15 h. ago 'I tried Greater Manchester's secret Christmas Market and a sausage roll stole the show'

The unassuming Christmas market offered up many culinary hidden gems - with one festive take on a British delicacy standing out

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52 h. ago Four in 10 Brits prefer festive 'picky bits' to Christmas lunch

Christmas dinner is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the festive season. But four in 10 Brits prefer 'picky bits' to the full meal - with baked cheese the nation's favourite - according to a survey.

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5 d. ago Cricket's heaviest drinkers including Ashes star who downed 52 drinks on flight before match

As England stars prepare for the Ashes in Australia, we take a look back at some of the game's most infamous drinkers with an array of wild tales to their name

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8 d. ago I'm A Celeb's Kelly Brook 'fattened up with sausage rolls' ahead of shower scene

I'm A Celebrity star Kelly Brook, who has already won the hearts of the nation, has been eating a rather unconventional diet ahead of her time in the Australian jungle

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1 week ago To the cashier who left me absolutely speechless – I salute you

Ours was a highly unusual interaction, and it made me question the way that British people speak to one anotherIt was Sunday morning and I was grumpy enough, filling up my mum’s car. It was one of those petrol stations which is also a supermarket, so you run the risk of joining a queue of people bearing baskets of slightly overpriced groceries. This is a dreadful thing to happen when all you want to do is pay for some fuel. Dreadful.I was fourth in the queue. There was only one person serving, a young woman. There was something unusual about her. When the faffer at the front of the queue had finally paid for his Viakal, his sausage roll and his box of eggs, I could have sworn I heard the cashier wish him a wonderful day. Odd. Perhaps I’d misheard, or maybe she did say it and was being sarcastic. I wondered if she could even be an ally in my fight against faff, sharing my contempt for people who hold up simple fuel-buyers like me. Continue reading...

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1 week ago To the cashier who left me absolutely speechless – I salute you | Adrian Chiles

Ours was a highly unusual interaction, and it made me question the way that British people speak to one anotherIt was Sunday morning and I was grumpy enough, filling up my mum’s car. It was one of those petrol stations which is also a supermarket, so you run the risk of joining a queue of people bearing baskets of slightly overpriced groceries. This is a dreadful thing to happen when all you want to do is pay for some fuel. Dreadful.I was fourth in the queue. There was only one person serving, a young woman. There was something unusual about her. When the faffer at the front of the queue had finally paid for his Viakal, his sausage roll and his box of eggs, I could have sworn I heard the cashier wish him a wonderful day. Odd. Perhaps I’d misheard, or maybe she did say it and was being sarcastic. I wondered if she could even be an ally in my fight against faff, sharing my contempt for people who hold up simple fuel-buyers like me. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Forest and lakeside beauty spot just an hour from Cardiff looks great even in winter and has lovely café

This scenic spot is still pretty in winter and has a lovely cafe selling hot chocolate and homemade sausage rolls

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2 w. ago 'I ate at Greggs' first ever pub and was astonished when I ordered sausage roll'

The Golden Flake is a new pub opened by Greggs, offering a range of food and drink inspired by the main Greggs menu, but one aspect of the ambitious venture left YouTuber Ed Chapman stunned

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2 w. ago How to make the perfect beer cheese soup – recipe | Felicity Cloake's How to make the perfect

No wait! This richly flavoured cornerstone of the US midwest is a treat on a cold day – here’s how to perfect itBeer and cheese, two ingredients that don’t immediately scream soup to much of the world, are the cornerstones of one such midwestern speciality, particularly beloved in Wisconsin, with its prominent dairy and brewing industries. Beer soups are also found from Alsace to Russia (and, indeed, Wisconsin has a significant northern European heritage population). The cheese, however, appears to be an inspired American addition (though, seeing as Germany boasts both beer and cheese soups, I’m prepared to stand corrected), playing off the bittersweetness of the beer to produce a richly flavoured dish that’s perfectly suited to harsh midwestern winters. That said, it’s a treat on a cold day wherever you are.(Note: this is not to be confused with German obatzda, while a thicker version is a popular hot dip in Kentucky, in particular.) Continue reading...

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3 w. ago From perfect beer with a pasty to tipple to pair with Greggs sausage rolls best drinks to match to ‘picky bits’ snacks

FROM scampi fries to pork scratchings, we’ve all got our favourite pub snacks.  But when it comes to drinking at home, there’s a whole range of pairing combinations that you probably haven’t thought about.  Happily, drinks writer Neil ­Ridley, pictured, has penned a book called The Picky Bits Sommelier, which reveals the perfect snack to...

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