More on food...

Yes, you're understanding this correctly- for the first time I've posted twice in the same month. This is going to be more of a food profile, if you will, because I've realized that many of you might not understand what delightful (and sometimes not so delightful) dietary changes I've experienced for the better part of the year.

Favorite new food: Sausage rolls! They're so good! Christina, the owner of Restaraunt X in Davidson sells them during Christmas in Davidson, so make sure you get some this coming Christmas! It's a sausage wrapped in buttery, flakey pastry and it's amaaaaaaazig.

Least favorite new food: Black pudding. Sausage held together with blood? No thanks. There's just no disguising the overwhelming taste of blood. Sure it's a great source of iron, but I'll just take a multi-vitamin if it's all the same to you.

Favorite new vegetable: Parsnip! It's so good roasted. It's a staple at Sunday dinner.

Least favorite vegetable: Brussel sprouts. Yuuuuuuck. These were EVERYWHERE at Christmas. Maybe it's a genetic thing- dad can't stand them either. Bleh... But I tried them (many times) so at least I made an effort.

Staple beverage: Tea! Lots and lots and lots of tea. I learned quickly to never order coffee in a tea-drinking country. Being from NC I'm used to drinking loads of tea, but it's usually very sweet and very cold. Needless to say, the weather here doesn't exactly lend itself to iced tea. So it's been hot tea, all day, every day, since August. The importance of tea here has even affected the vocabulary of the country. If you'd like tea you ask for a "cuppa", and if you want to really sound local you'd ask for a "wee cuppa." You also get tea before and after any meal you have with company- no exceptions.

Staple snack: Biscuits, to be served alongside your cup of tea. Biscuits are, of course, cookies, not biscuits like from home.

Most eaten food of the year: It'll come as no surprise that I've eaten more potatoes than you can imagine this year. It wouldn't be uncommon to have two or three types of potatoes at Sunday dinner. Seriously, Idaho has nothing on this wee island.

Most missed food(s): Mexican and Chick-fil-A fries.

If the saying goes and you really are what you eat then I'm a tea-drinking spud just trying to make it in the world.