We took a train ride to Exmouth, on the southwest coast of England (at the mouth of the River Exe), to visit Darcie’s side of the family. Exmouth is a charming coastal town offering water sports, walking and biking paths, and a small downtown shopping area. Besides a fun opportunity to connect with family, we tried some local food.
Our local hosts treated us to Krispies Fish & Chips, ranked the country’s best fish & chips in 2019! https://www.krispies.co.uk. The food was delicious! The next day, upon learning that we had never eaten clotted cream, our local hosts plied us with scones topped with clotted cream and jam IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, thereby introducing us to the Great Devon vs. Cornwall Clotted Cream Rivalry. This controversy includes whose cream is better and whether to put cream or jam atop the scone first. Our verdict? Delicious either way, but Dale described plain clotted cream this way: “It’s like someone was making butter and just gave up halfway through.” We also ate crumpets (the English muffin’s doughier cousin; as if someone was baking English muffins and just gave up halfway through). The short trip was delightful and we enjoyed seeing family and Exmouth.
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