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This is one weird thing about England...Where is this ever famous "english muffin" we use so much in Canada? It's bizarre...
Sure enough it is in the super market here (just called a 'muffin' of course) but other than the super market, I have never come across one! No one has ever offered me one, no restaurant has had it on the menu, and even their most famous traditions such as "Cream Tea" don't include it...it is a scone and jam...not an english muffin and jam. McDonald's doesn't even use them to make their egg McMuffin here! I had eggs benedict served on a bap...not an english muffin. What's a bap? you may be asking. It's like just a regular bun (I think the word bap actually refers to a whole morning sandwich, but it's served on a regular bun, I'm not sure actually, and too lazy to look it up). So yes, needless to say, I am somewhat disappointed with the english muffin presence or lack thereof in this country. After all, they are delicious.
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Bap (often a larger soft roll, roughly 5-6 inches in diameter). Dough can contain fats such as lard or butter to provide tenderness to dough. Can come in multiple shapes dependent on region. Baps as traditionally made in Scotland are not sweet, unlike the Irish version which may contain currants. The 9th Edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary (1995) says that the word "bap" dates from the 16th century and that its origin is unknown.
from merriam-webster.com: \ˈbap\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
origin unknown
Date:
circa 1575
British : a small bun or roll \ˈbap\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
origin unknown
Date:
circa 1575
British : a small bun or roll
yes, slightly bored at the moment. and hungry, i feel like breakfast.
Originally eaten by the "downstairs" servants in England's Victorian society, the English muffin surfaced and rose to prominence in Great Britain when members of all classes of society became aware of its goodness. The family baker made English muffins from leftover bread and biscuit dough scraps and mashed potatoes. He fried the batter on a hot griddle, creating light, crusty muffins for the servants. Once members of the "upstairs" family tasted these rich muffins, they began to request them for themselves - especially during teatime.
As a result of the English muffin becoming the "most fancied" bread on the isle, English muffin factories sprang up all over England. Muffin men could be heard in the streets selling their muffins from wooden trays slung around their necks. For teatime in private homes and clubs, the English muffins would be split and toasted over an open fire and served in a covered sterling dish alongside tea. The prominence of the muffin men in English society was evident when "Oh, do you know the muffin man" became a popular children's nursery rhyme. The popularity of the English muffin reached its zenith in Great Britain during the years preceding World War I.
According to Wikipedia
All right, now we have the definition of a 'bap'(which made me laugh Jon), and a Wiki-history of the English muffin, BUT, still no explanation as to why in England English muffins are almost no where to be seen!?! The Egg McMuffins here don't even use them!
That's because a real muffin is the thing with a top and a stump. (Top of the muffin to you!) Plus Tim Horton's doesn't serve Canadian bacon, does it? Then again it is American-owned.
I really don't know.
YOU're a bap.
We are talking about British cuisine. I can't speak for everyone, but we're talking about British cuisine...ha ha.
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