Great British Food: Porridge
When I was little, my mother made me Readybrek. I had it with golden syrup, or a knob of butter gently melting in it, or for a treat with dark chocolate grated off the lump we’d bought from the delicatessen. Then I discovered porridge.
Not British at all - these porridge girls hail from Sweden!
At first I wasn’t convinced. Porridge was lumpy. It didn’t have the fine, smooth texture of Readybrek. Porridge was gluey in the mouth, clinging to my teeth. No, this wasn’t nice.
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March 10th, 2010 | Andrea Kirkby | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: British traditions, featuredarticle, Food & Beverage
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