[way, way, OT] What is clotted cream?

[Emerald]

This is way, way off topic, but I am attempting to cook something from a British cookbook and the recipe calls for clotted cream. I have never heard of such a thing and was hoping that some one from England could tell me what this is. Buttermilk perhaps?

Thank you in advance.

 

[Piratecat]

Google is your friend!

http://www.hwatson.force9.co.uk/cookbook/recipes/desserts/clottedcream.htm

http://www.foodreference.com/html/fclottedcream.html

Nothing like buttermilk.

 

[Griswold]

you would think they could come up with a more appetizing name for some of this stuff.....


-G.

 

[Capellan]

The recipe calls for clotted cream. I have never heard of such a thing and was hoping that some one from England could tell me what this is.

Sorry. Can't. Too busy salivating. Clotted cream is gooooooood


(it's really really rich, hyper-thickened cream: your arteries harden just from looking at it)

 

[Angcuru]

Heart-stopping goodness.

Whatcha baking, BTW?

 

[Emerald]

I am making wholewheat honey cake for summer solstice. Is their anyway I can just purchase some clotted cream? I really do not think I could follow any of those recipes, I do not know if you can even buy unpasturaized milk (and if I could I would rather not risk getting all of my guests sick). I wonder if I can find a good substitute. Thank you for your responses.

 

[Terry Edwards]

You should be able to find clotted cream at any respectable tea shop.

 

[fba827]

It's also available in International sections of a couple grocery stores (or in grocery stores that are known for being international or at least having that fancy pants sorts of stuff)....

For instance, there is an equivalent of that used as part of a sweet in India and Pakistan.. though, how that would be written in english letters, I do not know...

bottom line, check out the international section of the grocery store and see if something says "clotted cream" or some such thing on the packaging or as the main/sole ingredient...

(though, as someone else suggested, a tea store may be your most _direct_ bet if you can find one locally).

 

[Uzumaki]

Yup, clotted cream is deceptively tasty. Even the cheapy little containers you get on airlines. It's somewhat of a mix of cream cheese, only firmer, with butter.

 

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

I had this stuff. It was vomitrocious.

I swear, how do the English screw up cream?!?!?