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English Food
by , 09-24-2009 at 05:31 PM (6638 Views)
Hi All--Having a wonderful trip to England and just settled into Oxford where I have spent a heavenly afternoon among the ancient books of Duke Humfrey's Library at the Bodleian. Have been snapping hundreds of pictures on my tour thus far and, bearing in mind the lengthy discussion of foods that has taken place on these forums here http://www.online-literature.com/for...ad.php?t=46567, took some pictures of the local fare as well. Before posting anything so boring as pictures of Parliament or Buckingham Palace, then, I shall deal first and foremost deal with these rumors about the inferiority of British food that have been circulated. Thus far I have been eating very happily. Some photographic evidence:
Breakfast
As forewarned, the English do indeed appear to have but two sauces. HP and Tomato manifest themselves everywhere:
Eggs and sausage (even if HP free) are truly delicious:
Snack
It is apple season here and this delicious fruit is easily obtainable. This particular batch was bought for a pound from a local church before being stored in my hat and used for still life practice:
There are convenient tables everywhere to set one's apple on:
Unfortunately some specimens of the fruit are so large that they threaten to become too heavy for local landmarks to bear:
Lunch
As a sample of luncheon fare I present my three course Salisbury meal at the lovely Tudor hotel, The Rose and Crown:
A divine Tomato & Basil soup:
Chicken in wild mushroom cream sauce with beautifully tender veggies:
Melon and Sorbet:
And a charming view of the river, complete with swan and sheep worthy of a Constable painting:
Tea
Absolutely my favorite meal here is tea. There are a number of lovely variations on this theme:
Cream Tea--note the clotted cream, which is so called, no doubt, due to its affect on the arteries, but one is too happy eating it to care much:
This particular cream tea was taken on a bridge in Bath overlooking the Avon:
Special Cream Tea
Basically a cream tea with cucumber sandwiches and a Queen Victoria sponge cake thrown in for good measure:
Champagne Tea
All I can say is that the Dorchester Hotel is heaven on earth at tea time (though if one is a budgeting student then it helps if a generous Mum comes along):
Dinner
Off to the Pub for some local fare. Fish 'n Chips:
Cheddar Jacket Potato:
And, naturally, a Pint with good old Milton:
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