Incredible, edible Roald Dahl-inspired food and drink


Updated on 15 November 2016 | 0 Comments

To mark the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl's birth there is all sorts of fantastical and macabre food and drink to celebrate.

Most of us will have seen the Wonka brand in high street stores, but the original Wonka bar is a little harder to come across. It was manufactured in different varieties in the real world by Willy Wonka Candy Company – a division of Nestlé. However, they were soon discontinued due to poor sales, but they're still out there so don't give up yet!

Roald Dahl-inspired dahl at the Cinnamon Club, Victoria, London

Cinnamon Club's Dahl dhal

To celebrate the legacy of Dahl, the pun-masters at the Cinnamon Club in Victoria have created a special dahl menu (geddit?) to mark the occasion. Running from 5th September to 2nd October, the menu includes the Sun’dahl – a colourful Maharashtrian moong dahl salad with cucumber curry leaf; Matilda’s smokey tandoori chicken with cumin tempered yellow dahl and The Witches' rich 24-hour slow-cooked black dahl served with curried game mince.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: Everlasting gobstopper

Everlasting gobstopper

I'm sure we've all tried one of these at some point in our lives, but if not, there's something pretty intriguing about the Wonka Everlasting Gobstopper. It will only set you back around £1.50 on Amazon but just how long does it really last?

Matilda: Bruce Bogtrotter cake at Café Twit, Buckinghamshire

Bruce Bogtrotter cake

Luckily for you, you’ll probably never be forced to eat a giant chocolate cake full of sweat and blood like Bruce Bogtrotter. But if you do fancy eating a much more pleasant version of the famous chocolate cake, Café Twit at the Roald Dahl museum in Buckinghamshire is there to help.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: Wonka Oompas candy

Oompas

These skittle-like balls of flavoured Oompa Loompa candy will make you want to die your hair green and dance around in a pair of baggy trousers and braces. It’ll come at a price though, Candy Warehouse sells them for $24 (£18) a pop, so it’s worth scouring around for them.

Roald Dahl afternoon tea at the Shard, London

A Roald Dahl afternoon tea at the Shard, London

Aqua at the Shard has created an afternoon tea to mark the anniversary. Available from Monday-Friday up until the end of September, the creative tea offers a combination of innovative Dahl-inspired treats.

Perhaps the most impressive of items on the menu is the RolyPoly Bird choux bun, complete with a colourful tail, which almost looks too good to eat. Almost.

Dinner At The Twits, The Vaults, London

Bird pie at Dinner with the Twits

Dinner at the Twits, which takes place at the Vaults in London, is run by Les Enfants Terribles theatre company, in collaboration with gastronomy from Bompas & Parr and Creature of London. For £81.50 a ticket, you’ll get to hunt for canapes such as  ‘sky rodent goujons’, which are pieces of the ‘London rat’, aka pigeon.

Also on the menu are bangers left in the oven for a bit too long by Mr Twit. Obviously it’s all a façade, they are in fact glazed chipolotas coated in a smothering of black poppy seeds – but you could easily be fooled.

For the main course, brave ticket holders are given the chance to feast on the ghastly (but also incredibly tasty) infamous Mrs Twit’s bird pie – a slow braised pheasant and turkey pie, garnished with the claws of a thousand fowl.

Roald Dahl afternoon tea at Down Hall, Hertfordshire

Roald Dahl afternoon tea at Down Hall

In honour of one of the best-loved authors of all time, Down Hall in Hertfordshire is running an entire afternoon tea inspired by Dahl's books, including James and the Giant Peach peach jam tart, chocolate fudge cake from Matilda and Coronation Chicken sandwiches to appease Fantastic Mr Fox.

Will you be eating or drinking anything to mark Roald Dahl's birthday? Let us know in the Comments section below.

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