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British cuisine has suffered from a very poor reputation. It's been seen as cheap, tasteless stodge.
While it is true that British food tends to be simple and based on traditional, uncomplicated and inexpensive ingredients at its best it is hearty, comforting and delicious. Here's the guide to the best of British cooking.
Compared to French haute cuisine, traditional British food might seem plain and basic. But if you're sitting in a toasty British pub on a cold Winter's morning tucking into a thick, juicy joint of beef with a big Yorkshire pudding and perfectly crisp roast potatoes, you won't care what the food critics are saying.
British cuisine may contain strange names such as 'bubble and squeak', 'spotted dick' and 'mushy peas', and it may feel strange to be eating a dish called Yorkshire pudding with your main course, but British cooking has plenty of personality, taste and substance to create a memorable dining experience.
Here are some of the most famous British dishes.
THE GREAT BRITISH BREAKFAST
A full English country breakfast includes bacon, sausages, eggs, baked beans, fried or grilled tomatoes, thick buttery toast and black pudding (a type of fried sausage made with dried pig or cattle blood). It is certainly not a healthy nor a vegetarian's choice of meal and it is so filling in most other cultures that kind of dish would be set on the table for dinner. Additional side orders include sauteed potatoes, kippers, fried mushroom and fried bread. And it all has to be washed down with a thick, milky mug of steaming hot tea. Naturally, English Breakfast tea is a favorite brew but almost any kind of black tea, as long as it is served strong and milky will do.
It is so popular that many restaurants serve it all day long as the 'all day English breakfast'.
AFTERNOON TEA
Mid-afternoon tea has been observed by the British for centuries. Again, you need a cup of strong tea with milk (this time served in a dainty china cup with saucer) and some finger food. Popular dishes served during afternoon tea include crumpets or scones with jam and clotted cream, light sandwiches cut into triangles and small cakes such as the Victoria spongecake.
SUNDAY ROAST DINNER
Sunday Dinner, or "The Sunday Roast" is not only a long British tradition. It is also seen as a key family occasion: often the one meal of the week for which all the family members gather. A large roast of meat: chicken, beef, lamb or pork is nearly always as requirement, plus roast potatoes: crispy on the outside, soft and powdery inside. Roast chicken is so loved in England that it is often used as a test for prospective chefs when they are applying for a new job at a restaurant. There are usually one or two vegetable side dishes: parsnips, carrots, peas or Brussell sprouts being the most popular. The most famous accompaniment however is the Yorkshire pudding. This is made of milk, flour, eggs and salt. Best served piping hot with steaming gravy.
PUDDING
Puddings and custards feature prominently in British cuisine. Baked, boiled or steamed puddings are made with suet or bread.
One of the most delightful of British desserts is the English trifle: made of sponge cake, fruits, Jell-O,custard, jam and whipped cream in wonderful multi-layers.
The trifle symbolizes what British cooking is all about: practical, down-to-earth cooking with simple ingredients. All brought together to fill the belly and satisfy the taste buds.
Gemma Swansburg is writer, researcher and loves British cooking. Her latest article is a review of Luminess Tan and news on other airbrush tanning products. For FREE in-depth reviews, best prices and special offers, visit her Luminess Tan cosmetics site.
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