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You talked me into it Wendy Ive been to greggs ,bought two stotties, some nice back bacon,a few eggs and the black pud,would a bit of brekkie in the morning do you ?Fred.

I am originally from Morpeth now living in Britanny, France. I love black pudding. They have a different version of it in France. "Boudin noir", it has a softer texture than black pudding, and is not eaten at breakfast !! They also have a spicy version of it (which apparently comes for the Reunion Islands, or Martinique). Just thinking of a black pudding in a stottie, makes my mouth water. Wendy

my dad loves black pudding.so does hubby and we are from bucks,dane sathe lol susie

I have come back home after living in Canada for quite a number of years. Whilst living in Ontario, my friend's husband, who was from Scotland, use to love his black pudding which was easy to buy in the supermarket there. I am a Lancashire Lass and always thought the original black pudding was made in Bury, Lancashire!!

Black pudding or should i say pigs blood yuk! us southeners have more refined tastes!!!!!! Bev

Hi Karen, I was born and brought up in South Shields, moved to Herts in '84. Dad's Tynemouth born, but most of his family now live in North Shields. Mam was Gateshead born and proud of it! Am now finding from my research that most of my heritage is South Shields based, going back 4 generations. Can't wait to gan yem in September and have a stottie-- geet lush!!!

Wow Shiela i do remember,one of my mum,s specials was that,and my wife started her family on it when we came back north,we still have it once in a while and i still love it ,done in a cloth with all the trimmings.I also love the real Haggis ,but thats another story.Fred.

But not many people know about 'Bacon Badger' which is either a High Wycombe or a Bucks thing. I've never seen it anywhere els and it's great stuff. Sheila

It can,t be just a northern thing Andy,though it may well have started up here.I lived in bucks for years and it was in with the breakfast in the 40s,and when i went to portsmouth on holiday every year my aunt used to do it for breakfast every morning.Just goes to show, wether it,s shields kippers, stottie newcastle brown, or black pud the whole country knows good stuff when they see it.Fred.

Karen--you can tell you're a Geordie! Lush is my favourite Geordie word---or should I say Geet Lush?! Leek pudding sounds similar to my onion pudding, but mine was baked in the oven in a flan dish. I am a veggie, so don't do butcher's shops, but i can bet our butcher's don't do leak pudding! They're far too posh for that sort of thing down here--they've barely discovered yorkshire puds!

Am probably very biased.........but......Scottish black pudding is defo the best stuff!! Can buy it in rounds or in a "sausage". same applies to haggis. At the chip shop you can get black pudding or haggis suppers - in batter of course! Black pudding or haggis butties are fantastic! with plenty brown sauce!! Jill x (scotland!)

Berkshire down south. Black pudding ,eggs bacon and tomatoes and has to be white bread a butter was a Sunday thing all my life at home, years later I worked for a Irish lady and she use to have white puddingtoo, that on toast was heaven to me Mmmmmm. So any one in Maidenhead pop into The Lawns Guest House (Sheila) and have a good old all round fry up. Debbie (canada) PS: Remember dripping on toast with a bit of salt, great for a hang over.

Who's had tomato flavoured sausages before? Haven't had them in ages but they are divine.

Hi Andy, I live in New Zealand and my Dad also born in NZ used to love Black Pudding so I think the British immigrants must have brought most of their traditions with them. Think it is still available here though I haven't had it since I was a child.

Been interesting reading your replies, so it appears that it's not necessarily the preserve of those oop north although it would seem that it's more freely available up here than down south. Our local fish n'chip shop used to do haggis many years and I used to enjoy that from time to time.

YUMMY!!!!! black pudding ,I love it though cant say Ive found a really good one since leaving Liverpool, the stuff from Widness market was to die for and got lovely one in Edinburgh few years ago, but never had a decent one in Hampshire. Thought hogs pudding was strange at first when we lived in Cornwall, but soon aquired the taste. What I really miss from the North are bacon ribs, delicous Kathleen

Scots black pudding - Every time we go up to Scotland, we have to bring back black pudding - my husband and son love it - but it has to be Scots black pudding. The English sort won't do as it has white specks of fat in it, whereas the Scots variety is black all the way through. Kathy x

Very popular here in north Wales too and often seen on the menu as a starter with mustard sauce! Linda

Karen, I think I've gone off you now, despite your love of the Angel! COLD black pudding?! I feel quite ill..... On the vegetarian side, does anyone have a recipe for onion pudding? My Mam used to make it with a Sunday roast. Think it's a Northern thing, too--very tasty with gravy and yorkshire puds, etc. I think it had suet in it?

Yes Geoff chippies do have battered black/white pudding and haggis. I was only joking with you. Christine