Steak and kidney pie, peas and chips, please, Dolly- and the sticky toffee pudding to follow. Oh yes, I almost forgot- a slimline lemonade, please! He's on a diet!
Transporting Americanese “diet logic” to Britain now?
In that case, suggested substitutions:
chicken kababs over rice for steak-and-kidney pie
jacket potato for chips (Brit “chips&” is “fries” in Americanese)
an extra-extra-large cuppa for the lemonade
Kidneys are a fabulous meat introduced to me as a child by my mother (she did marry an Englishman, after all) and I still love them. And, because they are part of the unpopular category of “offal”, they’re dead cheap! 50 pence’ worth of kidneys served with toast will make a hearty breakfast for anybody :-)
Wouldn’t be right bald–Britishers typically don’t take puddings with ice-cream.
whmIII–no, Hagen-Daaz’ (English) toffee ice-cream bears no resemblance to sticky-toffee pudding (I’ve actually had the genuine stuff visiting my cousin–who married an English Catholic–in London).
Actually, you’d usually get the choice of ice-cream, cream or custard with a hot dessert.
Steak and kidney pie is delicious - its mostly something like braising steak cooked in beer (dark, not cat’s-pee american stuff!) with pieces of kidney which add wonderfully to the flavour. Pastry may be shortcrust or flaky.
No-one orders tea with food in a pub, so the suggestion of a cuppa is misplaced. You might have tea or coffee, after pudding, if you can’t wait till teatime.
The only question now is, whether the peas are mushy or not. I sadly suspect not mushy as Fred looks like a Home Counties dog rather than from up North.
Considering what a kidney’s function is, I am sure I don’t want to try it. Just like liver, scrapple, hog jowls, pickled pig’s feet, cow’s tongue. Some things are better left for the vultures!
Alternative explanation for ordering diet (or unsweet) drink after heavy meal: the person knows that it isn’t actually healthy but has developped a taste for it and can no longer take the sugared version of the drink.
(admit that this is less likely than thinking/pretending to do health-wise choice–but not nonexistent, I actually do this with post-meal coffee/tea)
Scrum over 15 years ago
I thought he was ordering for you, Fred!
prasrinivara over 15 years ago
Transporting Americanese “diet logic” to Britain now?
In that case, suggested substitutions:
chicken kababs over rice for steak-and-kidney pie jacket potato for chips (Brit “chips&” is “fries” in Americanese) an extra-extra-large cuppa for the lemonade
alondra over 15 years ago
The sticky toffee pudding sounds delicious.
Jolly1995 over 15 years ago
Does sound good!
bald over 15 years ago
can i have the toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream?
rookie26201 over 15 years ago
Kidney pie? That sounds gross.
ana_demeter over 15 years ago
rookie26201 says: Kidney pie? That sounds gross
Kidneys are a fabulous meat introduced to me as a child by my mother (she did marry an Englishman, after all) and I still love them. And, because they are part of the unpopular category of “offal”, they’re dead cheap! 50 pence’ worth of kidneys served with toast will make a hearty breakfast for anybody :-)
Wildmustang1262 over 15 years ago
What the heck Kidney pie looks like? Can anyone explain about it specifically? Kidney pie sounds double-gross!! Ack! Bleeechhh!
margueritem over 15 years ago
What the heck Kidney pie looks like? Can anyone explain about it specifically? Kidney pie sounds double-gross!! Ack! Bleeechhh!
~ It’s like a chicken pot pie, only filled with beef and kidneys. Lamb kidneys are delicious.
prasrinivara over 15 years ago
Wouldn’t be right bald–Britishers typically don’t take puddings with ice-cream.
whmIII–no, Hagen-Daaz’ (English) toffee ice-cream bears no resemblance to sticky-toffee pudding (I’ve actually had the genuine stuff visiting my cousin–who married an English Catholic–in London).
lisa4romMpls over 15 years ago
i love how people who order tons o’ food and think they are being healthy or dieting by ordering diet pop.
bald over 15 years ago
Wildmustang1262; google kidney pie and there are pics on one of the links there with the recipe.
GrimmaTheNome over 15 years ago
Actually, you’d usually get the choice of ice-cream, cream or custard with a hot dessert.
Steak and kidney pie is delicious - its mostly something like braising steak cooked in beer (dark, not cat’s-pee american stuff!) with pieces of kidney which add wonderfully to the flavour. Pastry may be shortcrust or flaky.
No-one orders tea with food in a pub, so the suggestion of a cuppa is misplaced. You might have tea or coffee, after pudding, if you can’t wait till teatime.
The only question now is, whether the peas are mushy or not. I sadly suspect not mushy as Fred looks like a Home Counties dog rather than from up North.
briankblough over 15 years ago
Considering what a kidney’s function is, I am sure I don’t want to try it. Just like liver, scrapple, hog jowls, pickled pig’s feet, cow’s tongue. Some things are better left for the vultures!
prasrinivara over 15 years ago
Alternative explanation for ordering diet (or unsweet) drink after heavy meal: the person knows that it isn’t actually healthy but has developped a taste for it and can no longer take the sugared version of the drink.
(admit that this is less likely than thinking/pretending to do health-wise choice–but not nonexistent, I actually do this with post-meal coffee/tea)
Whiskey14 over 15 years ago
Macushlalondra, There is a great recipe for sticky toffee pudding at:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Sticky-Toffee-Pudding-104071
Very easy to make and it tastes delicious served warm with vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!
alondra over 15 years ago
Thanks Whiskey14. It looks pretty good.
James Lindley Premium Member over 15 years ago
The food choices are different, but the idea’s the same. Extra thick burger with cheese and bacon, fries (chips) with cheese sauce, and a diet cola.