Restaurant Serves Up Home Front Cuisine

[Chas]

I have always regarded (most) people who live in contemporary western societies a group of whiny characters so when this place decided to serve up what our forbears had to get by on, I thought...cool.

WW2 Cuisine At The IWM

 

[LocktownDog]

... and why would I pay for rationed meals? [huh]

 

[AmateisGal]

If nothing else, it would be an intriguing social experiment. And since it's at the Imperial War Museum, I'd say that's the perfect place to do said experiment.

 

[KilroyCD]

I wouldn't mind giving it a try. If I was in the UK, I'd stop by the IWM and try a dish or two.
On a similar note, I have "The Victory Cookbook" by Marguerite Patten OBE (which coincidentally I purchased at the IWM some years ago) and have only tried the Woolton Pie recipe so far. I liked the version of Woolton Pie she described, which was based on the recipe served at the Savoy Hotel and likely to be a bit less austere than the traditional recipe. It calls for a cheese sauce, so it makes for a nice rich tasting dish. I need to get adventurous and try a few more of her recipies.
Also on a similar note, our living history group is planning meals for an upcoming multi-day event and it was decided to try some wartime Spam recipes. We'll see how well received they'll be...

 

[green papaya]

I always liked simple foods like this, I think it would be a treat

 

[LizzieMaine]

What, no snook fishcakes? No toad-in-the-hole, mostly hole?

 

[normanpitkin]

my mother often spoke of snoek ,she said it was truly repellent,tasting mostly of pins!!! Another favourite was barracuda,so many bones it took half an hour to eat...

 

[Zemke Fan]

Thanks for the heads up...

Also on a similar note, our living history group is planning meals for an upcoming multi-day event and it was decided to try some wartime Spam recipes. We'll see how well received they'll be...

On that upcoming Spam-fest, KCD!