What is your favourite snack from the British seaside?
Posted by Nekoninja10@reddit | AskABrit | View on Reddit | 62 comments
I was just chatting with my family about our fave snack from seaside as my parents had not long since come back from a lil holiday at Skegness and of course they brought some souvenirs.
They got me some red sugar dummies as they are my fave, my dad got himself a lil jar of aniseed humbug and my mum got herself a lil box of clotted cream fudge. They mentioned how hard it was getting to get my sugar dummies (specifically in red coz I don't think the rainbow ones taste same) and what else I'd like as a secondary option for future reference.
I'm not the biggest fan of rock but I have seen the new flavours like sour and chocolate, even alcoholic ones so I might even try something like that.
I just want some opinions on what you guys like, can be anything wether that be sweet or savoury as long as it's something from British seaside that you tend to bring home or just enjoy while you're there. Things I can try until I find a new fave, can even be specific flavours of rock.
PIZZANA15@reddit
Whippy99
spicyzsurviving@reddit
not transportable but a flake 99 is a childhood favourite. hate to imagine the price of one now though
Nekoninja10@reddit (OP)
Definitely not 99p these days. Now just called 99 to tease us at this point 😆
Blackjack_Davy@reddit
Back in the 70's when I was a kid they were about 99p but not for a very long time
RobertTheSpruce@reddit
Whelks, with a bit of vinegar.
MrBendixx@reddit
🤮 aren’t they more or less, snails?
RobertTheSpruce@reddit
There's no more or less, they are a type of sea snail. Don't be such a fanny.
Blackjack_Davy@reddit
As are winkles, and cockles (but not mussels, they're shellfish but still molluscs)
Toaneknee@reddit
Rock
Blackjack_Davy@reddit
With my little stick of Blackpool Rock! Used to be a double entendre especially for fans of George Formby
Klakson_95@reddit
It's ice cream and I'm baffled by anyone saying anything else
(Hot doughnuts maybe I can get on board with)
Blackjack_Davy@reddit
In devon its a hot pasty and an ice cream cone usually Hockings and surprisingly good
Blackjack_Davy@reddit
Ice Cream cone. Has to be done.
Dio55@reddit
Coconut ice, the pinker the better
SuggestionDramatic86@reddit
those little pieces of strawberry or watermelon rock that come in the glass jars, or clotted cream fudge 100%
NoEmployment5064@reddit
Depends where I am! If I'm in whitby it has to be scampy!
Most places just cod and chips, but I do love a good battered sausage too haha
As for the other confectionaries around seaside fudge tends to be the best fudge idk why.
No-Decision1581@reddit
Love a cup of winkles
Remarkable-Data77@reddit
Barley sugar sticks!
But......you can't get them anymore!😭
Tried some barley sugar rock recently....it wasn't barley sugar and it certainly wasn't ROCK! Mushy, chewy crap!
BeanOnAJourney@reddit
Whenever I went to Padstow as a child I made it my mission to get some fudge, there was a shop that sold hand-made fudge and it was delicious.
New-Outlandishness28@reddit
For camping holidays in Cornwall our family always used to buy Cornish Fairings aka massive ginger biscuits and Saffron bread which was a sort of yellow fruit loaf. Personally I remember always asking for candy pebbles which were sold in scallop shell and looked amazingly realistic.
BeanOnAJourney@reddit
I loved candy pebbles, they were so fascinating! I got properly caught-out once though, there was a machine at my local garden centre that dispensed what I thought were candy pebbles so I got a few and bunged them in my mouth. Nope, they were genuine semi-precious gemstones 😵
Many-Increase5661@reddit
Can't go wrong with some chocolate covered cinder toffee or just the cinder toffee
Nekoninja10@reddit (OP)
Ooh, I do love chocolate covered cinder toffee. Me and my friend often just half a bag each and watch a movie instead of popcorn. This could be an option.
Many-Increase5661@reddit
Only half a bag. I'm greedy I have the whole bag 🤣
iso-a-personality@reddit
This is my choice too, definitely chocolate covered though!
Salty-Eye-5712@reddit
Mine was red flavoured rock. I have no idea what the flavour I like is called, just that it was always red and fruity/minty tasting and had a softer texture, slightly powdery texture than most rock. I haven’t been able to find one that resembles this since I was a kid :(
I’d always bring one back for my grandad who loved them too and we’d share it. I think if I found it now i’d have a break down (he died a couple years ago and I miss him so much)
josh5676543@reddit
Those little bits of seafood that you get at those stalls
Shannoonuns@reddit
I love cockles!
Dafydd_T@reddit
Hot doughnuts
One_Of_Noahs_Whales@reddit
I used to ride from Leicester to Skegness to grab a bag of donuts and then ride back, a great way to spend 5 hours on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
Been 10 years since I was there, wonder if the drivers in Lincolnshire are still as hospitable to bikers....
That_Northern_bloke@reddit
Covered in sugar
vcockle@reddit
And with an air fryer, can reheat at home (yes I'm that person and I love my air fryer)
Dafydd_T@reddit
Oh that's a great tip. I've often regrettably binned any excess ones but I think I'll do this next time, cheers!
Lou-Lou-Belle@reddit
Joes ice cream from south wales 🏴
Downtown_Addition_33@reddit
rock...if you know you know
Comfortable-Bug1737@reddit
Hit sugar donuts
dualdee@reddit
It's not really a "seaside snack" but there's a sandwich I like that I've only ever seen on sale in Aberystwyth. I try recreating it myself from time to time but it's never quite right.
coffeewalnut05@reddit
I like Runswick rascals from Runswick Bay. They’re just fat rascals renamed, I love them
bladefiddler@reddit
Wtf are they? I've been to Runswick Bay (fossils) ut have never hears of rascals in a food context - Runswick or fat.
coffeewalnut05@reddit
It’s Yorkshire’s idea of a scone. But it has raisins and glacé cherries in it, topped with flaky almonds. It’s really good!! I love the nutty fruity crumbly texture of it- more interesting than a regular scone.
adavescott@reddit
Fat Rascalls are not really a Yorkshire thing, just a Betty’s thing
coffeewalnut05@reddit
And Betty’s is a Yorkshire thing. I live in the next county and no Betty’s around me anywhere
adavescott@reddit
That’s not the point at all. It’s not a traditional Yorkshire-wide thing, like say a Yorkshire pudding or flat caps. One local business selling something doesn’t make it a cultural tradition. Don’t take it personally.
coffeewalnut05@reddit
It kinda is. Betty’s doesn’t exist outside of Yorkshire
adavescott@reddit
And it’s really not a scone
bladefiddler@reddit
Cheers, I'll try and remember to stop in next time Im passing!
bladefiddler@reddit
How has nobody said a 99 or other ice cream before me?
Normally that or chips with loads of salt & vinegar, maybe a selection of novelty flavoured fudges if the opportunity arises.
From memory lane, the most excited I was as a kid (1980s) was with a candy rock full English. I recall there was bacon egg & sausage, probably other bits but it was a LONG time ago.
emma_sometimes@reddit
If its ice cream it has to be a lemon top, but sadly I don't think it would last the journey.
Many-Giraffe-2341@reddit
We live 5 mins away from the beach, so it's normally a big fat portion of chips and fish with extra salt and vinegar and curry sauce 👌
NurseRatched96@reddit
Penis lolly’s
Mumfiegirl@reddit
A stick of mint rock
adavescott@reddit
Cockles
Robotadept@reddit
Sugar full English
Lover_of_Sprouts@reddit
Always a crab sandwich!
Due-Presentation4344@reddit
Ice cream in a waffle cone by the seas side on a hot day is unparalleled.
Trilobite_Tom@reddit
Whelks. Load of vinegar.
Due-Presentation4344@reddit
Fishmongers by the seaside as full of delicious treats.
IndividualSound5365@reddit
Donuts!!!!!!!! Love ‘em!
Rocky-bar@reddit
Fish and chips, with pink candy floss for dessert.
Daniellecabral@reddit
Chips. Loads of salt & vinegar.
The Golden Fry. Callander, Scotland. The best.
Alone-Sky1539@reddit
Weetabix evry time. from the worlds only Weetabix factry in Kettering
One_Of_Noahs_Whales@reddit
Always loved the beach there.