Britain's BIG Fry Up!

I need to go here. Or better still, I wish a local cafe would create something similar. Not saying it would be easy, far from it, the potatoes would make it harder for me because im not a fan of hash browns in a fry up, but I would certainly do a much better job than the guy in this video. Ive eaten large fried breakfasts in Ireland (not this big obviously but big) and always finished them with room for a bit more so I would be confident in getting my £15 back. Im starving now.

Sop

Dunked toast

Right metal moshers this could hardly be called a meal but it is an unusual (and ancient) snack so I thought it worth a quicjk mention. Sop is a slice of buttered toast dunked in a cup of tea. It was very popular at the medieval table and back then both wine and soups would replace the tea.
The word Sop is even mentioned in the Bible:

"He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a SOP, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the SOP, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon." ~ if you want to check it out its John 13:21-26

Some people don't like the idea of eating wet toast, and having butter swilling around the tea's surface but its actually not bad. If like myself you are a bigger fan of savoury foods over sweet, then Sop is much better than simply dunking chocolate biscuits into a cuppa.

Tea and a Pastie

Better than a Kit Kat

If you happen to come from West Wales you should be familiar with the saying "a cup of tea and a paaastie!" Its commonly said in a Swansea accent because enjoying tea and pasties during a break from doing something is what the Swansea Jacks like to do. Im not sure if everyone in my part of Wales has heard of this but people I know personally certainly have. (And as its been mentioned in Welsh comedies I know I haven't dreamt the saying up).
Okay this snack wouldn't see you through a Machine Head gig but it is a very satisfying little peck. Be warned though! Not any old pastie will do. For instance having a cuppa with a Cornish pastie would be what we in this corner of Wales would call doing it wrong mun.
It has to be a corned beef pastie usually bought at either Jenkins or Gregg's bakeries. But if you happen to be in Swansea itself then do it properly and grab yourself a bag of four pasties (for £1.50p) from one of the fabulous bakers in the famous indoor market. Davies of Mumbles is a very good choice.
As I am not very sweet toothed and live quite happily without biscuits, this is what I go for on my tea breaks, occasionally straying with a cheese & onion pastie but it never tastes as good with a mug of Glengetti than a corned beef.

Music to eat to ~ Dafydd Iwan, Max Boyce

Cacen Cymraeg ~ Welshcake

A Welshcake on my table yesterday

Okay fellow moshers, you won't see many sweet things in this blog because im not at all sweet toothed and can live without things like chocolate and candy. But Welshcakes are different; and this is isn't bias because im Welsh (well ok maybe a little), Welshcakes truly do rock! Very simple to make (lots or recipes online to check out) and is the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea (preferably Glengetti), especially if like me, biscuits aren't your thing. And do be fooled by the size of a Welshcake, I can only manage two in one go and as you will have learnt by reading earlier parts of this blog, I have a huge appetite! Three Big Macs from the Golden Arches? No problem, can finish three in a heartbeat with three large fries. The Welshcake on the other hand, kicks my moshing ass.

Worth a trip to Wales alone

If you ever find yourself in Wales, ignore the packets of Welshcakes that are sold in supermarkets and get thyself to a traditional market (like the one in Carmarthen) where you will find much better made Welshcakes, usually made from a family recipe that has been handed down over many years. These are the best trust me.

Music to eat to ~ Dafydd Iwan, Paer Aeroplanes, Max Boyce, Tom Jones.