Do you want to eat a Faggot?

If you are in North America and you hear someone asking this question, you would probably think that this person is asking you to eat a homosexual man, as “faggot” is a pejorative word used in the United States against homosexual males. Don´t be scared, as this word, however, is just a strictly American English expression, as it does not have the same meaning in the United Kingdom.

In the Midlands of England mainly, we can find a traditional dish which is named in this particular way. It consists of some sort of meatball, the meat is normally pork, although you can exchange this sort of meat with any other types, although, of course it will never be the same.

As you could read before, British people traditionally use pork meat; they use it´s liver, the fatty belly meat and even its own heart. Sounds good doesn´t it?? Well, after having these main ingredients, you just have to put the meat in your hands and move it until you shape it as a ball…then all you have to do is put it in the oven and bake it. After doing this, you can also cook some peas in order to make a really popular dish, which is “Faggots and Peas”.

When did this “delicacy” reach its best years? Guess when… it was during the Second World War; it was used to feed the soldiers in order to not spending a big amount of money in food. At least it was better than nothing, don´t you think so?? Thank God there are no wars at the moment, and we can eat much healthier and better!!