Food you associate with childhood

[Cloo]

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.

 

[Griff]

Potato Croquettes.

 

[100% masahiko]

The smell of yam and pork belly in a hot pot.
Jook. Vitasoy.

And sausages.

 

[sojourner]

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.

 

[Biddlybee]

Jook. Vitasoy.

What are those?

 

[_pH_]

arctic roll

 

[Lea]

What are those?

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

 

[Biddlybee]

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.

 

[Melinda]

Plain boiled rice with a little butter.

Homemade pittas which I would stuff with chips or falafel.

 

[Lea]

The smell of yam and pork belly in a hot pot.
Jook. Vitasoy.

And sausages.

Jook for me too. Plus lap cheong sausages with rice.

 

[100% masahiko]

Vitasoy.
I think most chinese kids born in the mid-to late 70s drank this stuff like crazy.

 

[Biddlybee]

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

 

[Melinda]

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!

 

[jayeola]

spaghetti in a tin

 

[_pH_]

spag bol was always a birthday treat for me.

I may have had a deprived childhood

 

[100% masahiko]

Jook for me too. Plus lap cheong sausages with rice.

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.

 

[skyscraper101]

Jelly

Semolina (yuk! yuk!)

Salad with no dressing (ugh!)

School Square Pizza

 

[Lea]

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.

 

[Melinda]

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!

 

[100% masahiko]

Oh yes I forgot rabbit sweets and haw flakes. Those are very particular Chinese kids foods.

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.

 

[electrogirl]

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.

 

[Lea]

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.

Are you talking about Far Moy?

 

[Biddlybee]

Some of you got really exotic foods! Falafel and flatbreads? I don't think my mum and dad know what those are even now.

Falafel and flatbreads are street food in other countries

 

[EastEnder]

Findus crispy pancakes
Fish fingers
Smash
Chicken kievs
Faggots

 

[Orang Utan]

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

 

[Biddlybee]

ice magic hardening on raspberry ripple ice cream
la vache qui rit

These two too ^ had forgotten about ice magic

 

[Melinda]

Falafel and flatbreads are street food in other countries

Streetfood?
you disrespecting my mum????

 

[Biddlybee]

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?)

 

[Lea]

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

very international mix there. I see French, English and North African cuisine.

 

[Lea]

Sponge fingers