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I was shocked and stunned to find crumpets in Meijer today! Right next to the so-called English Muffins. Looked like someone had sat on them, they didn't have the mass of holes you would expect so you can fill them with butter, but they are close enough for now!
Very good with Nutella ontop - or Aldi brand which is half the price and just as good.
36 and I had my first tea-and-crumpet combo and I am in the US. What in the heck is wrong with that picture?
What in the heck is wrong with that picture?
the nutella.
Replace that with marmite o
What in the heck is wrong with that picture?
the nutella.
:lol:
English muffin?? I had never heard of them until I moved to the US. When I first arrived here some Americans said "at least you have English Muffins to remind you of home". They could not believe I had never seen them in the UK. Maybe I just lived in the wrong part of town. lololol
Lynne.....you are yanking our chains aren't you? You've never heard of english muffins living in Surrey and Buckinghamshire? Bang goes that theory now about them places, guess my parents made a good decision to live in Herts D
Next you will be saying you've never heard of bangers and mash wink
Glas - hand on heart never heard of an English Muffin other than the kid's song "Here comes the Muffin Man". lolol
Bangers and mash with Heinz Baked Beans - such a simple meal has become a luxury.
Living in the Bucks/Beds area I have heard of a Bedford Clanger.
English muffin?? I had never heard of them until I moved to the US.
Me either. For a start, people living in the supposed region of origin rarely name the product after that area. Even Macdonalds in the UK didn't call them English muffins -and that was the only place they were found when I was a kid. Bit like French Fries to Parisians I guess.
Replace that with marmite :o
Have to agree. Nothing better than marmite crumpets. Ever tried beans on' toast' with crumpets as the toast?
I like melted cheese on mine.
Crumpets, that is.
Debs x )
I didn't have the Nutella, it was the wife. I just had loads of butter on mine.
As for names of things never being where they are from
- Hamburgers are called Frikadellen in Hamburg
- What the German-speaking world calls Berliner (jam doughnuts) are called Pfannkuchen in Berlin
English muffins used to be simply "muffins" and existed in all Enid Blyton books, The Four Marys stories and comics like Bunty, June and School Friend. They go hand in hand with boarding school and jolly hockeysticks. Did I ever eat a muffin? No - not until I came over here, but I did inherit two round antique dishes with lids called "muffin dishes" - but the likes of I would have called them round butter dishes.
We can get proper crumpets around here most of the time - in bizarre places like "The Christmas Tree Shops". Eat them dripping with butter and strawberry jam....
I like me crumpets burnt on the bottom, with loads of butter and marmite. MMMmmmmmm!!!! I haven't had them for years though, never found them here. cry