Crumpets

I would love a hot buttered crumpet with strawberry jam right now. The delight of a crumpet is the slightly spongy, internal cellular structure. The butter melts into the little cells, like a sponge, producing a delightfully-oozing sensation when you chew it. The strawberry jam is pressed against the palate, intensifying its flavour. Crumpets: their invention (or discovery?) must surely mark one of the high points of global civilisation.



A hot buttered crumpet
(Image by LoopZilla, Wikimedia Commons)