JuveJay

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What are some good English desserts? @JuveJay

Only good one I've tried so far is sticky toffee pudding
Most English desserts/puddings are pretty stodgy, best for autumn and winter. STP is a favourite of mine, especially with custard (if you've tried it?).

My personal favourites:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treacle_tart (very sickly and sweet, probably my #1 but I'd be surprised if you like it as it's old fashioned)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_crumble (my #2, or any variant of fruit/rhubarb crumble, all with vanilla ice cream)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakewell_tart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot_cake (better than it sounds)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flapjack_(oat_bar)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eccles_cake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battenberg_cake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banoffee_pie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_roly-poly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_butter_pudding (especially if the raisins are soaked in rum)
 

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Most English desserts/puddings are pretty stodgy, best for autumn and winter. STP is a favourite of mine, especially with custard (if you've tried it?).

My personal favourites:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treacle_tart (very sickly and sweet, probably my #1 but I'd be surprised if you like it as it's old fashioned)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_crumble (my #2, or any variant of fruit/rhubarb crumble, all with vanilla ice cream)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakewell_tart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot_cake (better than it sounds)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flapjack_(oat_bar)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eccles_cake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battenberg_cake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banoffee_pie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_roly-poly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_butter_pudding (especially if the raisins are soaked in rum)
Yeah I tried STP with custard. So gooood.

Also tried flapjacks and apple crumble, they're good but STP still my clear number one.

Carrot cake is kinda meh or maybe I've had it way too much cause my mum used to make it.

Thanks for the list though. I have a friend visiting soon and he wants to try the best of English food.

Edit: I'd forgotten about Millionaire Shortbread :tuttosport:

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Carrot cake is one of my faves, I didn’t know that was English
Me neither. Been having that all my life lul
 
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IliveForJuve

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Beats being tuna-and-sweetcorn-on-pizza aficionados.

https://www.parentclub.scot/recipe/healthy-tuna-sweetcorn-and-red-onion-pizza
https://www.asda.com/good-living/re...ecipe_id=384e8d90-2aff-11e9-8802-7daf07a34f81

If Italians caught wind of this, they would burn the island to the ground.
Lol that's funny because I live with an Italian chick. She refuses to eat frozen pizza. Also criticizes pasta, tomatoes, fruits and other ingredients.

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One thing I will say though is that avocado in the UK basically has no taste compared to what you find in Bolivia.
 

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Lol that's funny because I live with an Italian chick. She refuses to eat frozen pizza. Also criticizes pasta, tomatoes, fruits and other ingredients.

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One thing I will say though is that avocado in the UK basically has no taste compared to what you find in Bolivia.
Are Bolivian avocados Fuerte or Hass cultivars (I'm guessing Hass)?

I would expect UK avocados to be container-ship-ripened, and hence iffy. And if they're local and fresh, they're likely a bizarro small cultivar that grows in a cooler climate that seems like an avocado in name only.
 

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IliveForJuve

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Are Bolivian avocados Fuerte or Hass cultivars (I'm guessing Hass)?

I would expect UK avocados to be container-ship-ripened, and hence iffy. And if they're local and fresh, they're likely a bizarro small cultivar that grows in a cooler climate that seems like an avocado in name only.
Hass - buttery and simply delicious. The ones in the UK also seem to be Hass but as you said, they're usually small and crappy.

Thanks, that explains why they're so bad. Maybe I need to look in markets rather than supermarkets.
 

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Hass - buttery and simply delicious. The ones in the UK also seem to be Hass but as you said, they're usually small and crappy.

Thanks, that explains why they're so bad. Maybe I need to look in markets rather than supermarkets.
Once you've seen their desserts, you'll understand their avocados, amirite?


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