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What do they eat in the UK?

Updated: 9/1/2023
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British people eat some of the most diverse range of cuisines through the import of cusine via Immigration from its former colnies and a Zeitgesit last ing from the early eighties that has widened the cuisine most Britons are lkely to eat as well as improving the standard of local dishes.

The most popular dis is said to be Chicken Tikka Massala - A British reinvention of an indian dish.

Traditonal English food inlcudes Roast Dinners ad Fish and Chips.

Pasta, Pizza, Indian and Chinese (cantonese) food is eaten as much as any other dishes and would not be considered foreigh anymore.

Traditional British cooking a few hundred years ago was widely admired, but it's rapid and increased industrialization meant less people were working on the land and the mass production of food led to a tendancy and acceptance of lower quality food. From its lowest point during the rationing of world war two the typical diet of British people consited meals typified by meat, vegetables and potatos with little use of hers and spices. On the postive side there were always well made examples of local regional cusines abd nationally the sweets, puddings and confections were always good. From the early eighties a Zeitgeist of a national obsession and celbrity chefs widen the cuisiens interantionally and improved local dishes. While is is still possible to get bad food in the UK it is now unnecessary.

Breakfast:

British people will eat either a cereal breakest as is comon place in moany countrys now and/or items such as toast and fruit conserves. If they are having a cookd breakfast this will be made of fried eggs, back bacon (far superior to the streaky and fatty belly bacon that seems to be the norm in the USA), link sausages served with beans/tomatoes and addtional extras such as mushrooms or black pudding - a blood sausage that is popluar in Scotland and the North of England.

Lunch:

With the exception of Sundays, the lunch of most Britons is lighter than the evening meal. Typically a salad or filled Sandwiches, baguettes or bagels will be eaten with other items such as yoghurt, fruit and confections. Biscuits (cookies in USA) come in many varieties.

A traditional Sunday lunch will consist of roast meet (tradtionally Beef or Lamb) with Yorkshire pudding, gravy and vegetables.

Main/late meal: Supper/Dinner/Tea

There is no consensus on the name of the later meal. If a larger meal has already been eaten at lunch time a lighter evening meal may be called tea as it is also commoonly served with the drink tea. The meal may be called tea by many working class people even if a main meal is served. If the meal is larger it is common for it to be called Dinner and, less so, Supper - supper sometimes instead being defined as a light snack close to going to bed.

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All of the food tips being sent in are making us want to travel! Puddings and breads and pies... oh my!

  • Jams and Marmalades This is a sweet preserve made from fruit, often Strawberries or Oranges. There are lots of unusual types, such as my favorite Strawberry and Chili. It is often served on plain white bread with thick crusts, and is thickly spread onto the bread. Making Jams and Marmalades is also a common part of the British summer, as many people grow their own fruits and make there own preserves. I have found Jams and Marmalades to be like a fine wine... the longer you leave it, the better it becomes. You will hit that magic year where it is just right, though this does not work with store bought Jams.
  • Bangers And Mash Bangers and MASH is a nice and simple English meal. It's just a good plate of mashed potatoes with a few sausages chucked in. It is then all just covered in gravy.
  • Bubble And Squeak This is typically made from cold vegetables that have been left over from a previous meal, often the Sunday roast. The chief ingredients are potato and cabbage... but carrots, peas, Brussels sprouts, and other vegetables can be added. The cold chopped vegetables (and cold chopped meat, if used) are fried in a pan together with mashed potato until the mixture is well-cooked and brown on the sides. The name is a description of the action and sound made during the cooking process.
  • Fish And Chips Fish (cod, haddock, huss, plaice) is deep fried in flour batter with chips (fried potatoes), and then dressed in malt vinegar. This is England's traditional take-away food (or as US would say "to go"). Fish and chips are not normally home-cooked. They are usually bought at a fish and chip shop ("chippie" ) to eat on-premises, or as a "take away". The fish can also be changed for a saveloy (a type of red sausage heavily seasoned) and is often served with large amounts of tomato sauce.
  • The Yorkshire Pudding This dish is not usually eaten as a dessert like other puddings, but instead as part of the main course or as a starter. Yorkshire pudding, made from flour, eggs and milk, is a sort of batter baked in the oven and usually moistened with gravy. The traditional way to eat a Yorkshire pudding is to have a large, flat one filled with gravy and vegetables as a starter of the meal. Then when the meal is over, any unused puddings should be served with jam or ice-cream as a dessert.
  • The Sunday Roast This is the cornerstone of the British empire! Often eaten as a whole family (including aunts, uncles and other close relatives), it's also know as a "Carvery". The general foods with in it are some sort of roasted meat, roasted potatoes, peas, carrots, the Yorkshire pudding, and other vegetables.
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fish and chips, roast beef, Yorkshire puddings, tea (drink) , ale (drink) beer (drink).

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In the cities, people often eat curries and other dishes which originated in former British colonies.

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It's a very multicultural place so they eat lots of different varieties of food!

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bread, stew, pork and sweet corn

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everything you name it we eat it

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