Which foods do you have trouble finding nowadays? (No call for it?? We still eat it!!)

LemonadeBudget

Really struggling to find either Staffordshire or Derbyshire Oatcakes locally.  Admittedly based in Greater Manchester though . . . ! But nowhere seems to stock them in recent months 

Brie

LemonadeBudget said:

Really struggling to find either Staffordshire or Derbyshire Oatcakes locally.  Admittedly based in Greater Manchester though . . . ! But nowhere seems to stock them in recent months 

I'm curious - are they different to the scottish ones?  

Teapot55

Brie said:

LemonadeBudget said:

Really struggling to find either Staffordshire or Derbyshire Oatcakes locally.  Admittedly based in Greater Manchester though . . . ! But nowhere seems to stock them in recent months 

I'm curious - are they different to the scottish ones?  

Perhaps we’ll never know if we’re unable to do a taste test 😉

pumpkin89

Brie said:

LemonadeBudget said:

Really struggling to find either Staffordshire or Derbyshire Oatcakes locally.  Admittedly based in Greater Manchester though . . . ! But nowhere seems to stock them in recent months 

I'm curious - are they different to the scottish ones?  

They are more like pancakes (soft, flat, foldable) than biscuits.

Pollie

Sainsburys sell them. 

GaleSF63

Brie said:

LemonadeBudget said:

Really struggling to find either Staffordshire or Derbyshire Oatcakes locally.  Admittedly based in Greater Manchester though . . . ! But nowhere seems to stock them in recent months 

I'm curious - are they different to the scottish ones?  

They have yeast in and are cooked on a griddle or similar, not baked in the oven. They are sometimes eaten with a fried breakfast or can be filled like a tortilla,
Co-incidentally, given your user name, my favourite filling is Brie and Cranberry sauce..

LemonadeBudget

GaleSF63 said:

Brie said:

LemonadeBudget said:

Really struggling to find either Staffordshire or Derbyshire Oatcakes locally.  Admittedly based in Greater Manchester though . . . ! But nowhere seems to stock them in recent months 

I'm curious - are they different to the scottish ones?  

They have yeast in and are cooked on a griddle or similar, not baked in the oven. They are sometimes eaten with a fried breakfast or can be filled like a tortilla,
Co-incidentally, given your user name, my favourite filling is Brie and Cranberry sauce..

Just as Gale says - not a cracker or biscuit, but like a sturdy oaty pancake.  I lived in the Peak District for a few years and they're everywhere there - became hooked!   I used to find them occasionally in Tesco or Sainsbury here in Manchester, but no luck for months

GaleSF63

@LemonadeBudget, There's a recipe here that looks easy enough. I keep meaning to try it - I even got as far as buying yeast for it....
BBC - Derby - Around Derby - Recipe for Derbyshire Oatcakes

p00hsticks

LemonadeBudget said:

Really struggling to find either Staffordshire or Derbyshire Oatcakes locally.  Admittedly based in Greater Manchester though . . . ! But nowhere seems to stock them in recent months 

No personal experience of this particular company (as yet - I'm tempted), but you can order either oatcakes or the mix to make them yourself online here and get them posted to you. 
Staffordshire Oatcakes | Order Oatcakes and Oatcake Mix online | Stoke-on-Trent
I think there are also other Stoke-on-Trent oatcake shops that do mail order. 

GaleSF63

p00hsticks said:

LemonadeBudget said:

Really struggling to find either Staffordshire or Derbyshire Oatcakes locally.  Admittedly based in Greater Manchester though . . . ! But nowhere seems to stock them in recent months 

No personal experience of this particular company (as yet - I'm tempted), but you can order either oatcakes or the mix to make them yourself online here and get them posted to you. 
Staffordshire Oatcakes | Order Oatcakes and Oatcake Mix online | Stoke-on-Trent
I think there are also other Stoke-on-Trent oatcake shops that do mail order. 

All this talk about Staffordshire/Derbyshire oatcakes - I was tempted and have just received a delivery from the company @p00hsticks named! Can't update on taste or quality yet; what I can say is that although they have a very short shelf life - 2 days (which is clear on the website) they can go in the freezer, and the packets of mix have a best before date of 29th Feb 2024.