Re: Supermarket verses grocery store
In reply to Brianna (msg # 87):
Pumpkins are very popular in the UK. Every year we buy lots, cut the top off, scoop out the innards and make lanterns... great fun!
What, you eat the inside bit!?!
Lol! Pumpkin is definitely seen as a vegetable here. Personally I don’t like it but it you might find it alongside other veggies in a stew, a curry or a soup. Quite popular with vegans I suspect. Pumpkin pie is not common here, I’ve never seen it on a menu or in a store, but I guess people might make them at home, especially around Halloween when a lot of pumpkins are in shops. Rest of the year they aren’t common in supermarkets.
My Canadian cousins first introduced me to maple syrup when they brought some over on a visit. We had it on pancakes and I fell in love with it. Before we only had sugar and lemon juice on pancakes. Oddly, after years of trying alternatives including Nutella, blueberries, etc. I now find I prefer sugar and lemon juice. Maybe it’s a childhood nostalgia thing...