The ultimate discussion thread - you have been warned!

Bap for sure.

I remember asking for a bap in Manchester once when I was working and I got told "you mean a barm". I said "no, I mean a bap" and I was then told "no, you definitely mean a barm" ?

You offering? ?

TEA CAKES HAVE CURRANTS ?

Other they're bread rolls aren't they.

or bread buns

definitely not baps or barms and i agree tea cakes have currants in them.

Tea cakes do NOT have currants, that would be a CURRANT tea cake! ?

They call them barms over here, I am forever getting it wrong. I ask for a dab tea cake, they ask me if I mean a scallop barm. ?

Friggin heck that is some fancy bakery bobbins you have going on there Kat. Our local bakery just does white or brown loaf, sliced or unsliced and scones ?

This place is barmy.....they are rolls and baps are large round and flat....tea cakes have raisins in any havent got a clue what a barm is.?

Yes, yes YES.

Kat, you are SOOOOO asking for trouble. Do you really want to unleash my ranting???

Bring it on Maz! (she says bravely as she's going to bed soon!?)

Mushy peas or no??

glad someone agrees with me!

Always the mushy peas. And the liquor if you can get it.

Barm cakes. Not baps. And tea cakes most certainly DO have currents, it's the law.

Kat, you're near Preston aren't you? I had a butter pie there. I have indigestion just thinking about it now, but it was lush!?

Yep that's me in Prestonia. And now I want pie! ?

I'm fighting a losing battle with a baby that's refusing to sleep and currently $hitting for England, so I don't have enough time to rant to full effect, but....

This is a bread roll

These are teacakes

And these are the various guises of a cob

All other titles for the humble bread roll are, frankly, silly and pointless.

And as for mushy peas - wrong wrong wrongity wrong. Any sane and sensible person will know this.

You sound like you have proper bakeries up north. I need to moooooove ?

They are not proper bakeries if they make teacakes without currants. Why would you do that?!

Love it mazzy love it. i am looking forward to your full rant when you are baby free....

Waaaaah Mazzy! ? ?

Petal, you can even get a 'pastie barm' in Bolton - a meat and potato pastie on a tea cake with tomato ketchup. Totally rank, but my friend loves them!

Mushy peas are not wrong! They are yum! I had them served in a jug with my fish and chips in a posh pub last week, they were LUSH.

? Mazzy!

Mushy peas are so good. As are the marrowfat tinned ones.?

Mazzy, mushy peas were invented by God. They are the ultimate versatile thing and I have them on everything! They're so nice and yummy! I even had them with nachos as an alternative to guacamole!

And marrowfats are a sadly underused and sneered at veg. Garden peas disgust me. but marrowfats are a compliment to any meal.

? I knew I liked you?

You people disgust me.

mushy peas, marrowfat or otherwise, offer up the perfect opportunity to use this ?

So this is where you are all hiding - i might have know!

i've just been transported back to the time of heartburn - i can almst taste the gaviscon.

oh and teacakes DO have currants in them. other than that its just bread rolls.

Mazzy, here's a Lancashire vol-au-vent.

And of course, a Lancs Bento Box.

OMG Holly Bags. I neeeed to move into your house! My mouth is watering ?

I remember when I was in New Zealand they did these amazing luscious individual shepherd's pies. I lived off them for weeks because it was the only 'take away' food I could afford!

Errrm, isn't it a muffin? It is where I come from anyway! And ? to mushy peas...

Anytime! But my cooking is heavy! I made Scouse for MG and I think it's still repeating on her even now! Nothing a rennie can't sort!

I may not look like I can take it but heavy food is my favourite stuff. Sit me at a medieval banquet and I'm a happy girl ?

Tea cake!

Next time I see you, I'll bring you some scouse and dumplings. It's always better the day after. It kind of ferments a bit. Mr.P might have to drive you home though as you'll be conked out on the back seat, tummy hanging over the edge...!