Which Dessert to Take Away (take out) from B & K Salt Beef Bar? Lokshen pudding! Or chocolate cake?

 

Lokshen pudding to take home. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

This is what I dream of when I am outside the UK. Lokshen pudding. Made with lokshen (noodles), sultanas (seedless dried grapes from the Greek island of Sultana) and a hint of lemon. I asked for the slice to be cut into three, because it is very filling.

However, the chocolate cake with soft oozing chocolate on top was so good, that I might have that instead, or in addition. 

I also had wrapped up the leftover cod goujons.

Cod goujon from B & K. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

I wondered what the difference was between salt beef and corned beef. Now I know. Corned beef is minced up. it comes in tins, instead of fresh, so no wonder it is not half as nice as salt beef. Finally, the nasty sounding nitrates, which stop the meat going bad, are what keeps the salt beef nice and red, whilst the corned beef is a horrid grey. (That is the British spelling, not a mistake. Americans use the spelling gray.) Give me salt beef any time. Plus lokshen pudding. And some chocolate cake. From B & K.

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B & K SALT BEEF BAR IN HATCH END - ALWAYS ACHIEVES SATISFACTION

First thing to do on reaching London is collect a take away from B and K salt beef bar. Just the thing when you have jetlag, a hangover, or the weekend off cooking.

We had the salt beef and lokshen pudding as a take away. Yes.

The salt beef is filling. It's often better, more moist when served fresh in the restaurant. Health and Safety have spoiled it a bit. But it always makes you think of it fondly and longingly when you eat meat elsewhere.

Lokshen Pudding
However, the lovely lokshen pudding is as good as ever. How do they make the sultanas so moist? I know, they soak them overnight in something. I always ask and they always tell me. Then I forget.

Sometimes I write down the recipe, the ingredients. They add lemon juice. Lots of it.

So I know the secret. But when I cook, it's not the same. That's why they are the restaurant and I am the customer.

Lokshen means noodles. They are made into a solid circular pudding. After it is cold, or when  still hot, it can be cut into triangular slices.

Lokshen pudding with sultanas.

We eke it out over a day or two. Add fruit to reduce the calorie count and our guilt. I had strawberries and milk.

By the way, it's Jewish style food, not strictly kosher. to get a kosher license they would have to close on Saturday.

You will easily find them. Hatch End high street is not that large. They are at the station end, across the road, a couple of shops along from Impeccable clothes shop, and Tesco Express.

See my other reviews with more pictures on this blog, and my reviews on Tripadvisor.

B & K Salt Beef Bar
353 Uxbridge Road
Hatch End
Pinner
HA5 4 JN
England

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Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.

How To Enjoy Porridge: Scottish, English, Asian, American, Canadian, DIY

Porridge Problems

For breakfast in Scotland, have porridge, which is bland but tasty when served with salt the Scottish way. In English hotels and homes you are served porridge sweetened.
In Asia, in homes, hotels, shopping centre food courts, restaurants including the lounges at airports, a savoury breakfast porridge may contain meats or fish shredded, and spicy ingredients. You can buy Scottish porridge oats in supermarkets.

Porridge Answers
In Singapore we had trouble finding reasonably priced crushed small porridge oats. Supermarkets stocked porridge meal, fine like grits or flour.

We bought the large oats and put them in a coffee grinder. Stop the machine quickly and you get something near the kind sold in the UK.

DIY porridge is bland. Add a little salt to taste. For a sweet flavour, add sultanas, and/or a teaspoon of maple syrup.

Maple Syrup
Most of the world's maple syrup comes from Canada but a small amount comes from the USA. Cheaper brands use only a proportion of maple syrup. We buy Canadian maple syrup, 100% maple syrup, brand name Buckwud. It has that magic maple syrup flavour.

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Lemon flavour lokshen pudding from B & K

What puts a smile on my face? The thought of lemon-flavour, moist lokshen pudding from B & K. I've been to other places where chocolate doesn't taste of chocolate and pastry is dry but if you want filling food and tasty food this is the place.

I was a bit anxious when I read in a local magazine that my favourite B & K got a low rating from the local inspectors. What was the problem? I didn't dare ask what the problem was and if it had been cleared up.

That didn't deter my family. They shrugged and said, "If it was that bad they'd have been closed down and they are still in business." My family climb mountains and race motorbikes and trek through third world countries eating yak butter and stuff from roadside stalls.

So my family happily went back and got a takeaway (admitted a month or so after the reported problem).

Good as ever. Yes I like the chopped liver. And the fried fish balls. And I like the lokshen pudding. Lokshen is noodles, but noodles doesn't have quite the same lip-smacking ring. Lokshen pudding with lemon and sultanas.

I was going to take a photo of it. But it got eaten too fast. I'll have to re-use an old photo.

I need a cheer-up. I must keep a sign on my desk. Think of lokshen pudding.
B & K
Hatch End
Pinner
Middlesex

B & K
Edgware
Middlesex

UPDATE - they now have a five star rating. See Dec 9 2016 post.
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Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer.