Just a quick post here to keep things up to date. The wireless keyboard that I’m on also seems to be needing a battery replacement so typing is becoming an increasingly frustrating experience.
Had an all staff meeting at work this morning which gave me a bit more insight into the other work that is going on within the company. They also provided bacon sandwiches and champagne for everyone. A bacon sandwich is apparently a common British breakfast item and is exactly what it sounds like: Bacon on white bread. I passed as I’m not a huge bacon fan, aside from Spanish ham, and find the British breakfasts to be a bit foreign to my tastes.
The company does have a well stocked kitchen with plenty of food to make breakfast in particular. There are fairly standard cereals that I will take advantage of, and even a jar or two of peanut butter which is not something I see too often here. There is one particular cupboard, and while I would stop short of calling it a cabinet of horrors, it does make for a sideshow of British culinary tastes.
Marmite is extremely popular in the office, and indeed it seems to be popular in the whole of the town. Marmite and cheese sandwiches seem to be on offer and purchased everywhere. The squeezable variety seems to be the clear favourite at work as it allows a quick squiggle across your toast and then your off.
Something new that I’ve stumbled across in the kitchen is Bovril., a beef extract for making a hot cuppa. Because clearly, nothing perks you up in the morning like a cow in your cup.
While I try to be adventurous and broaden my horizons, that is after all, an advantage of living abroad, I think I might give this a pass. I’m not sure if indulging in this would make me feel peculiarly British or just leave me feeling peculiar. If I really feel like yeast and beef, instead of spreading the former on toast and quaffing a mug of the latter, I’ll go the old boring American route and have my yeast in beer and beef on the plate.