comparing pie mash pies to ‘normal’ pies can’t be done. They’re two different meals. It’s like comparing Chinese to Indian.
Normal pies are lovely but they’re laden with gravy and lumps of meat and the pastry they come in means they wouldn’t go with liquor or vinegar. You have them with gravy and veg.
Pie mash pies are supposed to be soggy. They’re made from water dough and suet. Individually the ingredients of pie mash could be seen by some as a bit bland, I understand that, but all mixed together, with lashings of vinegar and white pepper.... they are a taste sensation.
I could eat it every day of the week. And have done.
Inferiority based, northern biased list that, designed to wind the likes of us up, no way that Lancashire Hotpot and Cottage Pie rate above Pie & Mash, also 2 entries for the Yorkie, as a rightful side order for a roast and a stand-alone meal FFS.
What a load of old bollocks, no saveloy? whats that all about, surprised the 'god' section just didn't go the whole 9 yards and include Scouse, Cumberland dingledoodlydoo stew or Northumbrian Hogwhaterry...
Back to regional ignore mode, Pie & Mash or Morley's and let them stew in their own gravy that's probably better 'than't dishwater they eat in that there London anyway'
Reminds me of a funny story - when my Dad met my Step Mum, after a month or so, she took him to meet her sister and her sister’s husband - my step mum’s family were initially very suspicious of my Dad, because he was 10 years older than her, was divorced and had a son (me) - they were also quite snooty, and as Dad had been brought up in a Council House, the thought he was ‘common’
My Step Mum’s sister had made lunch, and she was outlining what was for lunch and turned my Dad and said ‘David, this is quiche lorraine, but you will know it as cheese and bacon pie’
Hear hear. Pie and mash should be 1 below the crap list. Mrs and her parents love it, freaks.
You want a fight as well?
Is there enough space in the MAKRO car park for all the people who are going turn up for this rumble ??
Might have to put some catering on as well - pie and mash stall for the lower classes, Indian for the more cultured of us 😉
If we have a curry cook off then I think I've got that one covered. Been cooking proper curries for years. None of this 'created for the British pallet' muck.
Inferiority based, northern biased list that, designed to wind the likes of us up, no way that Lancashire Hotpot and Cottage Pie rate above Pie & Mash, also 2 entries for the Yorkie, as a rightful side order for a roast and a stand-alone meal FFS.
What a load of old bollocks, no saveloy? whats that all about, surprised the 'god' section just didn't go the whole 9 yards and include Scouse, Cumberland dingledoodlydoo stew or Northumbrian Hogwhaterry...
Back to regional ignore mode, Pie & Mash or Morley's and let them stew in their own gravy that's probably better 'than't dishwater they eat in that there London anyway'
Hear hear. Pie and mash should be 1 below the crap list. Mrs and her parents love it, freaks.
You want a fight as well?
Is there enough space in the MAKRO car park for all the people who are going turn up for this rumble ??
Might have to put some catering on as well - pie and mash stall for the lower classes, Indian for the more cultured of us 😉
If we have a curry cook off then I think I've got that one covered. Been cooking proper curries for years. None of this 'created for the British pallet' muck.
My wife is an excellent cook, and she is chums with the Indian family who run our local corner shop - the Indian lady has given my wife loads of great ideas / tips over the years - result is my wife’s home made curries are superb and very authentic (and I have been to India, where I can assure you their food is nothing like our UK curry restaurants)
I can't believe what I'm reading here, Pie and Mash is a delicious, Cockles and Whelks and a Rollmop with a beer or two are fantastic. Im off now to get a shell suit and a criminal record so I can get a spanners season ticket.
Hear hear. Pie and mash should be 1 below the crap list. Mrs and her parents love it, freaks.
You want a fight as well?
Is there enough space in the MAKRO car park for all the people who are going turn up for this rumble ??
Might have to put some catering on as well - pie and mash stall for the lower classes, Indian for the more cultured of us 😉
If we have a curry cook off then I think I've got that one covered. Been cooking proper curries for years. None of this 'created for the British pallet' muck.
My wife is an excellent cook, and she is chums with the Indian family who run our local corner shop - the Indian lady has given my wife loads of great ideas / tips over the years - result is my wife’s home made curries are superb and very authentic (and I have been to India, where I can assure you their food is nothing like our UK curry restaurants)
Sounds like you've got it right. Whenever I cook a curry, it's always a regional one.
Authentic cook books are a bit of an obsession of mine.
I can't believe what I'm reading here, Pie and Mash is a delicious, Cockles and Whelks and a Rollmop with a beer or two are fantastic. Im of now to get a shell suit and a criminal record so I can get a spanners season ticket.
I can't believe what I'm reading here, Pie and Mash is a delicious, Cockles and Whelks and a Rollmop with a beer or two are fantastic. Im off now to get a shell suit and a criminal record so I can get a spanners season ticket.
Just had a thought - I do like Beef Wellington, so I guess that is kind of in the roast dinner bracket - BUT I like it with new potatoes, red cabbage, parsnips and carrots - NO gravy
My wife made a Turkey Wellington for Christmas Day lunch - very good
I can't believe what I'm reading here, Pie and Mash is a delicious, Cockles and Whelks and a Rollmop with a beer or two are fantastic. Im off now to get a shell suit and a criminal record so I can get a spanners season ticket.
Inferiority based, northern biased list that, designed to wind the likes of us up, no way that Lancashire Hotpot and Cottage Pie rate above Pie & Mash, also 2 entries for the Yorkie, as a rightful side order for a roast and a stand-alone meal FFS.
What a load of old bollocks, no saveloy? whats that all about, surprised the 'god' section just didn't go the whole 9 yards and include Scouse, Cumberland dingledoodlydoo stew or Northumbrian Hogwhaterry...
Back to regional ignore mode, Pie & Mash or Morley's and let them stew in their own gravy that's probably better 'than't dishwater they eat in that there London anyway'
3 if you include toad in the hole.
I prefer Toed in the Hole myself, but you can only get it in certain 'specialist' restaurants.
Grew up on most of that food, but veered away from traditional British food when I was introduced to international cuisine and later when I became a chef. I'd probably roughly agree with that list - certainly for me Sunday Roast, Fish n Chips and Full English Breakfast are untouchable. I like Shepherds Pie and a decent Chicken Pie, shortcrust or puff pastry. I like a Kipper occasionally and a pasty when I am in Cornwall. The rest I rarely touch these days. As somebody born near the beginning of the 50's it amuses me to see Chicken Tikka Masala on the list, as I it still feels to me like a latent addition to the British diet (ie post 1960's)- certainly it wasn't in contemporary editions of Mrs. Beeton's or Good Housekeeping cookbooks. But, yes, a worthy inclusion now, but if so why no Chicken Korma or the chain-smoker lager lout favourites like Madras or Vindaloo? Kidneys I stopped eating the moment I first had to prepare them fresh. I just wondered why am I eating a sack of sheep piss. Any non-Scot's person who eats Haggis is just a look-at-me show off. Same with any non-Northern bastard who eats black pudding. But, dear me, no fish except with chips. Wouldn't do me at all
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What a load of old bollocks, no saveloy? whats that all about, surprised the 'god' section just didn't go the whole 9 yards and include Scouse, Cumberland dingledoodlydoo stew or Northumbrian Hogwhaterry...
Back to regional ignore mode, Pie & Mash or Morley's and let them stew in their own gravy that's probably better 'than't dishwater they eat in that there London anyway'
My Step Mum’s sister had made lunch, and she was outlining what was for lunch and turned my Dad and said ‘David, this is quiche lorraine, but you will know it as cheese and bacon pie’
He wasn’t very impressed !!!
Mockney flat cap wearing people who say 'wall when talking about the Spanners fetishize it.
Otherwise god tier is ok but toad in the hole should be up there and black pudding is part of a full English
Might have to put some catering on as well - pie and mash stall for the lower classes, Indian for the more cultured of us 😉
Do we have any other Spanners on here who can weigh in on the subject? I'm off to check with West Ham to see what they reckon...
Authentic cook books are a bit of an obsession of mine.
Rollmops are indeed fantastic drinking fare .
My wife made a Turkey Wellington for Christmas Day lunch - very good
I do like a bit of liquor on some (veggie) pie and mash though. My grandad was a spanner mind.
I'd probably roughly agree with that list - certainly for me Sunday Roast, Fish n Chips and Full English Breakfast are untouchable.
I like Shepherds Pie and a decent Chicken Pie, shortcrust or puff pastry.
I like a Kipper occasionally and a pasty when I am in Cornwall.
The rest I rarely touch these days.
As somebody born near the beginning of the 50's it amuses me to see Chicken Tikka Masala on the list, as I it still feels to me like a latent addition to the British diet (ie post 1960's)- certainly it wasn't in contemporary editions of Mrs. Beeton's or Good Housekeeping cookbooks.
But, yes, a worthy inclusion now, but if so why no Chicken Korma or the chain-smoker lager lout favourites like Madras or Vindaloo?
Kidneys I stopped eating the moment I first had to prepare them fresh. I just wondered why am I eating a sack of sheep piss.
Any non-Scot's person who eats Haggis is just a look-at-me show off. Same with any non-Northern bastard who eats black pudding.
But, dear me, no fish except with chips. Wouldn't do me at all