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We would like to thank Seb Emina & Malcomb Eggs, authors of the 'The Breakfast Bible' for inspiring this blogpost and letting us borrow this fantastic recipe. We've added a Rude Health twist.  Nobody knows how the Staffordshire oatcake really came about. It tastes nothing like its Scottish counterpart. In fact the Staffordshire sort has changed my perception of what an oatcake is meant to be. It has the texture of a moist crumpet/pancake amalgamation, and tastes seriously (deliciously) oaty. Some say that the Staffordshire oatcake came from India? Apparently the men of the North Staffordshire Regiment developed a taste for chapattis during their time there. When the men returned, they tried to duplicate the chapattis they had enjoyed but using local ingredients–and the Staffordshire oatcake / ‘chapatti’ was born. The more credible story is that when the Industrial Revolution arrived, there was a boom in the number of hungry potters in the Stoke-on-Trent area so rural c...

I spend my days here at Rude Health supporting our smaller independent shops.  I basically do all the fun stuff, which includes roaming around London tracking down the next best deli and health store, sampling our delicious foods, as well as spying on other foods. Whilst the others are glued to their desks, I have become what I like to call our ‘eyes and ears’. As Londoners we tend to stick to our own areas and local favourite cafés and shops. I get to go to every neighbourhood discovering the best independent shops & cafés that London has to offer.   It seems only fair I share them with you too. So go on, check them out. Variety is the spice of life after all. MinkiesDeli First on my list is this very cool little deli in Kensal Rise. They are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner so there’s no excuse not to visit. The fact that they serve Rude Health porridge and granola is proof of their impeccable taste.  They also make beautiful hampers that you can put together y...