For me, it must be the Findus 'French Bread Pizza' (do they make them anymore?) I guess I have a strong memory of it as being one of the meals that I'd stick in the oven myself, once my mum had started working and so we couldn't always have home cooked meals as before.
Good - belly pork, massive homemade yorkshire puds served with gravy BEFORE the roast meal itself, my dad's stir fry Bad - liver fucking casserole. so disgusting to me that it still makes me retch just thinking about it. filth.
Chinese food/drink. Jook = rice congee (sort of very over cooked rice with a lot of water so that it's almost like a thick soup) Vitasoy = soya milk, it's a famous brand
Ta For me it's scouse, and then all the dishes my gran used to make - not sure of all the translations, but a massive selection of middle eastern and african dishes.
Ooh that's another one for me, longlife milk in little cartons Tuna sandwiches when they've been wrapped in foil - tastes slightly different than tupperware or a bag - reminds me of being at the beach
Also foods made to share, a massive flat bread ladened with spicy stews everyone sitting around and tearing bits off and asking us about school. Just glorious food spreads, when my mother and all her sisters would cook together and cover the table with plates and plates of goodies. Brisket!
Salt eggs too. Think every household had that. Rabbit sweets, Haw Flakes. And of course, beef jerky and even yum cha! Even as an adult I still remember the excitement in smelling them steamed dumplings...it's a nice memory.
Oh yes I forgot rabbit sweets and haw flakes. Those are very particular Chinese kids foods. Apparently rabbit sweets are a no no these days because of the milk powder contents which are poisonous. Same milk powder that were poisoning all those babies in China.
Massive steaming bowls of buttery mashed potato Oh and cupcakes and tray bakes. Lots of oaty/ choclatey traybakes. Always lots of baking going on. Homemade sausage rolls. Ooh! Want!
Of course. What the hell were those dried tangy sweets? Think they were dried marinaded fruit. They were often given out by the older generation and they tasted like shit.
Some of you got really exotic foods! Falafel and flatbreads? I don't think my mum and dad know what those are even now. My biggest memory is begging my mum not to put onions in everything and her saying 'oh you can't taste them' and putting them in anyway.
fish fingers victoria sponge made by yours truly ice magic hardening on raspberry ripple ice cream saucy sponge rubbish home made pizza with olives and anchovies on tah deeg Iranian herb stew tagine & cous cous with harissa sauce tapioca, sago and semoline rice pudding with a lovely scab on top petis filous la vache qui rit saucisson cassoulet pink water kfc
If I am then I'm disrespecting mine too! (you can - or could - generally go out and buy them on the street in some places I grew up - not sure what else to call it apart from streetfood - the equivalent here maybe being a bag of chips?)
