Biscuitville deserves its own thread.

[danny la rouge]

Since lockdown, I’ve become (even) more obsessed with Biscuitville and their fare. How are they coping with lockdown? Do they deliver? Are they still open for drive through? Will they do a vegan option? When will I next get the chance to taste their fare?



So, Urban. Let’s talk Biscuitville.

Have you been there? Have you tried to make ‘fresh Southern’ biscuits at home? Where would be a good place for their first UK outlet? What would you add to their menu?

 

[two sheds]

That's not a biscuit they're showing there that's a cake. They're frauds all of them

 

[platinumsage]

Never heard of them so checked out their website.

I love that their "healthier options" consist of things like a turkey sausage burger, and an egg, chicken and cheese muffin.

https://biscuitville.com/menu/healthier-options/

 

[danny la rouge]

I mean, selfishly I’d like a Biscuitville here in the beating heart of Glasgow. Somewhere on Maryhill Road, probably. There’s a few sites you could fit a drive thru. But I suppose the spiritual home of Urban is Brixton, the Cardiff-upon-Thames that gestated and bore us. Is there an empty pub there they could commandeer? I’d make the pilgrimage for sure.

 

[danny la rouge]

Never heard of them

What? How?

 

[danny la rouge]

That's not a biscuit they're showing there that's a cake. They're frauds all of them

Embrace diversity, you xenophobe! You know biscuits in the US South are savoury scones!

 

[Sprocket.]

In Biscuitville did Danny la rouge a delightful pleasure home decree.
Where Alf the baker tried to bake,
In ovens measureless to cake,
Pure joy for all to see.

With apologies to Coleridge.

 

[Miss-Shelf]

Since lockdown, I’ve become (even) more obsessed with Biscuitville and their fare. How are they coping with lockdown? Do they deliver? Are they still open for drive through? Will they do a vegan option? When will I next get the chance to taste their fare?

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So, Urban. Let’s talk Biscuitville.

Have you been there? Have you tried to make ‘fresh Southern’ biscuits at home? Where would be a good place for their first UK outlet? What would you add to their menu?

Homestyle Jizz Biscuit

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[farmerbarleymow]

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That's not a biscuit - and it looks like a cat has puked on it.

 

[danny la rouge]

That's not a biscuit - and it looks like a cat has puked on it.

It is a biscuit! It’s just not what you’d usually call a biscuit. And that’s gravy. Though not what you’d usually call gravy.

It’s called cultural diversity. It’s all about being human! Celebrate it!

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I wanted to recreate some during lockdown, but have not been able to buy flour for over six weeks

 

[Chilli.s]

Scones by any other name are still scones.

What flavour is that one in the op?

 

[Chilli.s]

Sconehouse...

 

[danny la rouge]

Scones by any other name are still scones.

What flavour is that one in the op?

It’s a “biscuit and gravy”, which is a savoury scone served with a white sauce flavoured with black pepper and bacon bits, as far as I’m able to ascertain.

 

[danny la rouge]

Sconehouse...

Sounds like a faked death scandal.

 

[Chilli.s]

That does sound quite nice.

Reely fancy a cheese scone with a kipper and scrambled egg now.

 

[danny la rouge]

That does sound quite nice.

Reely fancy a cheese scone with a kipper and scrambled egg now.

Well, I’d personally leave out the kipper, but that does sound good. I’ll try to score some flour today.

 

[baldrick]

Having never heard of this place before - I am now a convert. I want a sausage egg and cheese waffle sandwich please

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Are they scones or are they a bit different to scones?

And what does the gravy taste like? Is it bland? Looks quite bland but perhaps peppery?

 

[danny la rouge]

Having never heard of this place before - I am now a convert. I want a sausage egg and cheese waffle sandwich please

I’m not sure how a Real Urbanz like you has missed Biscuitville, but I’m very glad to have you on board! That’s the spirit!

Waffles. There’s an elegant breakfast food!

 

[danny la rouge]

Are they scones or are they a bit different to scones?

And what does the gravy taste like? Is it bland? Looks quite bland but perhaps peppery?

I saw frozen biscuits and gravy when I was in the States. It wasn’t veggie, so I didn’t try it. I’m given to understand that the gravy is made by frying bacon bits first, so it has I suppose lardons and bacon fat as its base. Maybe an America poster will enlighten us.

 

[danny la rouge]

Are they scones or are they a bit different to scones?

And what does the gravy taste like? Is it bland? Looks quite bland but perhaps peppery?

This recipe uses pork sausage for the gravy.

Southern Sausage Gravy Recipe | Yummly

Love it! Have made this recipe a handful of times and my kids eat it up 😀

www.yummly.co.uk

 

[two sheds]

Cakeville I'd call it

 

[danny la rouge]

Cakeville I'd call it

Well, you can if you like. Cakes were originally bread variants, so etymologically there’s no issue there.

 

[danny la rouge]

This recipe basically deglazes a pan you’ve fried bacon in.

Southern Bacon Gravy (for biscuits)-The Grateful Girl Cooks!

Make thick, creamy Southern BACON Gravy for biscuits- from scratch! Easy to make, and tastes absolutely DELICIOUS!

www.thegratefulgirlcooks.com

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I wonder if when folk started leaving these isles for the New World in the 16th century what we now call scones were called biscuits and that name stuck in America but changed back here at home?

 

[danny la rouge]

I wonder if when folk started leaving these isles for the New World in the 16th century what we now call scones were called biscuits and that name stuck in America but changed back here at home?

That’s probably exactly what happened. A lot of American usages are precisely that. Pants included.

 

[SpookyFrank]

That's not a biscuit they're showing there that's a cake. They're frauds all of them

The stuff on top is called 'gravy' apparently.

Imagine serving a dish consisting of only two things and neither of those things is the thing it's supposed to be. Like liver and onions but the liver is glazier's putty and the onions are the concept of nostalgia.

 

[Sue]

Even their oatmeal looks nothing like oats. It's probably made from minced turkey or something.