Anniversary trip to Cambridge

[urbpan]

After our visit to the spa we tried to go to the Indian place but it was closed. So we went to the Druid. Indian, Irish, what's the difference? Nice weird art in there right now.



The obligatory date self-portrait.


Irish breakfast. Great blood sausage today! Tasty Smithwicks, too.


Alexis had a burger, and we watched Ireland get trounced by France at rugby. There was a young Frenchman in the bar to appreciate it, too.


While waiting to cross the street we watched the pigeons circle.


Eventually they came to rest.

Comments

[m0053.livejournal.com]

I see you have the common conundrum of full plate + empty drink. What is blood sausage like?

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

The drink mysteriously went away as we waited for food! Blood sausage has a rich earthy flavor, plus the flavor of the spices. It's amazing how many kinds there are. I've only had the Irish and Guyanese kinds.

[aemiis-zoo.livejournal.com]

My farmer relatives in Michigan make blood sausage. Apparently, I used to eat it when I was too young to realize what it was. I imagine their recipe would be German...

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

This wikipedia paragraph starts out okay but finishes horribly:

The most common variant of German Blutwurst is made from pork rind, pork blood and regionally different fillers such as barley. Though already cooked and "ready to eat" it is sometimes served warm, similar to the usage in France. In the Rhineland, where it is also traditionally made from horse meat, fried Blutwurst is a part of various dishes. In particular in Cologne, the traditional Himmel und Erde (Heaven and Earth) combines apple sauce, mashed potatoes and Blutwurst served hot on one plate. In Berlin, hot Blutwurst mixed together with liverwurst and potatoes is called “Tote Oma” (“Dead Grandma”).

[bellelvsbeast.livejournal.com]

That breakfast looks really good! :) That art is um...yea...