food, reviews and of course coffee
Today sees the start of British Food Fortnight.
It is the biggest national celebration of the diverse and delicious range of food that Britain produces.
I am going to try and blog about British food over the next two weeks (or maybe not, depends on what I fancy cooking).
I had a cup of tea at the end of Clevedon Pier this morning. At the end of the pier is a tea place which sells hot drinks, cakes and ice cream.
Unfortunately it was a typical “here’s a cardboard cup with some hot water and a teabag, help yourself to milk” type of tea rather than anything fancy or posh! It would have been nice to have had a china cup, maybe it’s just me getting old, but tea in a disposable cup is something I want to take away and drink, not what I want to drink out of when I sit down in a cafe for a drink. It was only a £1, but you needed to spend £1.50 to get on the pier so it was quite expensive really!
Ah well, maybe I should have gone for the ice cream.
It was hot and refreshing and I suspect on a cooler windier day, a nice cup of tea would be just the ticket.
I am a great fan of Langoustine.
When they are just right there is something about the freshness and sweetness that makes them delicious.
It can be hard to find fresh ones, usually they are available either frozen or defrosted. In terms of taste, fresh is always best.
I like mine simple with a bit of mayonaise or aioli, but they are also nice split and grilled with butter and garlic.