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TraditionalEnglishdisheshavehadcompetitionfromotherdishesovertheyears.Despite
this,ifyouvisitEngland,youcanstillbeservedupthetraditionalfoodswehavebeen
eatingforyears.
Thispagecontainssomeofourmostpopulartraditionaldishes.

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"Harrysmouthfellopen.Thedishesinfrontofhimwerenowpiledwithfood.
Hehadneverseensomanythingshelikedtoeatononetable:roastbeef,
roastchicken,porkchopsandlambchops,Yorkshirepudding,peas,
carrots,gravy,ketchupand,forsomestrangereason,minthumbugs."

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EnglishFood ThisisEngland'straditionalSundaylunch,whichisafamilyaffair.
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Y or k shi re P ud di ng
Thisdishisnotusuallyeatenasadessertlikeotherpuddingsbutinsteadaspartofthe
maincourseoratastarter.
Yorkshirepudding,madefromflour,eggsandmilk,isasortofbatterbakedintheoven
andusuallymoistenedwithgravy.

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ThetraditionalwaytoeataYorkshirepuddingistohavealarge,flatonefilledwithgravy
andvegetablesasastarterofthemeal.Thenwhenthemealisover,anyunused
puddingsshouldbeservedwithjamoricecreamasadessert.texttakenfromandcopyrightof
projcetbritain.com
Recipe

To ad in t h e Hol e (sausagescoveredinbatterand
roasted.)
SimilartoYorkshirePuddingbutwithsausagesplacedinthe
batterbeforecooking.(Seephotoright)texttakenfromand
copyrightofprojcetbritain.com
Recipe

R oast M eat s (cookedintheovenforabouttwohours)

Typicalmeatsforroastingarejointsofbeef,pork,lambora
wholechicken.Morerarelyduck,goose,gammon,turkeyor
gameareeaten.
Beefiseatenwithhotwhitehorseradishsauce,porkwith
sweetapplesauceandlambwithgreenmintsauce.

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Thesethreeplatefulsoffoodwere
servedupinapub.
Iwouldsaythattheyare
enormousportionsandnotwhata
typicalBritishpersonwouldeatin
onesitting.
SteakandKidneyPiewithchipsand
salad

CornishPastiewithchips,bakedbeans
andsalad

ChickenSalad

Fi sh an dc hi ps

Fish(cod,haddock,huss,plaice)deepfriedinflourbatterwithchips(friedpotatoes)
dressedinmaltvinegar.ThisisEngland'straditionaltakeawayfoodorasUSwouldsay
"togo".Fishandchipsarenotnormallyhomecookedbutboughtatafishandchipshop
("chippie")toeatonpremisesorasa"takeaway"

P lou gh m an 's Lun ch

ThisdishisservedinPubs.Itconsistsofapieceofcheese,abit
ofpickleandpickledonion,andachunkofbread.texttakenfrom
andcopyrightofprojcetbritain.com

Seeasamplemenuoffoodservedinpubs

S hep he rd s' P ie
Madewithmincedlambandvegetablestoppedwithmashedpotato)

C ot t ag e Pi e (picturedright)
Madewithmincedbeefandvegetablestoppedwithmashedpotato.(Picturedright)

Ga m m on S t eak wi t he gg (Gammonisham)
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La nca shi re H ot po t t e x t t a k e n f r o m a n d
copyrigh t ofprojcet brit ain .com

Acasseroleofmeatandvegetablestoppedwith
slicedpotatoes.

P ie an d Ma sh wi t h pa rsl eyli quor

AverytraditionalEastEndLondonmeal.
Theoriginalpiesweremadewitheelsbecauseatthetimeeelswereacheaperproduct
thanbeef.Aboutfiftyyearsago,mincebeefpiesreplacedtheeelsandhavenowbecome
thetraditionalpieandmashthatpeopleknow.
Thetraditionalpieandmashdoesn'tcomewithoutitsfamoussauceknownasliquor
whichisacuriousshadeofgreenanddefinitelynonalcoholic.Theliquortastesmuch
nicerthanitlooks(it'sbrightgreen!).
JelliedeelsarealsoanEastEnddelicacyoftensoldwithpieandmash

Bu bb le & S qu eak t e x t t a k e n f r o m a n d c o p y r i g h t o f p r o j c e t b r i t a i n . c o m
Typicallymadefromcoldvegetablesthathavebeenleftoverfromapreviousmeal,often
theSundayroast.Thechiefingredientsarepotatoandcabbage,butcarrots,peas,
brusselssprouts,andothervegetablescanbeadded.Thecoldchoppedvegetables(and
coldchoppedmeatifused)arefriedinapantogetherwithmashedpotatountilthe
mixtureiswellcookedandbrownonthesides.Thenameisadescriptionoftheaction
andsoundmadeduringthecookingprocess.

E ng li sh br ea kf ast texttakenfromandcopyrightof
projcetbritain.com

Eggs,bacon,sausages,friedbread,mushrooms,
bakedbeans

Ba ng ers an d M ash (mashedpotatoesand

sausages).
BangersaresausagesinEngland.(Thereasonsausageswerenicknamedbangersisthat
duringwartimerationingtheyweresofilledwithwatertheyoftenexplodedwhenthey
werefried.)

Bl ack Pu dd in g (BloodPudding)
Lookslikeablacksausage.Itismadefromdriedpigsbloodandfat).Eatenatbreakfast
timeRecipe
Blackpuddingrecipesvaryfromregiontoregion,somearemorepepperyandsome
aremorefattythanothers.texttakenfromandcopyrightofprojcetbritain.com
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Ba con R ol yP ol y (madewithasuetpastry)
C um b er la nd sau sa ge
Thisfamousporksausageisusuallypresentedcoileduplikealong
rope

Fav our it eC h ild r en M eals

Threefavouritemealswithchildrenarefishfingersandchips,pizzaandbakedbeanson
toast.
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