Food, Glorious Food

One doesn't usually think of England as brimming over with brilliant food - but it is! At least it is in the pubs along the C2C. We often found what we considered gourmet offerings at pubs - Barnsley Lamb and Wild Game Terrine come to mind. Our absolute favorite places were:
1) Traveler's Rest Pub in Grasmere
2) The Rowan Tree in Grasmere
3) The Shap Chippy - seriously!
4) The YHA Keld - seriously! Too bad they are closing the place down. Pity.
5) Arncliffe Arms in Glaisedale
And the Taste of Thailand in Richmond is superb - but, of course, not qualifying as English fare.

Typical (but blurry) Full English Breakfast - but with scrambled eggs instead of the usual fried. This is usually preceded (in B&Bs) by cereal and juice, and accompanied by way too much toast and marmalade, baked beans, and Fried Bread - the greatest invention known since the wheel. I don't care how bad it is healthwise, I will always eat fried bread when offered. What is it? It is exactly what it sounds like.

Ah, the hand pie - in this case, a Cornish Pasty. Warm, flaky, full of yummy stuff. A man and his well-earned ale at end of day.

Do I even need to comment here? Best scone I've ever eaten - at the Rowan Tree in Grasmere. This combined with a pot of tea comprise what they call a "cream tea."Best fish 'n ' chips I have ever had, hands down. The fish is the key - super super fresh.Blurry again, but I had to include Lamb Henry - lamb shank with mint sauce, swimming in gravy. It's kind of fun to see hundreds of fat lambs on the hike during the day and think, "I'm gonna eat one of you tonight!"