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I’m an etiquette expert & here’s how to eat a mince pie the correct way – it should take a certain amount of bites
AN etiquette guru has revealed how to indulge in a crumbly mince pie while still appearing elegant and sophisticated.
Lucy Challenger, 39, teaches viewers the high-class way of doing everyday tasks on TikTok – and has built up half a million followers.
TikTok creator Lucy Challenger has revealed the elegant way to eat a crumbly mince pie[/caption]
The etiquette guru also showed Brits the ideal number of bites it takes to eat the festive favourite[/caption]
And in a recent clip, the manners expert showed people the “formal British way” to eat the Christmas favourite mince pie.
To start, Lucy says it is imperative to pick up the sweet treat with the thumb and first finger – before tucking in with “delicate bites”.
“The mince pie is crumbly, so make sure anything that falls from the mince pie falls onto your plate,” she added.
According to the 39-year-old, the optimal number of bites it takes to munch through the festive luxury is between four and six.
But she warned that although they “taste delicious” a mince pie is also “rather filling”, so to remain dignified it is best to hold back.
“Don’t overindulge this Christmas, as otherwise you might feel like you’ve turned into a mince pie yourself,” she advised.
The TikTok star regularly offers suggestions about how to keep up your etiquette day-to-day.
Other foods she has told viewers how to consume in a tasteful way include cocktails, cheese strings and Cadbury’s crème eggs.
And alongside her online fame, Lucy is also the founder and CEO of classy Mayfair agency Polo and Tweed, which recruits employees for her high-end clients.
Viewers of the stylish account were also treated to a history lesson of the origins of a mince pie.
She described it as “a sweet pie of English origin filled with mincemeat… a mixture of fruit, spices and suet – not actual meat.
“These pies are traditionally served in much of the English speaking world during Christmas time.
“The ingredients of a mince pie are traceable to the 13th century when returning European crusaders brought with them Middle Eastern recipes containing meat, fruits and spices.”
And her loyal fans took to the comments to give their thoughts on her sophistication advice.
One said: “I spent my whole life thinking British people were putting actual meat in pies”.
“They sound delicious – I need to try that someday,” said another.
However, a third commented: “I’ve learnt loads from you, however you just can’t beat informal food with people who just eat however they want”.
For those wanting to know the best value mince pie on the market as we head into the festive period, The Sun has taste-tested the traditional treats to find out whether supermarket own-brand goods beat the brands on quality and price.
And the winner came out at a whopping 30 per cent cheaper than the classic Mr Kipling mince pies – and tasted almost exactly the same.
But in a vote from the Which? annual mince pie test, those from Waitrose and Aldi have been named the best for Christmas.
The posh supermarket’s brown butter mince pies with Cognac were voted a “best buy” in the annual contest.
But Aldi’s specially selected mince pies were also named a “best buy” – and they cost half the price.
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‘Heardle’ today: Correct answer and song hints for August 11
We’re almost through this week. It’s Thursday. Everything is going fine, but the answer to today’s Heardle is a song you can’t quite pin down. There’s no way you can finish out the workweek in this kind of suspense. Thankfully, we’re here to help.
The answer will be spoiled below, and you can even play the song. But first, here’s some strategy, a few hints, and a little information about the game itself to help jog the answer loose from your brain before we just blurt out the solution.
What is Heardle?
Heardle is a song-guessing game along the lines of Worldle, mixed with the TV gameshow Name That Tune. The game presents a song introduction in the form of six short clips, and the player must guess the song. Clips start at one second, and get progressively longer, eventually totaling a maximum of 16 seconds.
The fewer clips it takes a player to guess the song, the more bragging rights they have when they share their success on social media or in a group chat. So far, the vast majority of the songs have been popular on U.S. and U.K. radio, and all are from the 1960s or later.
Does Heardle have the same creator as Wordle?
No. Heardle was created by a London-based designer named Glenn Angelo, during the February 2022 boom in Wordle derivatives. After its initial viral success, it was acquired by Spotify in July of 2022 for an undisclosed amount. Game functionality was not noticeably different after the change in ownership.
How is Heardle pronounced?
It’s pronounced “hurdle,” which would seem to explain why our research indicates many people find it online by searching something like “hurdle game,” or “hurdle wordle.”
Are there any strategies for becoming good at Heardle?
The only way to up your Heardle game is to listen to a lot of pop music. Unlike Wordle, which can reward players for strategy, Heardle is almost a pure trivia game — meaning one either knows the answer or they don’t. It may seem like some Heardle puzzles are harder to solve — perhaps because the answer is on the tip of your tongue and you still lose, or because after learning the answer, you feel you could not have been expected to know it. Nonetheless, every Heardle puzzle is equally “hard,” because knowing or not knowing something is a binary.
What kinds of songs does Heardle feature?
If you have a look at the complete list of Heardle answers at Pro Game Guides, you’ll see some patterns emerge. Answers can be from any decade from the 60s to the present, but recent songs are a little better represented. In the past, perhaps due to being the creation of a U.K.-based music fan, there were occasionally artists most Americans probably have not heard, like Kevin Lyttle. After the Spotify acquisition, artists like Carrie Underwood, who probably aren’t well-known to the British, started to appear. But these are by no means clear trends. The only universal criteria seem to be that the songs are all hits, and that they’re sung in English.
And now, here come the hints.
What decade is today’s Heardle answer from?
The 1970s.
Is today’s Heardle answer by a band or a solo artist?
A solo artist.
What genre is today’s Heardle answer?
Rock.
Is today’s Heardle answer a song from any particular subgenre?
This one qualifies as soft rock, and might even be considered “yacht rock.”
For today’s Heardle answer, who is the artist?
Eric Clapton
What is today’s Heardle answer?
“Wonderful Tonight” by Eric Clapton.