Featured Cassington Bike Night.

Great photos, Joe! Looks like a cool event with terrific bikes galore. Wish I was a little closer in distance to it but it would be a long--and wet--haul for me to get there from Arizona.

Ok, I gotta ask. What the heck are BACON ROLLS??

 

Hahaha! Oh my. "Pre production" bacon roll. Love it. What a cute little piglet. More so in the first pic than the second although the second one looks far more delicious and cleaner, too. Ok, not being British I have to ask what are (1) black pudding, (2) HP brown sauce, and (3) Rosie Lee?

 

Thanks, Joe. Bacon Butties! That's awesome. And very descriptive, I might add. I grew up on a hog farm in Minnesota so have seen all things pig in my day. But I think this is the first time I've seen bacon on a bun. Hey, that has a nice ring to it--"Bacon on a Bun". Might be a new food truck theme here in the States.

 

I knew this forum was dangerous.

 

Well, I was just about to make myself a martini and "dig in" for the evening. No Bacon Butties, however. I may just have some roasted almonds and read about motorcycles.

 

Ahh, I can see I have a bit of British culinary research ahead of me. My curiosity is certainly piqued now. For you it sounds like no black pudding ever. And HP and Rosie Lea always. And, don't worry about being considered a boring old fart. If you don't drink or eat read meat but you DO ride a rockin' Triumph motorcycle, the latter MC factor overrides (no pun intended) the former food and drink abstention.

 

Thanks, Dozers Dad! You have saved my evening from doing British food and beverage research. I can now relax and drink my martini in peace while reading about motorcycles as it should be.

 

Thanks for the info! So...can Rosie Lee be ANY kind of tea? HP sauce sounds kind of like A1 steak sauce or some variation of BBQ sauce. I looked it up on Wikipedia too, and like that it contains malt vinegar which I adore. I think I'll take a pass on the black pudding, though. Yeah....it would have to be WAAAAAY better than it sounds. Although I do always say that I'll try any food or beverage at least once because otherwise I don't know what I might be missing. But, hmmm, maybe the black pudding only tastes good BECAUSE you fry it up with bacon or sausage?!

 

But delicious, I remember giving my daughter some to try before telling her what it was, she loves the stuff.

 

It tastes just as good eaten raw

 

As another Yank that stumbled onto this forum, I have had the joy of trying all these culinary delights! Black pudding is a must try, I love it with a good breakfast. Sadly you really can’t find it in the States. I do have a local market that imports a good amount of English products, so HP sauce is in the fridge. They also stock some of the Cadbury selections we don’t get over here. I have been lucky to get to travel quite a bit and that has changed my tastes for different foods.