Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Roll on the deep-fried Mars bars and bottles of Buckfast...

The House of Commons is the latest national institution to stand accused of turning a blind eye to the provinces outside of southern England.

Next week has been deemed “South of England food week” in Parliament’s many eateries — and MPs from across the country are demanding equal treatment for their regions.

Minus Cornish pasties and jellied eels, I’m struggling to come up with what might appear in a “South of England” food week.

And as for the beer brewed south of Watford...the least spewed out said, the better.

7 comments:

Timothy Belmont said...

Cornish pasties? :-)

Tim

Timothy Belmont said...

Sorry you've already discounted 'em!

I'm struggling too; it'll be an opportunity for them to show off their regional produce.

O'Neill said...

Yes, in comparison to the rest of the UK, they haven't done a very good job of promoting their own specialities. Hopefully this will help.

But I stand by my beer comment, I haven't tasted a decent brew anywhere in the south.

Anonymous said...

What about Young's Chocolate malt stout?

Some of Shepherd Neame's stuff is ok.

I think they will aim for yes the jellied eels, pie and mash and er --

Apparently they are promoting wine and cheese. Fair enough although I do not touch it. I suppose the Kent crowd can prattle on about how they produce the lion share of British hops that goes into beer I suppose.

Unknown said...

If Dorset is included in the "South of England" (presumably meaning the South-East?) then Badger Ales produce some superb beers to drink.

Incidentally, seeing as you are a Guinness man, perhaps you could answer this question. I know Guiness was originally called "The Black Protestant" but what I don't know is whether that was meant to be good or bad. Could you enlighten me?

O'Neill said...

Thats the first time I've heard that, I don't know, perhaps something to do with Arthur Guinness the founder who was Anglo/Irish and I guess also a Protestant?

Incidently some of the best pints of Guinness can be found in London/ two places in particular, the Silver Buckle in camberwell and The Victoria in Colliers Wood...or at least when I lived there it was!

Unknown said...

Guinness family is Protestant.

But your onslaught of Southern beers was ill-thought out. I come from the South-West and there are loads of great local breweries here. You should try a pint of Summer Lightning from the Hopback brewery here in Wiltshar, you may find yourself drifting off to a world of summery flowers and haystacks...