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[pepper]

It's Burns Night, apparently the time for Americans to smuggle their haggises across borders, as one of the traditional ingredients, sheep's lung, has been ruled as unfit for human consumption by US authorities. I'm not particularly squeamish about meat, although admittedly I am veggie - I used to love liver, yum yum - but I think even my enthusiasm for authenticity would be tempered by a) possible prison time, and b) sheep's lung. Just me?

Thinking of disgusting, I'm trying to think of some local delicacies to feed my visitors. Perhaps some lovely Lardy Cake? This is a sweet, spiced cake which, well, to be absolutely honest, is soaked in lard. The clue is in the name. It's probably the reason why a lot of older Oxfordshire residents look somewhat Hobbitesque. It's delicious, honestly! Alas, again, I cannot eat it, being veggie. I'm genuinely sad about that.

The other Oxford delicacy seems to be beer. Oh well. :)

Comments

[rydra_wong]

Where are your visitors from? I.e. will traditional British delicacies do, or does it need to be Oxfordshire delicacies in particular?

[pepper]

They are lovely Americans, at least some of whom are on your flist. :D They're not here yet, so if you spot someone talking about an upcoming trip to the UK, that may be them. They're not all coming to Oxford, though...

(I'm being obscure because I've not flocked this post, and I don't want to 'out' other people's travel plans to the entire world. But it's very exciting!)

[rydra_wong]

I believe I may have offered to show some of the lovely Americans round London. *g*

Food-wise -- scones with jam and clotted cream is a classic. Fish and chips?

[pepper]

I believe I may have offered to show some of the lovely Americans round London. *g*

Excellent! :D Fannish meet-ups ftw.

Mmm, fish and chips. Hmm, what else? Ooh, a nice Indian meal, perhaps...

[(Anonymous)]

I am so totally okay with the Lardy Cake idea--I already look vaguely Hobbitesque (even though I'm too tall), so no worries there. *g*

[holdouttrout]

er... *points up* That was me.

[rydra_wong]

Indian would be a great idea.

[pepper]

*g*

Well, in that case, I know a nice bakery in town. :D

(Eeee! So looking forward to this!)