Now, okay. I've been to England lots of times, and in all fairness, the desserts there are fantastic. And I have heard of this particular ... delicacy before. I'm sure it's delicious. But seriously. "And would you like some lovely spotted dick for dessert?" Um, whoa.
I mean, I can handle the steak-and-mint, pickled-ham, or chicken-and-mint flavored potato chips (I mean crisps), I love a good sticky toffee pudding, and I won't leave the country without a big package of Skips.
But this one seems to be where I draw the line.
Seeing it in the grocery aisle here was definitely a surprise! I'd never known it came in cans like that, and made by Heinz no less!
And maybe I'm way off base here, but I have a sneaking suspicion those two cans won't exactly fly off the shelves.
I'm probably going to regret asking this, but: What's it made of?
ReplyDeleteIt's got "normal" things in it like flour and sugars, but it also features suet. The, er, "spots" are usually currants or perhaps raisins.
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