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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Food & Drink

OATCAKE

An oatcake is a brittle, unleavened, oatmeal biscuit.
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OATMEAL

Oatmeal is a meal ground from oats and used for making porridge, oatcakes, etc.
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OATS

Oats are the seed of the oat grass.
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OCHA

Ocha is sushi for green tea.
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OLD BUZZARD

Old Buzzard is an almost black winter beer. It has a smooth, rich flavour and is produced by the Cotleigh brewery, Somerset.
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OLD EBENEZER

Old Ebenezer is a dark, tawny-coloured, rich ale from the Butterknowle brewery in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
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OLD EXPENSIVE

Old Expensive is a strong, fruity winter barley wine brewed by Burton Bridge in Burton-on-Trent.
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OLD GROWLER

Old Growler is a complex porter with a sweet fruit and malt taste and chocolaty character, which comes from the Nethergate brewery, Suffolk.
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OLD HOOKY

Old Hooky is a strong, reddish-brown beer with a honey, orange and malt flavour. This cask brew is produced by the Hook Norton brewery in Oxfordshire.
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OLD KNUCKER

Old Knucker is an additive-free rich, dark old ale from the Arundel brewery, Sussex.
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OLD LADY'S LEG

Old lady's leg is a plain steamed suet pudding served in some parts of the British isles as a desert. It is so named on account of not containing any fruit or jam.
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OLD MASTERS

Old Masters is a dry, tawny bitter brewed by Morland's of Abingdon.
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OLD MILL MILD

Old Mill mild is a dark-red, malty mild from the Old Mill brewery, Snaith, Yorkshire.
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OLD NICK

Old Nick is a bottled barley wine with a dark reddish-brown hue and a pungent, but mellow, fruity flavour from Young's.
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OLD ORIGINAL

Old original is a premium bitter with a strong, rich, malty character from Everard.
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OLD PECULIER

Old Peculier is Theakston's famous, rich, dark old ale with a roast-malt flavour. It comes from Masham, North Yorkshire.
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OLD SMOKEY

Old Smokey is a warming, malty dark ale with a slightly bitter, liquorice taste, brewed by Bunces brewery, Wiltshire.
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OLD SPECKLED HEN

Old speckled hen is a deep-gold, premium pale ale with a good malt, hop balance from Morland's of Abingdon, Oxfordshire. It is named not after a farmyard fowl, but an old MG car made in the town which was speckled black and gold.
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OLD SPOT PRIZE ALE

Old spot prize ale is a reddish, fruity cask ale from the Uley brewery in Gloucestershire. The spent grains from brewing go to a local pig herd, and the ales have retained the porky connection. Others include Hogshead, Pig's Ear and Severn Boar.
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OLD STOCKPORT BITTER

Old Stockport bitter is a malty, fruity cask bitter from the Robinson's brewery, Stockport.
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OLD THUMPER

Old Thumper is a pale-coloured, strong ale with a rounded grain and hops flavour, from Ringwood, Hampshire.
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OLD TOM ROBINSON'S

Old Tom Robinson's is a rich, fruity barley wine from Stockport, Cheshire. It was originally named after the brewery cat it, and was first brewed in 1899.
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OLDE MERRYFORD ALE

Olde Merryford ale is a light-brown, full-bodied, sweet bitter with a good malt and hop balance, from the Wickwar brewery in Gloucestershire.
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OLDE STOKER

Olde Stoker is a dark-brown, smooth winter bitter from the Branscombe Vale brewery, Devon.
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OLDE YORK

Olde York is a British, modern, farmhouse, vegetarian fresh cheese made from sheep's milk in North Yorkshire and based upon an old Yorkshire farmer's wife recipe for cheese. Olde York resembles feta, but is wetter and not salty.
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OLIO

An olio is a Spanish or Portuguese highly spiced stew of various meats and vegetables.
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OLIVET AU FOIN

Olivet Au Foin is a French, modern, farmhouse soft-white cheese made from un-pasteurised cow's milk in the Orleanais region. It resembles Camembert in flavour, but is milder and decorated with fine strands of hay.
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OLIVET BLEU

Olivet Bleu is a French, traditional farmhouse soft-blue cheese made from un-pasteurised cow's milk in the Orleanais region. It resembles Camembert in flavour, but is milder.
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OLIVET CENDRE

Olivet Cendre is a French, traditional farmhouse soft-white cheese made from un-pasteurised cow's milk in the Orleanais region.
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OLLA PODRIDA

Olla podrida is a Spanish stew of beans and sausages.
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OMELETTE

An omelette is a dish of eggs beaten until frothy and cooked until set in a frying pan. Often other ingredients, such as mushrooms or cheese are added.
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OOLONG

Oolong are various kinds of semi-green dark tea, grown in Fuijan Province, China. They are partly fermented before being dried.
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OPHIR WINE

Ophir wine is a red Australian wine of the Pummard Burgundy type.
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ORANGE GROVE

Orange Grove is a British, modern, creamery, vegetarian cheese made from cow's milk and invented in 1964 by Millway Foods. Orange Grove has a layer of finely chopped orange peel running through the middle and is decorated with rings of candied orange.
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ORIGINAL PORTER

Original Porter is a ruby-brown porter with a roast-malt and liquorice flavour from the liquorice used in the recipe, produced by the Shepherd Neame brewery, Kent.
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ORKNEY EXTRA MATURE CHEDDAR

Orkney Extra Mature Cheddar is a Scottish, traditional, creamery hard cheese made from cow's milk on the island of Orkney. A high quality cheese, it often contains tiny crystals of calcium lactate as found in other well-aged hard cheeses.
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ORLA

Orla is an Irish, modern, farmhouse, organic, vegetarian, semi-hard cheese made from un-pasteurised sheep's milk.
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OSCHTJEPKA

Oschtjepka is a Slovakian, traditional farmhouse natural rind semi-hard cheese made from un-pasteurised, soured sheep's milk in the Carpathian mountains.
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OSSAU-IRATY-BREBIS PYRENEES

Ossau-Iraty-Brebis Pyrenees is a family of French, traditional, farmhouse semi-soft orange coloured cheese made from un-pasteurised sheep's milk
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OSZCZPEK

Oszczpek is a Polish, traditional farmhouse and co-operative natural rind semi-hard cheese made from un-pasteurised cow's and sheep's milk in the Tatra Mountains.
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OUZO

Ouzo is a Greek liqueur flavoured with aniseed and herbs.
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OWD RODGER

Owd Rodger is a rich, strong, creamy winter ale from Marston's brewery, Burton-on-Trent.
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OXFORD BLUE

Oxford Blue is a British, modern, creamery, vegetarian blue cheese made from cow's milk in the style of French blue cheese as a distinct alternative to the Stilton style of British blue cheese.
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OXYGLYCU

Oxyglycu is an infusion of honey comb made from honey comb which has had the honey removed. The honey combs are then boiled in water to prepare a liquor which may be diluted with cold water and drunk as a refreshing cordial. Oxyglycu was drunk in Britain during the 18th century, but was unheard of by the 20th century.
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OYSTER STOUT

Oyster Stout is a creamy, bottle-conditioned stout by Marston's, Burton-on- Trent.
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