Pimpbot

I just paid a visit to this place British Gourmet which is just 5 minutes down the road from me, and bought up some of the goodies that I had missed since arriving. It was like walking into your local Spa back home

Stumpyguy

What, you mean you had to step over beggars, junkies, and asylum seekers to get through the front door, then they charged you far too much for a few essential food items (that you had to bag yourself), and when you left the shop it was raining and the Underground was closed due to leaves on the line at Ongar so you had to get a black cab home that was driven by an opinionated bigot with an HND in Network Administration who was angry at the world because he had to drive a cab for a living, and the trip home cost 5 times as much as the stuff you bought??!?! I am sorry to hear that, old chap!

Edit: Sorry, I just couldn't resist...

scotch03

Ongar! I used to live in Ongar and I often wondered why it had such a name!

You forgot to mention that having got home you have to wait 3 bloody hours for the heating to warm your home by which time you have to get up again in order to get a train early enough with an available seat.

SueIP

YUmmmmmmy!!!!!!! I love salad cream!! Brought a big 2.35kg tub of it with us when we were last over in Florida in April and have left it in the fridge in our house!!!! We also brought over HP sauce and plan to bring over Branston Pickle next time!!!

Jan Alaska

in the words of python ...... you lucky lucky .....**#$%** ...

nearest Brit store to me is 400 miles or so away ... bit far for shopping trip :\

Jan

dazman

Went to that same store last year. Picked up a bunch of stuff, including some Sarsons Vinegar, HP Sauce and Jaffa Cakes. On the advice of the guy working there, we decided to go to the 'British Open' (think that was the name) pub that is just up the road. Parked in the shade so we thought our stuff would be ok for an hour. Ah well, melted Jaffa Cakes are better than no Jaffa Cakes! Gotta love that AZ sun!

Yosser

Speaking of vinegar, I ate out at 'Joes crab shack' last night, I ordered fish n chips....not bad, when I asked for some malt vinegar the server came out with a brand new bottle of Heinz malt vinegar....ta very much, I slipped that into the wifes purse when I had doused the food in vinegar and now have it sat in my "PANTRY" at home.

Not as good as Sarson's though

Stumpyguy

Oh, bugger! Now you've done it, I shall have to take Mrs. Stumpy out for fish and chips tonight. Crispy beer battered halibut... mmmm...

Pimpbot

I had a fairly good Fish N Chip meal at the Red Lobster saturday night. What was weird though, was that I got more fish than I did chip. Must have been 6 or 7 bits of fish on my plate compared to a handfull of chips. I highly recommend the lobster and crab nachos though

Rockgurl

I know this is odd, but I live in London and I never eat fish and chips, or salad cream or any of the things you guys keep going on about. Am I strange?

dazman

My girlfriend teases me mercilessly about vineger. According to her I have it on everything I eat (which is kinda true I guess *lol*). It's got to the stage now that no matter where we eat she insists on asking if they have any malt vineger. Still, I'm slowly bringing her round to my way of thinking, as she has found she is quite fond of salt & vineger crisps. I've also got her son eating HP Sauce and Rogan Josh Curry (a little anyway). Can't get either of them to even look at my beloved jar of Marmite though! *lol*

NC Penguin

I was born and raised in London and I have always loved fish and chips. Same goes for salad cream. Can't eat mayonnaise but love salad cream. My Mum sent me about 20 squeezy bottles over a year ago and I have about six left.

If you haven't had good fish and chips in London, you know you're missing something. It is possible to find such places (sit down restaurants) and I have my shortlist (none are in pubs, surprise surprise).

If you're interested in visiting any of these places, please send me a PM.




NC Penguin

PrincessofWales

Never been that big on Fish 'n' Chips, more a Scampi and Chips girl myself with lots of tartare sauce and a pint of woosh.

A must when returning home to village life and our equally splendid local pub.

Yosser

Yes you are very odd




Yep Pimpbot it was the same at "Joes" I had 6 hunking great pieces of fish all done in a light cripsy batter, with several lashings of malt vinegar, lightly sprinkled with salt and pepper, topped of with a geneous smear of Tom sauce.....

and I had just a handful of chips........funny that

Bloody hell....now I've made myself hungry again...and I've already ate breakfast.....(that consisted of Poridge the proper kind with a spoon full of 'Lyons golden syurp' washed down with a fresh out of the box PG tips.....luvley jubley

Rockgurl

It's not that I can't find them, it's that I don't eat them. I eat very healthily actually...all fresh food, but the one thing I will miss when I emigrate is curry. Can't live without curry!