From the old country, naturally. The Boston Globe has the details in a succulently illustrated article that you can find here:
The English food company Aunt Bessieโs has invented an unusual way to keep the popular pub specialty โbangers and mashโ (sausages and mashed potatoes) in one tight parcel. Their solution is the โmash cone.โ The Metro in England ran [a] photo under the headline, โWorld most disgusting ice cream,โ with the caption, โhorrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible.โ Well Aunt Bessieโs was understandably upset. So the company delivered mash cones to the offices of The Metro, where the staff felt obligated to eat them and really say what they thought. Hereโs the review: โMetro is happy to report that that the mash has โgood textureโ, the sausage is โpretty tastyโ and the gravy โactually quite niceโ. Unfortunately, the makers have had to backtrack on the actual cone element of the product, as the cones were disintegrating. However, they said theyโd give serious consideration to our suggestion that they should make the cones out of Yorkshire pudding. Some further suggestions: the mash is perhaps a little bland โ it could use a bit of gentle spicing up. Also, it would be awesome if you could get a kind of โgravy rippleโ effect running throughout the mash, rather than just as a sauce on top.
Eat your heart out, Alain Ducasse.






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