this thread lost its fun when we got off the topic of anglo-scots wars

Isn't it damn hilarious that this thread makes the front page days after the event has passed.

I would have gone had I known about it.

Too bad it got hijacked by the population\race-ratio statistics of the UK.

^prior to that, though, we had a rather enjoyable conversation about national anthems, scottish music and shortbread. yum!

Shortbread FTW!!!

Ah, if you happen to find them somewhere, these are the "Galettes de Pont-Aven", the Breton short pastry cookies I was writing about, the only one I consider as good as Scottish shortbread (while the other kinds of Breton cookies, always short pastry, but thicker, are very good, but not as much, their texture is less satisfying and the butter is slightly worse amalgamated with the dough than shortbread and galettes)

http://www.traoumad.com/fr/boutique.php?c=0

^when i saw that, i thought "aw hell no. he does NOT think that is shortbread!!"

It isn't, but it's, like shortbread, short pastry very rich in butter, a lot more, for example, than Danish cookies. Shortbread is thicker, and, as I wrote, thicker Breton cookies aren't by any means as good (but they're better than Danish ones). The tastes are different too, Breton cookies contains eggs too, but they have in common that you can feel the aroma of pure butter more than in short pastries from elsewhere in the world. But trust me, those galettes are delicious.

Edit: I was already hungry before seeing your wonderful looking shortbread, I MUST eat some cookies. No shortbread or galettes in the larder at the moment, though, alas! I'll eat "langues de chats", not as good, but at least less calories (meagre consolation )

^if i ever find them il check them out and get back to you on that

right now my addiction is kakor havreflarn biscuits from IKEA. OMG YUM.

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I quite like oat cookies, including IKEA ones.
My IKEA food perversion, though, is that sugared and spiced cod roe paste, I can't say it's really good, but I'm wickedly attracted by it.

ah,the only food i eat from ikea (besides their disgusting yet addictive hot dogs) is the biscuits and sweets. d'aim (dime) bar pieces! in a bag! OMG nom nom nom!

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The small elk cured smoked sausages (those in 50g small bags) are good, the bigger softer elk (or the reindeer one, I don't remember) salami is awful, how could they do it SOUR! It tastes like it's gone bad. Yes, Daim is yummy.