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I’m a Cornishman so it’s pasties I’m off to gear farm today to partake in stuffing the great creation known to man in my face, no particular reason it’s just has to done, what about you and the area you live in ? |
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By (user no longer on site) 11 weeks ago
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"I guess haggis
Or deep fried mars bar I worked in Scotland lots of times and there was a fryer in Aberdeen not far from the airport that did deep fried pizza, actual slices of pizza deep fried  "
That’s normal and battered |
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"Welsh cakes
Laver bread? yeah I’ve never tried it though "
I believe Welsh cakes very similar to Cornish heavy cake but don’t quote me on that as never tried Welsh cakes very similar only heard people say they are similar, is so then I bet there delicious |
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"I guess haggis
Or deep fried mars bar I worked in Scotland lots of times and there was a fryer in Aberdeen not far from the airport that did deep fried pizza, actual slices of pizza deep fried
That’s normal and battered"
Yes they were totally blow my mind at the time |
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"I’m a fussy eater don’t like oatcakes or Welsh cakes "
I can remember a kind lady in Aberdeen brought in these cakes deep fried lard and salt and batter I can’t remember the name but Jesus they were vile she said they all eat them when the morning are cold
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"I guess it’ll be Pie & Mash with Liquor
*liquor is a thick clear “gravy” made from fresh parsley and the jelly from jellied ells …it’s really not a bad as it sounds but It’s not for us."
An ex girlfriend took me to Romford to a lie and mash shop, the lie and mash was ok but the liquor was an enquired taste to say the least but I’m glad I tried it |
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"I guess it’ll be Pie & Mash with Liquor
*liquor is a thick clear “gravy” made from fresh parsley and the jelly from jellied ells …it’s really not a bad as it sounds but It’s not for us.
An ex girlfriend took me to Romford to a lie and mash shop, the lie and mash was ok but the liquor was an enquired taste to say the least but I’m glad I tried it "
the should pie and mash 😊 |
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"I guess it’ll be Pie & Mash with Liquor
*liquor is a thick clear “gravy” made from fresh parsley and the jelly from jellied ells …it’s really not a bad as it sounds but It’s not for us."
I love a nice pie, mash and liquour and i always visit Goddards in Greenwich market when i'm in London |
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By *ooleyMan 11 weeks ago
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Prestonians used to have Parched Peas. 50p for a cup full, splosh a bit of vinegar - delicious.
Now been replaced by the Spud Bros*. Biggest step backwards since they retired Concorde.
*Fair play to them though, doing very well and just about to franchise, apparently! |
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"Chip barm, bury black pudding, Eccles cakes, Manchester tart, Lancashire hotpot, Wigan kebab (pie in a barm) barm is a roll or bap ? And Wigan kebab sounds epic "
Barm can be known as a roll or bap (but that’s wrong) 😁 |
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By *dalisqueWoman 11 weeks ago
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"I used to love a patty and chips in my younger days, I didn't realise it was a Hull thing until I thankfully escapes, the only thing I miss is the patty."
Im originally from west Yorkshire & they have them there too,or used to 40+ years ago,called fish cake ,was my favourite too 😋 |
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By *vaRoseWoman 11 weeks ago
Ankh-Morpork |
"Cider
Cheese
Old spot pork
Wild boar
Squab pie
yep with all of them but squab pie never heard of that, one to try
Pigeon pie "
Except it’s not
Although squab is the name for a baby pigeon, squab pie is made with apples and mutton |
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By *vaRoseWoman 11 weeks ago
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"I used to love a patty and chips in my younger days, I didn't realise it was a Hull thing until I thankfully escapes, the only thing I miss is the patty.
Im originally from west Yorkshire & they have them there too,or used to 40+ years ago,called fish cake ,was my favourite too 😋 "
I’d kill for a proper Yorkshire fishcake |
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By (user no longer on site) 11 weeks ago
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Local tradition here, oop norf, is to stick a pie in between 2 loaves of bread.
A pie sandwich if you will..
-not my thing though, really.
I've since found a couple of hand written notes of indian recipes my mum used to make. There was a tomato-potato-cauliflower one that's really good..and also an aubergine, peanut and coconut dish she used to make that tasted incredible. Gonna give them a try soon. |
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By *dalisqueWoman 11 weeks ago
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"I used to love a patty and chips in my younger days, I didn't realise it was a Hull thing until I thankfully escapes, the only thing I miss is the patty.
Im originally from west Yorkshire & they have them there too,or used to 40+ years ago,called fish cake ,was my favourite too 😋
I’d kill for a proper Yorkshire fishcake"
Take a trip to the east coast,we have the crushed & sliced potato varieties.
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By *vaRoseWoman 11 weeks ago
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"I used to love a patty and chips in my younger days, I didn't realise it was a Hull thing until I thankfully escapes, the only thing I miss is the patty.
Im originally from west Yorkshire & they have them there too,or used to 40+ years ago,called fish cake ,was my favourite too 😋
I’d kill for a proper Yorkshire fishcake
Take a trip to the east coast,we have the crushed & sliced potato varieties.
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It’s the sliced potato variety I need. I’ll have to plan a road trip |
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By (user no longer on site) 11 weeks ago
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"Cider
Cheese
Old spot pork
Wild boar
Squab pie
yep with all of them but squab pie never heard of that, one to try
Pigeon pie
Except it’s not
Although squab is the name for a baby pigeon, squab pie is made with apples and mutton"
Wow had no idea that was the case |
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"Chip barm, bury black pudding, Eccles cakes, Manchester tart, Lancashire hotpot, Wigan kebab (pie in a barm) barm is a roll or bap ? And Wigan kebab sounds epic
Barm can be known as a roll or bap (but that’s wrong) 😁"
Exactly, wars have been started over less  |
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By *dalisqueWoman 11 weeks ago
land of make believe |
"I used to love a patty and chips in my younger days, I didn't realise it was a Hull thing until I thankfully escapes, the only thing I miss is the patty.
Im originally from west Yorkshire & they have them there too,or used to 40+ years ago,called fish cake ,was my favourite too 😋
I’d kill for a proper Yorkshire fishcake
Take a trip to the east coast,we have the crushed & sliced potato varieties.
It’s the sliced potato variety I need. I’ll have to plan a road trip "
Those ones are my favourite too.
I know the very place for you 🩵 |
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"I used to love a patty and chips in my younger days, I didn't realise it was a Hull thing until I thankfully escapes, the only thing I miss is the patty.
Im originally from west Yorkshire & they have them there too,or used to 40+ years ago,called fish cake ,was my favourite too 😋 "
A patty is not a fish cake. It has no fish in it. A patty is mashed potato with herbs, battered and deep fried. |
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"I used to love a patty and chips in my younger days, I didn't realise it was a Hull thing until I thankfully escapes, the only thing I miss is the patty. so what is the patty ? "
Mashed potato with herbs (normally sage) shaped into a round and about an inch thick, battered and deep fried.
People form other areas of the country will argue and say it is just a fish cake but a Hull patty does not contain any fish. |
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Haven’t seen many of these in ric steins around Britain, but not really a local tradition but was staying near Manchester airport and there was a 50/50 take away you could have 50. % chippy and 50% Chinese in the same tray, after that we all came to the conclusion that maybe it was time to head south back home ( no this is not a north south debate there is a post running concerning that) |
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"Haven’t seen many of these in ric steins around Britain, but not really a local tradition but was staying near Manchester airport and there was a 50/50 take away you could have 50. % chippy and 50% Chinese in the same tray, after that we all came to the conclusion that maybe it was time to head south back home ( no this is not a north south debate there is a post running concerning that) "
I didn't realise this was a northern thing? |
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"Chip barm, bury black pudding, Eccles cakes, Manchester tart, Lancashire hotpot, Wigan kebab (pie in a barm) "
Scouse.
Pimblett's pies.
Chips "pea wet". Vile!
And tripe and onions or soaked in milk. Vile! |
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By (user no longer on site) 11 weeks ago
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"I guess haggis
Or deep fried mars bar I worked in Scotland lots of times and there was a fryer in Aberdeen not far from the airport that did deep fried pizza, actual slices of pizza deep fried "
the majority of them will do that |
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By *dalisqueWoman 11 weeks ago
land of make believe |
"I used to love a patty and chips in my younger days, I didn't realise it was a Hull thing until I thankfully escapes, the only thing I miss is the patty.
Im originally from west Yorkshire & they have them there too,or used to 40+ years ago,called fish cake ,was my favourite too 😋
A patty is not a fish cake. It has no fish in it. A patty is mashed potato with herbs, battered and deep fried. "
A patty where I live now (east coast) is sliced potato and fish in batter ,which was called a fish cake where i grew up(west Yorkshire)
The fishcakes we have with mashed potatoes also have fish in too.
I guess it is like the cob/barm/breadbun debate 🤣🤣 |
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"I guess haggis
Or deep fried mars bar I worked in Scotland lots of times and there was a fryer in Aberdeen not far from the airport that did deep fried pizza, actual slices of pizza deep fried the majority of them will do that "
the only place I’ve seen that but did fly into Glasgow airport a few times a year and went into paisley and there was a chippy called cosmo’s and they had everying and there dog deep fried in batter, twix bars snickers bars and even fruit !!!! |
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"I used to love a patty and chips in my younger days, I didn't realise it was a Hull thing until I thankfully escapes, the only thing I miss is the patty.
Im originally from west Yorkshire & they have them there too,or used to 40+ years ago,called fish cake ,was my favourite too 😋
A patty is not a fish cake. It has no fish in it. A patty is mashed potato with herbs, battered and deep fried.
A patty where I live now (east coast) is sliced potato and fish in batter ,which was called a fish cake where i grew up(west Yorkshire)
The fishcakes we have with mashed potatoes also have fish in too.
I guess it is like the cob/barm/breadbun debate 🤣🤣"
Not really because a Hull pattie is totally different to what you are describing the cob/barm etc debate are all different names for the same thing. |
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"I’m a Cornishman so it’s pasties I’m off to gear farm today to partake in stuffing the great creation known to man in my face, no particular reason it’s just has to done, what about you and the area you live in ?"
Totally agree about gear farm being the best. Though a home cooked one is hard to beat. I'm a little jealous, might have to settle for a philps. |
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"I’m a Cornishman so it’s pasties I’m off to gear farm today to partake in stuffing the great creation known to man in my face, no particular reason it’s just has to done, what about you and the area you live in ?
Totally agree about gear farm being the best. Though a home cooked one is hard to beat. I'm a little jealous, might have to settle for a philps."
oh never got on with philps did hear there use to be good but now to commercial like roses and now bog standard |
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"I’m a Cornishman so it’s pasties I’m off to gear farm today to partake in stuffing the great creation known to man in my face, no particular reason it’s just has to done, what about you and the area you live in ?
Totally agree about gear farm being the best. Though a home cooked one is hard to beat. I'm a little jealous, might have to settle for a philps. oh never got on with philps did hear there use to be good but now to commercial like roses and now bog standard "
rowes |
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"I used to love a patty and chips in my younger days, I didn't realise it was a Hull thing until I thankfully escapes, the only thing I miss is the patty. so what is the patty ? "
Potato, sage & onion I think, I probably don't want to know, all covered in batter. |
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"I used to love a patty and chips in my younger days, I didn't realise it was a Hull thing until I thankfully escapes, the only thing I miss is the patty. so what is the patty ?
Mashed potato with herbs (normally sage) shaped into a round and about an inch thick, battered and deep fried.
People form other areas of the country will argue and say it is just a fish cake but a Hull patty does not contain any fish. "
Yes exactly this, there is no fish it's not a fish cake.
Craving patty & chips now. |
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"I’m a Cornishman so it’s pasties I’m off to gear farm today to partake in stuffing the great creation known to man in my face, no particular reason it’s just has to done, what about you and the area you live in ?
Totally agree about gear farm being the best. Though a home cooked one is hard to beat. I'm a little jealous, might have to settle for a philps. oh never got on with philps did hear there use to be good but now to commercial like roses and now bog standard rowes "
I'd say there's been an improvement of late. Still not quite as good as they once were, but way better than rowes.
But gear farm is my favourite by far. |
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"Pie, mash and liquor, smothered in vinegar and white pepper.
They don't use eel water for the liquor any more. I don't think my local one even sells eels."
Most use parsley sauce. Cookes was my local until it closed down. I was brought up on the stuff |
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"I guess it’ll be Pie & Mash with Liquor
*liquor is a thick clear “gravy” made from fresh parsley and the jelly from jellied ells …it’s really not a bad as it sounds but It’s not for us.
An ex girlfriend took me to Romford to a lie and mash shop, the lie and mash was ok but the liquor was an enquired taste to say the least but I’m glad I tried it "
My first lie & mash was also in Romford, we’re only a couple of miles away from there now, but we have nicer restaurants here 😂 |
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By *aizyWoman 11 weeks ago
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"In Glasgow, where I was born and brought up , there is now something called a Glasgow oyster- scotch pie in a roll
I want one! 🤤
I want a roll with your pie _aizy 🤭"
Are you trying to tempt me with your Glasgow oyster?? |
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"In Glasgow, where I was born and brought up , there is now something called a Glasgow oyster- scotch pie in a roll
I want one! 🤤
I want a roll with your pie _aizy 🤭
Are you trying to tempt me with your Glasgow oyster??"
I am _aizy, would you like a wee dod of broon sauce on it to ? |
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"I’m a fussy eater don’t like oatcakes or Welsh cakes I can remember a kind lady in Aberdeen brought in these cakes deep fried lard and salt and batter I can’t remember the name but Jesus they were vile she said they all eat them when the morning are cold "
That will be "Butteries" - basically it's a kind of pastry eaten in the morning, spread with butter, or sometimes toasted with syrup.
We also eat stovies (with oat cakes and beetroot).
Cullen Skink is a pretty local thing as well - creamy haddock and tattie soup. Fabulous. |
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"I’m a fussy eater don’t like oatcakes or Welsh cakes I can remember a kind lady in Aberdeen brought in these cakes deep fried lard and salt and batter I can’t remember the name but Jesus they were vile she said they all eat them when the morning are cold
That will be "Butteries" - basically it's a kind of pastry eaten in the morning, spread with butter, or sometimes toasted with syrup.
We also eat stovies (with oat cakes and beetroot).
Cullen Skink is a pretty local thing as well - creamy haddock and tattie soup. Fabulous."
Love butteries, can’t get them down here in Manchester though |
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By (user no longer on site) 11 weeks ago
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"I guess haggis
Or deep fried mars bar I worked in Scotland lots of times and there was a fryer in Aberdeen not far from the airport that did deep fried pizza, actual slices of pizza deep fried "
Deep fried pizza is the best.. its not like an actual oven pizza but one of like the cheap ones even better if you get pizza crunch.. when it battered and deep fried.. dinner tonight sorted lol |
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"I guess haggis
Or deep fried mars bar I worked in Scotland lots of times and there was a fryer in Aberdeen not far from the airport that did deep fried pizza, actual slices of pizza deep fried
Deep fried pizza is the best.. its not like an actual oven pizza but one of like the cheap ones even better if you get pizza crunch.. when it battered and deep fried.. dinner tonight sorted lol"
I was never brave enough to try them |
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By (user no longer on site) 11 weeks ago
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"I guess haggis
Or deep fried mars bar I worked in Scotland lots of times and there was a fryer in Aberdeen not far from the airport that did deep fried pizza, actual slices of pizza deep fried
Deep fried pizza is the best.. its not like an actual oven pizza but one of like the cheap ones even better if you get pizza crunch.. when it battered and deep fried.. dinner tonight sorted lol I was never brave enough to try them "
Next time your in scotland have one honestly they are amazing |
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Had another think about this and I think "Potted head" must be a pretty local thing. Basically I think it's the Ronseal of things you can buy from the butchers. Spiced meat, slightly jellyfied. My dad buys it, but he also likes fish thats been left outside for half a year in salt, then boiled with a mustard sauce - brilliantly they call it "hairy willie". Not so good, the smell seeps into the very fabric of your house when it's cooled, and it reeks for about a week. Thoroughly disgusting!!! |
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I travel with work and always try to have something regional food and drink wise (if I’m staying in a hotel)
It’s usually easier to have a regional pint in a pub than the food
Always have a pastie in Cornwall and once was enough for the stargazy pie lol it was ok bar the fish heads |
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