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Holiday in the UK - food!

Antje77 said:
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!
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The supermarkets sell ready cooked salmon which you can eat right away or just heat slightly if you prefer it warm (£3.69 ish for a pack of 2 portions in Aldi), They also sell ready made prawn cocktail & cooked prawns done in a garlic/ coriander sauce - ideal if you like fishy stuffs and require no cooking. Also ready cooked chicken/portions are available pre-pack again Aldi imo is cheapest for these. Fridge raiders (small cooked pieces of chicken in a small packet) I often take a packet of these with me to work if I am working backshift. You could add cheese, cold meats (corned beef, crumbed ham, roast beef & pork) and ready made salad and coleslaw and you could have a meal with these stuffs. Also the bigger supermarkets sell protein pots (2 ready boiled eggs), Mattesons do a pre packed ready to eat pork sausage or if you are able to cook them bratwurst sausages are good too. Loads of different pre-packed already grated cheeses here too. You could also get ready made tubs/pots of egg mayo, tuna crunch, coronation chicken etc. If you are near a Five Guys you need to go as you can add loads of toppings to your burger/s and I know you do like your burgers. You will probably find if you watch where you go most of the pubs will do lunches/dinners at ok prices.

I just hope the weather is ok for you - the temperature has definitely dropped so remember and bring some warmer clothes with you. This week it has been between 4 & 8 degrees early morning and of course bring a jacket suitable for if it rains. Enjoy!
 
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Mrs T 123 said:
I just hope the weather is ok for you - the temperature has definitely dropped so remember and bring some warmer clothes with you. This week it has been between 4 & 8 degrees early morning and of course bring a jacket suitable for if it rains. Enjoy!
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Thank you!

Lots of useful tips in your post. :)

As for the weather, I'm pretty much fine with cold but I do hope it won't rain all of the time.

The good things about my tent are that it was very cheap, and I can put it up in less than 5 minutes, which is a definitive win, especially if it rains!
It's also high enough to sit upright on the air mattress without touching the ceiling, which means it's a cozy place to spend time in.

The bad part is that it's very small, and the entrance is at an angle, being over my bed when zipped open.
So no forgiveness when it rains, it will get wet if I need to get out to pee, and no possibility to use my cooker under an awning.

I'll post a picture when I'm camping! (Provided it doesn't rain :hilarious:)

I'll have my sailing jacket and trousers with me so I should be able to stay mostly dry. :)
 
I have just got a campervan after years of camping in a van, and after just one trip I am sold on it.
I have a big comfortable bed under a skylight, cooking and washing facilities, toilet, curtains and even a stove for cold weather.
Having seen the misery of a week of wet weather living in a tent, I'd not want to try that now I am older.
 
Antje77 said:
Definitely up to trying haggis! The only thing in it worrying me is the oatmeal. :hungry:
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The problem with haggis (you can get it in England in some shops as well as in Scotland) is that you have to cook it. It's worth trying but maybe one of the friends you are meeting could do that for you. It does have a fair amount of oatmeal in it though so you would need to be careful about that. Still, a haggis shared would be easier on the BG. You need to be a bit careful with black pudding as well - some of them also contain oatmeal, or rusk. Some more, some less, some very little or none.
 
Annb said:
The problem with haggis (you can get it in England in some shops as well as in Scotland) is that you have to cook it. It's worth trying but maybe one of the friends you are meeting could do that for you. It does have a fair amount of oatmeal in it though so you would need to be careful about that. Still, a haggis shared would be easier on the BG. You need to be a bit careful with black pudding as well - some of them also contain oatmeal, or rusk. Some more, some less, some very little or none.
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Your post made me curious enough to do a google search on 'buying haggis' and this was the hilarious first search result! :hilarious:
Definitely not buying that one!

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Antje77 said:
Your post made me curious enough to do a google search on 'buying haggis' and this was the hilarious first search result! :hilarious:
Definitely not buying that one!

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Might suit some but not for me! I believe you can buy normal haggis in a tin as well, but wouldn't pay that amount for it. No, if you get one, get it from a butcher or supermarket, in a skin (or sheep's stomach if it's traditional). Maglil uses a gluten free haggis, I believe, but that doesn't mean carb free. I think I've even seen slices of haggis in a plastic skin, like a sausage and very small ones, about the size of a mini liver sausage. But they still need cooking (simmering to heat through). There's another thought - liver sausage should be available in most supermarkets as well as a range of pates (sometimes loose from the deli counter but more often these days, in horrid plastic packaging - sharp pointed knife required to get it open).

However, I don't know what the law is in Europe, but in Britain it is illegal to carry a knife of any level of honing with a blade more than 3 inches (7 cm) long. "Carrying" includes in the glove box of your car, so any knife should be packed away where it is not easily reached.
 
If you try black pudding get from a butcher rather than a supermarket as butchers tend to make their own and put less filler in, we have a butcher who doesn’t put much filler in
 
Annb said:
However, I don't know what the law is in Europe, but in Britain it is illegal to carry a knife of any level of honing with a blade more than 3 inches (7 cm) long. "Carrying" includes in the glove box of your car, so any knife should be packed away where it is not easily reached.
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Well, of course I'll be carrying a knife when camping, how would I be supposed to chop onions otherwise?
But I'll make sure to keep it in the crate with kitchen stuff, no need for a knife in my glove compartiment! :)
 
Antje77 said:
Well, of course I'll be carrying a knife when camping, how would I be supposed to chop onions otherwise?
But I'll make sure to keep it in the crate with kitchen stuff, no need for a knife in my glove compartiment! :)
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A knife is an essential when camping, of course. I just thought of that because, at one stage, I had to have words with Neil because he thought it was OK to carry a folding knife with a 5 inch blade in his glove compartment because he used it in jobs he was doing. He doesn't do it any more.
 
Ushthetaff said:
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
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Sounds like my kind of place. Especially as the squirerels are the native reds not the alien invading greys!
 
I often wonder about these nutritional tables. Per 100g (not a very big serving) they have listed 19+16+10+1.6. That comes to 46.6g so what is the other 53.4g? There are some spices too but they won't weigh much - less than the 1.6g of salt. I know it has to have liquid to mix but that seems an awful lot of water to me. Perhaps I'm being too picky.

Macsween Haggis 400g​


  • Lamb Lungs (32%),
  • Beef Fat (24%),
  • Oats (20%),
  • Lamb Stock,
  • Rehydrated Onions,
  • Salt,
  • Ground Spices

Nutrition​


Table of Nutritional Information

per 100g
Energy1177kJ/
283kcal
Fat19g
of which saturates8.7g
Carbohydrates16g
of which sugars0.5g
Protein10g
Salt1.6g
 
Annb said:
I often wonder about these nutritional tables. Per 100g (not a very big serving) they have listed 19+16+10+1.6. That comes to 46.6g so what is the other 53.4g? There are some spices too but they won't weigh much - less than the 1.6g of salt. I know it has to have liquid to mix but that seems an awful lot of water to me. Perhaps I'm being too picky.

Macsween Haggis 400g​


  • Lamb Lungs (32%),
  • Beef Fat (24%),
  • Oats (20%),
  • Lamb Stock,
  • Rehydrated Onions,
  • Salt,
  • Ground Spices

Nutrition​


Table of Nutritional Information

per 100g
Energy1177kJ/
283kcal
Fat19g
of which saturates8.7g
Carbohydrates16g
of which sugars0.5g
Protein10g
Salt1.6g
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Some of the liquid will be blood in a haggis.
 
Annb said:
I often wonder about these nutritional tables. Per 100g (not a very big serving) they have listed 19+16+10+1.6. That comes to 46.6g so what is the other 53.4g? There are some spices too but they won't weigh much - less than the 1.6g of salt. I know it has to have liquid to mix but that seems an awful lot of water to me. Perhaps I'm being too picky.
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The meat itself consists mostly of water, it's not dried meat. Meat consist of water for more than 50%.
 
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