Biscuitville deserves its own thread.

[danny la rouge]

no biscuitvilles 'round these parts

But you’ve heard tell of biscuits in this sense, and maybe even tried them?

 

[danny la rouge]

I'd pass on the litre of Pepsi to be honest

Eventually.

Oh, pass on.

But yeah, I’d rather have coffee. However the rest sounds good. And veggie friendly.

 

[petee]

But you’ve heard tell of biscuits in this sense, and maybe even tried them?

biscuits i have had.
they are good.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

biscuits i have had.
they are good.

Have you been to the UK and have you had scones here? Are they the same? Similar? Quite different?

 

[petee]

Have you been to the UK and have you had scones here? Are they the same? Similar? Quite different?

i have been, but you can get scones here too y'know!
scones are similar but heavier, in my experience.
tasty suckers.

 

[danny la rouge]

biscuits i have had.
they are good.

And “gravy”? It’s a meaty white sauce, yes?

 

[petee]

And “gravy”? It’s a meaty white sauce, yes?

you can't trick me

 

[danny la rouge]

i have been, but you can get scones here too y'know!
scones are similar but heavier, in my experience.
tasty suckers.

So biscuits are lighter? Hmm. I wonder how that works. You are our only expert witness so far. Would you be able to give us any more background on these regional delicacies?

 

[danny la rouge]

you can't trick me

I’m not trying to. Is your own regional culinary culture also different in respect of gravy? Tell us more. (Eg. Are you a frosting or icing person?)

 

[petee]

So biscuits are lighter?

yes. also have salt, sometime lots of it.

Hmm. I wonder how that works. You are our only expert witness so far. Would you be able to give us any more background on these regional delicacies?

biscuits are universally popular, though i wasn't raised with them. for breadstuffs i was raised with soda bread (the mother made excellent sodabread) and that great irish-jewish-newyorky delicacy, pan-fried bread.

um ... am i to understand that you've never had a biscuit? you, the biuscuitville maven?

 

[JimW]

Danny is a mere biscuit wannabe.

 

[JimW]

One sniff of the strange gravy and he's dumped the clootie dumplings. For shame.

 

[Sue]

Danny is a mere biscuit wannabe.

Yeah, doesn't even want the litre of coke with his breakfast. He has much to learn.

 

[Sue]

yes. also have salt, sometime lots of it.



biscuits are universally popular, though i wasn't raised with them. for breadstuffs i was raised with soda bread (the mother made excellent sodabread) and that great irish-jewish-newyorky delicacy, pan-fried bread.

um ... am i to understand that you've never had a biscuit? you, the biuscuitville maven?

Of course we've all had a biscuit. I think we're just querying the fast and looseness of the term as used by Biscuitville.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

yes. also have salt, sometime lots of it.

Surely it would just fall apart when you try to eat it? Scones are buggers for doing that, so if it is lighter it must be even flimsier? Maybe danny la rouge should try to recreate this with British scones and report back.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

One sniff of the strange gravy and he's dumped the clootie dumplings. For shame.

The gravy looks deeply odd - I'm no fan of gravy but the one on the site looked anaemic.

 

[danny la rouge]

yes. also have salt, sometime lots of it.



biscuits are universally popular, though i wasn't raised with them. for breadstuffs i was raised with soda bread (the mother made excellent sodabread) and that great irish-jewish-newyorky delicacy, pan-fried bread.

um ... am i to understand that you've never had a biscuit? you, the biuscuitville maven?

No, never had a biscuit in that sense. My scones have salt in, though not “lots”. I’ve never seen a scone recipe that doesn’t call for a pinch of salt.

I have had savoury cobbler, though. My mum used to make mince cobbler (a recipe here Make Minced Beef Cobbler and Dumplings With This Easy Recipe ).

 

[danny la rouge]

One sniff of the strange gravy and he's dumped the clootie dumplings. For shame.

You can never take my Clootie dumplings!!!

Look, my mission is to find MORE carbs. Not replace the ones I already know!

 

[8ball]

Cobblers in stew.

edit: ah - I thought the cobblers were the things in the stew - Google seems to think different

 

[danny la rouge]

Cobblers in stew.

Yes. “Savoury scones”, surely. We have the parallels if we look for them.

 

[danny la rouge]

edit: ah - I thought the cobblers were the things in the stew - Google seems to think different

Wait, what? So did I.

 

[danny la rouge]

Maybe @danny la rouge should try to recreate this with British scones and report back

I’m up for that. Couldn’t find any flour in the shops today though.

 

[8ball]

Wait, what? So did I.

Ok, not just me then.

But then:

Beef cobbler with cheddar and rosemary scones recipe

Enjoy the rich taste of tender beef stewed in red wine with a cheese scone topping.

www.bbc.co.uk

Cobbler recipes

Our creative savoury and sweet cobbler recipes are perfect for a filling family meal or decadent dessert. This versatile dish can be as simple or impressive as you like.

www.bbcgoodfood.com

 

[danny la rouge]

Ok, not just me then.

But then:

Beef cobbler with cheddar and rosemary scones recipe

Enjoy the rich taste of tender beef stewed in red wine with a cheese scone topping.

www.bbc.co.uk

Cobbler recipes

Our creative savoury and sweet cobbler recipes are perfect for a filling family meal or decadent dessert. This versatile dish can be as simple or impressive as you like.

www.bbcgoodfood.com

Hmmm. I always thought the scones were cobbles. I thought that was the metaphor. Maybe that’s it: they’re the cobbles but the dish is cobbler?

 

[8ball]

Hmmm. I always thought the scones were cobbles. I thought that was the metaphor. Maybe that’s it: they’re the cobbles but the dish is cobbler?

I'd guess it's not just you and me thinking this.

 

[danny la rouge]

The gravy looks deeply odd - I'm no fan of gravy but the one on the site looked anaemic.

Yeah, that’s because “gravy” in the US means “sauce”.

I noticed on the Sopranos that they called their Sugo (tomato sauce) “gravy”. Indeed, they seemed to call all pasta “macaroni”. So fusilli and tomato Sugo is “macaroni and gravy”.

Similarly, that bacon or sausage flavoured white sauce in the picture is “gravy”. I’d hoped petee would give some background, but he feared a trap.

 

[Sprocket.]

I imagine ‘biscuits’ may go well with a tin of baked beans and eight dinky sausages poured over them.

 

[petee]

Yeah, that’s because “gravy” in the US means “sauce”.

I noticed on the Sopranos that they called their Sugo (tomato sauce) “gravy”. Indeed, they seemed to call all pasta “macaroni”. So fusilli and tomato Sugo is “macaroni and gravy”.

Similarly, that bacon or sausage flavoured white sauce in the picture is “gravy”. I’d hoped petee would give some background, but he feared a trap.

no, gravy is a dark brown thick liquid, beef-based.
that whitish stuff is sauce.
two nations divided by a common language ...

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Yeah, doesn't even want the litre of coke with his breakfast.

But give him a line of coke and he's your friend for life.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

that whitish stuff is sauce.

But what type of sauce? It looks disturbingly like bread sauce.