Piccalilli

[Bbbananas]

Picallilli, love it. Especially on cheese. Or ham. Or on cheese & ham together. Yum.

Now it's obvious where the picca comes from, or even the piccal. But what about the lilli / illi?

I woke up in the night craving a cheese & piccalilli sarnie on white bread. I couldn't be bothered to get out of bed & one, & anyway it might have given me indigesteion, but I spent the next hour mulling on the origin of the word. There's no wonder I am tired in the morning.

[weeal]

My Dad was a merchant seaman in his younger days and when he was 'away' he had to get piccalilli send to the boat wherever he was, they nicknamed him 'piccalilli lillie' lol

Yukkkk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccalilli

[funnygirl]

I love piccalli.

Especially on crusty bread, ham and tomato. Delish!

I know now what to have for lunch today!!!! Lol.

[daniela31]

It's strange but it is one of the foods that make my mouth start watering if someone so much as mentions the name.
I quite like the sweetened version that is available now.
:-)

[Bbbananas]

oh yes.

But it is a dilemma whether to go for the big chunks or the sandwich variety. It depends on my mood, the thickness of the bread, the maturity of the cheddar.....

[daniela31]

Is this a contender in the 'post of the week' salla?..or can it be classed as advertising?
;-)

[sir.knobby]

god vile horrible stuff that looks like it come out of a dogs bum with diar ear i hate it more than fish. yukkkkkkkk

[Bbbananas]

Lost respect? Sick? Vile?

What the hell?

[dustinmyeye]

ive never tasted it i would usually head for the branston instead.

[gina32]

it is so nice, i like it on crusty bread and cheese spread, but i also just eat it by the spoonful, mmmm

[Bbbananas]

but no answers as to where the lilli or the illi bit comes from? I shall have to post this in phrases section & hope the intelligentsia come along. Where is Ethel when you need her?!