Traditional British dishes face extinction

Traditional British delicacies such as bath chaps, jugged hare and brawn are under threat of extinction, a survey says.

Just 1 per cent of those surveyed under 25 recognised bath chaps - pigs' cheeks covered in breadcrumbs, while only 1.6 per cent had heard of jugged hare - hare meat served in a sauce of its blood mixed with port.

Brawn (jellied pig's head) came third on the list, while squirrel casserole was fourth.

By contrast, the survey of 2,021 people carried out for British television channel UKTV Food showed that 40 per cent of over-60s here were aware of bath chaps while a third of older respondents recognised jugged hare.

"While pigs' cheeks and squirrel casserole are clearly not to everyone's tastes, they are a powerful link to a bygone culinary era," the food channel's head, Paul Moreton, said.

British politicians in the past have celebrated the seeming lack of a "national" cuisine as indicative of the country's integration of different cultures.

Then-foreign secretary Robin Cook said in 2001 that chicken tikka masala, an adaptation of an Indian dish to suit the British palate, was Britain's "true national dish".

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1694449.htm


Eeeeeewwwwwwww!

Has anyone actually tried any of this stuff?

Yes, I have tried all of those and more. Like Black pudding and Haggis. All good stuff and very tasty and probably healthier then fast food stuff. The problem is that it's almost impossible to get the raw materials these days. Even the simple things like pigs liver are hard to get.

Ewwww even if I could get any I wouldnt attempt to place it in my mouth

My seven year old niece has tried black pudding....
she loves it
she doesnt know what it is but she loves it....

The rest..... well ive heard of Brawn and im sure my parents have probably tried to feed it and maybe some of the others to me in the past....

I tried Haggis when I had no idea what it was - I gotta admit it was damn nice and Ive had it since. Wills got a point - its probably healthier than what most people eat.

Oh - tried Tikka Masala too

smartypants

Dad used to try and get me to eat brawn, black pudding, brains and lambs fry when I was a kid, but.... no way!

Add Tripe and Sweet Breads to that list of culinary nightmares.

Do a web search if you dont know what they are, you'll probably be as disusted as me.

I wont even try any of the things mentioned. Black Pudding is a top hit here in the north, but come on, blood and fat!.... Good for you??? I shouldnt think so.

I make my own curries and they are real good too. No Brawn in them

No and Yuck.

ewww

I'll see your "ewww" and raise you an "blerch!"

I thought fish and chips was traditional british cuisine!

The real tradition is to go out with your mates on friday night, 10 pints of guinness, on the way home a take away curry thats so "HOT" it eats its way out of the foil container, then watch the midnight movie on tv with six pack of lager.

Midnight? bit early.... But otherwise spot on!

Nope, not curry, kebab! Donar Kebab whilst walking the highstreet, your mates shouting abuse at passer by's and a keg of beer in hand.... man, them was the days

I've tried liver before when i was about 10 years old, and rice pudding with jam dropped in the middle also at the same age.

awww! it sends shivers down my spine

but then there was the treacle sponge cake I had when I was there...

NOW you talkin!!!

I'm very sorry to change the subject of traditional british cuisine a little, but I would like to tell everyone (if i may) that I have a french country/bistro cooking book and in there i could (if i wanted to!) cook horse meat!, rabbit!!, duck!!!, pigeon!!!!, hare!!!!! and..........snails!!!!!!

I don't eat alot of meat or poultry, i prefer to eat a lot more fruit and veg instead! i suppose that makes me a semi-vegetarian?

I've tasted garlic bread, but gave up half way through as its such a strong smell/taste, eating it is like sucking on extra very strong mints, and hours after consuming garlic bread the smell/ taste stays around for such a long time and its very difficult to get rid off!

As anyone tried anchovy's or muscles? and what do they taste like?

Aswell as the uk, are there worse place's in the world, to eat something of this nature?

I`m sorry, did you say penguin?

I`ve had Oysters in the past - and I was very very ill..... But I`m not a big seafood fan - closest I`ll get is usually Cod n Chips from the Chippy!
I ate a "traditional swedish delicacy" about three years ago. This roughly translates as something they only wheel out to stupid foreigners when the locals feel like a laugh.
It was something called "SurStrömming" Which is basically tinned herring - Fermented tinned herring.
I went to open the tin with a can opener, but my swedish friend said "no, If you open it like that, It`ll go all over the place, its under alot of pressure."
He then takes the tin ouside, puts it on a rock and then blows a hole in the side of the tin with his hunting rifle to let the gas and the pressure escape.
The smell was awful, and to be honest it tasted like that!

What penguin? where? is far as i know they march

The worst thing i have EVER tasted in my life (apart from liver and rice pudding as mentianed before) is VERY strong coffee with NO milk and NO sugar/ sweeteners etc at the age of five, it was so horrible

I love coffee, have it everyday, and couldn't live with out it, (i always make a beeline for the kettle in the morning) but it has to have milk and sugar in it

most of the stuff that has been mentiond i could deff say yuk to..... pigs cheeks and hare...yak.... i have tryed rabbit when i was younger and i went rather green at the gills when i did....
iv had phesant a few times which is rather nice...... i love haggis with lashings of tomato sauce...lol
liver and onion gravy i could eat till it comes out my ears or fryed liver with spaghetti......

but i suppose every1 to there owen taste.....lol

I need my cuppa in the morning too. Always coffee with milk n' sugar. But my coffee has to be strong, two tea spoons of coffee per cup.

I had oyster from Whitby once, never knew it was meant to move, so I didnt look. I was so ill I really thought I was going to die. Never again.

Snails. Had them once, quite liked them. I watched Gordon Ramsey collect his own and prepare them... Wouldnt mind trying that one day.

My goodness Emma.

Fancy having recipes to cook up such horrid things...

But can I suggest you try them?
Mussels are deliscious. Especially if they're properly prepared italian chilli mussells... I've also tried oysters kilpatrick but wasnt much of a fan, they weren't disgusting but they were'nt my cup of tea. Raw fish (except salmon and tuna) isn't particularly nice either.

As for rabbit, my family used to eat rabbit stew quite often. It's alright but you get over it after about 20 meals of it. And spitting out the pellets mid mouthful is annoying also.

DUCK!!!! yummo... give me duck... man it tastes good.

I've also tried snails in a red wine sauce. Oh gods that was good.


And now to really shock you Emma.... I've even eaten DEER.... yes... i ate Bambi... sweet little Bambi... but OH GOD WAS IT GOOD!!!

you should try some....

And now to really shock you Emma.... I've even eaten DEER.... yes... i ate Bambi... sweet little Bambi... but OH GOD WAS IT GOOD!!!

you should try some....


Oh mick, oh deer deer!

It would be interesting if some of these foods appeared on uk's ready steady cook (a tv cookery show to try and cook up some delicious in under a certain time) then maybe i could try them to what would best go with what a nice deer (oh dear!) would propeply go nice with some sauce???? and veg you would propeply have some veg with it

In the chat room maybe we could set up a kitchen room, then we could test our culinery/cooking skills in there!!!

well if any1 has some cooking questions im sure i could just ask my hubby for you seeing he is a chef, im sure he wouldnt mind, he can make a meal out of any thing, he`s just like them chefs on ready steady cook give him a bag of goodies and he came make a 4 corse meal out of it.........lol

Another chef, Excellent! Is proved, definite link between karate and cooking.
Time for a slice of "Bassai Pie" I think LOL .........
*Joke first wheeled out 2004 by yours truly*

I'm in the US, so I can't comment on the UK cuisine other than to shudder at much of what's been mentioned....But, we eat a lot of venison (deer)...likely to be a cultural thing. Deer hunting is popular here...it's not something we can buy at the butcher. I use it for a substitute for beef often...ground venison (or mince?) is good in chili or spaghetti sauce...Shredded, it's good as barbeque....Sliced tenderloin sauteed with garlic, onion and green pepper (capsicum )...fixed as a pot roast...substitute for beef stew. We've made jerky out of it. It's really very versital and low in fat. My mother has often talked of her dislike for it, saying she thinks it has a wild taste, but that depends greatly on how it's prepared. She's eaten several things I've fixed and not known til afterwards what was in it.

In my opinion, Anchovies are very salty...I have only eaten them once that I know of, and don't rmember anything about them other than the very salty taste... I've not been impressed with mussles...smoked is the only way I've tasted them...not a fan.

woow! so there is a link between someone who is multi talented either as a chef or a musician who does karate or someone who does karate is a chef and or a musician.

I would also like to say that i can cook, i am a musician and... i am an artist

What an interesting and fascinating world we all live in

sorry wombat im the karate member my hubby is the chef and he dont do physical exercise so the yoke is on you....lol.....
i never vencher in the kitchen when he is cooking. chefs are very bad tempered people and more so when in the kitchen and any1 gets in there way.......lol

I am not sure how accurate that theory is... I know some people it applies to, however I am not musical at all, never played an instrument and had a shocking attempt at playing the recorder in primary school.

I can cook the basics, yes, but sometimes my attempts often don't turn out as they should.

But then again, my karate progress is often very hit and miss, well it has been this year anyway.