Seems pretty basic to me and only good if you butter them.
The British call them crumpets. Yes that’s what a crumpet is, it’s an English muffin.
We have muffins and crumpets. Muffins are like little bready patty cake things, kinda dusty on the outside. Crumpets are the ones with all the holes in that kinda feel rubbery to the touch. Both are stinkin delicious.
Much like my fellow English folk in this thread, I wasn’t sure what they even were. The only times I’ve ever had them is on an egg mcmuffin at the local Mickey D’s.
I use them for sandwiches. I’m American btw.
I’m British, and if you offered most British people “a muffin” they would assume you meant the American style sugar and oil affair. Some people do enjoy an “English muffin” but they’re not very popular, much less loved than crumpets, which themselves are probably below scones. The main use I see of them is as the base of Eggs Benedict, which works because they are basic and go well with butter. A white chocolate & blueberry muffin is a much more controversial paring for poached eggs and hollandaise.
Scones 👍
Did you pronounce that as ‘scone’ or ‘scone’?
I pronounce it scone , like in duck
:)
Personally I favour ‘scone’
Yes
I think it’s pronounced “scones”
scajones
It’s just bread my dude. Nothing novel about it. It’s just bread in a round shape.
Do you like bread? Yes? Ok then eat it. Otherwise maybe you don’t like bread.
As an Englishman I don’t even know what they are, I’ve only ever heard them mentioned on US television
You call them muffins, we call them english muffins. Because what we call muffins you apparently call buns.
The Anglos prefer muffins with nooks. Saxons like ones with crannies. Anglo-Saxons prefer English muffins which have both nooks and crannies.
And what do the Jutes prefer?
For all that glorious jam!
Please don’t ascribe preference to other cultures. I’m british, and I had to google what you even meant by that. It’s a breakfast muffin, and they’re okay. I have one from time to time, no complaints, but I tend to order a breakfast wrap from McDonalds instead of a McMuffin.
The fact that it’s not a traditional part of a full English should tell you something.
“It’s ok” is the most accurate description possible I think.
Disclaimer: I’m not British (hello from the other side of the north sea), but I’ve spent enough time all over the UK to have eaten them.
I’d put it in the category of foods that some in a region probably enjoy, while being hard to find elsewhere. Like the deep fried Mars bar and cornish pasty: “It’s OK”
You take that back about cornish pasties! I don’t live in Cornwall anymore and that’s the one thing I miss the most from there food wise. I can get them where I am now but they are not the same.
Malcolm Barnecutt’s FTW
I’m not taking it back. It is my firm opinion that they’re OK. I was just never very fond of meat + pastry/batter. I can see why some like them, but that combo was never part of my diet growing up, and as such, it ends up in the same category as Pie or Beef Wellington for me.
If something is called “[Nationality] [Food]” or similar, it’s probably not related to that nationality.
New York Fries isn’t from New York.
Boston Pizza is not from Boston.
Hawaiian pizza is not Hawaiian.
French fries aren’t French.
You mean like the Hamburger is not really from Hamburg???
I thought it was, but Wikipedia says there isn’t actually a connection!
Fresh free range egg from my chickens, nice slice of cheddar cheese, and a sausage patty are pretty good on them, too.
Or some peanut butter if you are in a rush.
I like em, not british.
Definitely gotta butter (or jam) them, I use butter and everything bagel seasoning (post-toast) on the regulars and butter and brown sugar on the blueberry ones (pre-toast, get it slightly caramelized and perfect, leave some salted butter on the counter so it spreads without heat.) But I mean c’mon what are you out here just eating dry ass plain toast or bagels? You always have to butter, jam, cream cheese, sandwichitize, etc, (for store bought anyway, fresh baked is another animal entirely)!
You eat (american) muffins without anything else.
If you’re not buttering those too you’re doing it wrong, but also they fill those with sugar before you get them so I don’t need to put more on. They’re basically cupcakes without frosting.
That’s the plan.
I eat 'em toasted with peanut butter for breakfast most days. Just got finished with one. I don’t know what the deal is, so I’m going to invent one: a medieval French chef sold his soul for the recipe and the English adopted them as a reminder that all French bakers should go to the devil!
IMO they’re one of the better handles for Jimmy Dean microwave sandwiches because they hold together better. The croissants are also good. The biscuit disintegrates.
I did not realize the English liked them so much, hell I did not even think they were English.
I always assumed English Muffins are English like French Fries are French.
I looked up their history, they were invented by an English expat in New York. They are a yeast or sourdough version of a crumpet.
