Random London Snack Finds

Our trip to London wasn't all Queen's and M&M's, we came across so many other great treats as well.  Some were sweet, others savory, and some weren't even food at all.

The tourist shops at many of the sites where filled with great looking sweet treats.  One of my favorites was these chocolate Beef Eaters and Royal Guards.  I was also happy to note that the Beef Eater chocolate did not contain any beef at all.

While not officially a "food" stop, the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising in Noting Hill is well worth a stop for any foodie.  It has a huge collection of items dating as far back to the Victorian era.  The theme is advertising and product packaging.  As you might have guessed, many of these items are in fact food related, many candy related.

Better yet (or maybe not better) some of the items in this museum still have products inside them.  I saw a box of Licorice Allsorts from the 1940's, still full to the brim.  There were also several chocolate bars, and other treat that someone decided not to eat.  It was really strange, but a great museum to check out.  Sadly they don't allow photography in the museum, so to see these gross examples, and cool packages you'll have to visit yourself.  You can click here for more info on the museum.

While enjoying breakfast one morning I came across this label on my orange juice.  It made me giggle.

This is a "Pasty"... Please note, it's pronounced "Past-e" not "Paste-e".  There are two reasons I wanted to try one of the British baked goods.  The first is because I thought it was pronounced "Paste-e" and that made me giggle.  The second reason is because of the Pasty tax that was recently lifted in the UK.  Yup, someone in the British government decided that it would be in the best interest of the country to have an additional tax added to this particular kind of baked good.  While both of these reasons are good enough to sample a Pasty, the fact that they're yummy will keep you coming back for more.

I saw this pillar of pizza and it actually made me hungry, is that strange?

London is full of strangely named streets, some are even food related.  People in London don't think twice about these strange names, but I found them to be very entertaining.

Pudding Lane actually has a very important role in London's history.  This is the street where the great fire of London started, at a bakery.  There are all kinds of plaques and monuments here dedicated to the great fire that started on Pudding Lane.

London is just chock full of great sweet (and other food related) finds.  Every time I visit I'm always suprised with something tasty. It has to be one of the best foodie vacation spots in the world, and I'm sure I'll be back for more.

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