I was meant to go hiking last weekend but the foul weather put me off. I don't mind a spot of rain, which is handy as I live in the Isle of Man, but there's no point setting off in a deluge. The upside of this was that I had a couple of scotch eggs I bought for my lunch to consume during the day.
I'm not sure where the scotch egg came from but is there a better bloke food? A hard boiled egg covered in sausage meat, dipped into bread crumbs and deep fried. It's easy to eat and only leaves a few crumbs.
I used to think that they were a cheap supermarket food which to be honest it mainly is but there are some good ones to be found. Pictured above is one from the local farmer's market. Quine's Poultry hand make a few and with their own eggs and Gloster Old Spot pigs provide the sausage meat. A tasty snack. There's even the possibility to have a warm version. The yolk of the egg slightly runny. I first discovered that they could be served like that at a gastro pub in Fulham; The Durrell Arms. It's just a pity a local options for this isn't available.
A word of warning though, a colleague once made some after a few drinks. It was only when they were served up to her family that is was discovered that she hadn't shelled the eggs.
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