Food

Slices of ham smothered in a paste made from boiled split peas (usually with a ham knuckle in the boiling pan to add flavour to the bland peas) a kind of thickened dhal I suppose. Stottie cake? A flat bread made originally by the vikings who invaded the NE around 390AD. The chief viking whose troop landed and pillaged the area built a castle to mark his domination.. Hence Newcastle. He used local flour to make bread for the celebratory feast. The dough was kneaded then 'stotted' onto a hard stone to flatten it, creating it's characteristic disc shape and the name. The chiefs name? Greggson. And to this day his name is associated with this local speciality, appearing on high streets throughout the UK as a reminder to all that Geordie's and Vikings together rule the world.