British food

“ On the Continent peo p le have good food; in England people have good table manners.“

George Mikes, humourist and Hungarian emigre to Britain

“ You cannot trust people who have such bad cuisine.

It is the country [Great Britain] with the worst food after Finland.” French President Jacques Chirac

• Breakfast 6:12
• Brunch(between breakfast and lunch)
• Lunch (1 pm )
• Tea (6 pm)
• Dinner (after 7 pm)
• Supper (evening meal)

Bacon, poached or fried eggs, fried or grilled tomatoes, fried mushrooms, toast with butter, sausages and baked beans, usually served with a mug of tea

‘ Packed lunch'. This typically consists of a sandwich, a packet of crisps, a piece of fruit and a drink. The 'packed lunch' is kept in a plastic container.

" meat and two veg"

Tea Customs

Afternoon Tea:

• Served at 4 in the afternoon Tea, coffee, freshly baked scones, tea sandwiches This became popular about one hundred and fifty years ago when rich ladies invited their friends to their houses for an afternoon cup of tea
• Served at 4 in the afternoon
• Tea, coffee, freshly baked scones, tea sandwiches
• This became popular about one hundred and fifty years ago when rich ladies invited their friends to their houses for an afternoon cup of tea

High Tea:

• Served at 6 in the evening Scones, cakes, buns or tea breads, cheese on toast, toasted crumpets, cold meats and pickles or poached eggs on toast British working population did not have afternoon tea, only a midday meal and a meal after work
• Served at 6 in the evening
• Scones, cakes, buns or tea breads, cheese on toast, toasted crumpets, cold meats and pickles or poached eggs on toast
• British working population did not have afternoon tea, only a midday meal and a meal after work

served hot and are highly calorific

"pudding" is an alternative name for the dessert course in England

mostly begins with the same basic ingredients of milk, sugar, eggs, flour and butter and many involve fresh fruit such as raspberries or strawberries, custard, cream, and cakes

Tea with milk

coffee

beer

lemonade

• ‘ Ethnic cuisine’ – Indian, Italian, Chinese, kebab outlets
• ‘ greasy spoon’ - a small café that serves cheap greasy food
• ‘ fish and chip shop’ – takeaway food
• ‘ tea rooms’ – waitress service, snacks, tea

• British pub is unique
• Place for socialising
• ‘ the local’
• Menu has changed
• ‘ home from home’
• Distinctive names

King’s Arms, the Bull, The Half Moon, Lamb&Flag, Eagle&Child, Bear

• Marmite is a nutritious, black, tasty, savoury spread enjoyable on toast or bread or even as a cooking ingredient.
• It is a sticky, dark brown paste with a distinctive, powerful flavour, which is extremely salty, made of yeast extract

• ‘ fry up’
• sandwiches
• toasts
• eggs (soft-boiled or hard-boiled)
• cakes, pastry dishes
• cheese rather than ‘cold meats’
• sweet dish (‘pudding, ‘sweet’, ‘dessert’)
• Sweets
• crisps