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A Forgotten British dish
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:34 pm
by longdivi_Archive
A Forgotten British dish
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:42 pm
by zom-zom_Archive
I made a batch of Faggots for Gay Pride weekend at my restaurant a few years back. We just wanted to have Faggots on the menu. Most people thought it funny and we did have a lot of gay clientele.
That said, they're very delicious when done correctly.
A Forgotten British dish
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:49 pm
by big_dave_Archive
Poor man's haggis/liverwurst but still delicious if done right. Hard to do right, though.
I grew up on "faggots and peas".
Edit: haha the doody family.
A Forgotten British dish
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:48 pm
by steve_Archive
Offal-y meatballs and gravy? What's not to like?
A Forgotten British dish
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:54 pm
by big_dave_Archive
Most contain copious boiled celery.
A Forgotten British dish
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:27 am
by johnB_Archive
A Forgotten British dish
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:27 am
by simmo_Archive
the bbc wrote:Faggots were named after the Latin word for bundle
wikipedia wrote:The term Fascism was coined by the Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and the Neo-Hegelian philosopher Giovanni Gentile. It is derived from the Italian word fascio, which means "bundle" or "union".
Huh, faggots and fascism. Interesting little etymological oddity there...
A Forgotten British dish
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:04 am
by big_dave_Archive
Faggot is a synonym for shrew, due to the bitchy and gossiping character of the old women who would carry firewood.
Some olde time fellow would hear a lot of bitching and gossiping coming out of a large bundle of sticks, and think "What is that faggot trying to say?".
A Forgotten British dish
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:49 am
by Mr Egg_Archive
A Forgotten British dish
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:53 am
by enframed_Archive
i thought this thread was going to be about susan george.