P\u00e4\u00e4sin maistamaan matkalla my\u00f6s paikallista erikoisuutta, voikukista ja takiaisista tehty\u00e4 virvoketta. Is\u00e4nt\u00e4 kertoi ett\u00e4 h\u00e4nen lapsuudessaan sit\u00e4 on kutsuttu voikukkaviiniksi, mutta pubin tarjoilija myi sen mulle siiderin\u00e4. Oikea Dandelion&Burdock valmistetaan panemalla voikukan ja j\u00e4ttitakiaisen juurista, mutta nyky\u00e4\u00e4n vastaavaa juomaa valmistetaan my\u00f6s teollisista makuaineista ja korvikkeista. En ollut aiemmin kuullutkaan moisesta ja oli kyll\u00e4 aikamoinen makuel\u00e4mys. Maussa yhdistyiv\u00e4t lakritsimainen makeus ja aniksen vivahde. En osaa sen tarkemmin sit\u00e4 kuvailla.<\/p>\n
Now when I don’t really shop that much clothes, shopping in abroad has changed a lot. Vintage clothes are quite expensive in England, so I don’t really buy them there. However, I most often take my money to the book shops. Waterstones is one of the best bookstore chains in England in my opinion, and I usually can’t resist them. Selection on books is much better in them than in any shops in Finland.<\/p>\n Even though our trip was only two nights, I still managed to pop in one bookshop. I got small art deco fashion book and Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s book The watcher in the Shadows. I haven’t read any of his books before, but the description at the back of the book seemed a bit steampunkish, so I decided to try it. I also noticed framed butterflies in the window of charity shop when we walked by. Now it’s on our living room wall, but more about that in future post. From the airport I bought replacement for soon running out Benefit mascara, which I got\u00a0in January from London.<\/p>\n When in\u00a0England we always have to bring back some local goodies. Those goodies usually include crumpets, Heinz salad cream (you can get pretty much everything else Heinz-products here except that)<\/strong><\/span>, pork pies, Christmas pudding and mince pies (depending on the season of course)<\/strong><\/span>, Ready break-porridge (very different than quick porridge in Finland)<\/strong>\u00a0bananadrink powder<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>etc. None of those is either not available here of very difficult to find. One day I’m going to learn to make crumpets myself, so I don’t have to haul them over from England every time. I’m not that keen on mince pies, but I do enjoy my share of Christmas pudding. All though because it’s quite strong and sweet, I can’t really eat that much in one go.<\/p>\n I was able to try out some local speciality, beverage made of dandelion and burdock. Hubby told me that when he was a kid, people called it dandelion and burdock wine, but the waitress at the pub sold it to me as a cider. Real Dandelion&Burdock is made of dandelion and burdock roots, but nowadays they also sell drinks made of industrial flavourings and substitutes. I had never heard such thing before and I have to admit it was quite an experience to try it. Flavours combined sweetness of liquorice and freshness of aniseed. I can’t really describe it any better than that.<\/p>\n England baby, yeah!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n![\"inenglish\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evildressmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/inenglish.gif\")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n