But before introducing desserts, let me introduce you to some great dessert shops! For example, the very famous British cake shop chain Patisserie Valerie, London's oldest French dessert shop Maison Bertaux, and Princi, a late-night dessert restaurant in London's Soho that is open until midnight. These are the dessert shops and afternoon tea restaurants that cannot be missed.
Okay, let’s start to officially popularize small desserts!
Scone
Scone is a dessert that is very representative of Britain, right? It is also known as English muffin and English pancake. However, it seems that its popularity is not as high as that of French and Italian desserts. Many students did not know what it was before going abroad (many students mainly refer to myself...)! The main ingredients of scones are flour, barley, oats, sugar, etc. Some scones also contain raisins, cheese, dates, etc. Generally speaking, scones already have a little sweetness, but when British people eat scones, they still put jam and cream on them. The cream is usually clotted cream. I think this kind of cream is particularly addictive. , not boring at all). I think it's too sweet and it will go well with tea. Scones are an essential item in British afternoon tea, and the Queen also eats them every day!
The editor thinks that although scones look ugly and look like an ordinary pancake, they still taste quite good! There are many students who have returned from the UK and miss the taste of Scone! But scones are not easy to buy in China! What should I do? I strongly recommend a substitute to everyone - Daoxiangcun Steamed Buns! Some classmates @ us on Weibo before, saying that its appearance and taste are similar to Scone!
Crumble Crumble
Crumble is a dessert that originated in England during World War II. Although it originated in England... its inventor was a chef who immigrated from France. Crumble tastes like fruit sandwiched between biscuit crumbs, which means there is a layer of fruit underneath the biscuit crumbs. Such as apples, rhubarb (edible rhubarb), peaches, cranberries, etc. The freshly baked Crumble is very crispy, and the fruit inside is warm and soft when you eat it. Many colleagues in our office like to eat this! You can easily buy it in ordinary supermarkets. It’s perfect to bake it at home and cook it for dessert.
Pudding
Speaking of pudding, everyone must be familiar with it...because there are many places selling pudding in China. But British pudding is really different from Chinese pudding, so many students are confused when they come to the UK... In fact, there are many kinds of pudding. In the United States and Canada, Pudding basically refers to what we eat in China. Kind of, a bit like jelly; but in Commonwealth countries, such Pudding is regarded as a type of Custard (Wikipedia says). Pudding in the UK is more like cake, such as Christmas pudding; sometimes pudding is even a kind of dish, such as the famous Yorkshire pudding, black pudding (also called blood sausage), etc...
Because this article is about sweets, let’s not talk about vegetable puddings, but let’s talk about cake puddings! The famous Christmas pudding is what British people must eat at Christmas! And they will hide coins in the pudding. Whoever eats it will have good luck in the new year! Why does it feel a bit like Chinese people eating dumplings? As for the taste... I don’t really like it anyway! It will be sold in supermarkets in December every year. Interested students can go to the supermarket to try it out then!
Beckham’s favorite British dessert is also pudding! Its name is Treacle Sponge pudding, which is sponge cake with maple syrup. It can be easily bought in many supermarkets! No matter what kind of pudding it is, you can top it with condensed milk, maple syrup or custard. It tastes great!
Carrot Cake
Carrot cake is the British favorite cake. It appeared because in the past, sweeteners were very rare and ordinary people could not afford them, and carrots contained a lot of sugar, so people used carrots instead of sugar.
The editor personally hates eating carrots, but I think the carrot cake tastes pretty good and I can’t taste the carrots!
Trifle Cream Trifle
The Chinese name of "Milk Trifle" (why does it feel weird).
In the UK, when standing in front of the sweets cabinet in a supermarket, Trifle is often the first thing you are attracted to. Because it has jelly, cream and fruit, arranged layer by layer, it looks so tempting. Trifle has a long history. A recipe first appeared in 1596 in a book called “The good huswife’s Jewell.” The recipe for Trifle at that time was thick cream with sugar, ginger and rose spice. Sixty years later, eggs, custard (custard) and alcohol-soaked bread were added to the trifle. By 1747, jelly was added to this recipe...