I’m thinking it’s time for Stacey and I to do a little country hopping!

Happy Mother’s Day, Jenny!!!

Stacey - unfortunately I am already married! But if ever you want to spend a few days in Ye Olde England! Come On Down!!

I hope Jenny allows you to post all your fridges sometime soon.

Love the new look, BTW! Happy Mother’s Day!

Food is very very expensive here. We have just been to the supermarket and spent the equivalent of $350 on just half a trolley full. Oh well! But our Ghee is cheap Jennielelynn.

The British fry up breakfast is very unhealthy but we all fall for it once in a while. There are specialist sausage makers here and the sausage is an integral part of British food culture. I only buy the most expensive ones but then I am a bit of a food snob.

As for the question regarding foreign food - well here, it is a class thing. Class used to mean how much money you had and how much land you owned (in the distant past), but now is more a function of how much education you have and how much money you have. The middle classes tend to be more food adventurous and spend more money on making sure their eating habits reflect their holiday destinations. I am afraid that does describe me.

But others will prefer more staple British food which will not include the French and Italian cheeses, nor the French drinks etc. I don’t feel complete unless I internationalise my life. That is true for me and many of my friends. Frequent foreign travel is a sort of understated badge of honour you wear But it only counts amongst others who feel the same way. Some others will pride themselves on NOT traveling. It takes all sorts - but the food habits, and contents of the fridges will differ between the two groups.

That said Cheddar cheese is English, and practically everyone eats that. Heard of a Ploughmans Lunch? That would nowadays be eaten in pubs and would be crusty bread, pickles, a huge lump of Cheddar Cheese, butter, lettuce, tomatoes etc. It is a traditional lunch with warm English beer.

In two weeks time I shall be in London for a few days again and will be trying to get a table at one of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants in Chelsea (cannot wait). You know don’t you as he has a famous restaurant in New York I think?

I don’t have to make my own ice-cream but I prefer to. I love to cook in general so any excuse to make as much as possible from first principles.

Hope I haven’t bored you with all this. Thanks again Jen for an brilliant idea.

Lizzy

And yes, I knew the sausages are bigger in Britain. The better to go with those darling accents. ;) Sorry, had to go there.

I’m always fascinted by the food of other cultures. I’d never realized you could get ghee like that. I have to go to the Indian market and buy a little container that costs the earth. On the other hand, my tomatoes only cost 2-3 dollars.