whine & dine

I’m having a little do after my exams, and letting the bunny relive her days of british pub fare. having a bit of a problem deciding on what dessert to do, ‘cos I had originally intended to do bread and butter pudding, but can’t really decide if I should now. Just did it twice in a row, but I do love b&b pud. Can’t really think of many others which are categorically british, but here are the choices:

• bakewell tart
• rice pudding
• trifle
• eton mess
• sticky date toffee pudding

The problem with bakewell tart is that if I’m doing any sort of tart with frangipane in it, I’ll probably wanna try out making a pine nut torte, which won’t be as british as I’d like. I know a simple solution would be to just STICK to the damn bakewell tart, but that’s what’s gonna happen. So there. I’m not THAT huge a fan of rice pudding, it’s a little to gooey and messy and jelat for me. But then again I doubt I’ll have that much space for dessert. Trifles and eton messes aren’t my favourite dos either, but then again that could be ‘cos I’ve never eaten really yummy ones. The fruit always tended to be a bit too sour. And anyone who knows me knows I can’t handle sour. Not to save my life. Sticky date toffee pudding I’d LOVE to do, but it’s very difficult to find fresh medjool dates. Or dried ones for that matter.

So. Any suggestions on what the quintessential british dessert is? Or, for that matter, do any of you who are coming have any preference as to your favourite british dessert? Let me know. I could be swayed. Especially if you’re bringing extra beer. :D