Moving to the Midlands I have come across local food that is not generally available in the rest of England. Nearby counties have many recognisable food that are readily available in UK supermarkets, such as:
Buxton spring water
Cheshire Cheesse
Stilton
Buston BLue
Dovedale Blue
Melton Mowbray Pork Pies
Bakewell Tart and Pudding
Marstons Beer from Burton on Trent, which is also famoud for Marmite, and (I just found out) Branston Pickle.
So, in my adopted county we have
Oatcakes - These are very local and have an interssting history which I will tell...)
Pikeltes are similat but thicker and smaller and can be found in suprtmarkets outside Staffordshire.
Lobby - This is a beef and vegetable stew eaten by the local workers from the pits and the potteries - another story to tell later. It is less famous than the siimilar dish of Scouse which is a similar dish made with lamb rather than beef and is traditional is Loverpool (not too far away).
Cheeses. Lots, including Staffordshire cheese which has EU protected status, but still not readily available outside Stafforshire. Vhersddleston cheese.
Beer - Lots, indcluding the Titanic Brewery ehich has won lots of awards and hisavailable in some suprtmarkets across the UK. Do try if you can find it, especially the Plumb Porter!
Most local supermarkets stock oatcakes from, cheese, strawberries, eggs, and a few other things.
Lesser known:
Water! Spring water from Staffordshire is used for own brnad warter at Lidl and Aldi.
Venison
Yeomanry Pudding
Whip Syllabub
I dont know if there is a name for it but a lot of people
reminisce of Sunday 'tea' with tunned salmon accompanied by a cucumber salad made with thinly sliced cucumber and onion with white vinegar and a pinch of salt. And for afters tinned druit salad with carnation milk (though my guess was the result of rationing)
Commonly eaten:
The food eaten in this county (I've found) is quite traditional (apart from the penchant for non-traditional curries. Having lived in London most of my life I am used to a wide variety of cuisines being available). So people eat a lot (and are sold in shops/pobs) of
pies,
stews and
roasts.
Fish and chip shops in the region sell a choice of
curry sauce, muchy peas or gravy to accompany your meal, and also
potato scallops (a battered, deep fried slice of potato.
i'll illustrate this more.
@SatNavSaysStraightOn Have I missed anything?
I've lived in a few othre places in the UK which I dont think are covered by our membership so I'll type us some regional dishes form East London, Sussex and the Isle of Whight and a few other places, but I'm leaving Kent to
@morning glory.
