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The joy of liquorice

‘I’ll swap you two of my rolls for three of your spogs.’ That was the sort of thing you’d hear round the tuckshop in morning break when we...

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The Spectator

Peter bear

The joy of liquorice

‘I’ll swap you two of my rolls for three of your spogs.’ That was the sort of thing you’d hear round the tuckshop in morning break when we...

23.04.2026 10

The Spectator

Peter bear

Notes on... / Europeans love offal – why don’t we?

The British used to love offal but now we tend to be a bit wimpy about it, unlike the French or Italians, let alone the Austrians. (I once ate a...

24.02.2026 10

The Spectator

Peter Bear

Europeans love offal – why don't we?

The British used to love offal but now we tend to be a bit wimpy about it, unlike the French or Italians, let alone the Austrians. (I once ate a...

19.02.2026 10

The Spectator

Peter Bear