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Traditional food in Great
Britain
| English food has
traditionally been based on beef, lamb, pork, chicken and fish and generally
served with potatoes and one other vegetable.
The most common and
typical food eaten in England include sandwiches, fish and chips, pies,
trifle and roast dinners.
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What food was "invented" or discovered in England ?
1762: The
sandwich
was invented in England.
We have a town named Sandwich in the south of England.
John Montagu,
the Earl of Sandwich invented a small meal that could be eaten with one hand
while he continued his non-stop gambling.
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1902:
Marmite
was invented in England.
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Marmite is dark brown-colored savory spread made from the yeast that
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is a
by-product of the brewing industry.
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It has a very strong, slightly salty flavor.
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It is definitely a love-it-or-hate-it type of food.
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- End
of the 19th century,
HP Sauce
was invented
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in England by Mr FG Garton, a Nottingham grocer.
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The HP stood for
Houses of Parliament,
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as it was rumoured that the sauce had been seen gracing the tables
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of one of the
dining rooms there.
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Pies
Pies
are very popular in England.
Pies are a baked dish consisting of a filling such as chopped meat or fruit
enclosed in or covered with pastry
( a mixture of flour and butter).
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Favourite
meat (savoury) pies include:
beef, kidneys, onions, mushrooms and beef stock or pork. This
mixture is placed in a pie or casserole dish, covered with a pastry crust
and baked until crisp and brown.
Favourite fruit (sweet)
pies include: apple , rhubarb, blackberry
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Trifle
Trifle is an English dessert dish made from
custard, fruit, sponge cake, fruit juice or, more recently, gelatin
dessert and whipped cream, usually arranged in layers with fruit
and sponge on the bottom, custard and cream on top.
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Cheese
English
people have a great love for
cheese and over 400 varieties
of cheese are produced in England. They all have have unique flavours and
textures.
The most common are the harder varieties such as
Cheddar,
Stilton, Red Leicester, Cheshire and Double Gloucester.
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- Take away food
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( eat out food)
Take away meals are very
popular in England and most towns have a selection of Indians, Greeks, Italian
and Chinese restaurants.
Fish and chips
is the classic English take-away food and is the traditional national food of
England.
It became
popular in the 1860s
when railways began to bring fresh
fish straight from the East coast.
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| The fish ( haddock, cod,
huss, plaice ) is deep fried in flour batter and is eaten with chips. Traditionally, fish
and chips are
sprinkled
with salt and using your fingers, eaten straight out of
the newspaper which they were wrapped in.
Nowadays, small wooden
forks are provided and the fish and chips are wrapped in more hygienic paper.
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Typical breakfast in
England
It
consists of eggs,
bacon,
sausages,
fried bread and mushrooms.
Even though not many
people will eat this for breakfast today, it is always served in hotels and
guest houses around Britain.
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