#london food

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Strawberry Semla

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Oysters. Once plentiful in London on the Thames - so much so that they were good food for the poor – these days the river in the city is too heavily modified, and the tidal flow too strong, to allow for the establishment of oyster beds. These five were among many dozens washed up on the shore at Queens Quay near Southwark Bridge.

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Make a promise to yourself to have no FOMO feelings this year! So many treats and eats on The Christmas Menu 2023 event 🎄🍗🍛🍷🎂🍰🥧, and it’s yours to enjoy! Take away all the stress of preparing a festive feast and put all the energy in setting the vibe!

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See what’s on the list!:

✨ Jerk Chicken

✨ Curry Goat

✨ Jerk Sausage

✨ Macaroni and Cheese

✨ Fruit Cake

✨ Cookies ‘n’ Cream Cake

✨ @baileysofficial Red Velvet Cake

✨ Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

✨ Apple Crumble

✨ Sorrel (non-alcoholic)

✨ Jerk Ketchup (condiment)

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Looking to have a bountiful feast this Christmas and need a few items to make your dinner table truly festive? Email me for the full menu, pricelist and how to order — info@cakemeistro.com !

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5 Best Independent Vegan Food Places in London

Voted the friendliest place in the world for living a plant-based lifestyle, London has over 400 veggie food places to eat. So, here’s just a handful of the best independent fully vegan restaurants in London. Featuring, nutritious health focused eateries, fast-food-like places and Michelin style quality dining restaurants.

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Chennai Srilalitha - A Vegetarian Haven in London Chennai Srilalitha is a popular vegetarian restaurant in London that serves authentic South Indian cuisine. From dosas to idlis, samosas to vadas, and curries to biryanis, this restaurant has a wide range of vegetarian dishes that are sure to tantalize your taste buds.

The Best Vegetarian Dishes at Chennai Srilalitha Some of the must-try vegetarian dishes at Chennai Srilalitha include the masala dosa, paneer butter masala, chana masala, and vegetable biryani. They also have a variety of thalis that come with a selection of curries, rice, and bread.

Chennai Srilalitha's Specialties One of the specialties of Chennai Srilalitha Veg Menu is their filter coffee, which is a must-try for coffee lovers. They also have a range of sweets and desserts, including gulab jamun, ras malai, and kulfi.

Chennai Srilalitha's Ambience The Indian veg restaurant has a simple and elegant decor, with comfortable seating and a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The staff is friendly and attentive, making it a great place to dine with family and friends.

Chennai Srilalitha's Locations Chennai Srilalitha veg restaurant london has two locations in London - one in Harrow and the other in Wembley. Both locations are easily accessible by public transport and have ample parking space.

Chennai Srilalitha's Catering Services In addition to their south Indian restaurant services, Chennai Srilalitha also offers catering services for events and parties. They can cater to a range of dietary requirements and offer customized menus to suit your needs.

Chennai Srilalitha's Commitment to Sustainability Chennai Srilalitha veg restaurant is committed to sustainability and uses locally sourced ingredients wherever possible. They also have a range of eco-friendly practices in place, including using biodegradable packaging and reducing food waste.

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Fallen London Estival 2024 be like

This meme is brought to you by a single hint my character gained from playing with her copper cypher ring and chatting about it with Charles Dickens:

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New Orleans Shrimp Po Boy | Poor Boys

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OJT EATS | Bancone

We love a good pasta at OJT and one of our favourite pasta places is Bancone. This time, we went to the Golden Square branch but they have 2 others, one in Charing Cross and the other in Borough market.

We started with a fried artichoke with romesco. The artichoke was fried to a nice crisp. It was quite fun pulling out each of the petals and scooping up the romesco with it. The romesco was really nutty and went really well with the artichoke.

Onto the real reason we came to Bancone though, the pasta. This first one is one of our favourite pasta dishes, a cacio e pepe. It's a pretty simple dish but when done well, which it was here, it's just so good. Creamy, cheesy, rish and with perfectly al dente pasta.

We ordered another pasta, this one was a mussel tagliatelle with anchovy cream. While this wasn't quite as comforting and fich as the cacio e pepe but it was still delicious. The anchovy cream in particular was incredibly flavourful.

Then it was onto dessert which in our case was a praline cannolo with crystallised hazelnuts. The pastry casing was pretty hefty but still crispy and the cream nutty and thick. The crystallised hazelnuts gave another nice crunch to the whole thing. This went perfectly with a double espresso.

If you're looking for a great pasta meal, you can't go wrong with Bancone. The pasta is consistently excellent and that cacio e pepe is just insanely good.

Bancone, 8-10 Lower James Street, London, W1F 9EL

Cheers, JL

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Fish and Chips’ Surprising Jewish History. Jamie Oliver confirmed it!

You may be surprised to learn that fish and chips, though wildly popular in England for what seems like eternity, was actually a specialty of the Portuguese Sephardic Jews who fled the Inquisition in the 16th century and found refuge in the British Isles. Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver referred to this recently in an article in the New York Times, adding that, “Dishes evolve, impacted by trade, war, famine and a hundred other forces.”

Among those “other forces” are dishes born of religious ritual. For observant Jews, fish is pareve, a neutral food in kosher terms, thus an easy way to avoid treyf (non-kosher food) and possibly include dairy in the same meal. It was especially important for Marranos, the so-called crypto-Jews, who pretended to be Christian during the Inquisition. They ate fish on Fridays, when meat was forbidden by the Church, and also saved some to eat cold the next day at lunch, to avoid cooking on Shabbat.

Frying was natural for Jewish home cooks — think of latkes and sufganyiot — and as the Jewish community began to flourish in England, it spurred a taste for its beloved fried, battered fish throughout the country. According to Claudia Roden’s The Book of Jewish Food, Thomas Jefferson tried some on a trip to London and noted that he ate “fish in the Jewish fashion” during his visit. Alexis Soyer, a French cook who became a celebrated chef in Victorian England included a recipe for “Fried Fish, Jewish Fashion” in the first edition of his cookbook A Shilling Cookery for the People (1845). Soyer’s recipe notes that the “Jewish manner” includes using oil rather than meat fat (presumably lard), which made the dish taste better, though also made it more expensive.

There’s some dispute about the where and when of “chips” (what we Americans call French fries and the French call pommes frites). Many historians say that deep-fried, cut-up potatoes were invented in Belgium and, in fact, substituted for the fish during hard times. The first time the word “chips” was used was in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities in 1859: “husky chips of potato, fried with some reluctant drops of oil.”

The official pairing of fish and chips didn’t happen until a few years later, though. Although there are some who dispute it, most authorities say that it is thanks to a Jewish cook, this time a young Ashkenazi immigrant named Joseph Malin, who opened the first British chippy, AKA fish and chip shop, in London in 1863. The shop was so successful it remained in business until the 1970s.

Who could foresee that fearful Jewish immigrants hiding their true religion and practicing in secret would be responsible for creating one of the most iconic dishes in the U.K.? The down-home dish that Winston Churchill claimed help the British defeat the Nazis, the comfort food that George Orwell said helped keep the masses happy and “averted revolution.” The dish, by the way, that was among the only foods never rationed during wartime because the British government believed that preserving access to it was a way of keeping up morale. A dish that continues to be a mainstay of the British diet.

Think about that the next time you find yourself feasting on this centuries-old — Jewish? British? — recipe.

These days, some restaurants are putting a new spin on fish and chips. Almond crusted. Baked instead of fried. Quinoa coated. Sweet potato fries instead of regular. And those are all fine; as Oliver says, “Dishes evolve.” But plain old fish and chips endures and probably always will. Good recipes usually do.

H/T : @scartale-an-undertale-au

Naveed Anjum

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Iced Lavender Earl Grey Tea Latte

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Metamorphosis, a London-based firm growing food underground, 2022 The intersection between technology and agriculture informs this series, examining radical responses to the varied difficulties facing food production.

Photograph: Joanna Vestey

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Our apartment, a garden in bloom