English Food

[sbkline]

For anyone here who watches "Bizzare Foods with Andrew Zimmern", I just wondered if there is anywhere in WDW that serves some of the food showcased on his UK episode. Hagus, for instance. I looked at the menu for Rose & Crown and didn't see it. But I've heard of some restaraunt called Ragland Road which, I believe, serves some English food. Are those the only two places? Or are there other places on property that might have such foods that we saw on Zimmern's show? I wouldn't mind trying some of them, but it's a little late for this trip, as I already have our ADR's made and am to set in those decisions to change them. But on a future trip, I could possibly get a little bold and try some of those foods. But the menu for Rose & Crown just seemed kind of generic or something. Fish and chips, steak and chicken. Big deal. :lol: From watching Zimmern's episode on the UK it looks like there are several other foods there which are much more unique to the UK, such as Hagus or "Christmas pudding". I can't help wonder why unique dishes such as these aren't served there. :shrug:

 

[Monty]

For anyone here who watches "Bizzare Foods with Andrew Zimmern", I just wondered if there is anywhere in WDW that serves some of the food showcased on his UK episode. Hagus, for instance. I looked at the menu for Rose & Crown and didn't see it. But I've heard of some restaraunt called Ragland Road which, I believe, serves some English food. Are those the only two places? Or are there other places on property that might have such foods that we saw on Zimmern's show? I wouldn't mind trying some of them, but it's a little late for this trip, as I already have our ADR's made and am to set in those decisions to change them. But on a future trip, I could possibly get a little bold and try some of those foods. But the menu for Rose & Crown just seemed kind of generic or something. Fish and chips, steak and chicken. Big deal. :lol: From watching Zimmern's episode on the UK it looks like there are several other foods there which are much more unique to the UK, such as Hagus or "Christmas pudding". I can't help wonder why unique dishes such as these aren't served there. :shrug:

Honestly, I'd love to find Haggis at WDW. But I think it hasn't quite broken into the mainstream quite enough yet. It's a pity, I love the stuff!

 

[sbkline]

Honestly, I'd love to find Haggis at WDW. But I think it hasn't quite broken into the mainstream quite enough yet. It's a pity, I love the stuff!

My wife thought it was pretty nasty that they serve it in a stomach. I'm curious if you actually eat that part as well, or do you just eat the meat out of it and leave the stomach part on your plate?

 

[Monty]

My wife thought it was pretty nasty that they serve it in a stomach. I'm curious if you actually eat that part as well, or do you just eat the meat out of it and leave the stomach part on your plate?

The whole thing. There are places that just serve the stuffing that is supposed to go in the stomach, but there are lots of traditional Scottish restaurants that serve it "as intended".

The stomach, despite peoples' aversion to the concept, is just another type of meat. People eat liver, kidneys, stomach, brain, heart... It's all food to someone. :shrug:

 

[yazmin182]

Well I learned something new today! I looked up haggis and I was very surprised indeed!

I did learn that it is a Scottish dish and Raglan Road is an Irish restaurant. I didn't see it on their menu but a lot of their dishes seem very unique.

I'm not sure if you have checked out their menu but here it is:

http://allearsnet.com/menu/menu_rag.htm

 

[Master Yoda]

For anyone here who watches "Bizzare Foods with Andrew Zimmern", I just wondered if there is anywhere in WDW that serves some of the food showcased on his UK episode. Hagus, for instance. I looked at the menu for Rose & Crown and didn't see it. But I've heard of some restaraunt called Ragland Road which, I believe, serves some English food. Are those the only two places? Or are there other places on property that might have such foods that we saw on Zimmern's show? I wouldn't mind trying some of them, but it's a little late for this trip, as I already have our ADR's made and am to set in those decisions to change them. But on a future trip, I could possibly get a little bold and try some of those foods. But the menu for Rose & Crown just seemed kind of generic or something. Fish and chips, steak and chicken. Big deal. :lol: From watching Zimmern's episode on the UK it looks like there are several other foods there which are much more unique to the UK, such as Hagus or "Christmas pudding". I can't help wonder why unique dishes such as these aren't served there. :shrug:

There is far to narrow of a customer base for that type of cuisine. I am pretty adventurous when it comes to dinning but even that is out of my wheel house. I tend to agree with Mike Myers's opinion on Scottish food from So I married an axe murder.

Harriet Michaels: Do you actually like haggis?
Charlie Mackenzie: No, I think it's repellent in every way. In fact, I think most Scottish cuisine is based on a dare.

 

[mkt]

I'm sorry, but Haggis doesn't look appetizing to me. And I ate a Double Stuffed Turducken covered with Bacon and Cheese for Thanksgiving. The leftovers actually tasted better than the regular beast.

 

[Dagger]

coming from someone with an English stepfather for 15 years, the stuff isn't offered because I honestly think it's an acquired taste. a lot of their stuff is super rich and heavy and fattening. My brother went over there 2 weeks ago and is going to be there for 3 months just visiting. He already gained 7lbs.

I think it's the same in all of the countries featured in Epcot; they don't want to do all country-specific items because there are a lot of picky eaters and people that don't want to "experiment" into 100% authenticity. Just look at the way, for instance, Italian food has become changed in America by being so mainstream.. it's not like authentic Italian food at all.

well, that's just my 2c :king:

 

[Scooter]

Disney doesn't serve Monkey Brains at any of their Resturants either, but in some parts of the world it's a delicacy.:hurl:

 

[Dwarful]

Ok, I noticed your from Mattoon. If you ever come to the St.Louis area for a Cards game you could go to a great Scottish Restaurant in the SLU area off of Sarah, not sure if I can post the name here so PM me if you want the name. You just missed Tartan Day in St. Charles or you could have tried the Haggis and other Scottish treats there. The first weekend in Oct. we have the Scottish Highland Festival and they also have authentic Scots fixing authentic Scottish food and serving it with authentic whiskey. Yummy weekend, my husband goes for the games, I go for the music.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

There is far to narrow of a customer base for that type of cuisine. I am pretty adventurous when it comes to dinning but even that is out of my wheel house. I tend to agree with Mike Myers's opinion on Scottish food from So I married an axe murder.

Mikes a Plastic American so what would he know of gods country and our quisine.

Most Haggis is now made with manufactured skin, or some use intestine.

However traditional Scottish cooking is very much like the Southern states, if it can be cooked then it can be deep fried. Everything from Pizzas, pies and sausage to mars bars and haggis.

Haggis work best with neeps and tatties and loads of brown sauce.

You could always try English food like faggots, jellied eels, pigs trotters or even donner kebab.

 

[Master Yoda]

Mikes a Plastic American so what would he know of gods country and our quisine.

Most Haggis is now made with manufactured skin, or some use intestine.

However traditional Scottish cooking is very much like the Southern states, if it can be cooked then it can be deep fried. Everything from Pizzas, pies and sausage to mars bars and haggis.

Haggis work best with neeps and tatties and loads of brown sauce.

You could always try English food like faggots, jellied eels, pigs trotters or even donner kebab.

I have tried them all but just never have had a taste for the stuff. I never turn up my nose at a new dinning experience but it has been my experience that those types of meat just don't tickle my taste buds the right way.

The foods you mentioned would be closer related to what is referred to as soul food rather than what most people in the states commonly associate with southern cooking. Southern cooking originated from sole food but has seemed to kind of leave behind the less appetising throw away meets (ie pig feet, chitterlings, beef tongue etc) that are the main ingredients of soul food. Now the process, deep-frying, is definitely a staple of southern food. Deep fried steak, chicken, pastries, vegetables and even candy bars are common place.

 

[Monty]

Disney doesn't serve Monkey Brains at any of their Resturants either, but in some parts of the world it's a delicacy.:hurl:

And rather bland, but edible.

Mikes a Plastic American so what would he know of gods country and our quisine.

Most Haggis is now made with manufactured skin, or some use intestine.

However traditional Scottish cooking is very much like the Southern states, if it can be cooked then it can be deep fried. Everything from Pizzas, pies and sausage to mars bars and haggis.

Haggis work best with neeps and tatties and loads of brown sauce.

You could always try English food like faggots, jellied eels, pigs trotters or even donner kebab.

Indeed! :slurp:


OK, maybe I'm a bit too "worldly" for some people, but I've tried most anything called food by someone and never been grossed out yet. There are things I wouldn't go out of my way to try again, but nothing I'd say no to if it were put on a plate in front of me.

But I will go miles/kilometres out of my way for Haggis! :slurp:

 

[George]

I have tried them all but just never have had a taste for the stuff. I never turn up my nose at a new dinning experience but it has been my experience that those types of meat just don't tickle my taste buds the right way.

The foods you mentioned would be closer related to what is referred to as soul food rather than what most people in the states commonly associate with southern cooking. Southern cooking originated from sole food but has seemed to kind of leave behind the less appetising throw away meets (ie pig feet, chitterlings, beef tongue etc) that are the main ingredients of soul food. Now the process, deep-frying, is definitely a staple of southern food. Deep fried steak, chicken, pastries, vegetables and even candy bars are common place.

Have you ever had deep fried dill pickle? It rocks! I has to be the whole pickle so you get the juxtaposition of the hot breading and the cool juicy pickle. There's a place in Indiana that serves fried pickle, but they slice it into little circles and then fry it. Served in that fashion its incredibly lame.

I agree with Pumbas and Monty that Haggis is very tasty. I think you if you can eat something and not think about from whence it came or how it was manufactured you will like Haggis.

 

[sbkline]

Have you ever had deep fried dill pickle? It rocks! I has to be the whole pickle so you get the juxtaposition of the hot breading and the cool juicy pickle. There's a place in Indiana that serves fried pickle, but they slice it into little circles and then fry it. Served in that fashion its incredibly lame.

I agree with Pumbas and Monty that Haggis is very tasty. I think you if you can eat something and not think about from whence it came or how it was manufactured you will like Haggis.

So in other words, if you can eat hot dogs, you can eat Haggis. :lol:

Interesting that some of you are mentioning all this soul food. That was another "Bizzare Foods" episode with Andrew Zimmern that I just saw a couple weeks ago. He toured the south and tried many of the foods you guys mentioned.

 

[Kerby626]

I heard of haggis from watching the original "Highlander" movie. It sounded kinda interesting. I've eaten alot of different things since becoming a Marine. I especially like Iraqi food. Of course anything served in a Marine Corps chowhall is more than likely strange.

 

[wdwmomof3]

Mikes a Plastic American so what would he know of gods country and our quisine.

Most Haggis is now made with manufactured skin, or some use intestine.

However traditional Scottish cooking is very much like the Southern states, if it can be cooked then it can be deep fried. Everything from Pizzas, pies and sausage to mars bars and haggis.

Haggis work best with neeps and tatties and loads of brown sauce.

You could always try English food like faggots, jellied eels, pigs trotters or even donner kebab.

I think I will stick to American food, thank you very much. I knew there was a reason I was born here. I would have starved:lol: In all fairness, I am a very picky eater.

 

[Monty]

I think I will stick to American food, thank you very much. I knew there was a reason I was born here. I would have starved:lol: In all fairness, I am a very picky eater.

Most picky eaters have never really been hungry... You can get over being picky very quickly that way.

[Not that I've ever been either picky or hungry]

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

If you want strange, I think some of he dried fish dishes I had in Norway and sardinia were by far the worse things Ive ever eaten, and this is someone who sucked an eyeball out of a sheeps head at a function in he Italian mountains.

as for Marines food we Brits always tried to "obtain" American ratpacks when ever we could. talk about being spoiled :animwink:

 

[Monty]

If you want strange, I think some of he dried fish dishes I had in Norway and sardinia were by far the worse things Ive ever eaten, and this is someone who sucked an eyeball out of a sheeps head at a function in he Italian mountains.

as for Marines food we Brits always tried to "obtain" American ratpacks when ever we could. talk about being spoiled :animwink:

And Americans try to "obtain" Canadians' ratpacks! We aren't spoiled, we're fat, dumb and happy!

I remember doing week-long Search and Rescue exercises where despite slogging through wet underbrush in the rainforest all day with a 65-pound pack, I still put on an extra 7 pounds eating rats... High-calorie, high-protein and really good-tasting food trumps even significant exercise! :slurp: