We ended up in Bakewell, a pictoresque village in Derbyshire, UK. Well of course we had to have the famous bakewell tart… until we realized that it is a common misapprehension that Bakewell is famous for the bakewell tart. It is in fact famous for the bakewell pudding, an entirely different pastry. Apparently three different bakeries claim the authentic recipe. We chose the Original Bakewell Pudding Shop. According to the menu, the puddings were an accident created by a misunderstanding between the owner of the White Horse Inn (now the Rutland Arms) and her cook. Instead of stirring the egg and jam into the pastry, the cook spread it on top. The recipe however, is a closely guarded secret, although it appears on tea towels all over town, minus one concealed ingredient. We made our way to the small 17th century tea room above the shop and ordered our pudding. It arrived with the ubiquitous custard. The tart was set in a puff pastry. The filling was eggy, sweet, not unlike flan, and to me, tasted slightly of almonds and liquor. I thoroughly enjoyed it but the rest of our table disliked the texture. It is definately worth a trip to this charming town in this beautiful part of England to taste this unique pudding. Cheers!