What is a "muffin"?

Off_it

And don't say "a mule"!

In your mind is it

a) the round bread-like thing that you split, toast and coat in butter

or

b) the cake-like thing that comes in the blueberry and choc chip variety



For me it's a) all the way. The other things to me are "American muffins" and although the yanks call a) an "English muffin" they can just f*** off with that - the same way that football is real football and not that bastardisation of a game that they think it is.

Who's with me?

(PS. I'm "working from home" today - can you tell?)

WSS

does 'home' mean 'pub'?

stonemuse

definitely a)

wickford

I know a 'muffin top' is the little (or large) roll of fat overhanging a low-waisted pair of jeans - usually found on younger women with bare midriffs!

Heath Hero

Both for me, although I always view (a) as the poor man's crumpet.

Off_it

[cite]Posted By: Heath Hero[/cite]Both for me, although I always view (a) as the poor man's crumpet.

but surely a crumpet is a poor mans muffin?

DA9

[cite]Posted By: Off_it[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Heath Hero[/cite]Both for me, although I always view (a) as the poor man's crumpet.

but surely a crumpet is a poor mans muffin?

I agree, you can get blueberry or chocolate muffins but not blueberry or chocolate crumpets, although crumpets are superior when hot with real butter and steaming mug of tea.

Salad

[cite]Posted By: Off_it[/cite]What is a "muffin"?

I know ....


I know muffin

Oakster

I make muffins for a living.

Big William

Frank Zappa knew....

The muffin man is seated at the table in the laboratory of the utility muffin
Research kitchen...

and so on

Heath Hero

In terms of tea time treats, the crumpet rules supreme in my view. Then comes the muffin (the (a) version). The teacake is a poor third. The US style muffin, which I often find tastes of plastic, does not qualify at all.

Barn Door Varney

[quote][cite]Posted By: Heath Hero[/cite]In terms of tea time treats, the crumpet rules supreme in my view. Then comes the muffin (the (a) version). The teacake is a poor third. The US style muffin, which I often find tastes of plastic, does not qualify at all.[/quote]

You're having a laugh!

Without a doubt the crumpet is king at the breakfast table but come the afternoon, it's the chocolate chip (US style) muffin that reigns supreme in my book!!

Off_it

But you can't put bacon in a crumpet. A Bacon muffin with brown sauce is breakfast heaven!

Barn Door Varney

If you're going to throw bacon into the mix them I have to make you right....

bigstemarra

The Muffin Men are one of the best bands about - and they are awesome musicians...

And to answer the question - I think it can be both, can't it?

Heath Hero

[cite]Posted By: Barn Door Lisbie[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Heath Hero[/cite]In terms of tea time treats, the crumpet rules supreme in my view. Then comes the muffin (the (a) version). The teacake is a poor third. The US style muffin, which I often find tastes of plastic, does not qualify at all.

You're having a laugh!

Without a doubt the crumpet is king at the breakfast table but come the afternoon, it's the chocolate chip (US style) muffin that reigns supreme in my book!!

The US muffin is a breakfast good. The crumpet is an afternoon tea good. Having them any other way round is wrong, plain wrong.

chingfordjim

l like muffin my crumpet

Nutte11a

[quote][cite]Posted By: Off_it[/cite]But you can't put bacon in a crumpet. A Bacon muffin with brown sauce is breakfast heaven![/quote]

oh oh oh too right absolut breakfast bliss. See you cant do that with a US bastard Muffin...

thai malaysia addick

Ross Noble explains http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtVG0BxsJpk