Foods of the World

I've just been reading the question about 'crumpets'. I fear there is still some confusion about 'English Muffins' and 'crumpets'. They are, indeed, similar to one another - but different! The "English" Muffin, sometimes referred to here as a breakfast muffin or hot muffin, is a round, yeast-leavened form of bread (a bit like sourdough), usually around 2 to 2.5cm thick and dusted with cornmeal. Often eaten split down the middle, toasted, then buttered. Crumpets (also known as pikelets), on the other hand, are a much more chewy thing altogether and are more widely eaten than the aforesaid muffin. They're only 1.5 to 2cm thick. Also made from flour and yeast, these are the ones with holes all over. Must be toasted until the outside is crisp and the inside is squidgy. Butter generously while hot so so the melted butter fills the holes and runs down your chin when you bite it! Both can be eaten with cheese, jam (jelly?), honey or whatever takes your fancy.

Almost as confusing as cricket to our neighbours across the pond! Reply to this

Hi Stephanie,

I´m going to have to interrupt my feverishly productive anthropological fieldwork in southern Ecuador to dip into the crumpet debate.

The difference (even to the crumpet virgin) is far from subtle; the look, the texture and taste are quite different. A google image search may help somewhat in grasping the first two differences, but alas the taste test will have to personally conducted (I say alas, when it may just be the culinary highlight of one´s life).

As a side note, both crumpets and muffins can be enjoyed sumptously warm with butter and either jelly, or jam,-) Reply to this

Most people think Canadian food would be beer, maple syrup and bacon...and it might be true, but because we are so multicultural, we also have fantastic spins on all the stuff that originated from other countries (butter chicken, ginger beef, perogies, nun's farts, gyros, etc.)

The following list are some of the most authentic in Canadian fair. Try them if you visit us!

When in Montreal, try some Poutine (french fries, cheese curds and gravy) or a Montreal Smoked Meat sandwich

A must is the Jiggs dinner while in Newfoundland, or fiddleheads with your Lobster.

Tourtière is a meat pie very popular in Quebec

Have a Beaver Tail (pastry) before iceskating on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa

Maple beans on toast in Winterpeg, oops...Winnipeg Manitoba

Drink a couple of Ceasars in a pub in Calgary

In Northern Ontario, you will pass out from sugar overload trying the Butter Tarts

Have a LumberJack's Breakfast aka the Lumby (piled high with back bacon) while in British Columbia

Heaven and sickening sweet Nanaimo Bars while on Vancouver Island B.C.

....and of course, all the other stuff you can't get anywhere else in the world. Kraft Dinner, Coffee Crisp, Bridge Mix, Shreddies, Ketchup chips, Hawkins Cheezies, Canada Dry, Tim Hortons, Bagged Milk.... Reply to this

When we took our around the world trip in 2007 our first stop was Singapore and we could not get enough of the wonderful soups.




That's a nice photo of a cold beer. Hey, rate that photo!!


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ThroughMyEyes Those are great photos of your daughter. She must have truly developed her adventurous side, esp with food. Reply to this

Dear me, MJ, those photos make me hungry. Off to dinner now. 😊) Reply to this

MJ, had something FAR FROM ITALIAN. Am back from a trip in the southernmost part of Luzon, one of 3 island groups in the Philippines , where most dishes are spiced with local pepper (called sili) and lots of coconut cream or milk. Whatever I ate, I most certainly enjoyed. Now that I'm back, I'm ready to go Italian ;-) Reply to this

I'm back in Manila, but still craving for Bicol Express, a dish made famous by a train plying the Manila-Bicol(southern part of Luzon) route.

Especially after I just completed my blog on Bicol Express and Other Bicol Food Treats Reply to this

Liliram,
I may have to visit the Philippines. That looks wonderful! Make me hungry. Reply to this

Turkish food


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