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		<title>What is a Munchy Box?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jared Earle</dc:creator>
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<p>In the west of Scotland, in the towns and villages surrounding Glasgow, there is a delicacy available in some of the more discerning fast-food outlets. It&#8217;s called the <strong>Munchy Box</strong> (sometimes just Munch Box) and it&#8217;s a sight to behold. The one I bought for this article is a regular-sized one, in a 10&#8243; pizza box for about a fiver, but they can come in 12&#8243; or beyond for eight quid and up.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 650px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredearle/4349084231/in/set-72157623410917876/"><img class="   " src="http://pugwash.cat5.org/articles/munchy/images/munchy-640-1.jpg" alt="The box. Give me the box." width="640" height="427" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The box. Give me the box.</p></div>
<p><span id="more-5"></span>Upon opening your <strong>Jock Monsieur</strong>, you will see a layer of <strong>Doner Kebab</strong> meat on top of a <strong>Naan Bread</strong>, maybe with some <strong>Glasgow Salad</strong> (chips) poking out from underneath. The wonders that await!</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 650px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredearle/4349084483/in/set-72157623410917876/"><img class="   " src="http://pugwash.cat5.org/articles/munchy/images/munchy-640-2.jpg" alt="mmm ... kebabby goodness" width="640" height="427" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">We need a bigger boat</p></div>
<p>Once the top layer has been removed, you can clearly see the two tubs of <strong>Sauce</strong>, the <strong>Glasgow Salad</strong> on the left and the <strong>Crappy Salad</strong> in the middle with the <strong>Onion Rings</strong>, <strong>Pakora</strong> and <strong>Chicken Tikka</strong> all huddled together for warmth on the right.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 650px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredearle/4349084761/in/set-72157623410917876/"><img class="   " src="http://pugwash.cat5.org/articles/munchy/images/munchy-640-3.jpg" alt="How much food?" width="640" height="427" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">All that heavenly Glory</p></div>
<p>As a serving suggestion, I&#8217;ve laid it out with the crappy salad atop the chips, a piece of chicken tikka balanced on top of the salads, an onion ring surrounding a piece of pakora, a wall of doner meat served with a feuille of naan with a choice of two sauces. Sparkling Italian rosé replaced the traditional <strong>Irn Bru</strong>, but purists be damned!</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 650px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredearle/4349879024/in/set-72157623410917876/"><img class="   " src="http://pugwash.cat5.org/articles/munchy/images/munchy-640-4.jpg" alt="The box. Give me the box." width="640" height="427" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A wafer thin mint, monsieur?</p></div>
<p>Or, alternatively, you could just shovel half down your Tennents-lined gullet whilst dropping the other half (crappy salad deliberately, the rest less so) on the pavement.</p>
<p>Next time, I may brave the hallowed <strong>Pizza Crunch Supper</strong> for your delection. With a half-pizza deep fried in chip-shop batter and piled on a wodge of chips, it truly is the champion of the artery-hardeners.</p>
<p><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 80%;">About the author. I&#8217;m an Englishman that lives in Scotland. I used to live here a while back, and in the last year just returned here after 8 years in Paris. This will give my culture shock the background it needs. My Munchy Box was the £4.95 10&#8243; from Tandoori Nights, Stonehouse. Clicking on any images will bring up a 1920px wide version. Comments would be vastly appreciated. Oh, and just because photographs are available on the internet doesn&#8217;t mean you can use them without permission. I use a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en_GB">Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic</a> license on my photos. </span></p>
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