# Is Heinz Salad Cream a purely UK Phenomenon, or do others suffer too? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2002, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595 "2002-07-18T12:43:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/61 "2002-07-19T15:35:05Z")
To many Merkins, baked beans means a sweet molasses-y, non-tomato-y sauce. The equivalent of Heinz baked beans here is Campbell’s pork and beans, which reminds me of various childhood culinary horrors. I have never heard anyone wax rhapsodic over them. Stimpy once called the white blob of salt pork in the baked beans can the ‘queen bean’ and claimed that all the other beans are the ‘worker beans.’ That kills me. ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/62 "2002-07-19T17:19:53Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by owlstretchingtime \* \*\* Branston Pickle \*\* how is this different from regular pickles? **Twiglets** sounds like Winnie-the-Pooh’s friend \*\*Digestive biscuits \*\* What the heck are these? I know biscuit is Britspeak for cookie, so is a digestive biscuit a cookie made with Tums? ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/63 "2002-07-19T18:20:46Z")
Digestive biscuits are graham crackers, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/64 "2002-07-19T18:26:17Z")
And heed the word of casdave when it comes to Cornish Pasties. One more thing - Richars Woodall’d of Waberthwaite make the best Cumberland sausage, bacon and hams I’ve ever tasted. Woodall’s sausages served with fluffy mashed potato with a sprinkling of nutmeg and black pepper, covered in a handsome onion gravy and accompanied by a pint of your favourite ale is, IMO, the very best of England right there on a plate. ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/65 "2002-07-19T18:27:47Z")
Richar **d** Woodall’ **s** , damn it. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/66 "2002-07-19T18:55:35Z")
[muse]…I used to know a girl named Waberthwaite…[/muse] ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/67 "2002-07-20T18:05:43Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by booklover \* \*\* > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by owlstretchingtime \* > \*\* > Branston Pickle \*\* > how is this different from regular pickles? > **Twiglets** sounds like Winnie-the-Pooh’s friend > \*\*Digestive biscuits \*\* What the heck are these? I know biscuit is Britspeak for cookie, so is a digestive biscuit a cookie made with Tums? \*\* Branston pickle is a sweet mixed vegetable pickle that is heaven on earth with cheese Twiglets are corn(?) sticks that taste of Marmite and I could eat them until I faint ---
**Author:** ![bifar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bifar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bifar)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/68 "2002-07-20T19:01:45Z")
Ok, I am with Francesca here. Salad Cream is dead nice. Mayonnaise is far too creamy and bland and French dressing is oily and full of bits. Only Salad Cream hits the right note of creaminess and acidity. Also, it is sticky enough to stop your cherry tomatoes toppling off your lettuce onto the floor. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/69 "2002-07-20T19:03:06Z")
What’s a marmite? Ya’ll ever have pickled watermelon rind? ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/70 "2002-07-21T12:11:59Z")
Marmite is yeast extract. It’s a sticky dark brown substance with a strong smell and salty, tangy taste. The taste is incredibly hard to describe. You’ll have to procure yourself a jar of marmite and try it. Warning: spread it very, very, very thinly. ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/71 "2002-07-21T12:32:31Z")
I truly am meant to live in England. I’m now waxing rhapsodic about Salad Cream and pizza with (sweet) corn and tomatoes, and sodas made with real sugar, and Hobnobs, and, oh! Time to book a visit in London. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/72 "2002-07-21T13:16:34Z")
Cook-In sauces Beef Bourguignon 40g $3.25 Cook-In sauces Chicken Chasseur 40g $3.25 Cook-In sauces Coq Au Vin 40g $3.25 Cook-In sauces Lamb Hotpot 40g $3.25 Cook-In sauces Sausage Casserole 40g $3.25 Cook in sauces … is that where you just add the meat in the sauce or pour the suace over the meat and cook it together ? ---
**Author:** ![Broken\_Doll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@Broken\_Doll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broken_Doll)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/73 "2002-07-21T15:13:37Z")
Oh my gawd! Heinz Salad Cream is my most favourite condiment in the world! My mum is British and brought me up on the stuff, so that could explain it. I had some on my cheese and tomato sammich not 20 minutes ago. Weird, that. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/74 "2002-07-22T00:09:09Z")
I use it on Spianch Salad. Mmmmmm. I have a bottle in the fridge. No expiry date. Smells and tastes fine. I think I bought it in 1999. What’s in this shit-formaldehyde? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/75 "2002-07-22T00:22:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Annie \* > \*\* Spianch Salad. What’s in this shit-formaldehyde? \*\* Apparently not olive oil and balsamic vinegar. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/76 "2002-07-22T09:49:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Annie \* > \*\*I use it on Spianch Salad. Mmmmmm. I have a bottle in the fridge. No expiry date. Smells and tastes fine. I think I bought it in 1999. What’s in this shit-formaldehyde? \*\* No, just lots and lots and lots of vinegar. Incidentally, it doesn’t improve with age. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/77 "2002-07-22T10:00:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Broken Doll \* > \*\*I had some on my cheese and tomato sammich not 20 minutes ago. Weird, that. \*\* Extremely weird. Bleauuugh. ---
**Author:** ![bifar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bifar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bifar)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/78 "2002-07-22T10:35:08Z")
Chedder cheese and tomato sandwich, on fresh white bread, with a little dollop of Salad Cream, is the absolute dog’s cojones. Yum. I WANT ONE! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/79 "2002-07-22T13:49:14Z")
Could someone explain what treacle is, and why I’ve seen a form of the word used as an adj (describing bodies of water) that apparently means oily? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595/80 "2002-07-22T13:55:08Z")
Could someone explain what treacle is, and why I’ve seen a form of the word used as an adj (describing bodies of water) that apparently means oily? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-heinz-salad-cream-a-purely-uk-phenomenon-or-do-others-suffer-too/119595.md?page=5)