FabSwingers.com forum: Your town or areas food heritage

By *tanley Funseeker OP Man
2 weeks ago

stanley

What food or drink item is your home town or local area famous for? Have you tried it and was it good?

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By *hickthighs25Woman
2 weeks ago

Stockton

Parmoooooooos 💪💪💪💪

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By *y_journeyMan
2 weeks ago

newark

Dodgy kebabs 🥳

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
2 weeks ago

little house on the praire

Pork pies and stilton cheese

I was weened on them lol

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By *ndiscoveredMan
2 weeks ago

Hatfield

Im from St.albans and it's claim to food fame is it's where the hotcross bun was 1st made/created

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By *ittleLiaisonsWoman
2 weeks ago

Birmingham

Orange Chips

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By *he GnashingMan
2 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

Black Country so orange chips, pork scratchings, faggots and many more things with questionable names. They're all pretty good but guaranteed to give you a heart attack.

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By *olvesxcoupleCouple
2 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

Grey peas and bacon

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By *dalisqueWoman
2 weeks ago

land of make believe

Fish & Chips 🤣🤣🤣

🩵

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By *uperSalopian7Man
2 weeks ago

Shrewsbury

Butterbuns 😋

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By *obilebottomMan
2 weeks ago

All over

Lobster

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By *mileyculturebelfastMan
2 weeks ago

belfast

Champ

Pink pasties

Steakette

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By *obilebottomMan
2 weeks ago

All over

"Champ

Pink pasties

Steakette "

I did have one of those steaketes in Belfast once long ago. I think was batteted

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By *issilia AmoriWoman
2 weeks ago

St Albans/ North Welsh Borders

Fidget pie

Shropshire Blue

Shrewsbury Biscuits

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By *arlo56Man
2 weeks ago

Newcastle

Stottie cake.

Which is basically a very large flat bun.

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By *eordieJeansCouple
2 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

Gregg’s

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By *he Flat CapsCouple
2 weeks ago

Pontypool

Scouse.

Lobscouse.

Yes, had it many times. It needs a bit of HP Sauce, though!

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By *ittleRed18Woman
2 weeks ago

Aberdeen

Butteries/Rowies or Bake Off referred to them as "Lardy Cakes"

They are very tasty and so versatile- you can have it hot or cold, sweet or savoury 😊😋

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By *icolerobbieCouple
2 weeks ago

walsall

"Grey peas and bacon "

Locally pronounced- gray pays n baycon….

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By *mileyculturebelfastMan
2 weeks ago

belfast

"Champ

Pink pasties

Steakette

I did have one of those steaketes in Belfast once long ago. I think was batteted

Yep. It's a battered burger. Amazing in a nap with an onion ring and red sauce.

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By *oeBeansMan
2 weeks ago

London

Fuck it, it's in the County. Cherry Bakewell

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By *tanley Funseeker OP Man
2 weeks ago

stanley

"Champ

Pink pasties

Steakette "

What’s a pink pasty please?

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By *eah BabyCouple
2 weeks ago

Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria

Cheshire Cheese yummy

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
2 weeks ago

little house on the praire

"Fuck it, it's in the County. Cherry Bakewell

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pie or pudding?

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By *issolvedOrdersMan
2 weeks ago

Bristol

Cider, pasties, Colston buns, sherry

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By *obilebottomMan
2 weeks ago

All over

"Champ

Pink pasties

Steakette

I did have one of those steaketes in Belfast once long ago. I think was batteted

Yep. It's a battered burger. Amazing in a nap with an onion ring and red sauce. "

That comfirms my status as a connoisseur

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By *ormalfornorfolkMan
2 weeks ago

Norwich

Mustard. And chocolate.

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By *ormalfornorfolkMan
2 weeks ago

Norwich

Turkey twizzlers. And apparently Linda McCartney’s is in Fakenham!

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By *he MinionMan
2 weeks ago

At this time of year, strawberries and cream.

Yes tried them, they are lovely. The strawberry is a fruit and the cream comes from cows. Yep cows, kinda gross but yummy

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By *rPunxMan
2 weeks ago

Hull

Patties

A seasoned mash potato coated in batter and deep fried.

Also 'chip spice'

All from Hull look them up

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By *inkycouplev2Couple
2 weeks ago

Morpeth

Stotties

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By *eardedguy83Man
2 weeks ago

Worcestershire

Beer and chips

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By *rPunxMan
2 weeks ago

Hull

"Patties

A seasoned mash potato coated in batter and deep fried.

Also 'chip spice'

All from Hull look them up"

A pattie butties. Said pattie in a bread cake

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By *layfullsamMan
2 weeks ago

Solihull

Baltis

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
2 weeks ago

little house on the praire

I've not heard of half these foods

Have had the orange chips from the black country and they where horrid

But I'd like to try other stuff

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By *ookie46Woman
2 weeks ago

Deepest darkest Peru

Pink slice

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By *rimal InstinctCouple
2 weeks ago

Carlisle

The county is famous for

The Cumberland sausage

Sticky toffee pudding

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By *IXEN200Woman
2 weeks ago

newcastle upon tyne

The good old geordie dummy........

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By *izzy.Woman
2 weeks ago

Stoke area

Oatcakes.

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By *avie65Man
2 weeks ago

In the west.

Johnny Walker whisky. He made whisky accessible to all by making the bottles square and he could export more of the ghastly stuff.

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By *avie65Man
2 weeks ago

In the west.

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By *avie65Man
2 weeks ago

In the west.

"The good old geordie dummy........"

Broon Ale? Aka Dog.

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By *ad NannaWoman
2 weeks ago

East London

Pie, mash n liquor.

I don't love all versions, but the best ones are so good.

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By *2teleMan
2 weeks ago

Stirlingshire

Irn Bru

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By *rPunxMan
2 weeks ago

Hull

"The county is famous for

The Cumberland sausage

Sticky toffee pudding"

Cumberland sausage is the best sausage

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By *allySlinkyWoman
2 weeks ago

Leeds

Yorkshire Pudding and rhubarb (not together)

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By *avethefish400Man
2 weeks ago

Chichester

Used to be oysters but those times have gone

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By *ong-leggedblondWoman
2 weeks ago

Next Door

Banbury cake now

Grew up in cornish pasty and clotted cream area

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By *antricSeeker60Man
2 weeks ago

Durham

Pan Haggerty

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By (user no longer on site)
2 weeks ago

Venison . Seafood . And national haggis

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By *rPunxMan
2 weeks ago

Hull

"Yorkshire Pudding and rhubarb (not together)"
Never knew rhubarb was a Yorkshire thing,you learn something new every day

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By *allySlinkyWoman
2 weeks ago

Leeds

"Never knew rhubarb was a Yorkshire thing,you learn something new every day "

The triangle between Morely, Rothwell and Wakefield grows 90% of UK forced rhubarb

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By *ormerWelshcouple2020Man
2 weeks ago

Stourbridge

Orange Chips

Scratchings

Faggots and peas

Hock and Grey peas

Bathams Beer

Holdens Beer

Ma Pardoes Beer

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