According to certain folk historians, we have 10th century Viking marauders to thank for the first cream tea Rebuilding their ravished church after a typically thorough Viking raid, the monks of Tavistock Abbey in Devon rewarded local volunteer workers with cream and jam spread on bread Cornish cream tea partisans might well dispute this origin story, and that isn’t the only point on which battle rages Devonshire cream tea devotees insist that each scone half is first smothered in crusty clotted cream, then crowned with strawberry jam  Meanwhile, champions of the Cornish method insist on jam first, followed by a […] Read more

From ancient Rome to modern Britain, and wherever grain, veg or pulses can be ground into flour; #dumplings, like stars, seem to be everywhere in time and space For centuries a filling food for the working poor, especially in cold climates, the humble dumpling had fallen out of favour in recent years But now this ultimate survivor is morphing to meet the needs of today’s health- and eco-conscious cooks and consumers https://primafoodscouk/meal-accompaniments/ The first recipe for something resembling a dumpling is featured in a book of Ancient Roman recipes But it is quite likely that some kind […] Read more