THE MAGICAL DELIGHT OF THE SPLENDID SCOTTISH TABLET AND INCREDIBLE BRITISH FOOD
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Oct-07-2011
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The British food having evolved over several years through its history offers a delicious delight to the taste buds of a large number of people across the globe.
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The British food having evolved over several years through its history offers a delicious delight to the taste buds of a large number of people across the globe. One of the prominent characteristics of the British diet often talked about is that it is ‘plain and robust’.
Having acquired some prominent identity since the late 1970s, the modern British Food has become quite famous now world-wide. There is an ample use of high-quality local ingredients and since much of the cooking techniques are borrowed and based on traditional British recipes to with modern innovations, the modern British has an likeness to the Slow Food movement. Influences from Mediterranean cuisines, and more recently, Middle Eastern, South Asian, East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisines are also being welcomed.
The important and the popular traditional dishes of the country consist of Gammon Steak with Egg, Bubble and Squeak, Black Pudding, Bacon Roly Poly, Pie and Mash with Parsley Liquor, Shepherds Pie, Roast Meats, Roast Beef, Toad in the Hole, Ploughman's Lunch, Cottage Pie, Lancashire Hotpot and many more. The typical traditional English breakfast menu generally includes baked beans, sausages, mushrooms, eggs, bacon, sandwiches and friend bread. The Sunday English lunch customarily packs roasted meat, Yorkshire pudding, potatoes and two other vegetable preparations. During Christmas many special dishes are cooked such as Christmas pudding, Christmas cake, Sponge cake, Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Tarts and many more.
The Scottish Tablet is a famous recipe that spells magic on people with a sweet tooth. It is a sweet dish made from usually made from sugar, condensed milk, and butter, boiled to a soft-ball stage. One of the main processes of the cooking is the crystallization of the given ingredients. To add to the taste aroma of the tablet is often flavored with vanilla or even whiskey, and many add nut pieces in it. Many are aware of the fudge and often a comparison of the tablet is drawn with it. However, while the fudge is of a brittle, grainy texture, the fudge is much softer. The ingenious tablet, which is truly well cooked, is a medium-hard confection, not as soft as fudge, but not as hard as hard candy.
The Scottish Tablet is known to have originated in the early 18th century and has remained very popular till date not only in the country of its origin, but in other countries too. While the traditional recipe made use of simply sugar and cream, the more modern recipes substitute condensed milk and butter for the cream, as it tends to burn when boiled. The commercially produced tablet includes fondant in lieu of the milk products. As a consequence, they are a little less granular texture compared to the traditional tablet made at home. This type of cooking favors production of a large scale.
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http://www.articleseen.com/Article_THE MAGICAL DELIGHT OF THE SPLENDID SCOTTISH TABLET AND INCREDIBLE BRITISH FOOD_89395.aspx
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Author Resource :
Stephen Berry is author of of this article and writes article on topics like shopping and sports since a long time. For further details about Hampers online and food hampers please visit the website.
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Food and Beverage
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