Ron Greer wrote: > > having spent approximately 4 days in london, i can now hold myself out to be an >expert on the UK :-) > > i found 2 really, really strange customs there: > > 1) baked beans in tomato sauce with your breakfast
Yeah, that surprised me too. The one morning I was on my own I went to a cafe for breakfast, and had in mind coffee, eggs and toast. From the menu I chose scrambled eggs with bubble and squeak (one of those things I'd heard of and didn't have a clue what it was), and ended up with a huge plate filled with a little bit of eggs and lots of sauteed fresh mushrooms, a lot of baked beans in tomato sauce, and a lot of fried (sort of) mashed potatoes with peas and carrots in it (that, it turns out, was the bubble and squeak; a way to use leftovers I was later told). It was a, hmmm, this is interesting, experience. > 2) selling draught beer at concerts. just imagine how slowly the queue >moves when you have a couple of hundred (it was a smallish venue - dingwalls) thirsty >people ordering draught...... Most of the beer I had also was draft, in huge glasses, and room temperature. Tasted very good, much much better than my usual ice-cold Miller Lite here. You're right, it would take a while to serve lots of customers quickly, but I didn't notice that. The beer was very tasty. Debra Shea
