Ambrosia: food of the gods!

Brian here again: As you can see above, I have discovered the true ambrosia! For all our uninitiated readers, ambrosia is the food of the gods in ancient Greek mythology--it was stuff so good that it was unsuitable for consumption by mere mortals. Since I learned this, I have dubbed many wonderful dishes to be the true 'ambrosia, food of the gods.'

One thing that we have discovered in our month-plus living in England: if there's one thing that Britons make very, very well, it's desserts (or puddings, as they call them--a vast majority of sweets fit into the pudding category). And the king of all British desserts is custard, which is a thick, sweet sauce made mostly of milk and sugar. It can be served either hot or cold, and you simply pour it on top of just about any kind of pudding. It's amazing, and what a great idea: you take a wonderful, tasty dessert and make it immeasurably better with a generous dose of custard! It is undoubtedly the true ambrosia, the food of the gods.

Thanks to our friends Charlotte & Paula, who brought this box of custard when they joined us for dinner last Friday. And FYI, Ambrosia is a brand name here in the UK, so we mortals can now partake in a whole series of divine delicacies.