Weird British Foods You SHOULD TRY!

[@rudyt2304]

I had never heard of Sticky Toffee Pudding until we moved to England. It is amazing! Fresh out of the oven with a wee bit of clotted cream....life changer!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Rudy T yes! STP is a fave of mine too!!! It wasn’t weird enough for this list, but it did make the list in my favourite foods video 😀. I’ll link that here:

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mV7RgWdtrdWZm80

[@whatyemiservedcateringserv3888]

Lol my partner and children love it and with custard.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

If it ain't woke,don't fix it that is excellent as well! And btw I love your username 😉

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

If it ain't woke,don't fix it I hope so! You have passed my MOT inspection😂🤣

[@ftumschk]

3:53 We called Fruit Shortcakes "squashed fly biscuits" when I was a kid, because the currants in them looked like crushed flies. There were other kinds of "squashed fly", too, like the yummy Garibaldi biscuit, but McVities Fruit Shortcakes were possibly my favourite.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I love that squashed fly name! Did you ever have them with the chocolate coating? I think they don’t sell them anymore😫

[@ftumschk]

@@MagentaOtterTravels I don't think I've had the chocolate-covered variety. I like chocolate, but I much prefer "plain" biscuits, be they shortcakes, digestives or Hobnobs.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

ftumschk I like the chocolate covered kind for eating on their own, but for dunking in hot drinks, I agree that “plain” are better👍

[@MeganG25]

A lot of the McVities biscuits that you mentioned, (like Rich Tea, Gingernuts etc), are not digestives, but just biscuits. Digestives are plain, chocolate or caramel covered, but they are essentially the same plain biscuits, with or without a sweet covering.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes! Everyone is calling me out on this :-) I accidentally misled the viewer by implying that ALL McVities are digestives. But those other varieties are just other yummy cookies/biscuits! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Please tune in next week and give me your thoughts on my "dislike" list! ha!

[@stevebarlow3154]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Digestive biscuits were invented in the Victorian era as an aid to digestion, in the sense of being soothing, if you had a spot of tummy trouble.

[@wessexdruid5290]

@@stevebarlow3154 They were made with bicarbonate of soda, with the expectation that they would reduce wind.

[@paulknox999]

Scotch eggs have no association with Scotland. Scotching refers to the process of mincing the meat that surrounds the egg. They are an English invention.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I feel so tricked that Scotch Eggs aren’t from Scotland! But THANK YOU for explaining the name! Very interesting 😉! I appreciate you taking the time to comment ❤️

[@gillianrimmer7733]

Yes, the word 'scotch' doesn't mean from Scotland. It's either 'Scottish' or 'Scots'.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Gillian Rimmer I confess... embarrassing mistake! When you grow up in the States with Scotch tape in tartan plaid, you get brainwashed!🙄😜

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Gillian Rimmer sincere question... I want to avoid further faux pas... is Scotch Whiskey from Scotland?

[@paulknox999]

@@MagentaOtterTravels yes it is but be careful with the spelling Whisky is from Scotland and most other countries around the world. Whiskey is from Ireland and the USA not sure if anywhere else.

[@wherearewe-yt]

It's funny, being Canadian, I feel like my upbringing was influenced by both American and British traditions. I grew up with malt vinegar on fries, and grew up with digestive cookies..but other British snacks and customs are totally foreign. Our spoken English is also a mix of both American, and British English. We subscribed! Looking forward to watching more of your content and seeing how you guys compare the different lifestyles. 😀

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Oh yes, Candadians are DEFINITELY a mix of British and American... foods, language, customs, etc. I always enjoy hearing Canadians' perspectives on Britain and these cultural comparisons! Cheers! XX Dara

[@bobbyxhilone9224]

FINALLY, I think I understand what a digestive is!! Thank you, Dara. I have run into that word so many times in all the Brit books I read and have never understood exactly what it is. Also, I had come across Hob Nobs as well and thought it was some sort of candy. Now I am so much more educated! Can't wait to see next week's episode with the not-so-yummy foods!!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Bobby Xhilone of course, these things are all my opinion! So next weeks list I’m sure will be met with much disagreement😂. Haha And here’s an update on the McVities commentary ... the rich tea biscuits I mentioned in the video actually taste EXACTLY like animal crackers!!! 😄

[@Waspy50]

The way I eat beans on toast is two slices of hot buttered, thick toast. Heat the beans but drain a little of the sauce off to prevent the toast getting too soggy, half a tin of beans on each slice. Next, two fried eggs with runny yolks, one on each slice, on top of the beans. Salt and pepper on the eggs. This is more than just a snack this will often suffice for your tea!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

That sounds like plenty of food for dinner! Sadly, your recipe is missing the cheese. That is a disappointment 🧀😉

[@Waspy50]

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[@theryanstravel1699]

Oh clotted cream, we love you so! This was a really fun list. We've become big fans of the British beans for breakfast. And the wacky cheese name are awesome. I would try just about any cheese, but my husband limits his cheeses sans mold. New friends here :)

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Hello Ryans! I LOVE making new friends... thanks so much for joining the Magenta Otter Tribe and commenting! My dear hubby Ian is the same... he's anti-moldy cheese. I was a bit unsure, but I visited a cheese shop in Cheltenham England (our home away from home) in January, and had an extensive cheese-tasting tour from the cutest lil Cheese Encyclopedia ever! His name is Isaak and he is the store manager. He gave me endless tastes of delicious cheese and told me stories about all the cheese's origins. SO FUN! I'll include a link here if you want to check it out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppaahYWOaLSgjpY Now I'm gonna go check out your channel! ;-)

[@wessexdruid5290]

Does your husband use blue cheese dressing on his salad? Where does he think the taste comes from? ;-)

[@daviniarobbins9298]

We have beans on toast anytime of the day not just breakfast. Yummy quick snack just before bedtime.

[@nattreasure6102]

We used to send clotted cream over to our (first and second-generation) Canadian cousins, along with UK-made Cadbury's Dairy Milk chocolate.

[@FlukeyFood]

My dad's parents were raised British, so he always put vinegar on fries. I haven't done that in a while! Now I want to do that again. I've never heard of Stinking Bishop before! Very informative video Dara!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Stinking bishop is the BEST cheese name… but I love Merry Wyfe too 💕🧀 Vinegar is delicious on big fat chunky chips! With delicious fresh fried fish of course 😉 Thanks for watching !

[@jamesbeeching6138]

Yummy!!! Clotted cream is also only really available in the South of England! When I lived in Doncaster I brought back a load of fresh clotted cream as presents....All the recipients had never had it BUT loved it! Yummy!!😊😊😊😊

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, good clotted cream is so delicious! I'm looking forward to having it in a couple short weeks from now!😋 I understand what you mean about people who have never enjoyed proper clotted cream. That is the case for 99% of Americans. Which is why I had to do this taste with the only type of clotted cream we can get in the US ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYOXYWyQd7hpnaMsi=3fnSVyuvsY0NiCdG

[@judgejudyslover]

The fruit shortcakes were referred to as “dead fly biscuits” when I was a kid

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I’mSuperSpicy very apt name! It is what they look like.🤣 But tasty nonetheless!

[@nicolascarey6330]

Dead fly biscuits are Garibaldis. Scotch eggs originated in Harrods. Scotch Is the cooking method.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@nicolascarey6330 I have now heard a number of stories about where scotch eggs originated. The one thing I know for sure is that I was wrong and they are not from Scotland!🙄🙄🙄

[@carelgoodheir692]

Here in Scotland if I ask for a 'flies' cemetary' they know what I mean:-)

[@rodlaughton2318]

Yes, ‘fly cemetery’ here in Yorkshire too!

[@ChikellyBeauty]

I love cheese and pickle sandwich. So tasty. Thanks for sharing

[@ChikellyBeauty]

@@lorrainequinn exactly 😄

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, Chikelly... I am in love with melted cheese, so I agree!!! Thanks for watching :-)

[@potdog1000]

clotted cream on Christmas pudding is paradise

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Oooooooh, now THERE is a fine idea! I do need to spend Christmas in Britain one of these years... must try it out. I can do that instead of eat those nasty little mince pies (sorry if you love those... it's the only pie I don't like!)

[@rachelpenny5165]

John E Lawler. Ooh definitely the best way to eat Christmas pudding. Clotted cream is also nice on strawberries and apple pie.

[@potdog1000]

@@MagentaOtterTravels wash your mouth with soap & water lol Mince pies are my favourite food, as soon as they become available i scoff so many by Christmas i've had enough lol try tham hot with clotted cream

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

john e Lawler I think I will leave all the mince pies for you, then! LOL

[@rachelpenny5165]

@@potdog1000 I love mince pies I take the lid off, put a dollop of clotted cream on it then replace the lid and eat it.

[@transientland9932]

Fun video! Looking forward to your takes on Haggis and Black Pudding, lol!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

TransientLand nice prediction!!! You have the unfair advantage of having eaten both of those things in my presence😂😂

[@carelgoodheir692]

Make it Stornoway black pudding, nothing like it:-)

[@bermudagirl50]

Glad you did a correction on digestive biscuits. We used to love crumbling plain digestives into stewed rhubarb which made it a tasty kind of crumble!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Oh yes, I love rhubarb puddings, crumbles and desserts!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Sorry for misleading my kind viewers! Please note: Scotch eggs did NOT originate in Scotland AND not all McVities biscuits are "Digestives" ... only the ones called such. The other fun varieties like Rich Tea, Ginger Nuts and Hobnobs are other kinds of biscuits. :-)

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@charlie cheeseface I still need to try those! I’ve heard they are lovely

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@charlie cheeseface you are hilarious! 😂 What a vivid description!

[@colikil]

McVitie's dark coloured chocolate digestive, are to die for ......

[@markhutton6055]

You should try Dragon's Eggs, a very spicy version of the scotch egg.

[@markhutton6055]

My favourite cheeses, Poacher, Blacksticks

[@barneysdad9193]

Many an evening as kids, I walked home with a bag of chips (they are the fat ones like railway sleepers. French fries are the toothpicks you get from burger joints) insulated from my hand by a sheet of newspaper, supplied by the Chippy! Not any more for H&S reasons but I never heard anyone die of ink poisoning but then again, no one was daft enough to lick newsprint!! In a nostalgic effort, one enterprising company printed the modern chip paper like a replica newspaper using no soluble inks but I'm not sure how long that lasted! We used to slosh malt vinegar and salt on them and when they were finished we would gleefully bite the corner of the chip bag where the leftover salty vinegar had collected! I am in my 70s now and it never did me any harm. (Allegedly!) Try mayonnaise on chips or French fries as well. I discovered that in Belgium and that's great too.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, I learnt the mayo on French fries (the skinny ones) tradition when I lived in the Netherlands. Then I visited Belgium (where interestingly they claim to have invented "French" fries!) and saw they eat them with mayo there as well. And diced raw onion! As for the newsprint, yes I saw the printed fake newsprint from chippies, but never the real stuff. Nothing better than nice fat chips from a chippy with your preferred sauce! Speaking of which, to see my taste test of all the sauces I could find, watch my Fish & Chips & All the Dips video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYDYfouJrJicepo

[@griswald7156]

Old newspapers don’t have any hygiene standards…stored in a cellar with vermin peeing on them then straight up into the chipperie? Not really cricket is it ..

[@redf7209]

No mention of Pease pudding, great in sandwiches esp with ham!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I need to try it! Americans learn about that in the old nursery rhyme, but none of us have ever had it!

[@shanewaterman4125]

@@MagentaOtterTravels You need to try Pease Pudding and Faggots, with Onion Gravy when you're here. You'll probably need to travel 'oop narth' to find it in chippies these days. 'Darn Sarf' where I am, I haven't seen it in years - but used to love it as a kid in the 60s when we had the 'Pease Pudding Van' pulling up on the corner of our road one night a week Lol!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@shanewaterman4125 I had onion gravy in Yorkshire and absolutely loved it! As for Pease Pudding, I’m not sure I’d fancy that… I did a video of me eating fish and chips with all the various dips that everyone told me to try, including mushy peas! It’s here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYDYfouJrJicepo

[@roote4k154]

THANK YOU FOR sharing this video

[@kenmclachlan8859]

two digestives with butter in-between and tea, love them

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

As I said in my now infamous Marmite tasting video “everything‘s better with butter” 😂😂

[@philipmason9537]

One thing you omitted in the Baked Beans section was that they should be heated up first; they taste a lot better when hot ! And the fact that beans on toast should be eaten with a knife and fork, not as a sandwich. For some reason this simple but useful snack concept seems to completely baffle Americans in KZbin videos, especially when told to eat it using cutlery. And that brings me to a whole new point; apart from the British, Australians, New Zealander’s and well to do Indian continent people who have been influenced by the British Empire, when you see the way that people use a knife and fork to eat their meals it’s just bizarre! They hold the fork in all kinds of different directions and when the knife has cut a morsel they change the fork into the other hand to raise the food to their mouth. To British people it just looks so ungainly and awkward plus it slows the whole process down so that the food’s probably cold before it’s been finished. The British way of holding the fork in the left hand permanently with the prongs facing downward at all times, including raising the food to your mouth, just looks smoother, less awkward, and saves time !

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

You raise two very good points! - Heavens YES... if you ate cold beans on toast, that would be nasty! Some people like them that way. But I don't understand those people. LOL! - You are right about the knife and fork. My husband uses his cutlery (also a word Americans do NOT use commonly) the British way. The way Americans do it is strange and awkward. But we learn it that way our whole lives, and it's difficult to "untrain" your brain! If I do a "Weird Things AMERICANS Do" video.. I shall discuss cutlery! haha BTW Philip, I do hope you watch my latest video if you haven't already. I'm having a Giveaway that ends tomorrow ;-)

[@markhutton6055]

Beans on Toast is not just a snack though. Growing up it was often our evening Meal.

[@philipmason9537]

@@markhutton6055 👍👍

[@griswald7156]

@@MagentaOtterTravels “eatin irons” , says Jed Clampit…

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@griswald7156 wow, nice Beverly Hillbillies reference! 😂

[@michaelagraham6245]

Brilliant we love them all! Beans on toast are fantastic, I never knew it was so unheard of in America!! Luke likes to add crushed up cheese and onion crisps (potato chips) on top, for extra crunch! Pickle is fab, have you tried Piccalilli (mustard pickle) it's amazing! We will do a clotted cream post with scones for you soon! 👍 Will see if we can try stinky bishop cheese!! Sounds lovely!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks for the comments! The cheese & onion crisps on top of beans on toast is a VERY good idea! Luke is very clever! I forgot about piccalilli... must try it next chance I get! No rush on the scones... when you get a chance! Will be great fun :-) Let me know how you get on with the Stinking Bishop!

[@cornwallglory]

Brilliant, you’re spot on liking our sharp cheeses and saw the video where you put cheddar on a digestive! Haven’t tried the fruit McVities, thanks for the tip, Ian!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I think they discontinued the best ones... chocolate covered fruit shortcake 😋

[@lawrenceglaister4364]

Try the other cheeses on the digestives like the ones with apricots etc

[@sueannemetz1285]

I really liked the chocolate Digestives when I went to London! I was confused at the name of it but I bought it anyway and liked it! Great video Dara! 💕

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks Sueanne 😘

[@barneysdad9193]

Try dark chocolate Digestives. My personal favourite.

[@daviniarobbins9298]

I love Cornish Clotted Cream Ice Cream. It is so creamy. Expensive too so only have it once a year usually around Christmas time.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, it's great! I also love extra thick Jersey double cream.... yum! But that is an occasional indulgence. On a freshly made rhubarb berry crumble!!

[@AlastairjCarruthers]

A cream tea with clotted cream is truly a joy, I love it! If you ever happen to find yourself in Turkey then definitely try their equivalent of clotted cream, which is called kaymak (I believe the correct pronunciation rhymes with "pie mac"). You'll often see it as part of a traditional Turkish breakfast, served with honey. Kaymak and honey is incredible spread on plain bread, or better still on simit (Turkish bagel).

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I love clotted cream so much that I even tried making it myself last week! Video forthcoming, so please subscribe ;-) Thanks for the info on Turkey. I love hearing about what is eaten for breakfast around the world because I am a huge food nerd. Like in Japan, it seems like they eat dinner for breakfast! I recently published a video called Battle of the English Breakfasts (link below) and it is fun to read the comments of what all the Brits eat as regional variants and their favourite items: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4O5fKSsqt95Z7M

[@ChrisParrett-qo4sx]

Kaymak is popular throughout the balkans too, particularly in Bosnia i Herzegovina and Croatia, where it's used as a topping on ćevapčićii, and other grilled and barbecued meat dishes (even steaks and burgers). I guess it's the influence of the old Ottoman empire, which much of the region was part of.

[@antonycarter39]

luv, you are an excellent speaker - you should have your own television show. Thank you for a entertaining video.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Why thank you kindly. I have a lot of fun discussing Britain and chatting with other people who love the UK. I hope you subscribe and check out some of my other videos. Cheers! XX Dara

[@tracyglasgow5571]

I am definitely looking forward to trying digestives and clotted cream. And I’m sure I could branch out to try a few others. 😉

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Tracy Glasgow I will bring you some Digestives to try 💗

[@davidqualls7986]

Oh, i love clotted cream! And its so easy to make at home, and much cheaper. Id love to try Scotch Eggs but never have. They sound delicious. Never had beans on toast, we dont have Heinz beans here but i mite try one of these days with another brand. Maybe with Marmite!!!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I love clotted cream too... I've tried making it several times but haven't perfected it yet. When I do I shall post a video! Scotch eggs seem tricky to me, but I have many friends who love to make them. Hopefully no Brits will read this comment... but I actually love Beans on Toast with Bush's beans here in the states. Just be sure to put grated cheese (like a sharp cheddar) on as well. Yum! Try a TINY bit of Marmite on hot toast with LOADS of butter... if it is your first time having it especially .

[@johnboy2562]

I recently tried Marmalade flavoured Digestives, I think they were a limited edition. A subtle orangey tang, not as strong as Jaffa cakes, but pretty good 😋🍊🍪

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

That’s cool! Maybe they are trying a limited edition to see if they are popular enough to become a regular item. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

[@777petew]

Just noticed the fish and chips, appearing to be served up in newspaper. We did use newspaper to wrap our fish and chips, but they were first wrapped in a sheet of clean greaseproof paper, then a sheet of clean white paper. Finally, the parcel would be wrapped in a sheet or two of newspaper to keep it warm on the journey home. If you couldn't wait, you would walk home eating it from all the paper. But we didn't eat it straight from newsprint. Health and safety rules forbade this about 30 years ago.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, the newsprint is a nostaglic memory, but you are right... you can't eat straight off all that ink! I think a lot of places started getting food safe paper printed to look like newsprint just for the look ;-) I would have trouble waiting to eat the chips! I have a tradition when I get waffle fries at Chick-Fil-A from the drive through... I always have to eat one in the car park (parking lot) before I drive home! Haha

[@griswald7156]

I’ve given thought to Americans eating beans on toast…my recommendations ,,,,one can of Heinz beans per person.. Use a deep dished dining plate..and one fork…( not that you’ll need reminding of the fork) after toasting the bread butter it,then cut the bread into one inch squares and arrange on the plate,once the beans are thoroughly bubbling on the hob,switch off the gas.. Pour the hot beans onto the diced toast then add hp sauce in a swirl over the meal.. After consuming the meal spray the residue on the plate immediately with water as it starts to glueify if left for longer than a couple of minutes..bonne appetite!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Wow, you really have thought this through!! haha

[@gillianrimmer7733]

Scotch eggs are originally from London. Ginger Nuts, Rich Tea , fruit shortcake and Hobnobs aren't a type of digestive biscuit - they are varieties of biscuits in their own right. Only biscuits with Digestive on the packet are digestive bisuits.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Wow, really?! That is so interesting! Like how the Belgians claim to have invented "French Fries"!! Thanks for letting me know. Yes, I accidentally messed up and implied that all McVities are digestives. They aren't. But Americans DO need to give Digestives a try. And the other fun McVities as well :-) Thanks loads for watching and commenting. Please let me know your thoughts on next Friday's "should not try" list. Cheers X - Dara

[@britainonabudget]

I think I saw somewhere that Fortnum’s claims to have invented the Scotch egg, do you know if that’s true?

[@jillhobson6128]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Digestives are also delicious with butter and cheese. They're so versatile. Why have Americans got a "thing" about them? They ought not to be so narrow minded and should try them, I'm sure they can be found in some American supermarkets.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@Britain on a Budget that is interesting...we will have to do a research project on the origin of the Scotch Egg!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@Jill Hobson, I only see Digestives here in specialty stores with Import sections. I think people are just turned off by the name Digestives. But they ARE very versatile! Back when Prince William got married, I made the chocolate cake that he had at the wedding... the one made of chocolate and digestives. It was good!

[@The_Brit_Girls]

This whole thing got my mouth watering!! My American husband loves to joke about the lack of fibre in digestives! It tickles him greatly!! But he can't deny that they are yummy! 😋

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Brit Girls Go Stateside funny! Well just tell him there’s no fibre in graham crackers either. They both were created with the same purpose 😉. We are going to do a digestives and “dunking biscuits” taste test soon 😋

[@joepollard9476]

If you ever come to Yorkshire and visit Hawes, try the Yorkshire Wensleydale Creamery cheese factory. There is a wide range of cheeses providing free samples. There is a restaurant and gift shop and you can pay to watch the cheese being made.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I do love a good cheese factory 😋🧀… and I’m a big fan of Yorkshire as well!

[@jfergs.3302]

Plain digestives also go really well with cheese, butter the digestive first. You can also add a dollop of branston pickle on top of the cheese, branston and cheese going hand in hand. While snacking this way once i ran out of cheese. As still peckish i carried on with the buttered digestives with just the branston on top. Now you may think this wouldn't work, but it does, well worth a try.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

My friend, in my humble opinion EVERYTHING is better with cheese!🧀 😂. Thanks for your comment. I agree that is a DELICIOUS combination 😋... if you are a cheese fan, please check out my British cheese tasting video. I learned so much that day!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppaahYWOaLSgjpY

[@jfergs.3302]

​@@MagentaOtterTravels thanks for the link, i really enjoyed the vid. what a fantastic shop, and boy did that chap know his cheeses. i'd love to try some of their local ones. have tried a few of the others, the Brie De Meaux (a firm favourite of mine), cornish yarg, Stilton, and the stinking bishop. all very good. that Mimolette looked particularly interesting. I studied Louis XIV at school, and have even been to Lille, but somehow i missed that one... well, thanks again for the link, and keep up the good work. and if you're ever up this end of the country, around Chester, famous for it's roman walls, there's a similar, if slightly smaller shop, you may be interested to check out with some of our regional cheeses. here's a link facebook.com/chestercheeseshop/ cheers.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Jfergs. Thanks! Chester Cheese Shop has a nice ring to it. I’m sure I’d love it 😍

[@julieluton6383]

Clotted cream is a beautiful, beautiful thing, especially with a scone.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I completely agree! 🥰😋

[@rachelpenny5165]

Used to just have jam and clotted cream on bread. But I grew up in Devon. Typical clotted cream area.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

rachel penny I’m a big fan of Devonshire clotted cream. Big fan of Devon in general ❤️

[@susanriddle8114]

Great video, Dara!! Although I’ve never had any of the foods you listed, I’d definitely be open to giving them all a try!! Hopefully I’ll get to one day!!😉❤️

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Susan Riddle thanks for watching!! If I end up making any of these things myself, I may have to give you a sample 😉

[@Theoriginalsparkythemagicpiano]

Glad you showed a Cornish Cream Tea, the original and best

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I do LOVE Roddas Clotted Cream... only thing better is homemade. But you'll need to forgive me for putting cream first on my scones ;-) I hope you are subscribed because I have a new video coming out soon of me making and eating scones (and Cornish clotted cram) with my Welsh friend! Cheers! Dara

[@weston6860]

Would love to try black pudding sometime

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Weston Sandland you had your chance a couple times but you were a picky little kid. But when you return to Britain in 2021 you will be an open-minded man! You’ll have to give it a try 😉

[@whatyemiservedcateringserv3888]

. There are a few black pudding brands that will mess up your imagination. There are brands that use too much fat and also mix the blood with other stuff that changes the texture. My favourite brands are simon howie “wee black pudding” and there is a supermarket called Morrison’s. They shop branded black pudding is great. Your best thing is to go to a butcher and get one from a local farm.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I'm still not wanting to try black pudding again... but I DO agree that Morrisons is a great supermarket!

[@vickytaylor9155]

Bury black pudding (made in Bury, Lancashire) is the one that you need to try. It is one of the oldest recipes, and in my opinion the best.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Vicky Taylor I think you’re right... we gotta try the really GOOD QUALITY stuff next time 😉

[@stevebeardsmore3303]

My faverourite digestive are Abernathys they are a bit hard to find but Waitrose sell them

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Oh, I haven’t seen those! We do shop at Waitrose occasionally, since there is one near our flat in Cheltenham. I will have to give them a try! Cheers! Dara

[@abbybuchanan3788]

I love beans and toast! Deliciously Ella has some yummy recipes.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Abby Buchanan you eat a lot of beans in general, so that makes sense! Thanks for the reco... I’ll have to check out Ella!

[@rogerjenkinson7979]

Ahem! Ditch the cheese and bung a poached or fried egg on top (runny yolk) Voila. You now have :survivors on a raft under the sun. An excuse to eat more hot buttered toast.Dare I say Yummy.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Roger Jenkinson I hope that you have subscribed to the channel. We definitely need you as part of the Magenta Otter Tribe! I have never heard of that name, but that is hilarious and I love it!

[@xhogun8578]

The Cheeseworks is my favourite shop in Cheltenham, so is always a must visit shop when I go. Plus a visit to Hotel Chocolat :)

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

YES!! I mean what is better than Cheese and Chocolate?! If you can't be in Switzerland, then enjoy them in Cheltenham! I have several Cheltenham videos coming in the next few months so I hope you subscribe and stick around. We head back to Cheltenham for the summer in mid-May, and I still have LOADS of content from last year I haven't published yet. Did you watch my video of the cheese tasting at Cheeseworks? I'll link it here if you haven't seen it yet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppaahYWOaLSgjpY Cheers! XX Dara

[@xhogun8578]

@@MagentaOtterTravels not yet, but will watch it now :)

[@catwoman7462]

In the north we also have mushy peas with our chips - even more delicious. Branston beans are much better than Heinz beans. Hobnobs are based on Anzac biscuits.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I did a taste test with my American friend last year of three major baked beans brands. It was her first time trying beans on toast, so that's a fun video.😉 we also tried two new flavors of Hobnobs in another video!

[@catwoman7462]

@@MagentaOtterTravels I love Hobnobs. I don't buy biscuits though because I'd be the size of a house - I can't stop at one biscuit I'll eat the packet!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@catwoman7462 haha I hear you! With as much as we travel, portion control is always an issue... because I want to eat everything! I'm headed to a food market in New York City right now 😬

[@Nobby76]

Clotted cream.. The best way to describe it, is a sweeter version of mascarpone/cream cheese. It doesnt taste cheesy, it tastes like cream, but its has a consistency and texture like mascarpone.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Interesting point about the texture comparison. I hadn't thought of that! Cheers for the comment! Dara

[@Nobby76]

@@MagentaOtterTravels I almost forgot.. The best place to get clotted cream is down south in devon and cornwall. Rodda's Cornish clotted creame (you can buy it in most supermarkets up here) is considered one of the best and most authentic clotted creams you can buy

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@Nobby76 I agree! Check out this taste test I did of the only type of clotted cream that Americans can buy versus Roddas: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYOXYWyQd7hpnaMsi=g6J-y1DzxvIrbeVH

[@pl909uk]

Did you ever try Piccalilli with bread and cheese? A much sharper pickle than Branston, but I love it

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, I love it! Ian is not a fan, so I can only buy it when other people will be around to help me eat it ;-)

[@FunandBudget]

Oh wow...so interesting....I need to try the beans on toast because there has to be something to it...its amazing how beans are incorporated into breakfast all around the world except for America.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Good observation! Beans are great!!👍 You should definitely try beans on toast! We often just use regular baked beans. So easy to make😉

[@gillianrimmer7733]

Tinned baked beans are basically the British equivalent of America's mac 'n cheese. Not saying they are similar in taste - just used in the same way: cheap, filling, kids love them, and they are served on their own or as a side to something else

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@Gillian Rimmer I agree... inexpensive tummy filler!

[@Naeron66]

American Baked Beans tend to to much sweeter than the British ones. I tried a couple of US imported brands (1 was Libbys) and it had about 4 times as much sugar as the UK Heinz Baked Beans so they tasted sweet rather than savoury. On toast it was not nice.

[@terencecarroll1812]

Scotch eggs didn't originate in Scotland but in an upmarket retailer 'Fortnam and Mason' 'Clotted' in clotted cream just means 'thick'

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I know.... sorry! That whole "Scotch egg" fiasco was the 2nd most embarrassing mistake I've made on my channel! *sigh*

[@D1331D]

The 'Scotched egg' was first created at Fortnum & Mason in 1738 for Londoners travelling to their country homes. Today, the Scotch egg has seen a huge revival in popularity, emerging from the shadows of service stations to become a farmer's market staple or indulgent gastropub bite.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, we have seen very fancy Scotch eggs in fine dining restaurants and gastropubs. Ian got a Coronation Chicken Scotch Egg at a pub in Herefordshire which was lush!

[@stevegray1308]

On the cheese front my favourite is Stilton but Wensleydale is close.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Steve Gray I love both of those! Especially Wensleydale with Cranberries 😋. Have you watched my “British Cheese Tasting” video? I visited a shop in Cheltenham last January and learned all about interesting British cheeses. Fun fact: I went back to that cheese shop today to say hello and buy more cheese! I fly back to Texas tomorrow... it was my last hurrah! 🧀

[@StreetBob-tn1ed]

@@MagentaOtterTravels i used to love granma singletons cheese but you cant get it any more

[@michaelsterckx4120]

Try Piccalilli as an alternative to Branston. Various garden vegetables pickled in either hot or sweetened English mustard. Excellent with cheese and meat.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I love when people give me food recommendations ;-) I don't like spicy things, but I do think English mustard is excellent. So I shall have to try this piccalilli stuff! Be sure to check out my "9 Weird Things" video (with my husband's cute face on the thumbnail). Let me know what you think of his toast soldier dunking... VERY British! I'm educating all my American friends... Haha

[@cogidubnus1953]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Very similar (although not so common in the shops now) is Mustard Pickle - if you can get it it's not usually quite as spicy as Piccalilli...I love either but there are milder varieties of Mustard Pickle which you might like better - there's even a "sandwich" variety which has the veggies cut smaller.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

cogidubnus1953 sounds good 👍. Thanks Dave!

[@rachelpenny5165]

I like cheese and chutney sandwiches. I prefer chutney to Branston pickle. Especially my grandmother's runner bean chutney. I have the recipe and will make it one day.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

rachel penny well I’m sure a homemade chutney would make a DELICIOUS sandwich!😋

[@terencecarroll1812]

Our cheeses mainly come from farmhouse recipes and are hundreds of years old as people in those times used every part of the animal and anything it produced

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Mmmmmm... British cheese... have you seen my Cheese Tasting video from Cheltenham? That was SUCH a fun day! Glad I was able to film it before this awful pandemic! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppaahYWOaLSgjpY

[@northnsouth6813]

Scotch eggs originated in London but were popular with the Scots Regiment stationed there.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

North'n'South I’m sorry to say that this is one of my many errors that has been immortalized on KZbin 🙄. But interesting to know that the Scots Regiment ate them! Someone said F&M invented them. Very posh indeed. Thanks for your comment!

[@rogerjenkinson7979]

I read that they were called "Scorched" eggs because of the way they were originally cooked but I have no proof. Anyone?

[@northnsouth6813]

@@rogerjenkinson7979 Fortnum & Mason claims to have invented Scotch eggs in 1738, as a traveller's snack, but based this on archival material since lost. They certainly popularised them, including them as part of their various hampers. Other claims include the name coming from a nickname used by Londoners who lived around Wellington Barracks after Officers of the Scots Guards stationed there, and who developed a taste for the snack

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Roger Jenkinson All I know is that they definitely aren’t from Scotland! LOL. Someone else mentioned that the term scotch means chopped, like the coating on a scotch egg. But I have not seen proof of that either.

[@dougb100]

As a child I used to put sugar in an egg cup then dip rhubarb stalks picked from the garden in the sugar before eating

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I grew up in Illinois and we had rhubarb in our back garden. I did the same thing, except I had never seen or heard of an egg cup! Lol

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

Cheese & beetroot sandwiches.... yummy

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks for your comment! I love pickled beetroot (which I assume is what's in that sandwich)... I am sure I'd love this. What kind of cheese?

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Red Leicester or Cheddar

[@havisiting]

The absolute best accompaniment for chips à la fish and chips is curry sauce. Any chippy worth their salt ought to sell it. I'd recommend anyone who visits the UK and wants to try fish and chips to go to a proper chippy. In the same way, only try British Indian food at a proper tandoori place. Yes, many pubs will sell both but they are never as good.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I agree! Only eat Indian food at an Indian restaurant! And as for curry sauce, I hope you check out my video called “fish and chips and all the dips”! In it, I try all the sauces/dips that viewers told me to try, including curry sauce! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYDYfouJrJicepo

[@TheCornishCockney]

Curry sauce ? You sir,are a heathen!

[@TheCornishCockney]

Curry sauce? On chips?? You sir,are a heathen!

[@Andy_U]

New drinking game! Take a shot every time Dara says "Yummy."

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Hahahahaha!!! Good one!

[@griswald7156]

Or the word cheese..

[@johnadey3696]

Digestive biscuits originally had bicarbonate of soda in them to aid digestion, when the railways were invented and people started going on day trips in the 1840s people looked for things they could carry with them, this was when all the sweet biscuits were invented.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

That's really interesting! I never really think about baking soda as a digestive aid, but I guess it was originally. I'm grateful for trains if they gave the world biscuits/cookies!!! 🍪

[@martyholtman7654]

Boy, you hit my sweet spot with caramel/chocolate digestives. Yes, please! This was great. :)

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Marty Holtman The good news is that they sell those digestives at world market! The bad news is that they were sold out last time I went there

[@OriginalGriff]

Just a note about beans on toast: the US version of Heinz beans isn't the same as the UK - it can be smoky, is a lot sweeter (Boston Baked Beans), and tends to contain pork rather than the tomato based savory UK version. And through much of Europe they add mayo to chips / fries rather that ketchup or vinegar.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, Heinz beanz definitely have a British version in the UK. Thanks for the note! I lived in the Netherlands one summer back in the 80's and learnt to like may on fries. The Belgians claim to have invented "French fries" and love mayo on them as well. So I guess they have a right to set the standard ;-)

[@OriginalGriff]

@@MagentaOtterTravels I got used to it, and still eat them that way - and I haven't left Wales in 20 years :laugh:

[@MadameMinima]

You know already my favourite the original Digestive but I could tend to the caramel and chocolate ones too, because I loooooove caramel!!! My kids and hubby love Scotch eggs, so I have to make them very regularly. Do you cook more British or more US food at home?? Sending you big hugs 😘

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Madame Minima thanks for the hugs!🤗 actually, I almost never cook British food at home. I save that for when I go to Britain, and get the good stuff! It makes it more of a treat. I thought your whole family was vegan! Scotch eggs are definitely not vegan! LOL! If I were vegan, I do not think I would want to prepare them for other people🙄

[@jillhobson6128]

Milk chocolate digestives are the best.

[@MadameMinima]

@@MagentaOtterTravels I am a total vegan but my family sometimes requests eggs (especially Scotch eggs) and I have to admit touching meet is not so easy for me (eggs are not a problem) but when you love, you don't count the cost 🤷‍♀️

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@Madame Minima you are a better mom than me! I would NOT make Scotch eggs if I were vegan. ;-)

[@Lynsey516]

Rich Tea are really the best to dip in tea, hence its name ☺️ I've tried digestives in tea but the texture is not right, Digestives taste best on their own or with a bit of cheese which sounds odd but is quite nice 👍

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Digestives with butter and cheese is delicious!!

[@Lynsey516]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Sounds great I will have a try with that combo ☺️👍

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@Lynsey516 the first time I tried it it was with Isle of Mull cheddar. It was fantastic! I think a reasonably mature cheddar is a good combination

[@juliamaitland7160]

I like my fish and chips with tartare sauce which is served in most restaurants and cafes

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Tartar sauce is also popular in the states. But it's hard to find mushy peas or curry sauce here!

[@pjourneys5337]

So nice food !

[@donaldomahoney1774]

Digestives yummy the best ones are marks and Spencer's .... and richtea biscuits 😊 guess the difference between Branston pickle and ploughman's pickle 😉 scotch eggs love em!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I don’t know what ploughmans pickle is!

[@donaldomahoney1774]

@@MagentaOtterTravels its like Branston pickle but slightly tangier, piccalilli is another great one, I prefer heinze ploughman's, any piccalilli, garners pickled shallots and onions and garners picked cabbage... also love the mixed pickle but definitely NOT a fan of the silverskins ...pickled eggs are great as well 👍🏼

[@edwardgreathead9643]

beans on toast is popular as bread and baked beans in a tin were not rationed in WW2 so became an "off ration" meal which has passed down through the generations.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Edward Greathead thanks for sharing that bit of culinary history! I didn’t know that! But it totally makes sense. An inexpensive way to get some protein and fill your tummy without rations👍

[@lawrenceglaister4364]

If you're after Heinz beans but can't find any try another brand but after heating it up add either half a tea spoon of butter or a tea spoon of milk and quickly stir it up , it improves the source a lot , more so if it's the cheaper brands

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I believe you! As I stated in my Marmite video, "butter makes everything better". After several subscribers suggested it, I tried Branston beans this summer, and they are my new favourite! If you want to see our pretty amusing Marmite taste test, here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nombemd7qc6rn8U Thanks so much for your comment! I hope you subscribe and stick around ;-) Cheers! XX Dara

[@ChrisParrett-qo4sx]

Re. Scotch eggs… The best ones aren't hard boiled, but are cooked to the stage where the white is firm enough to peel the shell off, but the yolk is still soft. After coating and frying (baking tends to over cook the yolk) the yolk ends up nice and gooey. They're even better served warm, fresh from the fryer.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

You sound like you are an expert on making them at home! I'm sure they are very tasty when they are homemade and warm

[@ChrisParrett-qo4sx]

@@MagentaOtterTravels My ex used to make them years ago, but there's plenty of local cafés that make their own fresh ones, as well as a couple of local butchers… the kind who make their own home made faggots and sausages etc. Now that's another delicacy found in the West Country and midlands (I live on the Somerset/Dorset border). Have you tried them?… They're usually already cooked when you buy them, but re-heated by simmering in onion gravy and served with mashed potato and peas is traditional and delicious. Butchers own faggots are nothing like those poor imitation 'Mr.Brains faggots' you'll see in most UK supermarket freezer aisles.

[@ChrisParrett-qo4sx]

PS: Had some issues with KZbin's 'bot' over that reply. You'd think they invented the English language, despite the offending word being around for hundreds of years before it became an almost exclusively American derogatory term.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@ChrisParrett-qo4sx oh my! I don't even know what you're talking about 🤣

[@ChrisParrett-qo4sx]

@@MagentaOtterTravels I didn't even give it a thought when I typed it… It's not a word that's used round here apart from referring to the foodstuff. There's a butcher in a nearby village makes superb ones. I think I'll get myself some on Monday… I'm sure you'll get good ones easily around Cheltenham too, and they're remarkably cheap.

[@mrgrumblebum7613]

just as a FYI, spot on that malt vinegar is the condiment of choice for chips, and not that it makes a noticeable difference to the taste or anything, but the 'vinegar' in fish and chip shops is (usually) not actually malt vinegar, it is a 'non-brewed condiment made from mixing water, acetic acid, flavourings, and caramel colouring. Vinegar is of course a brewed condiment fermented from sugars in barley and suchlike. Oh, and my favourite biscuit is the Border Biscuits half covered milk chocolate Viennese but they are something like five times the price of McVities Digestives which is still my go to dunking biscuit.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I never knew about this vinegar thing and now 3 people this week have told me. How disappointing!

[@LockdownTravellers]

Here goes an Aussie opinion: Chicken salt on chips all the way, tomato sauce for dipping! Beans on toast is such a common thing back home I didn't realise it was a strange thing. Why ruin the cheese with pickles!!!! Those eggs look delicious, I have never liked eggs but I would try that. Looks yummy ;) Great video 💯

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Lockdown Travellers I have never heard of chicken salt! Is it salt that is flavored like chicken? Sounds intriguing! So I guess they don’t have Branston pickle in Australia?

[@LockdownTravellers]

@@MagentaOtterTravels lol i don't know why it is called that because it does not taste like chicken, there is a website that you can get Aussie food delivered and they have the salt you should try it :) I honestly don't know if we have it I have never liked pickles but when I eventually get home I'll check and even try it or if we have it

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Lockdown Travellers I missed this part of the story... once you leave Thailand, are you headed back home, or somewhere else? Do you know yet?

[@LockdownTravellers]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Definitely not going back home. Jake and I moved here to Thailand with jobs as tour guides, 3 days after we started the world shut down with corona virus. We decided to start the KZbin channel and now plan to just continue travelling :) We don't want to go back to Australia until they lift the restrictions.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Lockdown Travellers thanks for doing a wee bit of explaining for me! Your videos are beautiful, and I look forward to your upcoming travels! You have grown extremely quickly, so you obviously have wonderful content! Congratulations to you!

[@terencecarroll1812]

Digestives are a dietary supplement as they contain a mild laxative ingredient

[@SusieVanni]

Carmel AND chocolate. That sounds amazing!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yep, it’s like taking something not very sweet and turning it into a candy bar!😂

[@glastonbury4304]

Put Worcestershire Sauce on your beans on toast as well 😋

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Good idea!

[@potdog1000]

digestives are a brilliant aid to the morning after hangover lol

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Haha, I will have to take your word on that! ;-) Better than drinking an elixir made with raw eggs and hot sauce I suppose!

[@potdog1000]

@@MagentaOtterTravels having tried both digestives are better lol

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

john e Lawler haha I believe you!

[@malarkey2217]

Tried the recent addition Raspberry Cheesecake Mcv's digestives, ate two and binned the rest, so so sickly!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

malarkey 22 thanks for the warning! That does sound nasty. I also don’t feel the need to try the Bakewell tart flavour. I say if you’re craving a Bakewell Tart have one! Instead of a digestive that is flavoured that way😂

[@malarkey2217]

@@MagentaOtterTravels I was not entirely sure i was remembering the correct flavour when i mentioned it. I think it could well have been Bakewell Tart flavour! I picked it up by mistake, and didn't realise until unpacking at home, that they were not the usual chocolate digestives. 😝

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

malarkey 22 haha.... buyer beware! 😉

[@joepollard9476]

Ginger biscuits are best for dunking in tea.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I like ginger nuts or Hobnobs for dunking... but the really spicy gingerbread in Grasmere is too strong for me! LOL

[@pabmusic1]

Scotch eggs were either created by Fortnum & Mason in London, or else originated in Whitby, Yorkshire. Or elsewhere, but there are no origin stories beginning in Scotland,

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, sadly that was an ignorant mistake... that I've had to live with the past couple years. Ouch!

[@daviniarobbins9298]

Digestives if you can resist chewing them and just sit it sit on your tongue and slowly melt taste so yummy.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, especially if covered in choc...

[@wittytui]

We have beans on toast here in NZ too, but personally I’m not a fan of it😅 I LOVE digestives, especially the ones covered with chocolate 🤤 but I never seen the caramel flavoured here in the supermarkets

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

You are vegetarian! I really think you need to embrace beans on toast! Haha Yes, chocolate digestives are great. Throw a layer of caramel in there and they are even better😋 Thanks for watching!

[@wittytui]

​@@MagentaOtterTravels I just don't like the sweet flavor of baked beans.😅 Btw, I love vegan foods and literally eat them everyday but unfortunately I'm not a vegan for lots of reasons. However, I do cook vegan food everyday all the time because of my family.😁

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

That is so interesting! Thanks for sharing that about yourself. I have a friend in Luxembourg who is the opposite. She is vegan, but cooks meat for her family all the time! I think that would be hard. I am so obsessed with cheese, I can’t imagine ever becoming vegan😂

[@cshartley101]

When I was a boy my mum used to make me "beans beside toast" as I didn't like the sauce making my toast soggy.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I think a lot of people feel that way... many B&B's and restaurants serve the beans in a wee ramekin I believe for that very reason in a full English. Also... many kids have a phase of "I don't want my food touching". My younger son was that way! If you want to see some funny chocolate taste tests I did with him as a 22 year old, here's a link: kzbin.info/aero/PLOedWVhYewAXrt3V_Y9JTCwyWUaO3qtBG He's the best person to make videos with! So fun.

[@paulroyal1523]

Love it x

[@docsmellyfella]

A teaspoon of curry powder in baked beans works wonders. Digestives are great with mature cheddar cheese. Scotch eggs are like deep fried farts.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks for your comments! If you haven’t already, I hope you sub. I like your sense of humour. I haven’t heard that assessment of Scotch Eggs 😆😆😆! I did try digestives with cheese last month, because other viewers had suggested it as well. And honestly, I think a lot of people doctor up their baked beans a bit because plain Heinz are a bit boring. 😬

[@googlpanda]

Hi Dara, interested to see what you recommend!

[@googlpanda]

Oh, i actually don't like vinegar on my chips, I'm all about ketchup!

[@googlpanda]

Beans on toast is a classic, i can't believe its not big in America!

[@googlpanda]

I won't even comment on the digestives, I can see many other people have!!! Love to dunk a biscuit in my tea though!

[@googlpanda]

The only scotch eggs I like are the chocolate versions made at Easter!

[@googlpanda]

Love clotted cream, can't beat a cream tea!

[@StimParavane]

We got you with the baked beans!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Delicious, right?

[@davidqualls7986]

I am left handed so perhaps im different, but i cut the food with knife in left hand, fork in right hand and i dont change hands to eat. Never noticed if other Americans change hands.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I definitely change hands if nobody is looking :-) haha

[@bushchat28d]

I think its pretty much a given that the Beans in Beans on Toast must be Heinz. There's no doubt that they are more expensive but they do taste better.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

My new favourite is Branston beans 👍

[@dinastanford7779]

Add a small bit of butter when cooking beans. Makes a big difference.

[@OblivionGate]

Did you know that England is the cheese capital of the world with over 700 different cheeses, over 100 more than France. No country in the world has more different cheeses than England. If you include the whole of the UK, it's over 750. Like you, British people love their cheese. Did you also know that Cheddar Cheese was first made in the town of Cheddar, Somerset, England in 1170. It was established in the town and was aged in the caves in Cheddar Gorge and still is today. So Cheddar Cheese is 851 years old!! Cheddar Gorge is a great day out and as well as walking up the Gorge you can visit the caves, taste cheese, visit the many cafés, pubs and restaurants and on a hot summers day there is nothing better. Have you ever tried a Ploughman's Lunch? A chunk of Cheddar cheese, Branston Pickle, salad, celery sticks, pickled onions, a chunk of crusty bread, sometimes ham or pate' apple or grapes are the main ingredients. Most country pubs in England serve this on their menu and with an old English cask beer or a proper English cider there's nothing better than sitting in a beer garden and enjoying the sunshine while eating and drinking.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks so much for the cheese history! I'm obsessed with cheese, and all that is fascinating. I visited Cheddar Gorge years ago, but definitely need to go back now that I'm a KZbinr. And this time I need to get some Wookey Hole cheese, as it is a new favourite of mind. I absolutely ADORE a good Ploughman's Lunch! I actually mention it in my favourite British foods video. Regarding British cheese in general, one of the funnest days ever was when I went to a cheese shop in Cheltenham (where our flat is located) and I had a cheese expert let me taste loads of cheeses and he told me all kinds of interesting info on their names and origins. I will attach links below in case you want to check out either of those videos: Fave foods: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mV7RgWdtrdWZm80 British Cheese Tasting: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppaahYWOaLSgjpY

[@OblivionGate]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Thanks for the links, I will check them out. I've just found your channel so I would have got around to watching them pretty soon I guess. I did notice your cheese video and although I haven't watched it yet I thought my comment would of been better on that video than this but I'd already sent it... Oh well! It sounds like you're settling in quite well in England, glad to hear it! 👍😁

[@OblivionGate]

@@MagentaOtterTravels Forgot to say yeah Wookey Hole is another fun day out, its been years since I last visited so it's probably changed alot and pretty sure I've never tasted cheese from there, but now you've reminded me I'll make a point in going back to visit. Just subbed as well!!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks so much!

[@shanewaterman4125]

@@MagentaOtterTravels The Ploughmans Lunch is anything but traditional! It comes from an advertising campaign for a brewery in the early 1960s! If a Victorian ploughman was really given all that for his lunch, he'd have thought all his Christmases had come at once - Lol!

[@RichardWells1]

All right Cheese Fan...! If you really want a 'bite' to your Cheddar Cheese, you should try Sainsbury's Barber Cruncher Cheddar. It's a big tingle in your mouth - good with beans on toast and on baked potatoes!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I have heard of Cruncher... I think someone else suggested that. Ian is NOT a fan of mature/sharp cheddar. I assume that is what Cruncher is? I might have to wait till I can have friends over and enjoy that with them since my hubby might not eat it. But I think it sounds great!

[@petrinasteele4763]

Yummy, yummy in your tummy, tummy!!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Petrina Steele I was just thinking about you at breakfast this morning, while I was cutting up a watermelon! Miss you💕

[@lokki245]

I'm sure someone has already said this somewhere in the comments but Scotch eggs have nothing to do with Scotland!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I know now…. SO embarrassing! 🙈

[@whatyemiservedcateringserv3888]

If you like Branston pickles then you need to get a can of branston beans to put on toast it is amazing! Fruit shortcake is great. And I love the dark chocolate digestives!! Remind me to send you the info about my friend who has the world record for the largest scotch egg. We love cheese! ❤️❤️💜❤️ looking forward to the ones you don’t like 😂😂 (mine is sticky toffee pudding😉)

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Well, you know that I’m not going to mention sticky toffee putting next week, because I put it on my favourite list! I think you’re crazy for not liking it! LOL I saw that there’s Branston pickle beans! I need to try those!😋 I’m glad I have a packet of dark chocolate digestives in my pantry to eat this week🙌

[@chrisward8323]

@@MagentaOtterTravels once you've tried Branston beans your hooked no going back to heinz

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Chris Ward It shall be a goal of mine for summer 2021! Which shop do you buy them at?

[@chrisward8323]

@@MagentaOtterTravels All the supermarkets sell them, I get mine from tesco

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Chris Ward this trip is almost over (sadly!) .... I shall have to remember for next time. I’m sure I will like them 👍

[@Georgestella100]

When Digestives were first made in 1839 they were indeed thought to help with digestion. Later this was found not to be the case but the name was never changed. You've got a little confused. Digestives are just one type of biscuit and Ginger Nuts are another (my favourite). Many biscuits are made by McVities but they are not all Digestives. Chips are Not French Fries! French Fries are long and thin whereas chips should be hand cut, short and thick. I think Americans call our chips 'steak chips' or something like that. But yes, you do need Malt Vinegar AND Salt on UK chips.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks for watching, taking the time to comment, and set me straight! 😉 You are correct, I had a little "speako" (talking version of typo) in this vid. I meant to ask what your favourite McVities biscuits are (like I did in my Instagram post earlier that week) but instead I said digestives. Oops! One of those times I wish I could edit post upload! 😜 Interesting to hear about the culinary history behind digestives. Same with our graham crackers... they are not that healthy, and particularly because they are usually eaten in pies (full of cream and sugar) or s'mores (full of marshmallow and chocolate)! But in both cases... delicious! And yes, "French Fries" are actually the skinny things sold at McDonalds. In the States, we call the fat potato wedges (British chips) steak fries. I guess they were originally sold in restaurants with steak! I very much look forward to some tasty proper chips with salt and malt vinegar next time I'm in Britain. If you are a fan of ginger nuts, I want to hear your thoughts on the gingerbread that I discuss in the "sister video" to this one. I hope you don't hate me and avoid subbing to my channel once you hear my opinion! I do enjoy hearing what people have to say in response to my crazy thoughts! Here's the vid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoHYgoihgNuCgrs

[@charlestaylor3027]

Scotch Eggs originated in London.in the Fortnum & Mason shop in 1738

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yeah... rookie mistake on my part! NOT Scottish!!

[@britainonabudget]

So glad I had my sandwich here to eat while watching. Yum yum yummy 😋 So, I’m a dark chocolate Digestive addict, but I just saw that (McVittie’s, I think?) has a Cherry Bakewell Digestive and can’t WAIT to hunt that one down in M&S. I’m also drooling over the picture of all those Scotch egg flavors you had to choose from! I love love love a Scotch egg and must try some of the other varieties. Now I’m trying to guess what you won’t recommend next week 🤔😏

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Britain on a Budget haha, bring on the controversy next Friday! LOL Yes, I have seen those Bakewell digestives, but I’m not a huge fan of Bakewell tarts... so they don’t sound good to me. But, I know most people are crazy about them! We did get to go to a really fun food fayre in the town of Bakewell! I enjoyed that. Although the favourite thing I had there was a cheese toastie sandwich! Haha.... predictable 😉

[@britainonabudget]

Magenta Otter Travels Oh good, all the Bakewell tarts for me, then 🤗 Bakewell looks like a lovely town, I was trying to figure out a way to get there while I was visiting Manchester, but alas, the canceled trip ... with any luck I’ll make it there next year! I can’t believe you ate a cheese toastie ... that’s so unlike you! 😃

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I know, right?! I am a cheese magnet!!! Bakewell is very near Chatsworth House... a place you MUST VISIT if you can!

[@glastonbury4304]

Stilton Cheese with a good fillet steak is gorgeous 😋😋

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes, that is a great combo! And a bit of butter to cook it in ;-)

[@glastonbury4304]

@@MagentaOtterTravels always remember to cook fillet in the oven, lovely in a pepper sauce, don't understand why people ruin a good piece of meat by frying it 🤷

[@17YuNgA]

Beans on toast are ( or certainly were) Ringo's favourite. As a Brit I will throw what I think a weird US staple ' peanut butter and jelly'....I am guessing 'Jelly' you mean Jam? If so I tried it the other day. I thought the 'jelly' spoiled the peanut butter. But each to his own. I love your love of God's own country 😅❤

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

The whole jam and jelly thing is very confusing! One of the first three videos on my channel nearly 4 years ago was called something like "British food terms that confuse Americans" and I go into detail about the difference between jam and jelly. Let me know if you can't find it, and I will send you a link

[@17YuNgA]

@@MagentaOtterTravels thank you

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@17YuNgA found it! Here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5PReqiHa958o68si=IhF7rqTdzfy8UEuK

[@MissAnglophilia]

I love beans on toast! :)

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Good taste! Quick, easy and YUMMY! 😂

[@forearthbelow]

With cheese on top and melted under the grill.. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@stevebarnes1857]

as a nice twist, add some salad cream to the beans once served, gives an added flavour

[@authenticallyamber]

I definately think I’d like the chips and vinegar and the Digestives. Not sure about the beans on toast. It seems like whenever I go out of the country I end up just eating basic carbs because I’m not that adventurous 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

AuthenticallyAmber I know, I’m somewhat the same. Cheese and bread have gotten me through a lot of meals when I was on a budget, in a hurry, or just being picky 😉

[@chrisaskin6144]

I have to say I personally prefer Crosse and Blackwell baked beans to Heinz, but each to their own. And that array of Scotch Eggs with different coatings just looked like bird seed balls - as found in Garden Centres.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Hi Chris! I haven't had Crosse and Blackwell beans... I shall have to give them a try! Your Scotch Eggs comment made me laugh... they DO look like those bird seed balls, haha! I've also seen this odd thing at British town markets - called "fat balls". A similar thing for feeding birds, I believe.

[@ians3586]

There’s good reason those Scotch eggs look like birdseed balls. They are from a Herefordshire garden center called the Nest!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Ian S LOL...I didn’t make that connection, but that’s hilarious!

[@countesscable]

The best baked beans in the WORLD are Branston! Thick rich sauce and tender beans 🤤

[@andypandy9013]

Scotch eggs did not originate in Scotland, No one really knows how they got that name but it is believed that they were first produced as a portable snack to be eaten on journeys made by coach, back in the days before railways were a thing.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Yes that was one of my first huge mistakes... Scotch eggs are not from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🙄. They were a clever invention!