and battered chips (some only do battered). |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's like a scone with almonds and cherry on top. It has been made famous by Bettys, famous cafe in these parts , one in Harrogate, York snd Ilkley"
They're SO good! |
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"Anything special food-wise where you're from or where you've lived in the past? Something people outside the area might not have heard of?
Being from Wolverhampton the speciality round here is fa-ggots and peas (or faggits and grey pays in the local accent).
Personally I can't stand it. The texture is revolting.
What can you bring to the table?
I’m a fellow Wulfrunian but have never had the pleasure of tasting ‘gray pays’ but I’ve never actually heard anyone say that they like them, everyone says they’re disgusting so it’s amazing that they have become a local delicacy haha.
Orange chips are also a Black Country delicacy but I prefer normal chips. For the uninitiated, orange chips are chips that are very lightly battered, pretty much every chip shop in Wolverhampton offers a choice of plain chips and battered chips (some only do battered)."
I do like gray pays n bacon. Nommy |
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"It's like a scone with almonds and cherry on top. It has been made famous by Bettys, famous cafe in these parts , one in Harrogate, York snd Ilkley
They're SO good!"
 I actually made them myself not that long ago. Amazing. Gave to some friends and neighbours and they loved them. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Patties either with chips or as a patty butty - yum
Chip spice on the chips
Chip spice with everything!
Especially from Bob Carver's at Hull Fair!"
I missed the fair this year, and all the delicacies! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's like a scone with almonds and cherry on top. It has been made famous by Bettys, famous cafe in these parts , one in Harrogate, York snd Ilkley
They're SO good!
I actually made them myself not that long ago. Amazing. Gave to some friends and neighbours and they loved them. "
I'm not much of a baker but I will leave the recipe out for my sis |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Anything special food-wise where you're from or where you've lived in the past? Something people outside the area might not have heard of?
Being from Wolverhampton the speciality round here is fa-ggots and peas (or faggits and grey pays in the local accent).
Personally I can't stand it. The texture is revolting.
What can you bring to the table?
I’m a fellow Wulfrunian but have never had the pleasure of tasting ‘gray pays’ but I’ve never actually heard anyone say that they like them, everyone says they’re disgusting so it’s amazing that they have become a local delicacy haha.
Orange chips are also a Black Country delicacy but I prefer normal chips. For the uninitiated, orange chips are chips that are very lightly battered, pretty much every chip shop in Wolverhampton offers a choice of plain chips and battered chips (some only do battered).
I do like gray pays n bacon. Nommy "
Adding bacon to anything makes it delicious... |
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"It's like a scone with almonds and cherry on top. It has been made famous by Bettys, famous cafe in these parts , one in Harrogate, York snd Ilkley
They're SO good!
I actually made them myself not that long ago. Amazing. Gave to some friends and neighbours and they loved them.
I'm not much of a baker but I will leave the recipe out for my sis "
Lol, even better. By the way there is a recipe in the Web ghat apparently it is meany to be like Bettys which of course its a secret and kept so through generations. Anyway, I made them and they definitely tasted good even if I day so myself. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's like a scone with almonds and cherry on top. It has been made famous by Bettys, famous cafe in these parts , one in Harrogate, York snd Ilkley
They're SO good!
I actually made them myself not that long ago. Amazing. Gave to some friends and neighbours and they loved them.
I'm not much of a baker but I will leave the recipe out for my sis
Lol, even better. By the way there is a recipe in the Web ghat apparently it is meany to be like Bettys which of course its a secret and kept so through generations. Anyway, I made them and they definitely tasted good even if I day so myself. "
I've not had a Betty's fat rascal. The florentines always get me! |
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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago
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"Patties either with chips or as a patty butty - yum
Chip spice on the chips
Chip spice with everything!
Especially from Bob Carver's at Hull Fair!
I missed the fair this year, and all the delicacies!"
Must be 15 years since I last went to the fair. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Black pudding. you all now that. But the two that land close to me is.
Pea wet and mash ? Bolton.
And a chip balm and gravy was introduced to me in Rochdale. Damn, I never looked back. |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
"Yorkshire fish cake
Henderson’s Relish
Breadcake
Bakewell tart "
Ok I had to look up breadcake.
I was hoping for cake (obviously) but it appears to be a chip butty. Nothing wrong with that but slightly disappointing  |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
"Lincolnshire has quite a lot of food delicacies.
Stuffed Chine
Lincs Sausages
Plum bread
Poacher cheese
Yellowbelly cheese
Grantham gingerbread
Lincolnshire Haslet"
Just had a look at plum bread - sounds good |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Yorkshire fish cake
Henderson’s Relish
Breadcake
Bakewell tart
Ok I had to look up breadcake.
I was hoping for cake (obviously) but it appears to be a chip butty. Nothing wrong with that but slightly disappointing "
We put fish cakes in the breadcake here too |
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"Dorset Knobs
This needs explaining
*I know a few Manchester Knobs "
They are a savoury biscuit made from fermented dough.
Basically a blob of dough about half the size of a fist, baked several times in succession to make them very crisp. They can be flavoured by adding to the dough but most are plain.
There is also an annual competition The Dorset Knob throwing.
Which is fairly self explanatory.
We also have the annual nettle eating competition.
We are a strange lot down here. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Yorkshire fish cake
Henderson’s Relish
Breadcake
Bakewell tart
did you forget Pontefract cake...I would, it's rank!"
I did forget about liquorice all sorts |
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By *eardybobMan
over a year ago
the Goldilocks Zone |
"My partner loves oatcakes. They're like these spongy pancakes that don't taste of much and you fill with bacon or sausages or cheese, roll up and eat with ketchup or brown sauce. Or if you're me and humouring him with salad and 3 cheese filling.
I fucking love oatcakes with fried bacon and cheese.
It’s the only thing I miss about not working in Stoke these days."
^ this! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Dorset Knobs
This needs explaining
*I know a few Manchester Knobs
They are a savoury biscuit made from fermented dough.
Basically a blob of dough about half the size of a fist, baked several times in succession to make them very crisp. They can be flavoured by adding to the dough but most are plain.
There is also an annual competition The Dorset Knob throwing.
Which is fairly self explanatory.
We also have the annual nettle eating competition.
We are a strange lot down here. "
we have something similar with the bury Black Pudding. A throwing competition.these broken sausages all over the street.
In a place called Ramsbottom. (You can’t make it up) |
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By *eardybobMan
over a year ago
the Goldilocks Zone |
Anyone who has been to Northern Ireland will be aware of the pasty...
Not like a Cornish one - they are deep fried and battered.
Kind of like a potato fritter, but made of sausage meat, onion and potato with spice/seasoning  |
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Every month I get brought down, Beef Olives, Square Sausage, Stornoway black pudding, steak links, butcher's own steak pies, potato scones, and butteries, the last one being what the hairy bikers featured as a local delicacy on their tour of Great Britain. No prizes for guessing where I originate from. Also any of you girls want a free holiday in Wales, that's your shopping list above before getting on train or plane. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
Being brought up in east London.. I do miss a PROPER saveloy and chips…
None of this north east version stuff… it’s not a bloody sausage and it’s not a smokie!!!!
There… had to get that off me chest!!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Anything special food-wise where you're from or where you've lived in the past? Something people outside the area might not have heard of?
Being from Wolverhampton the speciality round here is fa-ggots and peas (or faggits and grey pays in the local accent).
Personally I can't stand it. The texture is revolting.
What can you bring to the table? "
Don’t forget orange chips |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I am also surprised someone from Teesside hasn’t piped up with the treat that is the “Parmo” .. I leave it up to them to explain the monstrosity…… "
I know a few people from further south who rave about the Parmo. I'm not sold yet! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The saveloy dip! With peas pudding and stuffing, there is no greater sandwich! We do not question what is in the saveloy either…."
I was just about to say the same. Unbelievable scran |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I am also surprised someone from Teesside hasn’t piped up with the treat that is the “Parmo” .. I leave it up to them to explain the monstrosity…… "
I still need to try Manjaro’s |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
For those who've mentioned orange chips, you're right I forgot them. Personally I don't think they're all that. I normally go for normal chips.
Should also mention the classic from Scotland that my husband introduced me to - the hoagie. Delicious and helps you put on half a stone in one sitting |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My partner loves oatcakes. They're like these spongy pancakes that don't taste of much and you fill with bacon or sausages or cheese, roll up and eat with ketchup or brown sauce. Or if you're me and humouring him with salad and 3 cheese filling. "
no no no leave flat put under grill then apply loads of lurpack mmm beautiful |
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Pie, mash and liquor (also yuck)