16 South Shields delicacies everyone in the town should have tried at least once
By Ross Robertson
Published 11th Feb 2019, 16:26 GMT
Updated 13th Feb 2019, 07:57 GMT
We may not have any Michelin stars, but our great seaside town has many delicacies on offer - admittedly not all of them healthy, or vegan-friendly.
From guilty pleasures to seaside classics, here's a look at 16 foodstuffs almost everyone in South Shields has tried at some point:
South Shields specialities
Or seafood sticks or whatever it is were supposed to call them now. Fishy, rubbery, and containing absolutely no crab (though they are designed to look like a little crabby). Theyre a guilty pleasure for many a Sanddancer.
Whether it was a knickerbocker glory or a 99, almost everyone in South Shields has sampled the wares from South Shields legendary Minchella & Co. These days we also have Toney Minchella to add to the town's ice cream offer.
Probably served to you by an older relative who bought it from the doorstep delivery service. Its a classic North East firm, whose tea comes shipped in to our own Port of Tyne.
Every culture has its own bread. This is ours. The heavy, stodgy wonder stuff is far more than just a big bread bun, and is used as a vehicle for all manner of wondrous fillings.
The legendary saveloy is classic in its own right. Stick it in a bun with stuffing, pease pudding, perhaps some mustard, and the dip (a kind of gravy?) and youve got a dish fit for kings.
A traditional one-pot wonder of potatoes, onions and bacon. Once a make-do meal, its seeing a resurgence, appearing on the menu of some of the regions top restaurants - and often found on the specials board at Souter Lighthouse.
Its not quite a curry mile, but the strip of Indian restaurants running along Ocean Road is a Mecca for lovers of spicy food. Almost everyone in South Shields has indulged at one time, even if it was just a takeaway.
