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I recently learnt Stilton does not come from the village of Stilton but was so named because it was sold in a pub there.
(Sorry, that is one of the completely useless facts my brain is full of!)
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Holiday in the UK - food!
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(Sorry, that is one of the completely useless facts my brain is full of!)
filly
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Thanks for that. I am now going to take hard boiled eggs into hospital with me
Yes, will do!
Good advice, but choosing to go camping has more to do with my anxiety than with cost (although that plays a role as well).
I very much prefer to have my own safe place with me over having to deal with people to sleep. And I do well in the cold too!
I'll have a look!
And I'll treat myself to a fancy meal here around the end of my stay while I'm at it!
Want Scotch Eggs! But tricky with the carbs so might have to rethink.
Brilliant!
I'm going to spend a fun couple of hours on this google search!
We do, but they are not as usual as they are in the UK. I'll keep an eye out for the freshly made ones!
Definitely want to try them!
Can you buy them in supermarkets?
Another vote for the Transport Caff (correct pronunciation!) for free parking and reasonably priced all-day cooked "breakfast" that can be a diabetic-friendly as you want. I usually have bacon, eggs, sausage (tiny bit carby) and mushrooms. These places are basic but clean and the breakfast will last you all day.
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Will buy a jar on one of the first days to give them a try. And if I like them I'll buy more to take home, I don't think they sell them here.
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If you do like them and can’t get them at home they are very easy to makeWill buy a jar on one of the first days to give them a try. And if I like them I'll buy more to take home, I don't think they sell them here.
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English sausages. Lidl and most supermarket often do 90% pork or 95 % pork ones, but always check the label. Brand Heck available everywhere but watch price. A cold sausage is as good as a hot one in my book, so cook a whole pack at once = 2 to 3 easy meals/snacks
I think meat here is cheaper than ND generally
I think meat here is cheaper than ND generally
Good advice, and a useful warning too.
In the Netherlands it's almost impossible to find sausages of any kind with more than very little added carbs, a sausage is meat with some spices and herbs here. Good to remember that sausages are not always sausages in the UK!
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I live 7 miles from Harwich in a straight line, I used to live on London and know Birmingham well due to my daughter playing football there. Anyway for the Harwich part, I can recommend these, which are all around 20 minutes away in a car,
Miller and Carter - 342 London Rd, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8LT
Wooden Fender - Colchester Rd, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7PA
The Old Siege House Bar and Brasserie - 75 East Street, Colchester CO1 2TS England
Brasserie at The Wivenhoe House - Wivenhoe Park The Wivenhoe House, Wivenhoe, Colchester CO4 3SQ
On Friday mornings my butcher and fishmonger go to Harwich market or you can catch them both at Manningtree market on the Saturday (these guys supplied the backbone of the foods during my reversal).
Clacton Pier is worth a look, which is 15 to 20 minutes away from Harwich. If you would like any further information on the area (Colchester, Harwich, Ipswich, Clacton), I should have an insite being here 20 years.
Miller and Carter - 342 London Rd, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8LT
Wooden Fender - Colchester Rd, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7 7PA
The Old Siege House Bar and Brasserie - 75 East Street, Colchester CO1 2TS England
Brasserie at The Wivenhoe House - Wivenhoe Park The Wivenhoe House, Wivenhoe, Colchester CO4 3SQ
On Friday mornings my butcher and fishmonger go to Harwich market or you can catch them both at Manningtree market on the Saturday (these guys supplied the backbone of the foods during my reversal).
Clacton Pier is worth a look, which is 15 to 20 minutes away from Harwich. If you would like any further information on the area (Colchester, Harwich, Ipswich, Clacton), I should have an insite being here 20 years.
I really love how everyone is so helpful on this thread, so many reactions!
Thank you all!
Thank you all!
most supermarkets sell it in the bakery section. Lidl and Aldi are usually cheapest for most things but I’ve no idea if they sell it, Tesco or Sainsburys are good bets. I’ve bought it from both. It’ll be called Ground almonds though but it’s completely interchangeable, just slightly courser than almond flour ( which is quite expensive here too and not easy to find in supermarkets)
good hunting and have a fab trip.
Annb
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I saw a "Hairy Bikers" programme where they said that there was only one artisan cheese maker left making Stilton. The stuff on the market now is factory made - and not even in the same county as its origins. I don't like blue cheese in any form, but Stilton is available as a white cheese or with cranberries or apricots in it.
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I'm a fulltime carer for my husband. I don't have much time to cook. Also type 2 so have a bit more leeway.I'll be visiting the UK for ten days early october so I thought to ask you what foods I definitely want to try!
Having so many locals on hand on the forum I would be stupid to not make use of your collective wisdom.
I'm looking for tips on supermarket foods as well as eating out in the cheaper segment.
And foods good to bring home with me as well.
Which supermarkets are the nicest? Or are they more or less the same?
I'll have a single camping cooker, a frying pan, a cooking pan and a small kettle. And a very small tent, no awning, so the ability to cook depends largely on the weather. Although I suppose I could still cook soup when it rains.
So ideas for easy (but tasty!) meals that don't need cooking are very welcome, but please add your tips for cooked meals as well, I expect it won't rain every day!
As for eating out, what are favourite places?
I'll be driving around roughly within the Harwich - London - Birmingham triangle, so specific small village places within that area are much welcomed.
I've never eaten a full English breakfast so I definitely need to try (minus toast and beans, and definitely not right after waking up), but where do you eat something like that? I'm not very experienced at eating out, not even in my own country so pretty much out of my depth here.
Should you happen to know a very nice small camping within that area, preferably with goats, chickens, guinea pigs, cows etc. or a nice view over a lake or such, tell me! So far I have only planned my first night so I can go wherever I want. The only thing I need in a camping is a spot to put up my tent and park my car, nothing fancy like electricity.
Any off topic tips on traveling in the UK, places to see, things to do are welcome too, derail away all you like!
Tins of fish and cold meats from any supermarket, then tins of vegetables with them. I like Lidl but are stuck with online shopping, ocado do marks and Spencer. Waitrose , Co-op, tesco, Aldi, Asda, depends where the nearest ones are. The bigger ones have cafes, good value, not much choice.
Lidl Nixe Lunch on The Go range and John West both do ready meals pasta or rice and fish which need no refrigeration just a spoon or fork to eat them. They come in 6 sided dish shaped packets. I've also bought john West packet meals, need a teaspoon to eat them, quiches, ready meal salads from several places, all in the supermarket fridge part. Hard boiled eggs and salad. Husband, swallowing problems, eats skyr yoghurts with pureed apple and apricot and pear.there are bottled fruits but no idea what the sugar content is.
Looking at the weather today I recommend packet soups, a hot water bottle and plenty of waterproofs.
Enjoy your holiday.
Thanks for all you do for the forum
Carol
@Ushthetaff , I noticed on a different thread you love camping and the great outdoors, unusual judging from all the people who mention hating camping in the Introduce Yourself thread.I'll be visiting the UK for ten days early october so I thought to ask you what foods I definitely want to try!
Having so many locals on hand on the forum I would be stupid to not make use of your collective wisdom.
I'm looking for tips on supermarket foods as well as eating out in the cheaper segment.
And foods good to bring home with me as well.
Which supermarkets are the nicest? Or are they more or less the same?
I'll have a single camping cooker, a frying pan, a cooking pan and a small kettle. And a very small tent, no awning, so the ability to cook depends largely on the weather. Although I suppose I could still cook soup when it rains.
So ideas for easy (but tasty!) meals that don't need cooking are very welcome, but please add your tips for cooked meals as well, I expect it won't rain every day!
As for eating out, what are favourite places?
I'll be driving around roughly within the Harwich - London - Birmingham triangle, so specific small village places within that area are much welcomed.
I've never eaten a full English breakfast so I definitely need to try (minus toast and beans, and definitely not right after waking up), but where do you eat something like that? I'm not very experienced at eating out, not even in my own country so pretty much out of my depth here.
Should you happen to know a very nice small camping within that area, preferably with goats, chickens, guinea pigs, cows etc. or a nice view over a lake or such, tell me! So far I have only planned my first night so I can go wherever I want. The only thing I need in a camping is a spot to put up my tent and park my car, nothing fancy like electricity.
Any off topic tips on traveling in the UK, places to see, things to do are welcome too, derail away all you like!
So if you dont mind, any small simple and friendly campings you can recommend in that area? (I travel with a car and a small tent, no electricity needed.)
Extra points for a nice view and on site animals of any kind, (I'm going to have a hard time going without mine for ten days, never done that before so I can use a friendly dog, cow or guinea pig). And even more points if next to a pub, pretty sure rolling from the bar directly in your tent lessens missing dogs and cats in bed!
Ushthetaff
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Well the best site I can recommend is The Red Squirrel campsite in Glencoe Scotland , it’s absolutely awesome , no good if you’re not in Scotland btw lol . It allows lighting of fires , only takes tents and small campers ( VW type) its near a great pub ( The Clachan Inn ) , live music , great food etc . No animals on sight but definite chance or red deer squirrels etc both the campite and pub have website or can be found online well worth a visit , plus you’d be in the most gorgeous scenery in Britain ( in my humble opinion ) enjoy@Ushthetaff , I noticed on a different thread you love camping and the great outdoors, unusual judging from all the people who mention hating camping in the Introduce Yourself thread.
So if you dont mind, any small simple and friendly campings you can recommend in that area? (I travel with a car and a small tent, no electricity needed.)
Extra points for a nice view and on site animals of any kind, (I'm going to have a hard time going without mine for ten days, never done that before so I can use a friendly dog, cow or guinea pig). And even more points if next to a pub, pretty sure rolling from the bar directly in your tent lessens missing dogs and cats in bed!
Aw, that's too far away, as I'll be meeting friends in both London and Birmingham.
Sounds like my perfect camping though, who knows, I'll might get the taste of it and go to Scotland next time!
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Got to get to Scotland put it on your bucket list, I’m from wales originally hence Ush the TAFF ,moved here in 2001 is the absolute best ……ever ,massive place not so many people per unit area, scenery to die for , plus you so need to try Haggis don’t worry about what’s in it lol
