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Nothing wrong with those (but I've never tried the DFMB), but the worst things on the British menu are where we try to recreate foreign cuisine - order the curry option in Little Chef and you'll know what I mean.

Is it worse than the mass-production Christmas dinners at big hotels? You know, reconstituted turkey slices, uncrispy roast potatoes, soggy, mushy sprouts, bitter overcooked carrots, thick gravy made from granules... that's the most awfully overcharged bad food I can think of just now.

Haggis is great. Served with simple mashed potato and slightly sweet 'neeps. Lovely.

one word: Faggots

Oh, Brains faggots! I grew up with those.

(before the surgeon finally removed them)

Surely the entire Little Chef chain should be avoided at all costs? I'd rather have a british rail sandwich.

They should stick to the fried breakfasts, which are adequate (if pricy). Alex Ashman wrote this entry on them A13199763 - I remember asking him to tone it down a bit in Peer Review

To right. never go near little chef... or Mcdonalds! i found green on my chips once!

I was given Brains fagotts the other day by someone - they have descended into a mushy mass of mainly mass produced breadcrumbs

Home made or ones direct from a decent butchers are much much betterer!!

I wouldn't mind having a go at making them - do you have a recipe?

It's mainly Pork with offal - this is thw Worral-Thompson one which isn't bad

25g/1oz unsalted butter
1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
175g/6oz minced pigs' liver
2 lamb or pigs' heart, trimmed and cut into chunks
450g/1lb belly of pork, trimmed and rind removed
½ tsp mace
4tbsp freshly chopped chives
1 tsp freshly chopped sage
1 egg, beaten
salt and freshly ground pepper
115g/4oz fresh white bread crumbs
25g/1oz beef dripping or 3 tbsp olive oil

Try here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/faggotswithoniongrav_3899.shtml

That's brilliant, thanks. I'll try that one day. (Maybe not every day, or I'll end up looking like Anthony W-T!)

Icy

That's a fate not to even contemplate!