Oatcakes
There are variations on the flatbread theme right around the world for those who need to eat but don't have much money.
Oatcakes are the Potteries' (Stoke-on-Trent) version. They have been around since the 18th century and there are still several dozen shops that sell nothing else in the region.
But what a surprise! I rarely go in Sainsbury's so was amazed to find the genuine article on sale and even yellow-stickered. When living in the Potteries I did eat rather a lot of them as there was an oatcake shop just around the corner. However, they are so uncommon down south that when a neighbour used to visit up north, she always brought me a pack back down to Dorset. As far as i am concerned there is only one *proper* filling.......bacon and cheese!
Here is a post, with typically great comments, from 2010 showing an actual oatcake shop flic.kr/p/7Ay8GT
Oatcakes
There are variations on the flatbread theme right around the world for those who need to eat but don't have much money.
Oatcakes are the Potteries' (Stoke-on-Trent) version. They have been around since the 18th century and there are still several dozen shops that sell nothing else in the region.
But what a surprise! I rarely go in Sainsbury's so was amazed to find the genuine article on sale and even yellow-stickered. When living in the Potteries I did eat rather a lot of them as there was an oatcake shop just around the corner. However, they are so uncommon down south that when a neighbour used to visit up north, she always brought me a pack back down to Dorset. As far as i am concerned there is only one *proper* filling.......bacon and cheese!
Here is a post, with typically great comments, from 2010 showing an actual oatcake shop flic.kr/p/7Ay8GT