The Brits are not renowned for their delicious food but there are two things I recalled liking during my first time in the UK: the crumpets and the hot cross buns.
The crumpets are round pieces of pierced dough which you toast and then spread butter on top. With some cheese they taste even better… Likewise, the hot cross buns are sweet buns with raisins inside that once toasted and covered with melting butter taste heavenly! A “Lady Grey” cup of tea with milk on the side and the day can start.
I had all these goodies for the first time while living with Nick and his family close to Manchester back in 2000. After 10 years, we met again yesterday to have lunch. Nothing changed; Nick’s voice got a bit thicker but other than that he is the same guy that bit my shoe on the bus from Arad to Brasov when we were still young and stupid.
It scares me how memory works, how it plays with time sometimes making it seem like infinity, other times making it feel like a split second.
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