There are many very, very English desserts and foods in the movie, all of which are very traditional home-cooked dishes. Finally, I watched a gourmet movie, not discussing any avant-garde cooking, but focusing on extremely home-cooked food. It can remind the audience of a little nostalgia for childhood, the warmest memory, and the purpose is achieved. I always think it's better to summarize the food in the movie, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable all over.
1. lemon protein pie: lemon protein pie, or just lemon pie. This is the dessert that appears on the movie poster! Of course, it is also Aunt Joan's best dessert and Dad's favorite dessert. Speaking of it, this dessert has a very long history, dating back to the Middle Ages. Its making method first appeared in the cookbook of an English lady named Eleanor Fettiplace in 1604. But it was not known until the 9th century/kloc-due to the Swiss baker alexander frei. The bottom layer of the pie is cake, with the custard of lemon and egg in the middle, and finally squeezed with whipped cream of egg white, and then baked in the oven. In order to make delicious lemon pie, it is very important to stir and bake the protein cream on the pie. When the cream is baked, there will be tiny bubbles inside, and only a hard shell will be formed outside, but the inside will melt in the mouth. When it comes out of the oven, the cream has a slight brown and light caramel flavor. The entrance is very light and soft, and you can hardly feel any solid texture. Lemon custard will linger on the tip of your tongue, with the sour taste of lemon and the aroma of egg milk. If lemon peel is mixed in it, the taste will be richer. Finally, I bit off the pie crust. In an instant, my feet seemed to return to the ground. This excessive taste is the most delicate part of this dessert. There is a can of lemon pie-flavored yogurt in the refrigerator to satisfy your desire. Don't ask why there is such a taste, it is unique to Danone yogurt in the United States ~)
2. Broken Pie: Let's call it a hundred-fruit pie. Nigel missed it. This is a very traditional Christmas dish in Britain, just like we eat jiaozi at the Lantern Festival ~ In fact, when it was first born, it was a very dark dish with minced meat, sheep fat, various dried fruits and various spices such as cinnamon, cardamom and alfalfa. The history of Christmas stuffing cakes can be traced back to the Crusades in13rd century. The European Crusaders came back from the East and brought back many Middle Eastern delicacies (such as using spices). The use of these spices is also religious, symbolizing the Magi from the East when Jesus was born. The early bird meat pie actually, um, looks like a coffin ... good ... and then it gets smaller and smaller, and a lot of other things are added, such as lemon calvados orange peel, and the choice of meat has become wider, such as veal, beef tongue, goose and so on (still very dark). But now, the stuffing is gone! Yes! Meat! Yes But the stuffing is still called meat stuffing. In fact, it is all kinds of dried fruits, such as cranberries, mixed with lard, brown sugar and brandy, and then stuffed into the crust for baking, which completely becomes a Christmas dessert. I haven't eaten anything like this. Let's talk about the feelings of the friends who have eaten ...)
3. scones: scones or English muffins. Nigel made it himself. As a huge fan of Si Kang, he is very happy every time he eats it, because it is really delicious. ) people who love butter cookies must not like hot scones. Because the pure English Scotch is basically not sweet, it may be made salty. There may be small raisins in it, covered with icing (I hate it), or none of them are pure. The hot muffin looks like a small stone, but it is soft and smells like wheat. The taste is absolutely not light, and it will definitely make you feel extremely satisfied. Because it is not too sweet, it is often eaten with jam or cream. Of course, if you think you won't choke just by eating this thing, then match it with a good cup of tea. Great afternoon tea partner. Needless to say. Last time, I went to drink high tea, ate a small sandwich and two almond cakes, and moved to the top layer of scones. One bite and you'll regret it. Why not save room for scones? The original scones were covered with fresh but rich raspberry jam. When I was suffocating, I took a bite of earl grey. I want to cry for joy. It's cold and humid in the afternoon, and it's still early for dinner (if dinner is served at eight o'clock). By five o'clock, I'm already hungry. If there is a plate of scones on the table that smells tempting wheat and the bottom is slightly brown, what is there to say?
Pork Pie: Pork Pie, Nigel wanted to share it with the little gardener, but the little gardener was driven away ... To tell the truth, the British are really crazy about all kinds of pies, as if all kinds of ingredients can be stuffed into the pie skin and baked into pies. (It's enough for those who have seen the cold fire to know the doves ...) In fact, all the dishes come from the dark dishes in the Middle Ages, but the British have passed it on better ... The same is true of pork pies, which are stuffed with pork and pork jelly and then eaten cold. (delicious)
5. shepherd's pie: another pie ... well, we can call this thing potato beef pie, also called cottage pie. Unlike those with stuffing in them before, it can't be called pie in a strict sense. In the early days of its birth, it was actually the housewife who wanted to get rid of the endless meat ... (Any meat can be eaten) The meat was covered with mashed potatoes, so there was no skin at all! Now the meat has become mutton, plus onions, carrots, garlic, corn, green beans and basil tomatoes. When you eat them with mashed potatoes, you will get fatter and fatter, but you will still forget them completely and dig down spoonfuls until the plate bottoms out.
6. Haddock: Atlantic haddock. This kind of fish is delicious no matter how it is cooked. The meat is white and tender, firm and juicy, with a little butter and spices, which is very delicious. Many places will make light yellow smoked cod. Of course, its main achievement is the use of fish in British fish and chips! It's really a home-cooked ingredient. I think Nigel's burnt cod tastes good, too. ...
7. Finally, in fact, what Nigel remembers most is the toast baked by his mother who can't cook with a toaster. You can't help loving that piece of brown bread. Crisp and sweet, wrapped in thick cream, a bite is like biting the sun. It is best to have whole wheat toast, a large square, cut by yourself with a knife and served with slightly salty butter. When you butter a piece of bread with a knife, there is a slow expectation in your heart. I have begun to imagine the crunchiness of the first bite in my mind, but obsessive-compulsive disorder prompted me to spread the butter evenly. This contradictory feeling is interesting to think of now.
Each of us will have such food that we miss the most, perhaps it is wonton wrapped by my mother and salted fish roasted by my grandfather. In this era of not worrying about food and clothing, most people give up the most essential taste of food and pursue the expensive ingredients. But if you leave for a long time, you will naturally miss some flavors. If I am in a foreign land, I will still miss the steaming dinner on my table, even if it is a bowl of white rice porridge with side dishes. Because I know the woman who cooks porridge is my dearest mother.